The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-03
Final Announcement Made Of Program to
Be Given al 0. C. W. Tomorrow
Evening; Safe aud Sane
BIG FEED" STANDS
AS FEATURE DE LUXE
Community Idea 10 Be Carried Out; Sue
cess Of Enterprise Now Up to
ChiCkasha People

Final plans were finished yester-
day for Chickasha's big patriotic pa
geant I'D last rehearsal which will
be held tonig i'll put everything
in readiness for the first real com
munity Fourth Of July to begin on
the O. C. w campus tomorrow even
ing. The committee that has been
working under the direction of the
Council of Defense believes that
thorough preparations have been
made for the festival and now only
the cooperation of Chickasha is
needed to make the movement sue
cess.
The tr ming Of more than one hun
dred voices for mixed chorus that
is to furnish music for the occasion
has been probably the biggest con
Jccrn pf tl0ScsrTI AeYo the program
\ in charge Mrs. D. H. Roche, voice
director, and Mrs. Irving Emerson
assistant, have put volunteer singers
in shape as rapidly as possible and
chorus training twice daily this week
has brought this part of the bill to
the place where the last rehearsal
was highly pleasing to those who are
putting on the musical review
Committee heads in announcing
definite number arrangements last
night stated that their plan through
out has been to emphasize the pa
tliotic community idea in every de-
tail and the affair has been made in
formal and impromptu with this in
mind. The public must feel that it
is responsible for the celebration, E
c. Burton, head of the arrangement
committee declared today.
Foremost in the string Of events
that nave been scheduled for Thurs.
day is the basket supper that will be
spread on the campus promptly at 6
p. m This leads the big features Of
the bill. Every family in Chickasha
is invited and expected to bring I'M
usual quantities of eats and unless
prospects that the promoters have
fallen amiss old feast records in Gra-
dy county will be smashed. The
fricndliest lunch basket will be the
biggest patriot of the day.
Pageant numbers will start at sew
en- thirty in order that the program
may be completed before dark All
equipment for the mammoth histor-
I zeal display was rounded up only yes
terday afternoon Costumes and trim
'mngs are as elaborate as the limited
time given to preparations would per-
nit Beginning with the Revolution
airy War period characters in dress
will carry the American wars
through to the present crisis, show
ing the national spirit and customs
Of the trying periods in our national
existence. Popular camp songs oi
each war will be rendered by the
chorus as the pageant progresses
Although it ywas lmpossible for al
pieces in the Chickasha band to as
assist, a good impromptu organiza
ton will play for the national songs
Mrs. Roche announced yesterday.
Following is the complete program
Opening song-Columbia the Gen
of the Ocean.
Invocation-Rev A. S Albright.
History of our National Songs
w. Kayser.
Representation of Revolutionar
Period-George Washington, Mrs. E.
f Johns; Martha Washington, Mrs
S. w. Shaw. Song, Yankee Doodle.
Reading of Presidents Fourth Q
July Proclamation-Judge F. NJ. Ba
= ley.
Representation of War of 1872