The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-07-03

present perhaps the largest ever as.
scmblod. and the actor during and aft.
er tho reading was chcercd again and
again
Forest esteemed tho Declaration ot
Independence as the best single piece
Of composition In existence. yalulng Il
oven above his believed Shakespeare
Two years after the first Fourth Of
July. there occurred celebration In
Independence square that had spc.
cial Significance. The advance NJ tho
british. and their occupation Of Phil.
adolphla during tho winter Of 1871.
liis. had forced congress 20 leave the
Quaker city aud 10 To York
After tho evacuation congress- 70.
turned July and u grand celebration
Of the recurrence Of tho PRONUNCIATION
Of the declaration was held. In which
nearly the entire population Of Philn.
dclphla Joined Cheyalcr Conrad Al
cXandor Gerard Of France. the first
minister ever accredited To tho United
States from any power. was an inter.
eHted spectator
During the centennial In Phlladel.
phla thcro was naturally notable
demonstration. and no less a person
than Don Pedro. emperor ~ Brazil.
sat among those who chccrcd the son.
timents that had sounded the downfall
OF monarchy In this country. and were
finally To take his throne from tho
ruler Of Brazil,
In later years. another representa-.
tive Of foreign country was the cen.
trail figure at Independence square
WI Ting Fang. Chinese minister.
spoke there with nnc cloqucnce. and
made one OF the best speeches cred.
tied to him In his many folicitous utter.
ances In this country,
The anomaly that he was the envoy
Of ono OF the most absolute of mon.
archioA did not prevent tho celestial
/ from painting In most graphic phrase
what the venerable building stood for.
During his first administration.
/ Grover Cleveland. president Of the
United states. came TO Philadelphia
ono Fourth NJ July and. standing ON a
| platform raised on the square. ap.
/ pealcd 20 the young manhood Of Amer,
| lea that the great lessons ~ 1916 be
| not ignored
Samuel J. Randall. Judge Kelley,
| Gen. Grant. Lowls Cassidy have also
figured prominently In Fourth Of July
| celebrations there
During the administration NJ Mayor
Warwick. himself an orator of genuine
/ gifts. every year was made the oc.
casion OF notable demonstrations Ia
which were invited men Of ratlonal
fame
Under the direction OF the governor
Of Pennsylvania a work Of lncalculahle
interest hns been finished at Valley
Forge park by the state
Valley Forge has close relation,
ship with Independence day, and the
old camp site has proved u Mecca on
July I TO thousands Of Americans who
come from all over tho union to pay
a tribute TO the fathers Of the United
states who suffered and died on this
historic spot. Practically the entire
site has been reserved a chapel
has been erected on the spot whore
Washington was discovered at prayer
At the moment Valley Forge parl
comprises about l75 acres. II I,
properly pollced and cared for by
workmcn. whose duty It is to keep N,
roads and the entire park In perfect
order.
Public interest has kept pace with
the work, on Memorial day 500 per
sons registered NJ the headquarters
and this Is probably not onefourth O
those who were In the park.
Anywhere from 5000 TO 10 900 Amer
leans will httingly celebrate July 4
1905 by going over the ground, NJ
which their heroic forofathers under
went the suiIerings that made indie
pendence possible,