The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-07-05
CELEBRATION GIVEN BY SPAN
IsH AMERICAN WAR VET
ERANs CALLS MissoULA.
DAY IS VERY ENJOYABLE
Observance Of Fourth of July at New
Street. Car Park Under Auspices OF
Owen II. Rowland Camp Attracts
People Of Garden City by Thousands
and Dispe's Ennui Of Day.

From the tomb like silence of Mis-
soula local citizens fled by hundreds
and thousands yesterday afternoon and
last niela to the celebration given III
The n, ,W Riverside park by the local
camp Of the United Spanish American
War Veterans. There these folks
found what they sought, relief from
unnatural quiet and monotony un-
prrcedented In the Garden city. 1t is
difficu,t To estimate the size of the
crowds that loaded the Bonner ears
lnf the day and a third of the night,
but 1t L. known that more than five
thousand people made the trip to the
park. II was an easy matter for the
Veterans to draw the crowds: their In
formal celebration was exactly what
tie people wanted: every detail of the
observance was carried out to the de-
light of the visitors.
There was nothing sensational about
the celebration at Riverside park
There was no aeroplane that didn't fly
--as happened In eastern Montana
and there was no high diver: neither
did amy person loop the loop or brave
death or maiming in any other spec
cratic observance Of the day and It
proved safety valve for the pent-up
patriotism of Missonla's people. The
veterans overlooked nothing that the
peoples fancy called for. nor did they
introduce any feature that could be
thought aistasteful. From the dance
of the afternoon through to the fire
works OF the evening. the celebration
arranged by owen II. Rowland camp
was sneeess, an unqualified sue
cess
Tho Ball Game.
First there was ball gamn-not
necessarily the first thing that hap
pened. but the first feature that stuck
out from the general celebration. The
teams that played were the battalion
nine from the fort and n picked team.
collected on the spur of the moment.
The baseball put on exhibition was
better than was to have been expected
nut errors We're frequent incident of
ihe slS-innlng struggle that was
staged on the new diamond at the
park. The soldiers team won, II to
d There We're men from the Four
teenth on both teams and the spec
iatofs were not at all partisan, ap-
plauding good plays and condemninp
errors with the abahdon that is char
acteristie of the American fan. New
ton and Waters did the battery work
Tor the picked team, while Diehl and
dlllon were on the points for the bat :
talon nine.
Races.
Immediately after the ball game
came program of sports for children
The veterans used good judgment In
arranging this amusement for the mr.
ehins of the crowd, for the events
pleased the srownups and delighted
tho kids.
The first race was an orange race
which was won by Julia Dugal, with
Isabelle Thebarge second.
The second race was for boys of II
and under. Snaps" Gray, who is
geared long and was about twice as
tall as any competitor, won with ease
with William Courtney second.
The sack race, also for youngsters
was the third feature of the after.
Moons card. George Fitzgerald was
an easy first. for he kept his feet ant
hoped hard Tom Callahan finshe.
close second, with his hobble skir
about his shoetops. Tom won on hi,
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