Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-06-21
COMMITTEES AT WORK
Many Fine Attractions Are Secured
For Big Fourth of July
Celebration.

Celebration.
If the Pioneer Reunion and Fourth
Of July celebration in Dallas do not
furnish the finest two days entertain
ment ever offered the people of Polk
county, it will not be for any lack of
enthusiasm on the part of those hav-
/ ing the arrangements in charge. All
of the committees appointed to pre-
pare the program of sports and at
fractions are working like beavers,
and, with almost unlimited money at
their command, are meeting with
splendid success in securing the very
best class of attractions.
The committees held an enthusiastic
meeting Wednesday evening to report
progress and further discuss the plan
of work. Many valuable ideas were
suggested, and when the meeting
adjourned each committeeman went
home pledged TO work more earnestly
than ever for the success of the big
celebration.
Two new committees were appointed
at this meeting-one on the Liberty
Car and the other on the Pioneer Ban
quet. The members of the Liberty Car
committee are Mrs. F. A. Stiles, Mrs.
George L. Hawkins, Professor w. I.
Reynolds and II. L. Crider. The COM
mittee on the Pioneer Banquet con-
sists of Mrs. H. B. Cosper, Mrs. ]. d.
Smith, Mrs. DR.. Mark Hayter, Mrs.
G. L. Hawkins and Mrs. Ed Shaw.
This committee will be given full
power to provide the banquet and to
appoint young women to wait on the
various tables.
The committee on sports reported |
that they had secured the McMinnville |
and Chemawa baseball teams and
were negotiating for others. The
of games has not been def
nitely arranged, but it is probable
that the p A. Finseth team of Dallas
will play the Indians on Pioneer Day,
and that the winner will play McMinn-
vile on the Fourth. This, however,
will be decided later on. 1t is suff1-
cient to say that all of the teams
signed are playing crack ball this
year and the people can rest assured
If seeing fine exhibitions of the Ma
,ional game both days.
Chairman Stockwell, Of the music
committee, has employed the Mon
mouth and Dallas bands, and is
for another. One Of the
principal attractions Of Pioneer Day
will be the open air concert on the
lawn in the evening.
Frank Kerslake and r. L. Chap ..
nan are busily rounding up material
or the Plug Ugly program, and are
Meeting with excellent success. Much
lttention is being given to this time !
IGNORED feature of a Fourth of July
and the "parade of the
will in itself be we'll worth :
'oming to Dallas to see. The Plugs
will furnish fun for everybody.
The fireworks arrived from Port
and this week and have been safely
housed awaiting the night of July 4,
when pyrotechnical display such as
las never been witnessed in the Will
annette Valley will illume the skies of
Did Polk. The display is very large :
ind consists of hundreds Of beautiful
lluminations and costly set pieces. ..
The Baby Show, in charge of Mrs. !
7. II. Morrison and r. E. Williams,
s in good hands and is destined to
prove the daintiest and most attractive
eature OF the entire program. Just
yait until you see that exhibition of !
ovely infants and you will have to
admit that the celebration managers
Knew what they were about when they
lamed the members Of one committee.
1t least. Committeeman Williams
'ays the usual difficult task of securing
Judges will not worry him for a
minute, as he considers his Judgment
If pretty babies as good as the best
Ind is only waiting for an opportunity
o judge them himself.
The committee on parade is meeting
With unexpected success in securing
ioats for the big morning procession.
An endeavor will be made to have
very prominent business house and
raternal society in the city to be
represented by an appropriate float.
Che committee realizes that the cele-
oration will be judged largely by the
parade, and is therefore putting forth
l special effort to make this feature
me OF unusual interest.
The Marshals of the Day will be
J. F. Groves, of Independence: T. j.
Graves, of Mccoy; W. E. Williams, of
Airlie, and William Ridgeway, of
Buell..