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celebrate with an old fashioned bas-
ket picnic at Ballah Springs, Walter
B. Hilton, supreme lecturer of the or
der, of Wheeling, will be the orator
of the day.
A big dance will be held at Rives-
vile on the Fourth. Music will be
supplied by the White Brothers or
chestra and prizes will be awarded
the best dancers. The public is in
vited 10 this celebration.
For the lovers Of baseball the
Grant Town program will offer strong
attractions. Thee ration ball team
will play two games on the Grant
Town grounds, one in the morning and
one in the afternoon. There will be a
lot Of athletic contests at Grant Town
and the usual picnic features.
In addition to these celebrations
family picniCs and smaller gatherings
will feature the day. Automobiles
will convey hundreds of people to the
woods and various resorts where they
will spend the day.
The postoflce, banks, etc., will OBJ
serve the day in the usual manner,
and practically all the business
houses OF the city will close their
places of business for the day in or
der that their employees may be given
a holiday and chance to celebrate
the Fourth.
Hundreds will go early to Traction
Park where they will spend the day
playing baseball, swimming, taking
part in the track meet, dancing and
enjoying the shade of the large grove
of apple trees.
The days amusements will be op-
ened at ten o'clock at which time the
Monongah outlaws will clash with the
First Regiment baseball team, Ac-
companied by the First Regiment band
and many other rooters, the soldiers
will turn out in large numbers.
Following the baseball game the
track meet, which will be in charge
Of Referee SANDY" Toothman will
take place. Many entries have been
turned in for The various events and
the management of the celebration
state that they are we'll pleased with
the amount Of enthusiasm that has
thus far been manifested. The events
prizes and the order in which they
will come arc as follows: Running
broad jump-0rst prize IS, second
prize $3.50; 100 yard dash, first prize
$40, second prize $3.50; tug of war be-
tween ten soldiers and ten miners
first prize $40; 220 yard dash, first
prize, $40; boys sack race, first prize
81. The Marathon and relay races
were withdrawn because of lack Of
entries.
At noon dinner will be served under
the shade Of the many large apple
trees in the park Beginning at two
o'clock in the afternoon dancing will
begin which will continue until late
in the evening,
The feature Of the days program
will be the baseball game in the AFTER
noon at three o'clock between the Con-
solidation baseball team and the
Frostburg Independents. The celebra-
ton is to be given under the auspices
of the Consolidation team, the entire
days program being in charge Of com.
mittee appointed from the team.
The Fourth Of July will be fitting
ly observed at the First regiment
camn The snldier hovs will have a
full holiday, being at liberty to Cele.
brate as they please. Some have ex-
pressed their Intention of spending
their Fourth atNome, while others live
so far away that they will not get to
go. A large number Of the soldiers
will go to Traction park in the morn.
ing and spend the day. They will re.
turn to camp tomorrow evening, ex,
cept those who have special permits.
sion for other arrangements.