Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-04
Railroad
Celebration.
Is in Full Sway Today
Monday TO BE Climaxical Day
of the Celebration.
CHTLDREN'S DAY
WORSHIP TODAY.
Railroads Make Special Provisions
to Carry the Crowd.

The threc-day railroad and Fourth of
July celebration which opened in Drum
right yesterday is a bowling success
Saturdays program was different from
either today or tomorrow series of
events as it was the original plan to
make the first day of the celebration
"Childrens Day The Drumright
Ladies Civic league, assisted by the
teachers of the high school, took the
exercises in charge and put it across in
grand style
The celebration opened with grand
parade through the streets of the city
in which thousands of school children
took part. The parade began between
10 O'Clock and II clock a m. and
lasted until nearly time for noon lunch
which was held ON the picnic ground in
the grove on the hill near Sticks camp
Games and contests of the children in
the woods and out on the grassy slope
occupied the early part of the afternoon,
and all the kiddies were turned loose to
90 to the ball game at the local baseball
park where they were given free ad-
mission.
Union services will be held at the as
sembly ground this morning by Rev.
Abraham Lincoln Snyder, the famous
cowboy preacher who is now pastor of
the Drumright Methodist church. He
will be assisted in the service by some
out of town Minister of his own selection.
Both the preachers will talk on appro-
pirate subjects for an occasion when In
dependence Day comes ON the first day
of the week. All the congregations in
town who have regular preacher or can
procure one of their faith to represent
them in the service have been requested
to have part in the religious services of
the day and meet in the one vast crowd
Of worshipers on the hill where the three
days of celebration are being spent
r band concert of sacred muisc will
begin at the meeting place at 9;30
o'clock this morning and continue until
10 80 o'clock. At that time the union
services under the direction of the city's
ministers will begin, lasting until 1890
D. m. At 2 80 o'clock in the afternoon,
the scene will change to the baseball
ground again. where a contest will be
staged between Drumright and Sapulpa.
From o'clock until 9 80 at night, an
other band concert will be held
The fifth of July (Monday) will be
the big day of the great celebration. At
10 o'clock in the morning the big pa
rade in charge of II. NJ. Boyle will be-
gin. Automobiles, floats, labor unions,
fraternal organizations, lodges and other
organizations have been assigned their
special positions in the parade. The
grand march will last until about noon
when the free barbecue for the crowd
will be distributed at the ground. At
o'clock p. m the boiler loading contest
of the teamsters will begin. 1t will last
about 80 minutes. Afterward the own.
ers of automobiles will carry visitors to
the highest point in the oil field where
they will be given an opportunity to take
bir,ls-eye view of the richest country
in the state. The speakers invited from
various sections Of the state to talk on
any subject they may select will enter
tain the crowd during the afternoon for
several hours third baseball game
at the ball park will shortly proceed the
big 1O-round boxing bout between Morris
of Sapulpa and Williams of Dallas The
fight will be staged at the ball park on
platform specially arranged BY the
time this has concluded IT will be time
for the fireworks and band concert at
night.
Arrangements were made with the
railroad to put on extra service for to-
day and tomorrow, to accommodate the
coming crowd properly. Special service
has been arranged for those who wish
to come from Oklahoma City and Tulsa
In order that the vast crowd may be
taken care of. the Commercial Club and
the Civic league have been working to-
ucther to provide beds for the visitors
and there is no doubt that there is plenty
| of room in the homes, rooming houses
| ard hotels of Drumright to bed several
| times its present population. The Meth
| odist church has been dedicated as a
rest room for the women and every clti-
zen in town is wearing a badge inviting
| tho nnblic TO use him as an informa-