Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-07-07
Aberdeen Sets the Pace for Celebrations on
GrdyS hdrbOr 80 Large Crowds Attend
from All Over the County
LISTER DELIVERS fine ADDRESS
Three Days Of Splendid Sports Parade was
Big Surprise of Fourth -COmeau and Cddy
Win AutOS-Big Fireworks Display

boat stripped for action with crew
alert on the bridge, and forward guns
being fired as it moved along Similar
to this was the float of the Polish
Political club of Aberdeen, which also
had miniature man-of-war which dis
charged "projecticals" as. it moved
through the streets. AS this float,
backed up a small army of armed
men, neatly uniformed trailed behind.
The Creation society in their uni
I forms elected meritorious applause
from the assemblage.
Comparing in artistic beauty with
the fire department was the auto
+ leader of the Hoquiam Automobile
club. The machine driven by Frank
Fl. Lamb was bower of beauty as
shown by the pink ramblers artis-
tically arranged on the machine.
,, 1t would take much space II COM
pliment all the organizations which
participated. The school children
formed pretty part in the procession.
| The various organizations did COM
mendable work in arranging their part
of the program. The Knights of
Pythias lodge, the D. o. X. K, the
Eagles, the Foresters and the Elks
! had splendid turnouts. The D. o.
X. X. had their band. led by Goodbar
Jones. The ensigns of the order were
displayed very ingeniously. The For
esters impressed the spectators with
| their clever float.
Parade Prize WinHefs.
1 Most attractive and artistic floarA-s
Germania Society.
/ Most original fraternal float
Daughters of Norway.
i Most unique advertising float -
Houtari & Co.
Best male comic impersonation--
Claud Gould.
Best representation of lodge -
Foresters.
Largest number in line of any
lodge-Eagles.
Most attractively uniformed society
Creation.
Most artistic advertising float -
Paslay & Berg, list; Sea Beach Pack
ing Works, 2nd
Best mechanical float-National AS
sociation Engineers
/ Friday Nights Sports Winners
Garlic contest-Henry Olbritz, first.
Pie eating contest-Richard Mems,
first; Frank Hills, second.
Potato race-Francis Them, first;
Ellen Polosik, second
Vaudeville act - Henry Emmons,
first; Lillian Neimig, second; Gus
Kunst, third
Splicing cable - Andrew K1ede,
first H. L. Pearson, second.
10O-yard race-Andrew Klede, first;
Linsdale, second
Creased poles. Lovelane.
Chinp1a nackinp cOntpat-C A Gas.
tie, first; Harry Callryps, second.
Saturday Prizes Awarded,
Ralph Faulkner, canoe race, first:
Aubrey Archer, second.
Swimming race-Duke Of Hawaii.
first; Earl Yeoman, End.
Battle royal-Thomas Ledham.
| Creased pole-E. Jones.
George J. Wolff received first prize
for best decorated building and Thorn.
as the Jeweler, second.
Best decorated auto in parade, F. H.
Lamb, Hoquiam, first; John G. Lewis,
second; M. M. Stewart, third
Best decorated motorcycle-C. E.
Gould, first; Donovan, second.
Best decorated show window-Geo.
!. Wolff, first; Will Crammatte, Sec
cnd; Heikel's Drug store, third.
The Balloon Ascensions.
The balloon ascensions by Prof.
Brooks, Of Vancouver, proved draw
ing card and were highly successful.
Ascensions were made each day, Prof.
Brooks going up about a mile and
descending with his parachute, after
pulling the escape valve on the bal
loon so it would descend after him.
One Of the most amusing stunts
of the entire celebration was the
"Suffragette" parade Saturday night
by the Eagles lodges of Aberdeen and
Hoquiam. The streets were lined with
people who received the Josh with
such appreciation that 1t will in all
probability become q regular Splash
feature in the future.
viii Be In Movies.
A moving picture man was on the
ground Saturday and took views of
the parade and several snapshots of
Governor Lister, as well as points of
interest in the city, SO that the Splash
at Aberdeen will be widely advertised.
At Electric Park.
Fully 1000 people we're attracted to
Electric park Sunday afternoon by the
baseball game between Aberdeen and
Montesano picked mines and the draw
ing for the two automobiles. The
baseball game was won easily by
Montesano with the score Of 10 to 8.
! Me drawing Of the Studebaker and
Ford autos was an interesting event
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