The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-06-17
What the Astoria Committee Is
Arranging tor
CELEBRATION IS SUCCESS
Goddess Of Liberty Chosen Yesterday by
School Children -- Mardi Gras and
Masquerade - Fireworks q nd
Fun Alb Libitum.

Astoria's Fourth Of July committee Is
doing its utmost 10 evolve splendid
program for the two.day celebration
heralded and ordained for the third and
fourth days Of next month. Yesterday
mornings session OF the committee was
prolific Of certainties already deter.
mined upon and among the plans de.
yised and adopted we're the following:
On Wednesday. July 3rd. at l:30
o'clock p m, there will be formal dedi-
cation Of the reservoir hill park site by
the officers Of the city administration
and others, followed by balloon ascen-
scion, and during the evening Of that
day, there will be Mardi Gras parade
embodying many novel and interesting
features. and this viii be wound out by
grand masquerade ball. all OF which,
as 10 features and time, will be duly
advertised, later.
The dawn Of the great day itself is
to be ushered in with a national salute
Of twenty.one guns. and the forenoon
will be given up to long and unique
series Of special sports, under the direct
management Of W. J. Barry who was
appointed to this post at Yesterdays
meeting.
The afternoon will be devoted to a
splendid parade, in which the federal
corps at Forts Stevens, Candy. and
, Columbia; the veterans OF the Grand
Army, the Inform Rank, knights of
Pythias, the Boys Corps. and number
of civic and fraternal groups of the
city.
A conspicuous feature Of the parade
the new building for the Astoria Saving
vies. and her young colleagues repre-.
senting the several states OF the Union,
will be the Liberty Car, occupied by the
Goddess of Liberty, Miss Blodwen Dav-
two fine bands contributing the music Of
the day, and hour. and all under the
leadership of Grand Marshal Charles v.
Brown assisted by aides yet to be
named by him. After the parade has
ended at the doors OF the city hall the
formal functions of the day will be hap
PLY disposed of by the following named
gentlemen:
Invocation-Rev W. S. Short chap.
lain.
oration-Rev. W. S. Gilbert.
Reading, Declaration of Independence
Miss May Karinen.
Prizes Provided.
The general committee has made ap
propriations to cover the giving of
prizes in behalf of the following sue.
cesses:
For the two best floats in line of pa
rade on July 4th; rst prize, $50; Sec
ond prize, $25
For the two neatest appearing organ
izations in line-First prize, $50; second
prize. SIS.
For largest number of members of
one organization in line, So
For best exterior decorations on
stores and buildings, three prizes-First
$25 second $3.50. third $3.50,
The following prizes are to be offered
in the behalf of the best Mardi Gras
exhibits, on July 3rd:
Adults-$l0, $3.50 and $500.
Boys and girls under l6 years of
age-$5OO $3.50, and $l,50.
The general committee is still at work
and will announce forther novelties and
interesting elements of the great pro-
gram, in due course,
At the city hall yesterday afternoon
the delegates from the respective schools
met and elected Goddess of Liberty, /
It was a hard matter to decide for there
were so many who were eligible that
decision was difficult. The delicate
question was finally decided in favor of
Miss Blodwen Davies of the high school
graduating class. The matter of choos
ing the representatives for the different |
states in the Goddess of Liberty car
has been decided, and will be an