Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-07
FOURTH OF JULY HENCEFORWARD
WILL CONTINUE A RED-LETTER DAY
Board Of Trade viii Work to Make
Permanent Live Fourth For This
Section. Prominent Citizens EX-
press Qualification at Great Sue
cess Of Holiday.

Every Fourth of July in the fu-
ture will be a big day in Americus
for the Board of Trade and people oi
Americus have gone on record by the
earnest support they gave the recent
celebration as being in favor of such
course. ~
Nothing but the highest words oi
praise have been heard on all sides
for the splendid manner in which the
recent holiday was observed here. The
day was widely advertised and large
numbers of visitors were present from
this entire section of the state. The
celebration of the Fourth in Ameri-
Gus sprang into being full grown, as
it were, and everybody in Americus
is happy as the result of it.
In order to show appreciation OF
the support of the people of Americus,
Sumter county and this entire section
in this great campaign of publicity
and upbuilding of the city, inter-
views have been obtained from some
of the leaders in the movement 10
give Americus a live but safe and
sane Fourth of July.
Carried Out to the Letter.
President Crawford Wheatley, Of
the Board of Trade, was enthusiastic
over the great success that ATTENDED
the celebration of the Fourth of July
here and expressed an earnest de-
sire that such an appropriate celebra-
ton of the day should be made per-
manent In this connection he gave
the following interview to The Times
Recorder:
ITO the Americus Board Of Trade be-
longs the credit of having inaugural
ed within our city the celebration Of
a safe and sane Fourth of July From
the crack of the first gun over the
traps at the Country Club until the
benedicition was pronounced at the
banquet of the Board of Trade that
evening the program as originally
outlined by the Board of Trade, was
carried out to the letter.
The advertisement which our city
received from the successful termina-
ton of the many events planned for
that day will undoubtedly be of great
benefit to us. l sincerely hope that
this, our initial undertaking in this
will serve as an incen-
tive for a more general observance
of the day throughout this entire sec
ton in the future"
A Big Fourth Every Year.
Mr.. Clarence ]. White, secretary Of
the Board of Trade, expressed his sat
isfaction at the great success of the
day in the following words:
THE entire day was a big success
and l hope that it will be the be-
ginning of making the Fourth of July
a big day in Americus every year.
Have it so that the people in this sec
will know there is always something
doing and a big time in Americus on
July Fourth.
Il feel very much pleased at the
great success of the Booster Ban
Quet 1t was about the finest aggre-
cation of speakers that has ever been
gotten together in this city. The
speeches were charming and enlight-
ening."
Safest and Sanest in History.
In praise Of the great success that
attended the Board of Trade Banquet
and the celebration of the Fourth Of
July generally in Americus, Mr.. Frank
Sheffield, chairman of the County
Commissioners, spoke as follows:
81 want to emphasize my impress
sion of this recent celebration as the
safest and sanest in our history First,
because it not only stimulated our ma
tional pride and our community inter-
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