The border vidette., 1914-07-11
4TH AT PATAGONIA A SUCCESS.
Hundreds of NogaIes People Royalty
 Entertained.

] DeauClful Ash Grove, near Pata- ] gonia generously donated to the
 town by Manager Northcraft
 of the Sonoita land grant, given I under the auspices of the WO-
 mans Club of Patagonia, was a
 great success in every respect,
 nothing near if, having ever been seen in Santa Cruz county. Hundreds of dollars had been
 donated by the generous people of Patagonia, Nogales, and other sections of the county,
 and there was money to burn. There was not the slightest in cident-other than few auto collisions the great pie
 nic, to mar the pleasure of the occasion, which will long be a
 red letter day in Patagonia's
 history.
 Between three and four hun dred Nogales people, besides hundreds from other sections of the county, attended the picnic, those from Nogales going by special train carrying the Twelfth Infantry band, and by automobiles, of which there were twenty or thirty.
 The train went to the picnic in the morning and returned to Nogales in the evening The automobiles went and returned when they liked. Some came home Monday. ,.
 The Woman's Club, ably as sisted by the different com mittees and everybody in Pata- gonia and vicinity, certainly did themselves proud. Nothing was left undone that would in any way assist in making every body happy, from the moment they arrived until yet
 Everybody pronounced the Patagonia picnic the best ever. and Ash Grove the beauty spot of Arizona.
 Mrs. Ed. Mcfarland, chairman of the Woman's Club, in most delightful manner gave the ad- dress of welcome, at the big Briggs pavilion.
 The reading of the Declaration of Independence by Dr. J. M. Harris, of Patagonia, in a most pleasing, entertaining manner, was followed by a well chosen selection by the band, after which Hon. O. F. AShburn, the master of ceremonies, introduc- ed Colonel Charles E. Hardy, customs collector. who, blythe way, is one of Arizona's most brilliant orators, as orator of the day. --. -- ~-.
 For thirty five minutes Col. Hardy thrilled his hearers by his masterly patriotic address, which was the finest heard at any Fourth of July celebration in Santa Cruz county, since the days of Tom Fitch, the silver tongued orator. The speaker closed his address by paying an eloquent soul-inspiring tribute to "The Red, the White, the Blue"
 The band played ''The Star Spangles Banner" after which everybody was invited to the free for all barbecue feast. And a royal feast it was. The beaves were from the thoroughbred herds of O. F. Ashburn and Sorrells brothers, and had been prepared by pastmasters in the business. "Nuf ced." In the lan- guage of our good old friend of long ago, Johnny Jund, TIT WAS GOOD."
 And then. that dance in the | pavilion under the management i of Ed Briggs. Such music; such | dancing. The best in Santa | Cruz county were there; whole | families of them. They danced | the hesitation; one, two, three, | and many other steps; slides, | glides and grapevines. Also 1 the dear old waltz and the | our mothers danced. |
 The music was sweet, so were | the chickens, young and old. The boys were handsome and 1 brave. Everybody was happy. | The dance was a success.
 About four o'clock the eXcur | sion train took tho crowd to | town, where there were horse races, bronco busting, foot-races, races, etc., all of i which were both interesting and 1 exciting. With the exception of a few bruises and cuts no one was | hurt.
 At seven o'clock the train left Patagonia with it's jolly crowd of Nogales picnickers, who will not soon forget the glorious