Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-27
PROGRAM FOR GRANTS PASS FOURTH
HAS MANY FEATURES OF INTEREST
Every Minute of the Two Days Celebration
Will Be Filled With Thrilling Events
Aeroplane Races. Baseball, etc.

The details Of the big two days
celebration to be held here on the
4th and 5th are being fast arranged
by the various committees, and un-
like the usual celebrations, Grants
Pass will find everything ready when
the sun rises on the morning of the
Fourth.
The parade committee has been
especially busy, and some features
that are new, as we'll as the best of
the features that have been proven
by time, will be seen on the streets
at ten o'clock on the morning Of the
Fourth. The committee has ar
ranged for the parade to form near
the court house on north Sixth
street, to march down Sixth to the
Oxford hotel, back to Front street
on Fifth, and then to Railroad park,
where the exercises will be- held.
Prizes have been offered for the best
features in the several sections of
the parade, S. to be given to the
best float representing a county
grange, and SO to the second best.
A prize of s5 is also offered to the
float making the best representa-
ton Of fraternal organization, and
like prize of So is also offered to
the float making the best represen-
tation of fraternal organization
and a like prize for the best repre-
sentation in the pageant OF nations
with SO second prize. The best
decorated auto In the parade will
win the s4.25 offered by the Jose
phine County Auto club, and 81 fol
first and 81 for second will be given
the best decorated of each motor.
cycles and bicycles. There will also
be 81 each for the best appearing
mounts ridden by ladies' and gentle.
men, and for the best saddle pony
In the parade of the Calathumpians
prizes of 81 each are offered for the
best clown or ragamuffin; best horse
or donkey rig; best sustained char
acter; best take-off on local celebrity
or institution, and for the mos
grotesque outfit of two or more.
The committee announces the fol
lowing as the formation of the par,
ade:
! Central Point band.
Decorated autos filed with "loca
politicians, suffragettes and othel
city officials"
City fire department.
Floats of prominent business
houses, Grants Pass-Crescent City
railroad, Rogue Valley creamery
Fishermen's union, Josephine Coun
ty Growers and Packers association
mining industries, lumber indus
tries, agriculture, oranges, etc.
Floral Floats-Fairies, Poppies
Sweet Peas, Sunfower, Sunbeami
and Raindrops.
Pageant of Nations, each flying ltl
national fag-America, France
Greece, Holland, India, Ireland
Italy, Japan, Mexico.
Motorcycles and Bicycles.
Fraternal Organizations.
Equestrians.
Calithumpians.
All the committees are workinl
with the same effective results as tn,
parade committee, and there is alb
solute promise that the celebration
will eclipse anything ever before at
tempted in southern Oregon. The
race track has been put in perfect
repair, and there is the promise o.
some fast horses here for the run
ming and trotting events
A starting track for the aviation
events will be provided on the trac
of land north OF the railroad tracks
in the east part Of town, there beini
no wires there to interfere with tn,
flights.
1t is evident from the interest tha
the committee on horse racing fl
working up for the program on tn,
9Th Of July, that there will be en-
thusiasm aplenty to fill the two biz
days to overhowing Already ther,
are about dozen horses In the cit
being trained for the seven eventt
that will be run on the afternoon o
the 5th, and with others that vii
come from outside, each race vii
be we'll filled with fast steeds. Th'
track is now in perfect shape, anC