The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-05

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was possible for the people to live
without law, but there lis a selfish
ness In all Of us that would not per-
NIT this. / sometimes think that sell
flshness may be a good thing because
II makes men strive the harder to
success.
They Didn't Obey.
II find that people who are getting
into trouble and needing the services
OF lawyers are generally the people
who when they were boys and girls
ers. 1t Is nice TO acquire h habits
OF obedience when young because 1t
viii not be 81 hard to do SO when
older"
In closing the governor praised the
safe and sane Fourth Of July cele-
bration and compIimented the com-
mittee and the children and he was
given hearty cheers when he had ON
cluded. His last words for the boys
and girls were to obey laws, to re-
spond to duty whenever the country
needs and to always bear in mind
the awful price our forefathers had
paid as the price OF liberty.
A Historical Sash.
Chief Marshal General Gearey, jr.,
who headed the parade wore the sash
of Capt. william w. w. Wood, father
of Wick Wood of The Forum. Cap
tain Wood was commander of Go. Ct,
One Hundred Forty-fifth regiment
Pennsylvania volunteers in the civil
war and lost his life at Fredericksburg.
The sash was the one he wore as
officer of the day when attending to
his military duties, and is a highly
priced relic.
The parade was formed in much the
same order as given in The Forum
Of wednesday and vas fully a mile in
length. There were many pleasing
features in 1t, out the main attraction
was of course the children and they
strung along at a great rate. Another
feature was the old fife and drum
corps which it Is needless tt say was
greatly enjoyed by the old vets who
were driven to the park in autos. There
were large crowds on the streets to
see the procession and there was a
great deal Of cheering as the young
sters and their escorts, for the other
organizations were really that for the
little ones.
Taken to Park.
AT Seventh avenue north the line
was broken up to a great extent for
it was here that automobiles carried
the children to the park, while sew
eral of the civic bodies withdrew and
marched back to the city, several of
them going on to the park. The u.
G. r., commercial club, Moose and
several Of the others acting as guards
for the children during the balance
of the day, but they had little to do.
IL was a day that was enjoyable all
through.
Thousands at Oak Grove.
The grove was fairly a bee hive of
children. The committee that had
charge of handing out the packages
of eatables for the children certainly
had its hands full, while the "dishers
OUT of lemonade were kept exceed
ingly busy. Each child as he or she
received her basket or rather paper
bucket hunted up some other child
and there were all kinds of little pic
hic gatherings, making one of the
grandest sights that Fargo has ever
had ar opportunity of seeing.
Following dinner Putnam's band
took the stand, rendered a grand con-
cert. DIR. Glasgow of the Red Cross
car No. 1 explained and gave demon
strations Of first aid features and then
the games began and these were in
teresting and watched by thousands
of children as we'll as grown UP PEG
pie. Those who managed the games
certainly had about all they could do,
but they worked effectively n man
aged to give the youngsters a great
time. The races were INDUCED in by
both girls and boys and there was nc
roughness displayed by any OF the
children during the day.
The great day for the children clos