Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-02
MAYOR A|NSL|E TO MAKE
FOURTH OF JULY SPEECH
Will Deliver Patriotic Address on
Wednesday at Highland
Park Plays.
MANY ATHLETIC CONTESTS
Seventh Annual "Safo and Sane"
Celebration in Highland Park to
Be Event Of Unusual Interest This
Year-Flag-Raisin Exercises.

Mayor George AinSlie will be the
principal speaker at the seventh annual
safe and sane celebration to be held
under the auspices OF the Highland
Park Citizens Association Wednesday,
Jul! 4. on the Plaza. Because of this
country's entry into the great war and
of the preparations that are being
made In and around Richmond to re-
cruit and train Americas vast army for
the struggle against PrussianiSm for
the maintenance OF freedom, the pa
triotic demonstration this year on In
dependence Day is peculiarly beftting.
Throughout the country there Is a
tendency this year to curtail the more
hashy demonstration on July 4. and in
the great majority OF the cities are
arranging patriotic meetings with pub
lie speaking as their feature. The ban
has been placed on fireworks to a large
degree. and indications are that only
small amount of powder and other
combustiblcs that may be used in war
fare viii be unnecessarily wasted.
Seven years ago the community pic
mic on a safe and sane basis was origi-
mated in Highland Park. and in subse-
quent :ears it has grown in popu-
larity. Various entertainment features
have been included on the program
opening with n baseball game at $3.50
o'clock between the married men OF
the suburb. From that hour on through
out the day and part OF the night
there Will be some amusement fea-
ture, while prizes will be awarded to
the winners in the numerous athletic
contests.
ATHLETIC CONTESTS TO BE
HELD IN AFTERNOON
Exercises in the afternoon will be-
gin promptly at . o'clock. The plaza
will be extensively lighted with cleo
trio lights and there will be ample
seating capacity for those attending
the celebration. There will be a band
concert from TO o'clock and sup
per and refreshments will be served on
the grounds. All prizes will be award
ed at O'Clock by the entertainment
committee from the grand-stand.
Included in the program is a nag
raising exercise at o'clock. with a
salute fired by a detachment from
Battery A. First Battalion, Virginia
National Guard Field Artillery. There
Will also be patriotic singing by a
specially trained choir selected from
the Highland Park Churches. and a
Maypole dance.
The following events have been ar
ranged. for which prizes will be award :
ed
Fifty-yard dash for boys under
twelve years; ffty-yard dash for girls
under twelve years: fifty-yard dash for
boys over twelve years; ifty-yaro
dash for girls over twelve years: OBJ
s,acle race for boys from ten TO four
teen years: obstacle race for boys from
| fourteen to eighteen years; jug race
for man and wife; esq and spoon race
for women: feather race. free for all:
water race. free for all; three-legged
race. free for all.
Throwing baseball through sheet
free for all women; Boy Scout drill
exhibition drill. htme guard awkward
squad: wheelbarrow race. free for all
fat mans race, for men weighing zoo
pounds and over: running race for wo-
men. free for all; shoe-tieing race, free
for all; tug OF war. Northside VS.
Southside. twelve men TO each team
pillow fight. catching the barnyard
pheasant. baby contest for children
| twelve months or under, and baby con-
test. for children from twelve months
TO two years; largest family on the
ground. tallest man on the ground
oldest married couple. youngest mar
ried couple. voting contest for most
popular young woman. and home gar
den contest