The St. Mary banner., 1920-07-10
4 Big Day Ii Franklin.

day in Franklin. The glad spirit
Of tue patriotism was abroad. 1t
could be seen in 81! q is glory
reflected By the bright couuten-
auces OF the vast crowd oi men
and women vino had gathered
here tS celebrate the f44.h anpi.
versary Of the birth OF An orican
Independence and liberty. The
celebration was conducted unda,
the auspices Of the Franklln Pcs,
Of the American Legion.
Hon. Wilson T. Peterman wa
selected as grand marshal OF tbs
Da,sde, and sir. Oscar L. Alph, !,
Lr Wa his aide. The parade wa
orgeuizsd promptly st 30 p N i,
At the James A. Pctarman Par2
1t marched through WILLOW street.
20 Main street, thence turning
oorth on the upper eide Of the
aeutrai ground of Main street to
IOeria street, thence turning south
it marched dowu the 10 wef side
of the neutral ground to near tn
southern limit Of the town. theme
Jack To thv court house Where l.
diebandet. It was grand and
lusplring pageant, lu the lead
rode the grand marshal with his
aide, Ola Glory floating over them
and waving them on. Next N
The Franklin Eagle Brad5 Band
playing thrilling national airs,
next came the boys Of the Amer.
lean Legion, next came the old
Confederate Veterans, who were
riding ia an automile, next cam:
he koy Scouts. manly lads with
brisk military bearing AID step;
they seemed to be acting as escor;
70 the old Confederate Veterans
Most cf the local ffaterual orders,
he Knignts Of Pythia5, the
Druids, the Duca D'Agost4 B,nev,
oient Society. the knights o.!
Columbus, the ladies Of the Druiis
Circle and the Eiss, took promi-
nent parts in the parade, and heip
swell the fervor of the glad and
glorious occasion. A beautiful
le ature that struck the eyes and
eptrarced the hearts of all was the
marching in line Of the ladies of
the Druids Circle. Dressed in
white. holding iu their hands and
waving miniature flags of our
great republic, they matched,
with infinite grace, an animated
picture of grace. beauty and love
iiuess Many automobiles and
other vehicles. beautifully deco
rated and filled with ladies. moved
in the parade and added to the
splendor of the pageant
The orations were delivered Ia
the District Court room in the
court house. That spacious place
was crowded to inconvenience.
Hundreds of persons were unable
to enter for the want OF even
standing room. Congressman j
Y. Sanders. Hon. Douelson CAT,
ferv and Hon. Edwin S. Brous.
sard were the orators. They spoky
in the order named They each
delivered mastery orations, prin-
cipally en- the associations tha'
hallow ard make this day greai
in American history. Very little
was said OF local politics. The
remarks OF each speaker were
greeted with great and fervent ap'
plause.
Judge Percy Saint vas 'hs
chairma an OF the meeting He, ir
mis- usua! graceful, eloquent ano
appropriate words, introduced
each speaker, adding by hi' ap
remarks fervent dignity and zea
70 the celebration Of the hal!oweo
Natal day of our great Nation
The celebration was a glorious
success, There was an abse1c
Of the cannon'5 boom, Of the glare
and noise OF fireworks, Of tn
glitter OF SIN ere passing show,
out in their stead, the immorta
spirit of peace and liberty pre-
vailed ia the hearts of our patri
otic people as they rcj,iced ane
gave public thanks for the grand
eur of our country aud that sh'
has been permitted to hold aloft
high above the nations of tn
earth, "the torch of liberty. en-
tightening the world"