Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
rom The world Of Tuesday: /.

From The World OF Tuesday:
The independence Day celebration
met at noon and completed
some further details for the day.
Prizes will be offered for the best dec
GRATED. the mast original decoration
and the most comic decorated ANTONIO
mobile in the parade The parade will
start at 9 o'clock and the following
owners OF machines have volunteered
their cars for the parade: NJ G.. Tab
Ter, w. r. Caskey, DR. s ~ Myers, p.
]. Thompsonu. Dudley Harley, T. w.
Martin, H. s. Cushwa, H. P. Thorn.
Others are coming in and will be CIV
en- to the public tomorrow. The COM
mittee desire every automobile own
err in line on that day There will be
about 1000 children who will ride in
the parade and they win be asked TO
come dressed in white, the boys wear
ing white shirtwaists.
Chairman Trout OF the automobile
parade committee has named Senator
Gray Silver as marshall of the pa
will be named as aides
The parade of organizations will
start at 10 o'clock. There will be
prizes ffered in this parade. The
CAPTAINS of the five fire companies
have been named as committee of
this feature They are No 1, Ben VIII
Eams; No. 2, w. P. Caskey; No. 3,
Fenton McBee: No. A. NJ. S. Bremen;
No. s, r. l.. Kerfoot This COMMITTEES
will arrange all the details of this
feature of the day.
The committee on athletics Is COM
posed of l.. Fl. Thompson, Allen EN-.
inert, F. t. Cartwright, B. 7. Tonkin,
Arthur Zimmerman. B. ID. Myers. The
prizes in these events will be announc.
ed in day or two.
The Charles Town baseball team
will be here for the game that after
noon
The committee will send out invita-
lions tomorrow to the various organi-
cations of the city asking them to par
ticipate.
Mr.. Frank J, Ttamnell has been
made chairmen of the committee on
music. Mr. G. w. Boyer has been add
ed to the advertising committee.
The eommitteea will meet for half
an hour each afternoon this week at
1880 in tn NJ. c. A. building and all
members of subcommittee are invit'
ed to be present.
The finance committee will start
their solicitation this evening. The en-
thusiasm that is evidenced seems TO
make sure big time Gil that day. The
time is short but the committee thinks
that a big demonstration can be pulled
off.
Owners of automobiles are hustling
to get in line for the big procession
on independence day and are volun-
teering their machines to the chair
man of the committee. Mr. Trout re-
ports that he has had the tender OF
25 machines for the parade. Mr.. Lee
M. Bender has offered his big truck
for the parade and 1t will head the
procession and carry the band.
Everyone seems anxious that the
little folks get ride in the automobile
the Fifth. 1t will be big event for
them and those automobile owners
who contemplated going out of town
for the day will remain until after the
parade. The procession will start at
3 o'clock and will not take long to
cover the course, and those who wish
can take the tour later in the day.
Chairman Clohan OF the finance
committee is at work and 1t is his de-
sire to have the subscriptions in as
soon as possible so that the commit
tee will know how much money will
have TO offer as prizes.
The fire ladies are manifesting a
great interest in the event and there
will be five reel teams In the contest
and at least two hook and ladder
teams.