Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-25
GREAT FOURTH OF
JULY AT CORPUS
Final Plans for Big Celebration in Seaside
City Are Being Completed by Entertain
ment Committee of Corpus Christi Com
mercial Club.

Corpus Christi. Texas. June .J.-Fi-
nal plans for the big Fourth of July eel
cbration have been practically complet-
cd with the exception Of a few minor de-
tails. by the entertainment committee Of
the Commercial Club. if which j. IL.
Chambers is chairman. and IS ably as
sisted by Roy Miller. q. l.. Health and W.
III. Hull. 20 much has been planned for
this years celebration. and so much will
he carried out. that il would be impossi-
bile to have this years festival last any
thing but three days. a. there are
enough attractions and events 10 fill
the three DAYS full Ia the brim of JOY
for the celebration of the nations indie
pendence.
Friday. July =. the opening day will
have the afternoon willed with sundry
events of old fashioned nature. consist
ing of creased pig. slow mule. sack and
other races. in various parts Of the
city. and a band concert Friday night
by the four bands hat will be in the
city. the Corpus Christi Marine Band.
the Laredo band. and possibly the I;obs
town band. and Loyd's band.
Saturday. the Fourth. will he the
biggest day Of all. as il will he filled
from un-up to shutdown with festivities
celebrating the day. The program will
commence al . o'clock in the morning
with the swimming races. under the di-
rcction Of &. l.. Heath. which will he
held between Loyd'> Pleasure Pier and
Pavilion wharf. and will include all dis
tanccs and events. At 10 o'clock. the 9th
or section of Mr.. Heath's charge. the
boat races will take place in the bay. and
will probably last for an hour or IN
hour and "A half. possibly longer. Again
back 10 the city for the eleven o'clock
events. when more Of the old fashioned
races will be rum. including the wheel
barrow. sack. potato and other contests,
moving the center Of activity in differ
cnt parts Of the city.
The big parade which the committee
has been working on diligently. will he
so great in volume hat il is necessary
10 divide il in two so.tion>. one contain
ing the decorated automobiles and ped
estrians. and the other containing the
decorated floats and more pedestrians.
In the walking elements Of the parade.
an effort will be made 10 have the local
labor unions. the school children and
Company q. Third Regiment. T. y. g..
in the parade.
The grand marshal Of this event j. Col
onel w. III. Hull. who will march I'd the
head Of One section Of the parade. and
will later appoint his aides To march
with him. and take rare Of the section
which he does not lead. Mr.. Chambers
said Yesterday that there will he about
twenty decorated floats contributed Ia
the merchants Of the city, and as many.
III not more. decorated automobiles. in
the other section.
These entries will he numbered before
the parade. aud when the time comes for
starting. each float will take the position
designated bv the number. in order that
there will be no confusion and loss off
time. Although il il not known which
section il will he. one will start from
the north end If Chaparral street. and
the other from the south end Of Mesquite
street. the two passing at some point in
the business section.