The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-07-11
GLORIOUS
CELEBRATION
Largest Crowd and Best En-.
tertainment Ever Known
In Okanogan County.

There have been 4th of July celebra-
tions and 4th of July celebrations in
okancgan county since the days when
rho white man first took up his aboG @
therein. but on no former occasion
has there ever been such a COM
n,ete success in the way of 4th of
Iu,y celebration as the one that tool.
Z ,lsce in Oroville Friday ami Satur-
,day OF last week. And that is no
dream.
Oroville redeemed herself for all
mast shortcomings and the happieSI
feature of the great event in the minds
of our people is that so far as can be
learned everybody went home express
ing perfect satisfaction with the pro-
gram of events. Too often in the past
many who have attended local cele-
brations have been free in their criti-
cism of their treatment, and whether
that criticism was justified or not, the
fault finding left a very unfavOrable
impression among neighbors. On this
occasion there was no grounds for
fault finding. Oroyille was able to give
the visitors line of entertainment
that was entirely new to most of them
and. owing to its exceptional excell-
ency there was no excuse for censure
Promises held out to attract a crowd
we're fulfilled, and the man or woman
who could net appreciate what was
provided in the way of entertainment
would be so hard to please that no
kind of celebration would satisfy
them.
People commenced arriving Thurs
day evening by train, but the greater
number rolled into town early Fri
day morning in that modern and pop
ular conveyance, the automobile, and
at the hour set for the speaking the
streets of Oroville presented a very
animated appearance. There were
autos parked everywhere, and the
sidewalks were crowded with pedes
trians. People came from far and near
There were large 'tontingents from
Penticton, Loomis, Nelson, Tonasket,
Okanogan and other towns, while the
farmers seem to have turned out en-
masse. The great drawing card was
the aeroplane Hundreds of residents
of the upper country had never seen
a flying machine and were anxious to
see the new vehicle of the air in mo-
tion. Scores of visitors were in town
Thursday evening and saw the air
shin arrive and ntbar Spnrne laa ru oil
before morning that the big attraction
was here, could fly and would fly. And
old and young flocked here to see 1t
operate.
At 10 o'clock parade moved
through Main street headed by the
band. In point Of size and variety the
parade was not what was expected,
but the presence in line, of large
number of soldiers and sailors in uni
form made the procession quite inn
pressive. The crowd drifted to the
Civic League park with the procession
where Father Sherman delivered the
oration, before a large and appreciat-
I've assembly,. Fortunate indeed were
the people of Oroville that Father
Sherman, after repeated solicitations,
consented to make the 4th of July
address. All over the broad land,
wherever celebration was held,
speakers Grated, but we feel confident
that nowhere was heard a more schol-
arly or eloquent address than that de-
livered by Father Sherman. A fervent
patriot, rarely accomplished scholar,
felicitous in expression, with mar
velous command of language, his
uttered words had the melody of song.
With the celebration following so soon
after the signing of the world peace,
the speaker declared this to be one OF
the most momentous 4th of Julys in
the history of the country. He did not
dwellsupon the long past, but carried
his hearers over the events of recent
history, painting vivid picture OF the
heroism of the boys who fought and
bled and died on the fields of France,
paying generous tribute to the allies
who carried on the war so long
against autocracy before Americas
Po"oi "do tuIOWH lHLo thO Doi@
and turned the tide. He urged the
teaching of Americanism throughout
the land and denounced the elements
OF anarchy that have attempted TO
strike at the life of the ration. From
beginning to end the address was one
grand poem and the careful attention
or the audience was evidence that
his efforts were appreciated and en-
joyed
After lunch the crowds concentrated
at the ball grounds where the program
was to be carried out. The ball game
between Penticton and Oroville was
the first event. The game proved to be
close and exciting, Oroville finally
winning by score of 4 to L. Follow
Ing the game Lieut.. Hall made flight
In his biplane, rising to a height oil
several thousand feet after circling
the grounds and the town. From thai
altitude he dropped suddenly In q
nose spin, sailed off on an even keel
looped the loop and performed Other
thrills that held the crowd entranced
1t was beautiful exhibition. ano
those present who had seen aeroplanes
often said it was the most interesting
sight they had ever witnessed. Aftel
the public exhibition the bucking hor'
ses were brought out, and this EVEN
created a vast amount of merriment
One bold COW person attempted tt
ride mo Mans Land" but lasted JUS
about two jumps. Later in the evening