Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11
MAMMOTH CROWD
Celebrates HERE
RED CROSS BENEFIT CELEBRA.
TION DRAWS RECORD.BREAK.
ING CROWD.
RED CROSS FUNDS REPLENIsHED
Judge Seeds Delivers Mastery Ad.
dress. Entertainment Pleases
Everyone.

What was undoubtedly the largest
crowd ever assembled in Delaware
county gathered for the Red Cross
Benefit celebration at the fair grounds
in Manchester on July 4th. AS early
as eight o'clock auto loads began to
come into Manchester, and by the
time set for the parade the streets
were solid mass of people and auto
mobiles. 1t is estimated that approx
mately $4,000 people were on the
fair grounds during the afternoon.
Seven thousand one hundred and sew
enty-fve paid admissions were had at
| the gate It is also estimated that
between 1900 and 1000 automobiles
were in the fair grounds during the
celebration.
/ AS was announced by the committee
the receipts over and above the nee
essary expenses would be turned over
to the Red Cross society of Delaware
county AS a result of the successful
celebration the society's treasury will
be replenished by probably thou
sand dollars.
It is almost miraculous that so
large a crowd could be handled with
out trouble of some sort. Only one
minor accident occurred during the
day. When the crowd was leaving
the fair ground in the afternoon L.
" Ware of Ryan, met with slight
accident His car struck a car ahead
and as a result OF the impact his
daughter was thrown against the wind
shield, and received an ugly cash on
the face.
The success of the celebration is
due in large measure to the business
men of Manchester, and to the ladies
who are taking such an active part in
the work of the American Red Gross,
No efforts were spared to make the
undertaking success, which it GER
ttainly proved to be. Many of the la
dies worked hard for days before the
celebration preparing for the immense
crowd which they anticipated. The Red
Cross ladies conducted booth under
the grand stand. which netted them a
neat sum.
The free attractions which were pro-
vided for the day and evening, were
of high order. In the afternoon
an interesting ball game was staged
between Ryan and Edgewood. The
score was 2 to 0 in favor of Ryan.
The fire works in the evening were
very spectacular and were witnessed
by an immense crowd.
Judge Seeds Talks to Immense
Crowd.
Judge E. P. Seeds of Washington,
d. c.. was the speaker of the day.
Long before the hour set for the ad-
dress the large amphitheater was
packed to overflowing with citizens
from all parts of the county, who had
come to hear Judge Seeds, who, al
though living in the city of Wash
ington, claims Manchester as his
home
Hon. George w. Dunham introduced
Judge Seeds to the vast audience in an
appropriate and eloquent manner.
The Democrat is pleased to give to
it's readers Judge Seeds very able ad-
dress in it's entirety:
Friends and Upon
this, the one hundred and fortieth
anniversary of our natal day, we are
gathered to consider for while our
relations to the ideas for which it
stands, in view Of the mighty events
taking place in the world. have ad-
dressed you as friends and fellow-citi-
zens purposely, for if at this time we
do not appreciate the high value of
citizenship, the mark of democratic
istinction-especially when the So
called subject is arrayed in battle
against the citizen; if we are not in
truth and fact, whatever our minor
differences as to political policies,
friends, then we have failed to grasp
the full significance Of our day of
nativity, and the purposes and ideals
for which our fathers fought and suf-
fered and died are not fully compre-
hended by us. Let us today attempt
to get a larger idea of our incompar-
able citizenship and thus become more
and more friends.
1t was with diffidence that l ac-
cepted the invitation to address you
today. | think that | know my limita-
tions, have lost somewhat of my for
mer confidence, felt that you could
have secured an orator Of national
fame, perchance, who could have stir
red your intellects and souls as l
can not expect to, and whose words
of wisdom and supreme oratory would
have convinced you of the high duty
which now confronts you. At the
same time l desired to speak once
again, and possibly for the last time,
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