The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-27
CELEBRATION IS
TO BE BEST EVER
Committee Hard al Work on
July Fourth Program
SPECIAL TRAINS AND RATES IN
EFFECT DURING DAY.
Patriotic Parade, Day and Night Fire
works, Street Dancing and Free Ice
Cream Are Features.

Excursion trains and excursion
rates on all regular trains were as
sured the Fourth of July committee
this morning, and this practically sets
the stage for the biggest and best
Fourth of July celebration ever put on
| in Twin Falls. The committees in
charge of the various features and en-
tertainments have been hard at work
for the past week, and have matters
lined up so that all that is required
now is the hearty support and en-
thusiasm on the part of the people of
Twin Falls
Joy, fun and jollity are the orders
of the day. Everyone is expected to
enter into the spirit of the occasion
and guarantee themselves and every
one else a good time, and thus to send
all visitors of the day home with ex-
pressions of delight at the hospitality
Of Twin Falls.
Everything is being done to assure
the success of each feature of the day.
Though the committees were inter
rupted by the recent departure of the
militia which took several members,
others have been appointed to fill
their places and the organization is
, complete
+ The monster patriotism parade will
n begin promptly at 10 o'clock in the
o morning, headed by the members o.
c the Grand Army of the Republic, fol
l lowed by the vacant chair" in honor
y of the departed militia boys who, il
Z here, would have taken part in the
, procession. Then will come the Boy
! Scouts, the Camp Fire Girls, the civic
officers and organizations, the frater-
' nal organizations, and then decorated
! floats and automobiles.
1 In the automobile section it is de-
, sired by the committee in charge, that
every auto in the county be represent
ed, and an appeal is made to all auto
owners to join in Everyone is invit.
ed to participate whether the auto is
decorated or not, although it is hoped
that machine owners will decorate
their cars appropriately.
Bringing up the rear of the parade
o and illustrating the patriotism feature
: of the event, everyone is expected tC
. fall in line, carrying a flag or some
other patriotic emblem make this
the greatest parade ever staged il
= Twin Falls" is the cry of the commit
e tees and it is evident from the enthusi
S asm displayed thus far that this viii
IS come up to the hopes of those il
If charge. Mrs. Burton e. Morse, il
/ charge of the parade, says that tn
e response from the various organiza
j. tions has been most encouraging AM
-e successful parade is certain
" The parade will form at the park
is whence it will proceed down Shoshon
le to Main street. At the junction of tn
S two streets a delightful feature is be
N ing planned. A decorated platforr
re will be erected and Mrs. T. J. Woods
le dressed as Columbia, will sing tn
ot Star Spangled Banner" as the parad
reaches Main street.
m At eleven o'clock, special day ligh
i'd fireworks will be displayed upon til
Of court house lawn and at the sam
lg hour the Boy Scouts and Camp Fir
b. Girls will give away 60 gallons Of ic
lg cream to the children in the parl
IN From l 80 to 80 will be held the val
Id ious field events planned by that con
to mittee. Races and contests of var
IS Gus kinds be staged and prizes al
)k offered to the winners. At $3.50 theI
x will be a baseball game at the ba
of grounds between Twin Falls and Kin
er berly. Other amusements in the a
ed ternoon will be the John Robinson ci
lis Gus, which will give their parade
M eleven in the morning
Ir. From eight to eleven o'clock a graT
No display of fireworks will be given
ed the court house, and during this tin
Is. there will be a big street dance in
roped-off area in the two blocks
front of the court house and his
school. The city band will furnil
the music Some time during the eve
fC ing the fire department will give ;
LO exhibition run.
All during the evening it is pla
ho ned that wide. open carnival be
NV progress with the usual confet
OH streamers, tin horns, noise, and go
time in evidence.