Smyrna times., 1916-07-05

4 Iulv" celebration. the tenth enter
.,.s Of its kind insugCrated AM
.,,ssed by the Twentieth Centur,
q rsb Of Smyrna. while not seeming
& ~ record breaking crowd of las
r wss nevertheless a success anC
rr,idering everything. the club wo
q an did as well as they had expected.
q Unfortunately there was no athleti,
q rrsetion on the Fair Grounds during
q he afternoon of yesterday. the Fourth.
81 "a IS Clayton was having a big
3 able header with the Vandevel
v A. Of Wilmington. between two
--tred and three hundred went from
4 ;-yrna 10 the games that might have
rgsy patronized the Fair had a
,s,sbsll game materalized. The Club
n Women had advertised a game but
n ss,s disappointed at the last minute.
he weather conditions Saturday even
"a. Monday evening and all day yes
4 wisy The Fourth" were ideal. All
b ri3s led to Smyrna yesterday. Be-
q siss the number who came by the
4 -cining trains, many came by auto
Il -abile. By late afternoon and even
4 rg South street was so eongested
n nth autos and teams. officers were
n rliioned st each end Of the block to
issP the teams going one way. They
zzs from every direction. Nearly
aEy town within radius of twenty
thirty miles was represented. The
ssEd on the Fourth was estimated
.siEesn $500 and 5000 people.
I 'siily all Of whom patronized the
Country Fair. - 1t was one big.
AFFy Home Day" gathering and
ID friends and new friends made the
'''t Of the pleasure greeting. While
y the returns from the various enter
Ei'es have not been fully accounted
T i is thought the gross will
lrs1nt to over $1,000 reeeipts on
siih the club women hope to clear
asEeen S400 and $500. The wear
Hli, which was the best year since
2 cub have been holding the Country
iai, the gross receipts amounted to
'igO while the attendance was esti-
s'i'd At about 5000.
Automobile Parade Opens Fourth"
By ten o'clock yesterday morning.
q glofiOus Fourth which had been
a,sfsd IN by the firing of crackers
y ne displaying from many homes
'le american flag and other decor
.''ls' me crowds which had lined I
q streets and cOnQregated on their I
I'u Pofches, were ready for the /
,''Hoe'le parade which was under
= management Of Mrs. Elva Nc
e'-aand Warner W. Price was
-1saall. The parade rendezvoused
! 'ne Water Tower on west Com /
\. &c street and consisted Of about
\ -Ig decorated automobiles. The
~. -'s ms year did not seem 10 mat
~. ..,'.s' Our splendid Fire Company
.'A 'aelr natty suits were in line
y, = received POUNDS Of applause. The
!. y. organization Of Boy Scouts under
-. ''rnand r,aal Of Scout Master Thomas
a.. 1'il' came in for a generous
y. =. applause. The same was the
win the float Of the W. CT
-. ,Ie organization Of Sabbath
- workers and the like. The
s,,.' - headed by the Dover Band of
-... 80 or eighteen pieces. marched
y n .as y principal streets of SMYRNA
n. ;.5 -,'Oanded at the Fair Grounds.
! ~. .-se' Of the parade were: Mrs.
s,.T 'oelt s'i Sitter. Miss Beulab r
IL
IN v ,ladelphia; Roland B. Carr.
q so tolN City; Mrs. R. F. Corley
h. ss'O ;0s r. Jones of Smyrna.
is,. '.sse' lug awarded the first honor.
s.,.,,..a0 ,.0o0n' to the most beautifully
n 'sa s.al car Of John E. Wilson which
In W..s "seed as a Peace Car"
s,,,..'y Holland symbolizing the
ana ~, ~ oi peace; the second honor, /
4 I.p' Ion was awarded to Charles /
s,s o,is' 80 Esq. for having the
s,,.,s I1, J. car. Mr. LeFevre was
ract ,,s Uncle Sam. Behind him
a. li,,,o soldiers. in front Of whom ;
vi ,. .-,.. Miss Hester Ann LeFevre
n. n stretched hand holding the
vt. ~ psa;s. &c The third honor. . red 4
q Gu, ~ blue ribbon was awarded
si,s. si.'a ...,.. R Massey for his most S
u CO.., Inhibition Of Uncle SAM v
.. iuspsa s,'noia' )" drawn by a pony. il
l'.siiisi's gave honor mention 70 the Y
ssa y. oeeorated g car of A. Homer Il
m \. ChesWOld Car Of 8. J. v
''''asa sSa 0ssanizatiOn q Of Smyrna ,
Aeh ''a The Organization Of Bow q