Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-07-08
The day very appropriately celebrated with the usual
sports and were enjoyed by everybody
THE RAIL GAME AND RACES SPECIAL FEATURES
hoty contested game between Meade and Fowler in which
the home the vctors.

The celebration of independence
day at Meade was perhaps the hap
piest and most inspiring in patriot
ism of any that has been held since
the settlement of the county. The
program was entertaining and under
the able management of the various
committees the different numbers
were successfully presented.
The whole entertainment was the
treat of the business men of the city
and no barriers were up or gate
keepers were needed. This feature
made each individual feel that he or
she was the guest of the city, which
in fact he was.
The first feature was game OF
lawn tennis in which the playing
was fine and the honors hotly con-
tested. The prize was won by Her
bert w. Conger of this city, in a
single.
The junior ball game failed to come
off because of the refusal of Greens
burg to play our team.
Instead of the street performance
by the Crescent Comedy Co. as ar
ranged, on account of the heat and
dust. Manager Phelps very kindly
opened the Opera House and oui
guests enjoyed the play comforta
bly, seated. The most pleasing par,
of this paogram was the singing by
the quartet.
The automobile parade brought
out fine showing of machines and
at the end the autos formed in cir.
Gle at the crossing of Carthage ano
Fowler streets with the splendic
Fowler band in the center, and the
crowd listened to fine selection OF
patriotic music.
After dinner the first number was
the parasol drill, excellently present
ed by the young people. The flag
drill Immediately followed the play.
ing of America while the audience
stood. The flag drill was in new
form to us, and withal very pretty
the actors, young men and misses,
in uniforms of white.
While the forenoon games and
plays were in progress, a committee
of entertainment, consisting MIR. r.
L. Steele and Miss Elsie Marshall
took the orator of the day. the Hon.
!. u. Brown and Mrs. Brown up tc
the Artesian Valley in the finest auto
of the Phone Co. which they hao
placed at the disposal of the com.
,nittee. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown were
highly ela,ed as we'll as greatly sur.
prised with the evidence of wealth
and luxury seen on this trip, and
like queen of old said that moi
half had been told of this little par
adise. The guests of honor aud the
committee were regaled with splen.
did lunch royalty served by Mrs. B.
r. Leach at their pleasant farm home
RETURNING to the Opera House just
on time for the oTation. MIR. Brown
took up in the theme of his speech,
patriotism, the rights of man and
the high stand of the English speak
ing race for the establishment and
preservation of freedom of thought
and action in all parts of the world
and especially in America.
His talk was entertaining and in
spring. 1t was we'll thought out
and admirably presented. Mr..
Brown impressed his hearers as a
close and careful thinker, man
whose studies and close touch wit h
passing men and events had KEEP,
4 rim fully abreast of the times.
y The races were up to the advance
notices aud cet1ainly satisfying to