The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-09
FOURTH WAS A BIG
DAYS CELEBRATION
Thousands Of Amarillo People and Visitors Enjoyed
Entertainment al Speaking, Games, Barbecue
z New GBnwOOd Park And Elsewhere

lthb III lNe duulAul lHln wv N"HN
began its afternoon program in a
short time but It was after before
the afternoon speeches began, In
the meantime, hundreds Of others
form the crowd had gathered in the
baseball park to watch the workout
Of the Chldress and Amarillo teams,
and others were on the south side
OF the grounds watching the mem
beers and guests Of the Amarillo Gun
Club shoot clay birds over the trap
In the auditorium Samuel =, Ben
brook, OF Dallas, state superlntend-
ent OF the American Prison Associa-
ton, gave an inspiring address on
American Citizenship" - The audi
ence and the crowd in the rear OF the
auditorium kept much better order In
the afternoon, so that the speaker
could be heard TO good advantage.
Following Mr.. Benbrook, Judge J,
w, Crudgngton talked on The Pan
handle as a Country for the Man
With a Hoe He paid enthusiasts
tic tributes to this country where
the hoe, or the steam pillow, or any
means of farming is bringing big re-
turns to the farmer.
Workmen's Big Picnic.
Much smaller in point of numbers
in attendance but a great big affair
judged by basket picnic standards.
was the barbecue and picnic OF An
cient order OF United Workmen at
the Franklin ranch on Amarillo
creek This was not a public picnic
but the Workmen and the lodge of
the auxiliary order, the Degree of
rTonor we're generous with their IN
vitations and scores OF friends were
guest Of members OF the lodges Of
the entertainment Saturday. .-,
Committees from the lodge had
prepared the grounds in the cotton
J wood grove west of the Franklin
house so that all was in readiness
for the pienickers when the floats
came out from town. In starting tc
! the grounds the Workmen paraded
the streets with their decorated float;
= and with private conveyances. By
] 10 o'clock there were several hun
J bred people on the grounds includ
= ing a number of candidates. TheI
r Rev. l.. c. Kirkes, as master of cere
l monies, took the candidates to 1T
I tie eminence overlooking the GROVE
e and introduced them in turn. Hen
) ry Bishop and A. A. Lumpkin, can
2 didates for district attorney, extend
; ed greetings to the crowd, and w
= W. Gown and w, NJ. letter, for Coun
/, ty Judge, also had few remarks I,
:, give. But long speeches we're for
g hidden and the other candidates in
e stead Of being called upon 70
d speeches we're simply introduced an
). announced to the crowd, But 'befor
= and after this the candidates did Ell
y fectlve personal work in the CROWD
4 Dinner Under the Trees.
Such a dinner as was spread on
|, on the tables under tie trees, man
e OF the guests say the Panhandle ney
: err saw before. First there was dc
& liciously, perfectly barbecued bee
o and mutton, and bread then ther
If was an assortment of the best thing
e that every housewife in the part
T. could crowd into her lunch baske
II and the dinner closed with abunC
= ant helpngs OF ice cream. Barre
OF iced lemonade had been prepare
Ie by the committees and were free I
~ all who thirsted.
h During the afternoon the party Ell
IS joyed the time as such picnics will
e. There were swings for the childrei
A. little and big, and there was ais
A. swimming and wadlng Whlch ma
charms for many Of the picnickesr.
--ADD FOURTH H
"A The Amarillo Gun Club who's
a membership now approTimates lift
70 did some creditable shooting, Ere
Il Baker making twenty-five out O
IN twenty-five A. E. Wolf seorir
10 twenty out OF twenty-five, and D
n J. II. Rice and Couch tieing
10 nineteen. the clubs average sho
ar for the day was 90 per cent which
ID certainly good for a new organil
~ ton. After the regular shooting
ID r. Wilson and H. E Hume shot o
"a az fifteen round match in which WI
"a son score twelve and won. r.
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