The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-06-22
EUNICE PREPARES
FOR CELEBRATION
ON JULY FOURTH
Working Out Details of
Greatest Celebration in
Towns History
BASEBALL CAME is
PART OF PROGRAM
Under Post Of
the American Legion
That Day


vitation to every one in the contigu-
Gus territory to gather there on Mon
day, July 4, to take part in and enjoy
the huge celebration which is promis-
ed for the occasion.
All details of the festivities have
been worked out and the program
will be in the hands of the local post
of the American Legion. The boys
who were in the service during the
recent great war promise that no one
of the thousands expected will go
away dissatisfied, for the program for
the day is replete with everything and
the crowning event of the day, in the
estimation of the baseball fans, VII
be a hot contest between the Opelou-
sas and Eunice teams.
Both teams have met three times
before, Eunice winning the first and
losing the last two of the games. They
will meet for the fourth time in OPP
elousas on Sunday, July 8, at opelou-
sas, and the following day, at the big
blowout, they will try for honors
again.
A game of the old-time Indian "rac-
quet," a sport that once was popular
but which has almost dropped out
of sight the past decade, will be play
ed between teams from Evangeline
and Allen parishes. Racquet is some
what like tennis but little more ex-
citing and considerably more scientl-
fic. There are more players in the
lineup and the winning team has TO
put up good fight to get the honoTs.
There will be a great patriotic pa
rade staged at II o'clock a. m. All
vehicles-and they will undoubtedly
be mostly automobiles-willg be ap-
propriately decorated for the occasion
and lend color to the entire scheme OF
entertainment.
OF course there will be races OF all
kinds-no real entertainmeny, accord
ing to the prevailing standards OF
southwest Louisiana would be com
plete without races of some kind, and
the Eunice celebration promises to
have a full share of such sport. Horse
races. foot races and sack races are
on the program, and as the lovers OF
this kind of sport are numerous
throughout this part of the state we
feel sure there will be a large attend
ance at the track where the events
will be pulled off.
No real old-time Fourth OF July
celebration would altogether measure
up without patriotic speeches, and
this feature of the comprehensive pro
gram has been attended to with scrup
ulous care as to detail. There are
some pretty good impromptu speakers
in Eunice, all of whom are imbued
with the full spirit of Americanism
and the large audience will be fully
entertained by the orators who speak
on fitting subjects.
Then, of course, comes the fina
wind.up that night-a big dance a
the Legion headquarters, officially
known as the "dug-out." There vii
be a fine jazz band on hand to fur
nish the music for the dance and tht
big throng will have full opportunity
to dance until they are completely tir
ed Que, in the small hours of the morn
ing.
The moving picture theatre is also
staging a splendid program for th'
occasion and the show will be oper
promptly at p. M, the feature pic
ture being entitled "The Highest Law.
which Is said to be appropriate fol
the occasion.
Besides hundreds from Acadia
Evangeline, Allen and Jeff Davis par
ishes, many from all parts Of St Lal
dry will be in attendance, and man!
Opelouseans are laying plans am
making preparations to attend tn
function in our neighboring town OF
the fourth.