River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-06-19
BIG CROWD AT HUDSON

The bridge celebration at Hudson
Saturday was the largest and most
successful event of its kind ever
pulled off in that city, and the large
turnout from River Falls was one of
the main features of the occasion
/ The Hudson committee is to be
heartily congratulated upon the ex-
cellence of the entertainment pro-
vided, and also upon the efficient
management of the affair from start
to finish. One thing that was notice
able was the splendid work of IT,,
Hudson police in keeping the trait c,
especially on Main street and on the
thoroughfares in and leading to the
park, going smoothly and without
serious accident. 1t is seldom that
city of HudSon's size has anything
like the traffic conditions that the
police there had to deal with Satur-
day, and we have never, even in the
Twin Cities, seen it handled better.
On account of the dusty roads a
large number of the River Falls mo-
florists did not join in the procession
that left here about eight-thirty, but
waited until later or took another
route, and there were only about
thirty in line. But on reaching
Hudson DR.. Cairns, who, as presi-
dent of the Motor Club, headed the
River Falls delegation, waited at
the Bridge street corner until the
rest had come up, and then the
River Falls Motor Club, represented
by forty-five machines, joined in the
auto parade which was just crossing
the bridge on the way to Lakeland.
Every River Falls machine had the
Motor Club green and white penant,
and with the Beldenyille band play
ing in ]. ]. Fosters big side. scatter.
the River Falls delegation made a
decided hit as it joined in the pro-
ceSSion.
After the parade most of the mo-
florists assembled in groups in Pros
pect park and ate their picnic lunch
es, after which great many attended
the program of speeches and music
in the Park pavilion. Soon after the
program closed heavy rain storm
came up and drove everyone to
shelter. Many were unprepared and
were thoroughly dreEched. The rain
continued for over an hour, with
a few short intermissions, and in
these periods the different numbers
of the vaudeville and race pro-
gram were pulled off. All of these
were very good. The dance in t. e
park pavilion was SO popular that
the large floor space was compile :
ely filled, and dancing was diff
cult proposition. The majority Ct
the people at the park were mem
bers of the motor car parties and
those who came in carriages, but
downtown the streets were throng-
ed all day with visitors who came
by train and local people.
In the evening the crowd lined up
on the dyke and along the lake shore
and witnessed fine program of
swimming races, canoe races and
log rolling contest, the latter being
especially interesting. The pro-
gram ended with beautiful display
of fire works on the lake. There
was big dance in the Armory from
nine o'clock until midnight, and
that was as thronged as the park
pavilion was in the afternoon.
The people of Hudson spared
neither expense nor pains in carry
ing out their plans for the entertain
ment of their guests on this occas-
ion, aud the success and pleasure
of the day will be long remembered
by all who were there.