The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-05
FOURTH IS MADE
HAPPY OCCASION
PREPAREDNESS PARADE AND UN-
YELLING OF ELECTRIC FLAG
MERGED INTO DAY OF FINE
EVENTS.


resenting every walk in life. 1t was
the occasion of the unwilling of the
electric flag installed on the court
house dome by the Daughters of the
American Revolution. 1t was also the
occasion of preparedness parade and
the whole affair was merged into eel
ebration of the Fourth which proved
a happy occasion for the people of the
community.
Long before the appointed time the
sections and divisions interested in
the parade began to assemble in Wall
street at the appointed place for the
line formation. Grand Marshal Max
E. Land was on hand and began as
signing the divisions to their places
in the parade The work was quietly
done and within seven minutes after
the announced time for assembly, the
entire line was ready to move.
The Parade Was Fine.
Headed by the boy scouts of the city,
the city officials, the police and fire
departments, the march started down
Wall street in quiet steady progress
when The marshal gave the word. The
local D. A. R., Fort Early chapter, pre-
scented a strikingly fine appearance
with Miss Francis Carswell in the lead
dressed as Columbia. A number of the
local college girls completed this body
dressed fittingly as representatives of
the thirteen original states.
Little Monroe Hunt and Gertrude
Land marched as the representatives
of Martha and George Washington and
Dixie was represented in the person
of Miss Margaret Needham in very i'm
pressive manner.
Superintendent Brewer of the local
schools had the largest following of
any single section in the parade. His
was the school children and it was
fine showing they made. Many of them
were there and their pleasure was
more than can easily be expressed
This section was headed by Tyson AL
len Of Chattanooga, a little grand son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Fem Of this city
The little fellow was Uncle Sam to the
last word in dignity and importance
attaching to such an occasion.
The Symphony Club was there and
it's members played no little part in
making thesparade worth while. The
members appeared in the parade along
with the ladies of the other sections
The local U. D. C., helped to swell the
number with rather creditable show
ing.
There were the Woodmen with a
large American flag carried in impress
sive manner by the degree team of
the local camp and the local veterans
OF the civil war, with the sons of vet
Grams in charge of DR.. A. L. Macarthur.
The whole affair was one of splendid
arrangement and good effect. Those
who took part appeared happy to join
in making the Fourth big occasion.
Exercises At Court House.
When the line was drawn up in the
street in front of the court house, it
took only minute Tor Grand Marshal
Land to give the word to break ranks.
1t was then matter OF only few sec
onds before the exercises were under
way. Master of Ceremonies J. W. Biv
ms, called the gathering to order and
brief invocation was offered by Rev.
J. II. Coin, pastor of Baptist church.
The presentation of the flag by Mrs.
e. M. Espy, as regent of Fort Early
chapter, D. A. R., was very impress
sive address and one which revealed
a fine interest on the Lart of the speak
er AMI her lady associates. Mayor
Jones accepted in behalf of the people
of the city and community in brief
address which was fitaingly made and
then the speaker of the occasion, Judge
w. F. George, of the Cordele judicial
circuit, was presented to the waiting
crowds
His was an address truly fitting a
patriotic occasion of the kind and was
an eloquent tribute to American ideals.
The unwilling of the flag followed
and when the electric lights were turn
ed on the ladies of Fort Early chapter
greeted the first light waves with pa
triotic song. Little Monroe Hunt and
Gertrude Land presided when it came
to unwilling the flag. They pulled
strings with might and main, but "the
man" had to go on top and conclude
the work of stripping the bunting from
the flag before the lights went on.
Rev. ]. M. Walker concluded the
ceremonies with the benediction.
The Gillespie Normal Institute, loca
colored educational institution, fur
nished the band which was used fol
the exercises without charge. This
band helped to assemble the crowt
with a number of patriotic selections
and later played through the exercis