The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-05
Mssoula's Celebration Of the Nations Birth
day Is Success From Every Standpoint
PROGRAM OF DAY IS ADHERED TO RtL|G|OUSLy
From Main Parade in Morning Through Program of Sports
Automobile Pageant and Display Of Fireworks,
Everything Is as Planned and Enjoyment
Is Ccncra-J. L. Walsh Speaks

Yesterday brought the answer to
- wins" aud It also brought
to Missoula n great crowd of visitors
aud as good Fourth OF July cclc-
bration as western Montana can re-
member. The weather was not just
what Secretary Brcitensteln OF the
chamber of commerce and Chairman
Avery Of the general committee or
dcred. but 1t might have been "A great
deal worse and there was not an event
ON the program that the rain stopped.
Az far as that Is concerned. there was
not "A single thing scheduled that was
not done; the parade moved on time.
the concerts began and ended when
they should: the sports were get for =
o'clock and It was O'Clock when the
first race was started. So IL was
through a long. joyous day.
Western Montana responded to Mis-
soulas invitation with n hearty good
will that was gratifying to the men
of the Garden city. From all direc-
tions the visitors came. to mingle with
the people of the town. To crowd the
ctfstts. w Ndttli IHt W
JOY the fireworks--to have n good time.
II was "A crowd typical of the west. Of
the west as II really is, happy. san
grine. more than optimistic, strenuous
In Its fun az In it's work. II was Il
good crowd, an orderly crowd. a crown
that had it's own way. but a crowd
that pleased to have things in the right
way. II there Is anything that the
visitors-or the home folk--dian't en-
joy. 1T has not yet been published.
The day was good enough. the crowd
was more than satisfactory--ever
thing was all right
The speaker of the day. T. J. Walsh
of Hclena. delivered brilliant. pa
triotism- filled address at the Harnois
theater In the morning. Mr. Walsh
touched on important problems of the
day. delivering sensible talk. fun of
good advice to the nation and its citi-
zens.
The showers early yesterday morn
ing dampencd the enthusiasm of Mis-
soulians and others who had intended
celebrating the day In proper style,
but regardless of the inclcment
weather the parade was quite IA sue
cess. The procession was not as long
as II would have been under more
favorable circumstances. but 1t had
the appearance of holiday forma-
tion. For two hours or longer men,
women and children forgot the threat
cning clouds and marched through the
streets In festive colors
The parade formed on Higgins
avenue neross the bridge. and marched
north to Main street. then turned west
to Woody where II turned north to
Railroad avenue and east to Higgins.
The procession returned over IIg-
gins avenue To Front street and turn
ing To the east. went Ia clay aud dis
banded.
II was after O'Clock when the
procession started across the Higgins
avenue bridge.
Order of March.
Chief a. X. Fox. head of the local
fire department, with the hook and
ladder and the hose wagon and fire
engine, came first lie was followed
by the Missoula band. in neat uni
forms. Companies x. l.. and NJ from
Fort Missoula. under command of
Captain Mics Were next In line.
At the heels OF these rode the first
clown OF the day dressed In gaudy
cloth and mounted on "A bicycle He
represented the Grand theaier. With
back bowed and head ducked he