The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-07-07
Glorious 4th Is
.FiHinglyObserved
Thousands Participate
Celebration of Fourth
of July in High Point

Celebration of Fourth
of July in High POir11
With ideal weather prevailing High
Point Monday staged one Of +1s
greatest Fourth Of July celebrations
held here In many years. Thousands
OF men, women and children from al.
most every walk of life crowded The
streets all day, watching4the carrying
! out of a program that may make The
! day memorable one in the history
of the Furniture City
The most outstanding feature OF
the program was the address OF
United States Senator Lee S. Over
manf The senator spoke at 2 O'Clock
from the bandstand on the Elm street
school grounds. Senator Overnan,
who resides in Salisbury when his
time is not occupied in the national
capital, is a brilliant orator and his
address Monday was most interesting.
Large crowds gathered around the
bandstand to hear the senator.
The mammoth street parade began
at o'clock and it was nearly an
hour later before all the automobiles
had passed. There were scores of
artistic floats, while many touring
cars were flying flags and banners.
While not as many High Pointers en-
tered floats as was expected by the
committees, those who did go to the
expense and trouble to decorate are
receiving the congratulations. OF
friends for the exquisite taste shown
in arranging the floats. Many High
Point business enterprises were repre-
sented.
The parade, headed by the fire
trucks and the Elks band, moved
through the principal streets of the
city and out to the Welch baseball
park, where a game was staged at 10
o'clock between the clubs representing
Danville and High Point. i large
crowd witnessed the contest.
On the Elm street school grounds
boths we're operated by- several
churches Of the city and: the indica-
tions were that they did a big busi-
ness. Ice cream and cold drinks
were greatly in demand by the thirsty
kiddies who also sought the balloon
vendor.
AUTOMOBILES lined Main street Mon
day. One citizen was heard to re-
mark that he had never seen so many
automobiles on the streets at one time
and the statement met the, approval
of men standing near.
In the afternoon athletic contests
were staged. At A o'clock ex-seTyice
men, were guests of several local citi-
zens at a free show at the Orpheum
theatre. Monday night at 1880 o'clock
in the high school auditorium a pro-
gram was presented under the aus
pices of the oy Scouts of High Point.
ID - h0
chief speaker of the evening.
Prizes Awarded
The list of prizes awarded in the
parade follows:
Most artistic f1oat-First prize,
piece of furniture from Tate Furni-
tur company, won by Elks' club; Sec
ond prize, $40 statue from Max Rones,
won by Continental Furniture COM
pany.
Most artistically decorated auton1o-
bile-First prize, mahogany rocker
from Bradner and York, won by Guy
Wels;- second prize, silk umbrella
from AT Moffitt, won by Fire Chle1
A. B. Horney.
Most comic float-Prize, gold watch
chain from Loflin's, won by Aliens
department store.
Most original fioat-Prize, gold
cuff buttons from w. L. Stamey, won
by Boy Scouts.
Most artistice''y decorated auto
nnobie-First prize, mahogany rocker
mobile, includi gncostumes-Pr1ze'
basket of groceries from O-Tote-Em
store. won by Dodge Brothers.
i, Most original auto-get-up-Pr1ze
Pyrex baking set from
High Point Hardware company, won
bv o. A. Kirkman, Jr.
Other prizes went for the following
High bicyce, ridden by L. F: Hon
eycutt, two ties from II. Harris ana
byother: s'Been. all around, Hlgh
Points the towi," fashlight from the
Welborn Supply company; "Old Rock
awav." a belt from Atlantic store;
Public Service float, sport shoes from
Quality shoe store; I. 0. .. r. hoa1'
linen towels from Beavens; 1889 eX-
hihits. two ladies, Mrs. James Holt,
box stationery from Jarrett's, ana
Mrs. Price: canry from Hart Drug
company; Wilson Fordson float,
thernnos bottle from Sicelof Hardware
company: Woodmen of the World
towels from Aliens department store.
Honorable mention also was MADE
of the floats entered by the Red Men,
Old Hickory club and the City mar
ket. The Judges were Mesdames X. b.
Terry, III. I. Coffeld, A. T. Wlshart'
A. b. Tate, Bascom Hoskins and Rev.
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