The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-06-27

The City of Union is expecting
to give the visitors here on July the
Fourth grand and glorious time
all day long. There will be some
thing doing every minute from ten
in the morning until late in the night.
At ten in the morning there will be
band concert in front of the hotel
which will last till ten thirty, follow
ed by athletic events as follows:
footraces, bicycle races, jumping con-
tests, pie eating contest, greasy pole,
slow mule race, egg and potato races,
and other athletic stunts. All con-
tests open to everybody. Suitable
prizes will be given to the winner of
each event. These contests will con-
tinue until ~ o'clock, at which time
short address will be made by Hon.
T. c. Duncan, Mayor of Union. Just
previous to Col. Duncan's address, all
the camps in Union County, of the
Woodmen of the World will form in
line at the Court House and march
in procession to the Gradel School in
full uniform, where the address will
be male. 1t is expected that about
thousand men will participate in
this parade.
After the address barbecue will
be served on the Graded school
grounds. From two to three in the
afternoon a military drill will be held
on Main street; from three to five
o'clock there will be base ball
game at the Knitting Mill grounds
and at four o'clock, on Main street
there will be Suffragette parade by
specially imported Suffragettes, who
will demonstrate, among other
things, the latest imported styles for
ladies'. the ladies' should be yes-
pecially interested in this parade as
there will be some striking costumes
worn by the Suffragettes.
From five to six the Fire Depart.
ment will give an exhibition and
drill on Main street At six o'clock
one of the most interesting events
of the day will take place, the mar
riage of the Aunt Rose couple on the
Court House steps. One couple has
already been secured who will be
married publicly as advertised and
any other couples who wish to avail
themselves of this opportunity will
be given handsome presents by max
ing application to Chairman Thos.
McNally on or before July l.
At six thirty will take place the
most beautiful event of the day,
which will be the parade of little
girls rolling their decorated doll car
riages. All who remember this
event of last year will be glad to see
it again as all were unanimous in
the praise of this event before The
rules governing this parade are as
follows: Every little girl entering
the parade rolling a decorated doll
carriage or cart, will be presented
with a handsome souvenir and in ad-
dtion to this, there will be prize
of five dollars for the child and doll
carriage presenting the best gener-
al appearance, and prize oftwodol-
lars and a half for the next best.
All contestants must be under the
age of ten. All the little girls who
are to participate in this floral pa.
rade, will meet at the Court House
at six fifteen o'clock and will march
down Main street to Progress Office
and then back to the Hotel, where the
prizes will be awarded. Every little
girl desiring to enter this parade
will please notify Chairman Thos.
McNally of their intention to do so
by July 2.
There will be free moving pic
lures on the streets in the evening
and later a dance in the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce.
We hope that every one in Un-
ion county, who can possibly do so,
will come to Union on the Fourth
and participate in this good time
which has been arranged for them.
Every visitor will be given a SOU
venir of the occasion to take home
with them.