The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-05
GOOD OLD FOURTH
in ASTORIA
AN EVENT OF EXTRAORDINARY
SUCCESS WITH BRILLIANT PAR
AIDE, INTERESTING RACES, AND
A BALL AS CLIMAX.

There could hardly have been finer
weather for the great celebration than
that which prevailed yesterday. Over
night everything was threatening and
the weather forecasts were most discour-
aging, But the morning of the Fourth
broke with dissipation OF the clouds
and general tendency to clear weather.
And the day realized its anticipations.
Nor was there cloud on the sky from
the start of the festivities to the eli
max. The committee Of young men to
whom the celebration had been entrust-
ed worked hard and achieved very
creditable result, considering the diff
culties with which they had to contend.
The parade as announced started pune
tually at l0:30 and one cannot forget
the brilliant feature of the whole day
in the part the United States regular
took in this Smart, effective, and re-
liable was written in their every move
ment. and an effective lesson was offered
by them to the lads of Astoria as to
what a little discipline and tuition will
do. These troops relieved the parade
from being purely local affair to the
brillianey of something Immediately
cosmopolitan by the splendid showing
they made. After following the pre-
scribed route the finale was reached at
the City Hall, when the Hon. John Me-
Cue delivered the Grafton of the day.
In words which were well chosen and
which adequately filed the occasion
John McCue addressed the assembled
crowd and vociferous cheers greeted the
final of his well timed peroration- Then
followed an interval until 1880 when
the sports OF the day began. Never in
the history of Astoria was seen more
readily amused crowd of sightseers.
Every event on the program was ac-
corded round after round of applause
and the difficulty of getting anywhere
near the several courses was the great |
est criterion offered OF the peoples in
terest in the events OF the program. So
many of the races were interesting that
it is difficult to single out any special
one for mention. However, to talk !
about them severally, it is certain that
the egg and spoon race which opened the
ball was one OF the best. The sack
race and the barrel race which followed
were also highly amusing. But tthe
pie-eating contest amongst bunch Of
young lads, was probably the acme Of
humor amongst the various eompeti-
tions. To see those lads attempting to
gobble a good, juicy pie against time
was a sight for the gods. Faces smeared
with the juice of the fruit, eyes aslant,
each watching his neighbor, strong white
teeth gripping pie, paper, and all, was
a sight which was worth all OF the
rest of the show. Many other events
there were which are hard to particu-
larize, but it is sufficient to say that
the whole program and the success
thereof, was highly creditable to the
committee which organized it. Besides
the TACT that the troops were the brill
liant future of the day, the music which
was rendered by the bands was another
pleasing part. The band concert in the
evening and the ball were a fitting eli
max to one Of the most glorious Fourths
ever celebrated in Astoria.
OF the successful contests in the var
ious events a tabulated list is given
below.
The Goddess of Liberty, impersonated
by Miss Ross, deserves a whole para
graph. There is no cavilling with the