Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-09
OBSERVE THE
4TH OF JULY
LARGE CROWDS ENJOY WARTIME
CELEBRATION IN BONNERS
FERRY THURSDAY
PROGRAM AT MAUGHAN'S PARK
Hon. j. f. Ailshie Gave Splendid Pa
triotic Address

The celebration of the Fourth" i'm
Boomers Ferry on Thursday was in
Keeping with war times and closely
followed the plans outlined by the
national defense council. Large
crowds gathered on Main street in the
morning and after a concert by the
Boomers Ferry band proceeded to the
Vaughan park on the Northside where
the band gave another concert. the
Liberty Chorus, under the leadership
of Mrs. G. II, Wilbur, sang two series
of patriotic songs and anthems and
A, A. Mcintyre read the Declaration
of Independence. The program on
ened with the assembly singing Amer
lea A. j. Kent had charge of the
program arrangements and as Amer
lea" was sung the Boundary county
service flag was unfurled.
The morning program took up more
time than was anticipated so the adj
dress of Hon. j. F. Ailshie, of Occur d
Alene, was postponed until the after
noon. Mr.. Ailshie gave a stirring
patriotic talk in which he had the
close attention of his audience.
In the evening the crowds gathered
at the l. o. o. f. hall to attend the
the Odd Fellows lodge for the benefit
of the Red Cross. Many local peo-
pie also attended the several dances
held in various parts of the county.
A dance for the benefit of the Red
Cross was held at Naples and was
well patronized.
The ladies of the Red Cross auxil-
larry enjoyed all the concessions at
Maughan's park and all day long were
kept busy in the various booths serv-
ing sandwiches and coffee, ice cream.
candy, soft drinks, etc.
The Red Cross ladies report that
they cleared $153.77 on the Fourth.
OF this money $246.37 was taken in at
the stands at Maughan's park and
expenses amounted to $108.70 and the
benefit dance receipts, after paying all
expenses were $16.10.
o. G. Wilson was in charge of the
program of sports for the day and
made the money allowed him for this
purpose go long ways in the furnish
ing of amusements for the crowd
There was a special race in the morn
ing and two in the afternoon. John
Johnson took first money and j. A.
Bangs second money in the special
100 yard dash in the morning. The
list of the winners of the athletic and
sports events in the afternoon follows;
Boys race, under IL years: 1st,
Wallace James, End, Ted Carratt.
Special race for boys under IL
years, LIST, Wallace James; End, Jer-
ONE Eagan.
Girls race, under IL years; LIST,
Nora Reid; End, Fay Keith
Special girls race, under IL years;
1c Tr,, NTac Il lNt,.. Dbl n
| Fat women's race; LIST, Grace Keith;
End, Mrs. Ray DeWolfe.
Fat mems race; LIST, p. o. Swanson;
End, A. ID. WEIGH Bill Heathershaw
says this race was crooked.
Boys race, II to 16 years; LIST, Fred
Plato; 2nd Thos. Thorson.
Girls race, II to 16 years; LIST, Lee
Aldrich; 2nd, Fay Keith.
Skinny mems race; LIST, Bert Gay;
End, Johnson.
Opposite sex; LIST Mrs, Skeels End,
Mrs. Bert Baden.
100 yard dash; LIST, John Johnson;
End, j. A. Bangs.
Tug or war: boys over ten years and
under fifteen; won by Northside team
consisting of Albert Hawley, Ben
Wickstrom, Marvin Wickstrom, Archie
Ferbrache, Eddie HAMS, Charles Fry,
Alvin Plato, Vance Wamsley, Duncan
Branom, William Leslie. The South
side team consisted of the following;
Clarence Hart, Melvin Johnson, Wes-
ley Wilbur, Russell Moore, Edwin
Westerman, Allen Rudd, Berlin Castle,
Francis Moore, Thos. Thorson, Ralph
Karrer.
Porthill, Copeland, Meadow Creek.
Round Prairie and a number of tho
smaller districts of the county OBJ
served the Fourth" in appropriate
manner and in every district the day
was spent in an enjoyable manner.