The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-07-11
VICTORY FOURTH
HUGE SUCCESS
Mighty Parade and Flag Raising In
the Morning, Followed BY
Interesting Days Events.
business Men Participated In Pa
rade with Fine rioais and
Decorated Automobiles

NittoIy fVuill was n kItdt udl
for Columbus and Camp Furlong
aud not one thing occurred 10 mar
The pleasure Of the occasion.
There was an enormous crowd
present and every one entered iuiu
the spirit Of the joyous day.
Colonel q. Arthur lladscll, com
mandcr Of Camp Furlong. gener-
ously turned out all Of his well
drilled soldiers for the morning
parade, Lieutenant Colonel Paul q.
Manchester. grand marshal and his
mounted staff leading. Colonel
Hadsell himself led the Twenty
fourth Infantry ana Colonel George
W. Biegler the Twelfth Cavalry.
The troops. with the machlcss
military bands. never showed up
10 better advantage. The multitude
thrilled with prirde as the mill
tary formations swept past, IN per
feet step and martial array.
The crowd also very much en-
joyed the industrial floats.
AZ the intersection Of Broadway
and Main. the column halted and
while the hand played the star
Spangled Banner" large Ameri-
can flag was unfurled. the string
being pulled by the charming lit
lie daughter Of Mrs. Laura q
nitchie, whose husband was q
martyr IN the Villa raid. March o
1915. A little Blanche released
The great flag and It's folds spread
In the gentle breeze. the sight was
truly inspiring
Field sports, baseball. cowboy
sports and boxing. and the per-
iectly wonderful barbecue, prepar
ed by Charles Burgess and George
Ayers, men who know how and di-
recied by that human dynamo
Titus Alexander, OF the War Camp
Community Sdrvice. Everybody
from the commading officer down
tuluNtu tue kIthl lttu,
while Mr.. Alexander was attend
ing 10 the details OF this feature
his associate dynamo II. j.
pickart. W. &. C.. s., was looking
after everything else. aud II can
safely be- said thai nothing slipped
a cog. Barnum q Bailey or Buff
falo Bill had nothing ON these men
The afternoon boxing events were
refereed by Lieutenant J. 4. Me-
Carthy, who always leaves the mat
with winner and loser ms friends
The Lieutenant Is true sport, IN
the manly sense Of the term. and
has done much 10 keep things high
grade" both inside and outside OF
camp. A full report of the con
tests and presentation of cups ana
belt Is published in another col
umn.
In the evening various balls anc
receptions were held In camp anC
at the w. e. T.. S. houses. aud d
patriotic concert by the Twelfth
Cavalry Band was given at the cor
ner Of broadway and Main. speech.
es befitting the great event helms
made by Mayor j. Il. Blair, VIII,
presided rs master OF ceremonies
Lieutenant J. A. Mccarthy. for Ia,
military; Titus Alexander for th'
welfare organizations. aud W. y
Holt for the Chamber of Com.
merce.
One Of the impressive parts o
the days observance of Victory
Fourth was the salute to ia,
Union" with the 81 NJ. NJ. gum
and the 20xiO foot American flas
flying from the new post staff.
Following the military came th'
citizens OF Columbus with theil
splendid industrial floats and deco,
rated automobiles.
Their order In the parade was
as nearly as we could get H. al
follows:
Mayor J. n. Blair aud family
American Red Cross. An Star Club
Sam Fem, post tailor; J. J. Clark
A. J. Weld, Earl Barron, juniol
He'd Gro %, prcwitt a Pender. A. J
Evans, Columbus Boltling Works
Broadwfy Cafe. Columbus Fuel Co
parlnr rna Store. carroll aud Nor,
wood n. lrrederickson, Columbul
Drug Company, Johnson Bros, Co
lumbus shoe Shop, Gymkana Min