The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-07-08

Day in Wallace was in every
respect worthy of the great
event of which this was
the Hath anniversary. While the
formal exercises in the Grand
theater were not as largely attended
as they should have been, for the pa
triotic ceremonies should always re-
ceive the first consideration, still the
house was comfortably filed and
whatever was lacking in attendance
was made up in enthusiastic response
to a program of unusual excellence.
Seated on the stage besides those who
participated in the program were rep
resentatives of the Grand Army of the
Republic and the War Mothers of
Shoshone county Mayor Hugh Toole
presided and in the course of prelim-
mary remarks incidentally compared
the number of men in the audience
with the probable number who would
pack the auditorium and crowd the
ropes in the same building an hour
or two later. Following the mayors
address of welcme the formal pro-
gram was rendered: Song by Robert
Cummings reading of Declaration of
independence by Miss Sally Clyde;
selection by orchestra; address by
Donald A. Callahan; song by Martin
Keibert; America" by the audience.
Mr. CalIahan's Address.
The address by Mr.. Callahan was
not lengthy. and every sentence car
ried with it the true spirit of 70. He
commented upon the presence of
many children and urged parents to
see that they never missed the pa
triotic exercises on the Fourth of July
in order that they might learn during
the most impressionable age the story
of our countrys birth and the duty
that devOlves upon every citizen TO
preserve and defend our liberties. IL
Illustrating the position of our country
today with the story of ancient Troy
which fell only when the palladium of
its liberty had been captured through
the cunning of the enemy. the speak
CT warned his hearers against those
who seek to change our system of
government and who would abandon
the time hOnored policies handed
down to us by the fathers of the re-
public. The Declaration of Indepen-
dence. the constitution, Washington's
farewell address and the Monroe doc |
trine constitute the palladium of our
liberties and they must he maintained !
If we expect to preserve our heritage |
as a free people. Mr.. Callahan closed |
his address by requesting the audi |
ence to stand and join in repeating the |
American creed. copies of which had |
been distributed by the War Mothers |
Afternoon Sports.
Following the patriotic exercises
numerous contests were pulled off,
at City park. the contestants being |
chiefly boys and girls who had the
inducement of liberal prizes offered by |
the committee. The big event of the
celebration was the ball game for a
purse of $500. The entries were Wal
lace. Mullan and Kellogg. In the
game Sunday afternoon Wallace was
beaten by Mullan and was therefore
eliminated. The real contest for the
purse was between Mullan and Kel-
logg Monday afternoon and was won
by the former by score of to Z,
proving most interesting and excit-
ing contest It is doubtful if there
was ever a larger crowd present at a
hail game in this city. The grand
stand and bleachers were packed to
the limit, while hundreds occupied all
available ground space along the
fence. Outside automobiles We're
sides of the enclosure.
The failure of the airplane to ap
pear was a matter Of great disap
pointment, but no blame attaches 70
the celebration committee which had
entered into the contract and incurred
much expense in preparing for the
air exhibit.