The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-01
Juy 4ih Pageant Is Rounding InlO Shape;
Big Chorus Rehearsing Daily; Other
Features Worked Out
10 To 65 AGE LIMIT
NAMED FOR SINGERS
Burn No Powder Is EdIct Placing Ban On
Fireworks; Basket Lunch to Be
OAe Of Features

What it takes to put the skids un.
der a slow existence and jazz things
up to an excitement, Chickasha car.
nival songsters are happy with and
from the progress OF training during
the past few days 1t looks like the
old time Fourth Of July Kid can now
cCme out Of his she'll The things
wound up to the last notch. When
it's sprung there will be big doins
il Chickasha.
Complete plans for the Fourth of
July celebration which will be held
on the O. C. w. campus Thursday
night we're announce. day by ar.
rangement chairman c. Burton
who has arrangements in charge Pa
triotlc pageants and war features Ga.
lore will feature the entire program
as arranged by the committee and t
is the plan of those who have the
celebration in charge to picture the
American war spirit since the foun.
dation of the nation.
Preparations on the musical pro-.
gram which are being rushed by the
chorus director, Mrs. D. H. Roche.
are rapidly bringing the numbers in
70 shape. 1t was learned Saturday
that the mixed chorus would have
sole responsibility for furnishing mu
SIC for the occasion as it will be i'm
possible for the band to appear here
on July 4, according to musical di.
rectors. With this inconvenience to
overcome, Mrs. Roche has launched
an attempt to swell the chorus as
much as possible and has called for
all volunteers available. 1--WE are
not limiting the invitation to profes
sional or expert singers" said Mrs
Roche this morning Anyone who
has little time to spare and who
wants a part in the biggest Fourth
Of July celebration ever staged here
should report for practice no later
than tonight. We can assign parts
according to the volunteers ability
and are making the rehearsals after.
noon and night for the convenience
OF all who are taking part" Over
fifty were lined UP for the chorus
last week and leaders of the move.
ment expect one hundred men and
women out the rest of this week.
Chorus practice will be held to.
night at eight o'clock at the Chris.
tian church.
There may be some powder burned
OIL July 4th, but it will not be in con-
nection with the big Chickasha cele.
bration of our nations birthday
Chickasha folks are going to save all
their powder for use on the Germans
and the kids who have been accus.
toned to blowing a finger or two
off, will be compelled to put aside
that desire, tune up their voices and
enter the big chorus that is sche-
duled to sing the old familiar songs
at the 0. c. w
4 member of the committee on ar
rangements said this morning, Now
regarding this chorus, we are going
d to make the age limit from 10 to 65
and we want everyone who is old
enough to sing and not too old to
make a noise. to meet tonight ror re.
hearsal Why everyone knows the
songs that we are going to use. Let's
make the volume of that chorus
strong enough that the kaiser will
hear it in Berlin. He will doubtless
be hearing other music made by the
bullets and shells our boys are shoot.
irg at him, but we want to swell that
noise to the extent that it will deaf
en- him.
Then again, we want to make
noise enough with that chorus for
our boys in the trenches to hear it.
Let them use up the powder They
have already shown that they know
how to do it in the most effective
manner. Leave that to them and LET
us do the singing"
The celebration, unique as far as
Chickasha is concerned, is authorized
by the Council Of Defense. It isn't