The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1917-07-11
FALLON CELEBRATED FOURTH
IN PICTURESQUE MANNER
Day Replete With Interest and
Amusement, With Patriotism
and Preparedness as Keynote

Fallon's celebration of the Fourth
of July was all and more than the
most sanguine booster ON the COM
mittee could have expected. The day
was an ideal one, and while warm in
the afternoon there was light
breeze that served to cool the at
mospeher somewhat without raising
the usual dust storm so prevalent in
this section at inopportune times.
The day passed without an acci-
dent or mishap to mar the festivities
and every feature of the varied pro-
gram went off without a hitch and
Appropriated more closely to sche-
dule than is usual in such public af-
fairs. Practically the entire sur
rounding country came in to see and
take part in the observance of the
day.
The program opened early-too
early for many-by the entry of the
horribles in parade under the lead
ership of Jud Jones' Although dis
appointed in the failure of a large
division of his exhibits from the In
dian population, nevertheless the
make up and antics of the motley
aggregation was greatly enjoyed by
to be down town.
The great parade of the day start
ed shortly after 11o'clock and was
one of the best ever witnessed in Fall
Ion, comparing favorably with that of
Alfalfa Day at the State Fair two
years ago. The various divisions of
the parade were designed to show
in regular sequence the progress of
the reclamation work and the trans
formation of the desert into the pro-
duetive farm, together with the ed
ucational refinement that had folloy-
ed in the wake of the pioneer.
The parade was headed by the Fal-
Ion Band of fourteen pieces under
the leadership of C. E. Rice, then fol-
lowed the Boy Scouts as a guard of
honor to the float bearing the God
dess of Liberty impersonated by Miss
Matte Steinbrook. This float was de-
signed and built by the ladies of the
Draper Club and reflected great credit
on its creators. Miss Steinbrook made
most acceptable Goddess of Liberty
and presented pretty picture sur
rounded by her dainty maids, Misses
Abbie Danielson, Mildred Gulling,
Evelyn Cirac and Gladys Hursh.
The war time feature was pre-
sented by a striking replica of a
submarine, true in every detail. This
float was entered by c. L. Benadum
and was mounted on one of his re-
doubtable Fords. II was 80 feet in
length and was designed and built
by Rolly Kolstrup wha was captain
and crew, first mate too" as well as
presiding at the periseope of the u
boat ca.
The Red Cross float was one of the
simplest, dainties and most striking
features of the parade, preceded and
followed by members of the local
chapter in tehir nurses uniform. Re-
peated applause greeted the appear
ance of this float all along the line
of march. showing that the commu-
nifty is in hearty sympathy with this
great humanitarian organization.
The float bore the significant legend:
Some go-All can give"
Next in order came the Queen 8
float escorted by number of young
ladies on horseback and followed by
lady riders under the leadership of
Mrs. Tony Castleton. Mrs. w. j.
Beacon looked the part of a queen
as she sat on her throne surrounded
by her maids of honor Misses Cora
Cahill, frankie Ferguson, Goldie
Marsh and Nellie Morton. This float
was the work of Mrs. May, Mrs.
Hoover and Miss Cirac.
Then followed the symbolic floats
representing the industrial progress
of the community with irrigation as
the basic industry in National pre-
paredness. The drainage district
float was prepal ed by the |. II. Kent
Co. illustrated the difference between
drained and undrained l ands and
pointed out the moral that drainage
can only come through district or
ganization of tho water users. An
other float by the |. II. Kent Co car
rying out the preparedness idea in
the the shape of a battleship mount
cd on a Vim truck and bearing a
plow as a symbol with little Evelyn
Wallace holding the reins attached to
en- effigy of the American Eagle
mounted on the prov fthe ship, at
traeted favorable attention.