The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01
RIPLEY PARK PROGRAM
Official Announcement of Fourth of
July Celebration.

The official announcement of the
program for the big Fourth of July
celebration at Ripley park, shows that
the day will be crowded with interest
ing events from morning to night.
Prizes of all descriptions will be
awarded the winners of the athletic
contests. but the main event of the
day will occur at 3 o'clock in the af-
ternoon~ when the city service flag
with its 1,60O stars will be dedicated.
The program together with the
prizes offered. will be as follows:
100 a. m.-Tennis tournaments. Boys,
age to u. pocket knife; boys over II.
solid gold cuff links; girls over II, pair So
shoes.
900 a. m.-Swimming contests. Boys.
dash across pool, 10 to 10. bathing suit;
P2 dash to Il
set; boys, high dive. best form, over 15.
straw hat, shirt; boys. high dive. best
fancy dive, smoking set, stick pin: water
pole, eight boys over 10 to a team, so cents
in merchandise to each member of winning
team diving for ball, all over IL, neckte !;
boys, sack fight on pole. u to Is, baseball
glove, necktie; rescue and first aid exhibit !;
woman staying under water longest, silver
TO- 30 a. m.-BasebaH game.
IL :O0 noon-Basket lunch
Afternoon Program.
1 30 p. m.-Wrestling match.
2 80 p. m.-Marshalfs band.
3 100 p. m.-Dedication of flag.
Invocation.By Rev. w. II; Wallace;
Address-By Atty. Gen. s. NJ. brewster.
100 p. m.-Athietic contests.
Boys, 6 to Il, bicycle slow race. electric
bicycle lamp; boys, to y hobble race,
to l., three-Ieg hobble race, so cents in
merchandise to each member of winning
team; boys. over IL, three-legged hobble
race. 81 pocket knife to each member of the
winning team: girls, over II, potato race.
plant, bottle toilet water: boys. II.
potato race, harp; girls. 6 to Il. hoop race
pound box of CANDY bathing sIIit :.
boys, to II. hoop race, baseball glove !;
girls, to T.. 5o-yard dash, one pound box
pound box of candy: boys. over II. TO
yard dash. flashlight; boys. 6 to =, 75-
brush, hammer; women. 25-yard dash, rug.
flower basket: fat mems race. 200 pounds
/ or over. box of cigars; boys, 6 to II, broad
broad jump. baseball bat: girls chariot
race. four to team, to u, handkerchiefs
to each member winning team. boys
chariot race, four TO team, - to 16, 81 in
merchandise to winning team men, cent?
pede race. eight to team. box of cigars tn
winning team; boys shoe race, 6 to II. 81
is. parhsol. bottle of toilet water: boys
over 10 bicycle obstruction race. pair of
tires; women. nail driving contest rock
ing chair: men over 16. tug of wsr in
water, box of cigars to the winning team.
Evening Program.
1:15 p. m.-Marshafl's band
boil water. military officers uniform; first
aid. pocket knives.
3 90 p. m.-Community sing under
| direction of Daniel Muller, and assisted by
Marshall's band.
Band concert
300 p m--Dancjng- Prize waltz, lady's
| parasol. two Victor records: gentlsman
| tailor made shirt. straw hat
! The following prizes will be assigned
! later: Fountain pen. 81 merchandise pair
| hose. hammer, lady's shirtwaist. one clean
shirt ladys shirtwaist. S1-25 cleaning and
pressing 81 laundry twenty pieces popu-
| lar music. silver or cut glass. bathing can
talcum powder. cut glass vinegar chruef s.
1 IN merchandise. bathing cap. two pounds
! OF coffee: salt and pepper set. hand painted
china. 8 in merchandise, bottle of toilet
water, fountain pen.