The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-07-09
West Virginia Fourth of July
Was a Success from Start
to Finish.
REV. L. DOWNING GAVE
ADDRESS OF THE DAY
Program of Sports Held; Ball
Games Were Features; Dance
In the Evening.

Total abstinence from liquor by MI who
participated and a day without the slightest
accident featured the celebration in West Vir-
ginia of Fourth of July. according to l.. il.
Boerger, president of the Civic association,
who says that West Virginia is dry town
and that public sentiment in it is that the
town will remain dry. 1t is not probable
that liquor license will ever be granted
there. More than $50 persons took part in
the celebration.
Beginning with the morning salute by 139
guns the celebration went off as scheduled
The program consisted of a parade to the
Mud lake picnic grounds at 10 O'Clock. In
vocation was pronounced by Rev. l.. Downing
The entire crowd then sang America, being
furnished with copies of it by the committee
Mrs. E. c. Kimball read the declaration of
independence.
Rev. L. Downing delivered the address OF
the day. Having been born in Virginia and
having seen the historical places and things
he was specially fitted to describe the condi-
tions that brought about the signing of the
declaration He stated that loyalty to the
American government should be the policy
of the hyphenated Americans. He spoke his
approval of Woodrow Wilson's attitude on the
war question His talk was well received.
At noon the crowd sang The Star Spanelef
Banner" accompanied by the Military banf
of Virginia, which played there between l.
and o'clock. At IL :15 picnic dinner was
served The dinner consisted Of cold food
Coffee was made over an open campfire
At lis the sports events were held. The
results were rs follows:
+ Mems lOO-yard dash, Peter Norman, Ray
OLeary.
garet Kimball.
Boys and girls under IL, 10o-yard dash
Boys. Lester Howard and Vernon Howard
girls. Adeline Bauer and Violet Kmba]
Potato race, Mrs. Fred Pfeffer and Mrs
L. H. Boerger.
In the afternoon the married mems baseball
team lost to the single mems nine by score
of % to Is. The benedicts' team was cap.
tanned by Frank Carmen and the married mems
nine by P. E. Terrien.
One of the features of the days celebration
was the ball game between the maids and the
matrons. Mrs. l.. Pfeitfer captained the ma
irons, while Rose Trudell was leader of the
maids. A major league play was pulled off in
this game by Mrs. Beman. 1t consisted of a
triple putout unassisted. 1t was a great
surprise to Mrs. Beman as well to the
rooters. 1t happened at very critical time
which enhanced its value A liner was knocked
to Mrs. Beman when the bases full. She
caught the ball without leaving the base and
then touched the runner advancing from Sec
ond base. 1t was done with such speed that
it took several minutes to convince the men,
Lers of both teams that the side was retired.
After the ball game a picnic supper was
served. The tug of then held. 1t
was Won by Andrew Johnson and his strong
arms"
The fireworks display good 1t consisted
of - pyrotechnics and lasted an hour. A
dance was held in the school house. The day
most enjoyable, the greater number of
tn, citizens Of Hopper participating.
The committee which had charge of ar
rangements for the celebration was A. G.
Hael.crg, o. E. Stauty, John HARDWOOD, L.
Tieif'er, Frank Carman, Ed Herrien, Arthur
Taylor.