The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-06-18
BURST OF PENT
UP PATRIOTISM
s17REPAREDNEsS PARADE UN.
YELLING OF ELECTRIC FLAG
AND JULY FOURTH EXERCISES
ALL COMBINED IN GRAND oc.
CASlON.

That Cordele is going to celebrate
July Fourth in a most elaborate way
is already revealed in the program
the ladies of the city have arranged
for the unwilling of the electric flag
on the tower at the Crisp County Tenn
pie of Justice. This is to be an ex-
traordinary occasion. Those who are
in charge of the various details of ar
rangement for the occasion are brim-
ming full of enthusiasm and the pro.
gram is taking shape in a splendid
way.
The celebration is going to be one
conducted on larger scale than any
of the kind ever witnessed here Sew
eral things are combined in the one
day to make it one of moment. The
preparedness parade, the unwilling of
the electric flag; the second one in
the state, and the July Fourth manifes-
tations of patriotism will all be com
bined in the one days exercises.
Judge w. F. George, of Vienna, will
be the orator of the day for the I'M
yelling of the electric flag. Judge
Max Land will be Grand Marshall of
the day and J. w. Bivins Master of
Ceremonies. The flag will be present
ed to the city by Mrs. E. M. Espy, re-
gent, and accepted for the city by
Mayor ]. Gordon Jones' The flag will
be unveiled by little Miss Gertrude
Land and Master Monroe Hunt.
The preparedness parade will mob
olize on the rear of library lawn I'M
der directions of the Grand Marshall
of the day, who has all pans of the
parade in charge. The parade will
march under escort of the Walker Boy
Scouts and will be headed by the May
or and his staff. Then will follow the
D. A. R. Headed by Miss Frances Cars
well as Columbia" these to be fol-
lowed by thirteen college girls under
the leadership of Miss Marguerite Dur
rett, who will represent the Original
Thirteen Colonies" Next will come
the w. c. T. U. under leadership of
Miss Atkins, president, headed by
Dixie" represented by one of the
young ladies of the chapter Follow
ing will come the Symphony club un-
der escort of it's president, Mrs. T. j.
Durrett. The next division will be
headed by the countyS officials under
escort of the High Sheriff J. H. Ward,
to be followed by Judge E. F. Stro
ziereat the head of the olcal bar.
Then will follow the fraternal or
ders, under their leaders and the Gil
villains under leadership of the Cham
Der of commerce headed by c. D. Ber
cav. The next division will be headed
by the W. c. T. U. under leadership
of it's President Mrs. ]. R. Kelley, fol
lowed by the Order of Eastern Stars,
led by Mrs. T. NJ Cocker, Worthy Ma
iron, followed by the Confederate
Veterans under command of Captain
Arnett The sons of Veterans will
LOllOW uuuSl COlIuldAu VI LII. ~ L. 4hS-
Arthur These are to be followed by
high school girls headed by Miss Beu
la Bivins, followed by high school boys
headed by Gladstone Fleming. The
grammar school grades are to be led
by one of the aides to the Grand Mar
shall All participants are asked to
report to their respective leaders.
Everybody is invited to carry a flag.
These can be secured from McLel-
Ian Ten Cent Store.
All girls and ladies taking part in
the parade are asked to wear white.
The merchants and other business
men are asked to cooperate with the
ladies by decorating their places of
business for July Fourth and make
Cordele a bower of beauty for that
day.
All marchers must decide in what
division they wish to appear and in
what unit they will march. Having de-
cided this they will be given informa
ton as to assembling and marching
from division marshall and attaches.
persons not attached to any club, body
or organization and who wish to join
the parade will be given further in
formation by Judge Max Land the
Grand Marshal.
...N Committees Appointed.
Mrs. R. R. Harris, chairman of the
flag committee and general chairman
of plans for unwilling of the electric
flag. announces her committees and
some of the plans for the occasion.
On arrangements: Mesdames Jas.
Diffee, Monroe Hunt, Geo. White, J.
w. Bivins, Geo. Holmes, M M. Fakes,
Miss Frances Carswell.
On Decorations: Mesdames Max
Land, Steve Little, B. H. Palmer, ].
E. Lindsey, w. P. Fleming; Misses
Maggie En- Coney, Harriet Carswell,
Claude Percy.
On Music: Misses Frances Cars