Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-07-06

The celebration of one hundred and
twenty-ninth anniversary O. the Nations
Birthday at Aberdeen Tuesday may be
summed up as hinge success in every
particular. Even the weather assisted
the weather committee dou ,tlees have
arranged for 1.-THE sun shining brightly
all day, and the temperature not rising
above "a The visitors from abroad out.
mum bered the most sanguine expecta.
tons Hoquiam and Cosmopolis coming
almost en- masse, while goodly numbers
from Montesano, Elma and other up
valley and down harbor towns were pres.
en-. d, the satisfa It ry part is that, all
were enjoying the festivities to the limit.
Too much praise cannot be bestowed
upon the various committees for the
splendid manner the entire program OF
the day was carried out. Those things
do not 'just happen" When they oc.
cur as they did Tuesday, it's certainty
that somebody is devotlng time. work
and attention to them. and when it
happens that every feature, from the
parade to fir works, comes off smoothly,
ere lit to those workers is certainly due.
The parade committee is obliged to Mrs.
w. B. Mack for the preparation OF the
liberty car, and to Mr.. Gus. Saville for
the "Horribles."
The parade was decidley the best ever
seen in Aberdeen, and required about a
half hour to pass given point. The
best display was made by the Modern
Woodmer, Camp 5744. of HcQuiam.
with their ROYAL Neighbors. The lodge
turned out with their own band and de-
gree team in uniform, and the Royal
Neishbors had beautiful float upon
which rode the lady members. carrying
the emblems OF the order. Other floats
we're in the procession by the following
houses: Bruce Bros, Hoquiam; An.
heuser Music Hall, float and Roman
chariot; l.. L. Maley; Aberdeen State
Bank; Aberdeen Brewing Co Improved
Order Red Men; Gri!gs Hardware Co.
Grays Harbor Furniture Co. G. A. Pinck.
ney & Co. Kaufman & Co. kaufman
Bros The Aberdeen Fire department
made good display with all the appal-
atus the old hand engine, of the vintage
of 1857, and the fire bell that went
through the big fire, marked, "Aber-
deems Liberty Bell"
The procession halted at G and Heron
streets, where the grand stand for the
exercises was erected, and it was during
those exercises the only unpleasant event
CT the day occurred. Notwithstanding a
courteous request to cease, the firing OF
explosives was so kept up az to render
the exercises almost farce. No attempt
seemed to be..nade by the police to stop
the racket, although the discharge Of
fireworks is prohibited by ordinance in
that part of the city. 1t is true, that all
were willing to waive this prohibition
during the day, but, common courtesy to
the Chaplain, Rev. Chas. McDermoth;
the reader, Miss Edna France, and the
orator, Hon. Geo. II. Emerson, demand.
ed its enforcement during that short
hour.
The reading OF the Declaration of In
1euendence by Miss France was very
fine piece of elocution and deserved bet
ter treatment. The address of Mr. Emer.
son was mas terly effort (Which the
HERALD trusts to reproduce in print lat
err and attracted the deep attention of
the com paratively few that were fortu.
nate enough to be able to hear it over
the firecracker din. The committee,
after securing Mr.. Emerson as special
favor at the eleventh hour, was humiiat-
ed by the thoughtless want of respect
exhibited to this distinguished gentle.
man.
SPORTS WERE GREAT.
Afternoon the athletic sports and
games began, and again was noticed the
careful management that pulled off each
event on time, without halt or wait
The sports were in charge of DR.. Paul
Smits, and to his efforts, ably seconded
by the judges, Geo. Nye, d. NJ. Bowes
and NJ. Ryan, is due the prompt and in.
tie esting rendering of the program.
From the beginning, at 80 p. m. to the
close, event was followed by event, on
pi ompt time, so that the crowds knew