The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
CRACKERS? OH NO
Young America Must BE Nice
and Quiet.
No Unseemly Noises on Glorious
Fourth.
MAY BEAT PIANO.
This viii Be Notice That Cele-
bratiOn Has Begun.
Fireworks at VinewOOd and Gar
field Park.

Everybody is happy Snoulo De tnS
] slogan tomorrow, for there will be all
sorts and conditions of Independence
Day celebrations-"s sane and insane,
or what IS now frequently termed the
good old fashioned sort"
But after all things will be different.
! There will be no firing OF huge fire
! crackers and other instruments for
noise making in the city limits, but If
/ the suggestion of the Sane Fourth
committee is carried out all the boys
and girls who can do so will at
o'clock precisely begin to play on the
piano or other musical instrument ma
tional airs, and whistles and bells
about town will at the same time be
rung.
The annual wild desire on the part of
the youngsters to make a noise will not
be appeased, however. unless a trip is
taken to Vinewood park, where there
! will be on sale a half carload of fire
! crackers, which should be enough to
, satisfy the wants of many hundred OF
boys and girls-and grown ups, too.
For those who have become thorough
/ ly convinced that the good old fash
| toned Sort is but a relic of barbarism,
there will be the program of folk
| dances, drills and speeches at the
Auditorium which win commence at 10
! o'clock, and which will be preceded by
a military drill at 9:15 on the state
| house grounds by the boys battalion
from the state industrial school, and
spot to the Auditorium headed by the
Knights and Ladies of Security band
and including the industrial school boys
and 100 Boy Scouts of Topeka led by
Billy Badger.
Program at Auditorium.
At the Auditorium, Uncle Sam"
whose surname is Zimmerman will be
glad to meet all the children of the city
and the big folks likewise. There viii
be some distinguished guests present
who will be introduced by Uncle Sam
and Columbia. They include:
Betsy Ross and her flag, Pocahontas,
Powhattan, Capt. John Smith, Priscilla
John Alden Puritan maidens of 13
states, boys of 81 from Lincoln post
and girls of 81 from Lincoln circle. G.
A. r., Theodore Roosevelt and other
| characters.
Uncle Sam has prepared the follow
ing program:
Pipe organ solo-NIiss Josephine Me-
Kee.
Song. America
Indian war dance by boys from the
Y. M. C. A. gymnasium.
Loyal Temperance legion flag drill
Patriotic address by the Rev. Rob
ert Gordon.
Song. Star spangled Banner"
Folk dances by school children led
by Miss Lulu Mckee. including Ger
man and Swedish dances.
! Recitation, mo Shootin' OF This
/ Year''-Emma Beal (This is one Of
/ Edmund Vance Cooks poems).
Minute dance by Colonial girls.
Song, Red, White and Blue"
In the course Of the entertainment,
Uncle Sam will serve a dainty refresh
ment to the children. NJ. c. Holman
| will lead in the singing.
In the evening there will be a fire
works display at Garfield park Z he
knights and Ladies of Security organ
ziation is arranging the night feature
Of the sane Fourth" celebration.
| AII-Day Picnic at Garfield.
| An all-day picnic will be held at
Garfield park under the auspices of
the Knights and Ladies OF Security.
! The band of this organization will be
present almost the entire time and an
interesting program of events has
/ been arranged.
With the exception of the noise the
| celebration will be of an cid fashioned
nature. Beginning promptly at 1870
there will be a creased pole climbing
contest and at 4:45 a creased pig
chase is scheduled.
| There are events in which every
body can participate, which include:
three-legged race, ladies' potato race
ladies' nail driving contest, boys po-
tato race, boys shoe race, girls po-
tato race, girls shoe race. ladies' hob
| BILE skirt race boys foot race, ladies'
egg race, carpenters nail driving con-
test, girls foot race, ladies' board saw
ling contest, tug-ofwar (25 men on
side) and finally the creased pig
chase. Prizes will be awarded the
winners.
The committee which has in charge
the Sane Fourth arrangements de-
cided to work with the Knights and
Ladies of Security in making the
night performance a big affair. Fire
works and a band concert will be the
chief attraction.
! Now as to the one and only lin
I a eel
been announced, it will BE- held at
Vinewood park and the indications are
that there will be a great crowd at the
popular amusement resort. me for
seems to be the general sentiment of
the majority of the members of the
younger generation in the city.
Even the son of one of the members
1 of the "Sane Fourth" celebration COM
mittee asked his mother IL he could
take in" the pleasures of yinewood
rather than one of the cthe- celebra-
tions.
No Sane Fourth at Vfnewood.
Marshall's band viii be on hand ell
day at Vinewood and program of
sports and games has been arranged
which should please. The children
will be allowed to shoot Off ffrecrack-
ers to their hearts content.
THE main feature Of the program
for the evening will be a fireworks
| display" said A. NJ. Patten, manager
, of the street railway company, in
speaking of the arrangements which
have been made for the entertainment
of the crowds. I'VE expect to put into
service on the Vinewood division be-
tween thirty and forty cars if neces-
sary to handle the crowds. and we
anticipate no difficulty in being able to
provide good service"
Swedish Celebration at KenwOod.
| Extensive preparations have been
made by ssNorden'' to entertain all the
Swedish children of the city, together
with the different Swedish Sunday
schools at KenwoOd grove.
In the forenoon there viii be ball
game by teams of boys under fifteen