Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-06-25
Fireworks FOR
FOURTH Finale.
Instead Of Saturday Night as
First Arranged
PLENTY OF MUSIC,
SPORTS AND GAMES
With Fireworks In the Evening viii
Mark Our independence Day
Celebration on July

Celebration on July
Because of the fact that our
stores are all busy on Saturday
evening and our business people
would therefore be unable to en-
joy the big display of fireworks
originally planned for the night
of July 3, it has been decided to
postpone this feature of our In
dependence Day celebration and
pull off this spectacular stunt as
an appropriate close to all Fourth
of July events, SO the free exhibit
tion of fireworks will bsgin at the
Fair grounds at 8 o'clock on the
evening of July 5.
The various committees of the
Union Sunday School Picnic as
sociation having in charge our
celebration of Independence Day
have perfected plans for the big
gest crowd and the best kind of
time and reports from rural COM
mittees bring the news that they'll
all be with us on July 5-when
our business houses will all be
closed between the hours of 10 in
the morning and 4 in the after
uoon-and we'll all take part in
the grand parade, enjoy the music
of the three bands that have been
engaged, have fiue picnic dinner
and spend an afternoon in the en-
joyment of patriotic and athletic
program commemorative of the
Glorious Fourth.
Parade VIII Start at 10 a. n.
For the parade the Sunday
schools and organizations are ask
ed to assemble as follows:
The Second Regiment Band and
Cheraw Sunday School will meet with
the Methodists at the Methodist church.
corner Ninth and Elm. The Rocky Ford
Band and G. A. R. will meet with the
Christians and Presbyterians at Ninth
dian Boys will meet with the Baptists
at Tenth and Maple. The rural schools
will form at Library park as follows:
Patterson Valley from the south west
corner eastward; Newdale, middle Of
block on south side; Grand Valley from
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from the middle Of the block on east side;
La Fayette from northeast corner west
ward; Weitzer from middle OF block on
north side.
The line Of march and order in the
line will be as follows: Second Regi-
ment band in the lead. followed by the
Cheraw and Methodist schools will move
south on Ninth to Maple, where the
Rocky Ford band will fell in. followed by
the G.. A. R. in automobiles, the Chris
tian and Presbyterian schools. Proceed
eastward on Maple to Eleventh. Ceeeks
band followed by the Baptist school and
ludian boys will fall in back OF the Pres
byterians at Tenth and each rural school
will fall in as the end Of the line turns
south to Sycamore, then west on Syea-
more to Main, north on Main to race
track. around race track to right and
disband at east end of old grandstand.
Everyone is asked to remain in line till
after the parade passes the grand stand
as only those who do will be considered
for prizes.
Here is the list OF prizes:
Best decorated individual auto-First.
pair of driving gloves; second. pair of
goggles.
Best decorated class auto or float
First, sewed bunting U. S. flag; second,
printed silk U. S. flag.
Best decorated team-rawhide buggy
whip.
Best decorated team-summer laprobs.
Best decorated bcycle-pound Of
candy.
Best feature of patriotic nature-S5.
Best Calithumpian feature-S2.
After the parade fve-inning bali
game between the Indian Boys and
Stars will be played, and at IL O'Clock
the picnic dinner will be held in the
grove.
The Afternoon Program
l.oO-"Star Spangled Banner" by Sec