Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-06-19
BIG Time ON
JULY FOURTH
COMMITTEES APPOINTED, AND
PROGRAM FOR THE DAY
BEING ARRANGED
HAVE A PATRIOTIC PROGRAM
Prizes To Be Offered Winners of
Various Contests.

Bonners Ferry will hold a grand
Patriotic Demonstration on the
Fourth of July and the committees
in charge of the program for the
day have already outlined an enter
tainment which will probobly excel
any attempt which has been made
along that line in this district. Fol-
lowing the circulation of the paper
last week by Joe Meddock, which
practically all the business men
signed and which indicated that they
were in favor of celebrating in some
manner the Fourth of July, the fol-
lowing members of a general com
mittee were named: by the North
side, H. L. Shively, C. D. Simonds,
Club, E. N. Flood, A. A. Mcintyre,
G. W. King; by the Red Cross aux
iliary, Mrs. j. l. Monks, Mrs. H. L.
Medbury, Mrs. w. F. Yahne. The
committee met last Thursday evening
and organized with A. A. MiIntyre
chairman, and Mrs. J. l. Monks, sec
rotary. Otto F. Mathiesen was elect
ed treasurer.
Saturday evening the committee
met and appointed the following COM
, mittees: Arrangements-Me r S.
Driscoll, Mcintyre and Meddock;
sports-Messrs Wilson, Stookey and
Cundell; music-F. Vaughan, VIM.
Maughan, and D. c. Mcdonald; adj
vertising-Messrs. King, Frantz and
Mrs. j. |. Monks; parade-Messrs
w. T. James, j. w. Vaughan, A. ].
Kent; finance-Messrs Flood, Shive-
ly and Simonds.
The finance committee last week
solicited funds for the Patriotic Dem
onstration and secured subscriptions
amounting to nearly $500. Besides
the cash subscriptions a number OF
prizes have been offered by the va
rious business houses and individ-
uals.
The committee on arrangements
held a meeting on Saturday eveninp
after the general committee hac
adjourned and made tentative plans
for the entertainment of the day
The program will start in the
morning with band concerts, a circus
parade, athletic sports and the grand
parade which will end at Maughan's
park on the Northside where the
greater part of the program will be
held. The sports committee vii
put on many new and novel ideas il
the way of entertainment and il
most cases cash prizes will be giver
the winners of the various events
There will be contests for old anC
young and there will be something
doing every minute of the day. The
Bonners Ferry and the Northsid'
bands have been hired to play during
the day and arrangements have beer
made to have the Kootenai indians
engage in various contests and dan
ces.
A well arranged patriotic pro
gram will be rendered at Vaughan
park following the grand parade
Features of this part of the day.
entertainment will be the flag rails
ing, the welcome of America by tn
Allies, the Betty Ross drill and pan
tomime and short addresses by 10
cal speakers.
1t has not yet been decided wheth
er or not to put on a ball game, bu
if there is a game it will be playe'
in the morning and will consist o
not more than seven innings. TIL
committees in charge of the dem
onstration have unanimously agree
to dispense with all fireworks.
The advertising committee is get
ting printed large posters announc
ing the demonstration to be held i
Bonners Ferry and the days program
will be advertised in all parts of tn
county and in Standpoint, Crestor
Cranbrook anil other neighborinI
towns.
Everyone is entering into the wor
of arranging for glorious da
with a vim and willingness whic
assures for Bonners Ferry on tn
Fourth of July one of the best Gel
ebrations ever held.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Ashby an
children motored to Newport Satul
day evening returning yesterda
morning. They visited with friend
and relatives at Newport. On Sur
day Mr.. Ashby caught As good size
trout in a lake this side of Blanct
ard