Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-07-05
FOURTH FOR
AMERICANS
Safe and Sane Celebration
In Phoenix
TWO GREAT GAMES OF BALL
Many Enjoy the Cool Day
and Shade in the Park,
the Boat Riding and the
Refreshments - A Sue
cessful Management.

II was a quiet, sane. intelligent, social
American Fourth that the people en-
joyed at Eastlake park yesterday
l. seemed to many such relief af-
ter years of the noisy Chinese New
Year make believe.
There was one disappointment-ther
was no dancing during the day. That
was considerable OF a disappointment
10 the lady of forty-fiv years or so
who took great pains with her toilet
and rode all the way in from Peoria for
the pleasures Of the dance, telling ev-
erybody on the way what a delightful
time there was going to be al East
lake park this Fourth of July, and quite
a disappointment to others who never
do get over their love of dancing at
all times and places; and of course
that was too bad
But to the mass Of people who went,
it was delightful Fourth. They went
10 the park comparatively early in the
day to enjoy the day which WIS beau
tifulIy clear, and although full OF the
moisture which naturally succeeds a
record breaking rainstorm, was COM
paratively cool and comfortable, es-
pecially in the shade. Under the trees
with which the park abounds. they
sat and thought. perhaps, of the swell
tering, killing heat prevailing in the
east They enjoyed the goodly supply
Of chairs. and looked on at the games
in which the youngsters indulged at
the solicitation of the fraternal society
management with quiet approval and
enjoyment. II would have been diff
cult To tell who got the most enjoy
ment out of the games, each in their
own way, the children or those grown.
Later the latter formed parties on
the greensward, which had become fair
ly dry, so rapid is the evaporation here,
and discussed light lunches they had
brought with them, enjoyed other re-
freshments procured on the grounds.
including the ever present, bright red
watermelons. which seemed of uni
form excellence, or just sat and enjoyed
each others society.
Altogether it certainly was a great
Improvement on the Fourth of July
celebrations here for many years past.
from the standpoint of real enjoyment
for an economical sum of money.
The Management.
There was not a suggestion Of intox-
ication. There seemed not to be a
thought of anything that could have
such an effect Ice cold pop, lemonade,
coffee and sandwiches, melons, ice
cream in cones seemed to serve I'm
every way an equally good or better
purpose for enjoyment that had no re
action. There was a plentiful supply
of ice and water
The management Of the drill team Of
the Fraternal Brotherhood, assisted by
a few Of the older ones Of the society.
was excellent. The personnel of it was
as follows:
Mrs. y. Rhinehart. chairman Of the |
executive committee
Games. H. Kinney. assisted by |
J. d. McNeely.
Doll rack-A. T. Down. assisted by |
Bird Isaacs and Cleve Powell.
Dance in the evening". ID. Nc |
Neeley, assisted by the various MEM |
bers Of the drill team.
BAH games-C. r. White at the |
ticket office and c. r Price on the
gate
Boat-H f. Schrum. Mr.. Gilmore
Those in charge Of the refreshment |
stands were:
Coffee and sandwich-8rs Lily |
White. assisted by Miss Fait. Mrs
Hartwell. Mrs. Daisy Lee Mrs Wor-
den. Fanny Allen, Mrs w. +. Loan.
Pavilion-Mr. and Mrs r. Arendell, |
assisted by Mrs. Nellie Naylor Char
ley Sanichas.
Boat house-Hortense Porterie, as
sisted by Lillian Westfall. Emerald |
Porterie. Harrison Williams. Helen
Kinney. opal Rhinehart
Grand stand purveyors-Will o.
Moore, assisted by Fred Garner, Ches
ter Sexsmith, Clara and Siegried An
derson, Mrs. Daisy Lee, and Mrs.
Nellie Hartwell
The Ball Games.
Undoubtedly the piece de resistance
of the days celebration was the ball |
games. They afforded uproarious fun
and solid enjoyment to probably more
persons than any other one feature.
The grand stand was full over |
1925 were taken in as gate money. OF
this a very generous slice went to the |
Associated Charities of Phoenix.
The game between the lawyers and
the real estate dealers was the first |
one played. The linup is perhaps i'm
material. The game didn't last long
enough to make ii very material. The
fun was all over in three innings. But
while it lasted it was plentiful. A