The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-07
F. D. WINSTON. THE ORATOR
Windsor Man Delivers Strong
Address Full of Enthusiasm
and ~OptimiSm-ToWn Out
does Itself In Affordinu
AmuSements For VISITING
Thousands

Sller City. July THE celebration
OF n Glorious Fourth is in fau
blast here today. Not u hitch has oc-
CURED IN h complete arrangements.
Celebrating the fourth of July is an
established custom here.
Mr.. j. {. Gregson. the chief mana
ser OF the program, and celebrating
with q number of able assistants and
the various committees this year ar
ranged the best celebration OF the day.
The early morning trains poured
hunureOs Ct visitors in the town and
people have come in every conceivable
Vehlcle from this and the adjoining
counties Siler City knows just had
TO take care of u large crowd The
visitor is struck with his fact as soon,
as he arrives in town. The action Of
the committee and town authorities
in converting the town hall into a de-
partment of public comfort where wo-
men and children could rest and be
lookcd after was most commendable.
were constantly in attend
ance there to meet all needs.
n program and rapid
happening Of events make ii imp0s-
Slbic to give u chronological narrative
OF the days happenings. Over three
thousand people enjoyed them.
The coming in OF the early trains
&AfI ~ wv VII
the hands of the committee. That
was taken advantage Of by the NOV
ing picture people who opened CD To
crowded houses at half past seven
o'clock.
The Greatest Yet.
This is recognized as the creates
celebration ever held in the county
The Siler City welcome was at its best
warm cordial and sincere. Ever,
| # - nOny hnrn toInu Vpo1o C,l., IVA,
his town and h town adopted hem
The latch-string was certainly on The
outside. In fact there was no latch
string. The door vas taken off tn
hinges and we had open house. Q
Many attractive and i~nterestin;
feature had been planned and all wer.
carried out. The public came for tn.
good time the management prom
ised and they had it.
The first official number was tn
baby show,-frtm $50 to 10. 80, heIt
in the town hall. Law you ever seer
a great collection of Chatham babies
fianked by babies from Lee, Randolph
and a half a dozen counties. w
had them today. Strong, healthy
chubby boys and girls who will NEAR
much for North Carolina in the com
ing years. 1t is a glorious sight I,
behold a S~iX-month-old baby, fat ant
fair, flat of his back trying to get hi
chubby foe in his mouth. The "Bab,
Show is unique. The committed Ia
its hands fuli1 n awarding prizes. Tn
Lord only knows how they ever vii
solve the problem. The concert b,
the Siler City Brass Band just befor
the contest was inspiring. They play
ed patriotic airs and set the bloo'
tinglinS. They make excellent music
There were cracker, soup and othe
contests.
The parade. which started from
the Academy, was formed at half-pas
ten o'clock and marched to the beau
tiful park where the literary exercise
were held. The most beautiful fea
ture was the beautiful procession O
the most beautiful girls dressed i
red, white and blue. Following thcs
came the hand and then a very larg
: number of automobiles and vehicle
of every kind, all deliberately deco
rated in the national colors and j
floral designs of unique figure. TIL
: decorated floats were wonderfully We
gotten up and the funny clowns q
: them and among the crowd were fun
makers Of a high order. The parad
was the largest ever held in this sec
ton, the procession IL mile long. head
cd by the Siler City Concert Ban
and Manager J. G. Gregson.
The exercises at the park opene
Will al eidDcidte overture u the oIit
City Concert Band. This piece {
4 music was a special feature ard II
: ceived much applause.
A good setting was given the re:
Of the program by the sing sng Of tt
: "Old North State and america /
a chorus of seventy-fve children u
der twelve years old. trained by Nj.
n Hazel McAdams. Rev. w. A. Lee
ford stood to lead the immense stror
in prayer. His uplifted hand was TT
signal for q silence that was beaut
full. Every head was bowed and tn
b good man asked the Divine blessir