The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-30
Program for the Grand Celebration
Of the Glorious" July 3-4,
is Announced Amuse.
ment Menu Elaborate
AVIATOR. OCCUPIES
CENTER OF STAGE
But isNot the Whole Show 4 Bike
Races and Other Contests on
Streets Proposed Bar
becue is Postponed

The monumental job is complete. 1t
has taken lot of work but 1t is all
over now and the amusement menu
designed especially for the big cele-
bratlon in Chickasha July "a was DEF
initeiy decided upon at meeting of
the committees last night According
10 plans and specifications ii is going
10 be really some show, more preten-
tious. more stupendous than ever be
fore One continued round of plea
sure" from stem to stern, and in the
language Of the side-show spieler,
never out and never over"
The bell taps In the morning OF
July 3. the first big amusement gun
being fired at 10 o'clock. when the
entries in the boys bicycle race sweep
down the course and across the tape.
From that moment until the wee sma'
hours on the night OF July4 Joy and
recreation unfettered will reign SUI
preme.
OF course no one would be SO bold
as to place Capt Worden, the aviator,
who will make daily flights, in any
other position but the center of the
amusement stage with full flood
light upon him He and mis- monoplane
viii be the big show under the main
top. but BY no means will he be
the whole three ringed circus and the
side shows combined He will furnish
the thrills and spice TO the program,
allowing a long list OF well chosen
amusements TO fill in the general sub
stance. In other words, the rest OF
the program vii be a good, substantial
meal with Capt Worden posing in the
nature Of a delightful dessert. That's
fair enough.
The program of events will come as
follows. Starting at 10 o'clock, boys
bicycle race, starting at Iowa avenue
and Third street and finishing a.
chickasha avenue. Seventy-five yard
dash for boys IS years and under
FIFTY yard dash for girls. Fat mems
race for pIgmies 200 pounds or under
Owing 10 conditions prevailing, all oil
which are principally physical, the DIS
tance will be cut down to about 80
yards. A flour race for boys will close
the morning program. This is des-
tined to be laugh producer par ex'
celIence. The race course VIII DC
some 50 yards in length. AT the finish,
and from which the name is derived
il stationed bin or tub into when
has been emptied two or three sacks
Of flour. Mixed up with the flour will
be SO In quarters. The contestants
dash to the bin, plunge in and searcn
for the two bit pieces. Each boy will
be allowed to retain whatever money
he Is able to find in the bin, neces
sariIy adding much ginger Problem
Draw mental picture of what brand
Of animal the boys win resemble wher
they emerge from the flour bath a
the finish.
In the afternoon, the scene will shiI
to University park, where the aviato
and ball players will furnish th'
amusement There Capt. Worden vii
give his exhibitions of his mastery o
the air and the sturdy ball player
viii give an imitation of the annua
world series between the Athletic
and Giants.
The opposing teams viii not D
Philadelphia and New York but Chick
asha and Minco. However, the cor
tests will be none The less hotly col
tested. In addition TO an ingrow
rivalry that has existed since Chicl
asba and Minco were put on the mai
the long end of s15o purse will hel
some in the way of making the me
go their limit.
At 8 o'ci6cH'p. nj: she festivities wi
be resumed down town. The fir
number on the program will be pl
eating contest for boys, followed by
clog dancing contest by negro bo,
under is years OF age. The gran
finale viii be an old fiddlers' conte
for men SO years Of age or owe