The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-07-16
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE
CELEBRATE IN YALE.
THE ORANGEMEN, WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND
FRIENDS, ROYALTY ENTERTAINED.
The Twelfth of July Day Long to be Remembered in the History
Our City.Everybody Returned to Their Homes Well Pleased
With the Entertainment Furnished.

For week before the 18th the weather was extremely
dry Everybody predicting that the long delayed would
fall unfortunate Yale Monday did four years but Glory
be most beautiful little shower blessed the dry earth Sunday
ing and laid the thick dust which would have choked humanity in
the big crowd expected Monday dawned cool and sweet few
clouds chased themselves in the sky the day grew but
only served shelter from the which after all great
About five in the evening little rain fell but enough bother
anybody and then the sky the evening perfect
Yale ready receive her visitors Immense arches of
evergreen built the street several places AT North
and Main double arch reared with e white and blue bunting
ntermingcd with green, mammoth welcoming
strung The places residences decor
ated with flags and bunting and the everywhere
Preparations had by the different committees give
the people such good day that they couldn't fail to enjoy them
selves The regular program the parade addresses ball games
horse the only there
the electric theatre and the going all day. and the
dance halls and the chance games fill the time and then there
nothing else could Stands had sprung like
the night and Reshment be had
every hand and besides all these side n churches and the
three hotels undertook amply satisfy hungry crowd No
need 60 hungry and so far we know, did.
All roads led to Yale this red letter day. and
moth thong drove from all directions early the
ing Two special trains from the north and from the and
the regular poured from their overhowng coaches
crowd into the only the country that day The shr
footing the merry whistle of the
drum corps the meodous strains of the city band mingled with the
calls the takers somebody's through megaphone
all combined greet visitors After dinner twelve Orngmen
with arshals horses and citizens walking and with the stirring
sounds of martial music took their march up North Street Mary
down Mary Wood through Wood MAN, thence North
street and the park where all listened the addresses
Mr. John Green of Spring M presided charm of the
bly, Exmayor Beavs welcomed the visitors in neat happy
speech Other speeches made by Rev Smms of Bay City and
gentlemen from Saginaw and Sandsh estimated that there
were 1000 people in the grove.
At ball game Riverside Park held the attention of
800 interested The game between Maee
and Yale with standing to in favor of Marlette.
t O'Clock the horse which interesting and
exciting throughout and certainly gave the people lively time
With all the attractions Park and the Riverside Driving
Clubs grounds would wonder where the
town. for the full and when the people back
the grounds could scarcely for the The crowd how
good naured and orderly and the evening" took them
their homes tired perhaps but we'll satisfied with the gala day
they had spent People from the surrounding country and
townpeope kept up the celebration half through night many
attracted to the dance halls
In every particular the whole day huge and the
committee feel rewarded for their trouble getting up entertain
men for apprecatve body of people
The first prize in the Fife and Drum Corps by
Purt Huron and Washington L. o. L. captured the second
report the will another column of
this issue