The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-06-12
0R0V|LlE WILL CELEBRATE THE 4TH OF JULY
MAKING IT TWO DAYS, THE Sd AND 4TH
Business Men Have Contributed Literally and Grand Pro-
gram Of Sports Will Be Arranged to Entertain
the Multitude That Will Be Here

Oroville will celebrate the 4th of
July again this year.
1t has become a growing habit, and
one that should be fostered by the
community.
For the past three years Oroville
h ascelebrated, and every celebration
has been a marked success. The
forthcoming celebration will equal in
attractions those of the past three
years, indeed, will be even more at
tractive and interesting.
When the celebration was suggest
ed this year there seemed to exist
much indifference among the people,
as few would attend the preliminary
meetings. 1t was not Indifference.
People took it for granted that the
town would celebrate. That was all
there was to it. 1t was not necessary
to turn out and indulge in oratory
and talk about celebrating. That was
an accepted fact.
That that disposition prevailed was
proved when the committee on fl
nance interviewed the business men.
For the first time in the history of
Oroville the committee did not find a
shadow of opposition. There was no
quibbling. There was no antagonistic
feeling. Everybody favored the idea.
Heretofore collecting funds for cell
ebratiOn has been a thankless task,
accompanied by many rebuffs and
much faultfinding 1t is different this
year. Collecting has been a pleasant
picnic, for everybody was in the hu-
NOR. AS q, citizen was approached
he merely asked for the subscription
paper, and signed up for what he
could afford. Moreover, subscribers
paid as they signed, which eliminates
the necessity of a second call on the
part of the committee. This has never
occurred before And agin, subscrip-
tions have been more liberal this year
than ever before, showing that people
are in earnest ntheir advocacy of
celebration. They say let Oroville es-
tablish the 4th of July celebration
custom, and make it an annual show.
With that idea before them they are
willing to put up, and put up gen.
erously. The collections made so far
are an assurance of big celebration
this year. There will be two days of
hurrah, Friday and Saturday, July
and A. The celebration this year will
be better even than those of past
years. Nothing further in commenda-
ton need be said.
The citizens have organized right
this year. Heretofore unwieldly COM
mittees have had charge of arrange
ments. 1t was difficult to get the
members together regularly. They
accomplised the work expected of
them, and did it we'll, but the labor
fell upon a few. This year an execu-
tive committee of three has been Sc
lected. The members are F. F. Co.
vert, Dell Hart and Geo. Bartell, ac-
tive, reliable men, with the best in
terests of the town at heart. They
will have supreme control of all ar
rangements. The active work, how
ever, will fall upon the general man
ager, c. C. Tilley, who is especially
qualified by experience for the posi-
ton. He will confer with the execu-
tive committee on all things pertain
ing to the celebration, and carry out
all plans suggested. Mr.. Tilley will
have an office in the vacant room ad-
Joining Buckingham barber shop, on
Main street, where he can be seen at
any time by those interested in the
details of the celebration.
The schedule of events is yet to be
arranged, but it will include such at
fractions that usually go to make cele-
brations a success. The aim will be
to please visitors, and all who decide
upon celebrating at Oroville will find
plenty going on to interest and please.