The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-05
YOUNG AMERICA
CELEBRATES nth
IN ISLAND PARK
Ice Cold Lemonade and
Lots of Popcorn De-
light Kids
5000 FLAGS
DISTRIBUTED
Hon. S. G. Comstock Says
Fargo Destined to Be
City of 100000

Little Uncle Samuels and Little
Miss Liberties, waving the stars and
stripes, slipping ice-cold lemonade,
munching popcorn and cracker
jack, and running to their daddies
and their mammals with a finger or
two outstretched, burned or scorch-
ed from a nasty, dirty old fire-crack-
er, but not a whimper, celebrated the
Fourth of July, the one great and
glorious day in American childhood,
in Island park.
John Bull met Uncle Sam on sew
eral occasions, for Old Glory did not
wave alone in the hands Of some of
the little tots. some carrying the
Union Jack, but Old Glory was first,
all the time. Flags, flags, flags. 1t
was flags everywhere.
The Fargo Home Defense league
arranged the celebration and 1t
proved a tremendous success, both
Island Park and Oak Grove being
crowded with people, and in each
park, flags and refreshments were in
abundance.
Stampede of Youngsters in Island
Park.
stampede took place in front of
the band stand when Judge N. c.
Young and his assistants, started to
distribute 5000 flags to the little
tots So congested did the area for
a distance of Is feet on all sides of
the stand become, that mothers and
fathers had to rush in to separate
some of the Riddles who drew their
fists and in one or two instances,
blood was shed in the fight to get a
flag.
Some Got One, Some Got Two.
Some got one and some got two,
but that didn't bother any of the
members of the committee.
Div me a flag" shouted little
tot to Judge Young. She got her
Old Glory. Div me one for daddy,
too" came a second cry. The judge
leaned over the railing on the band
stand and daddy got his, too.
Professor Rudds band gave an ex-
cellent outdoor concert, preceding
and following the exercises, attend
ed by some 5000 neople. Following
the races and until the hour of the
ball game, played between Minot
and Fargo -MOorhead, the band play
ed at intervals of five minutes, clos
ing the concert with the playing of
the Star Spangled Banner" during
which time an army of children and
adults seemingly formed great
wave by waving the stars and
stripes.
Sure Cure For a Burn.
There were no first aid stations on
the grounds for burned fingers. Baby
fire. crackers were shot off for pleas
ure and to scare. Frequently punk
stick would become short and scorch
a little finger or cracker would ex-
plode too soon.
One little fellow who got a badly
burned digit ran to his mother. with
finger tacketed in black powder. Be-
fore she could render assistance or
ease the little member, his brother
called out:
Stick it in your mouth, Jimmy
and il will be all right" Jimmy did,
and felt immediate relief. "A
Scores of families took their
lunches to the grounds and picnicked
at the noon hour. From so to 100
canoes spotted the river in the vicin-
ity of the boat house while the con-
cert was given. Several hundred
were parked to the south
of the park on the road near the col
lege stadium. About 5000 persons
gathered in the park and heard the
patriotic addresses by Attorney V.
r. Lowell of Fargo and Hon. S. @.
Comstock of Moorhead, 1.-The James
d. I1lIl VI IIl0 ANCu lANOl NoiASy"
Fargo to Be City of 100000.
Fargo is destined to become a city
of 100000 inhabitants, Mr.. Comstock
told the crowd. He reviewed the
growth of this section of the United
States in the last 48 years and told
Young America that opportunities
were as great now as ever in the
of the west. Time and
again, the dean of settlers in Moor
head and the Red river valley. was
by applause. His snow
white hair made him a conspicuous
figure in the setting of the American
colors and the green foliage from
the overhanging branches of the oak
trees.
Attorney v. r. Lowell, first speaker
ofthe afternoon, declared that autoc-
racy has challenged the world, and
that the preservation of freedom and
liberties demands that this challenge
be taken up and autocracy conquer
ed.
THE German government is
founded on the theory of complete
obedience of the individual to
centralized power with no RESPONSE
bility resting on the individual" said
the attorney. "The United States
represents power dele
gated by the individual and for
which the individual is responsible.
In the United States every individ-
ual has a right to aspire to any posi-
ton for which he or she may qualify.
No class or caste has any advantage
over another, but all are free and
equal. Is such q government worth
Are we not willing to
lay down our lives If necessary in
defense of such a country"
John E. Hogan presided at the
patriotic exercises. Miss Alice Bow
man raised the flag to the top of the
pole erected on the bandstand dur
ing which time the band played the
national anthem. Attorney John
Frame read the Declaration of In
This was followed by
song by p. III. Prindell.
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Advt.