The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1921-07-08
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CARSON WAS
SUCCESSFUL

The Fourth of July celebration held
at Carson Monday was one of the best
affairs of it's kind ever held in that
city and was attended by vast throngs
of people from the surrounding
country and towns, and 1t Is safe to
say that eighty per cent of the people
OF Douglas county were in attendance.
The parade, one of the main features
of the celebration, was several blocks
. long, and the floats were attractivel,
gotten up. In the parade were several
automobiles Of twenty years ago and
the antiquated gass buggies attracted
no little attention. One of the old
boats, a REQ, purchased by A. Smith
when automobiles first came into use.
looked more like vehicle used by the
ancient Greeks than a present-day au-
tomobile. The Virginia and Truckee
railway company entered float rep
resenting the motor and was cleverly
built over a Ford car. An old hack
of fifty years ago and many other
relics of pioneer days were pulled
from their hiding places and formed
a part of the interesting parade. The
Standard Oil Company and other bust
ness concerns were represented with
floats.
The parade was headed by the Gard
nerville band. which was assisted in
the musical part of the program by
several Carson players, and from all
accounts gave a very creditable ac-
count of themselves.
At eleven o'clock a literary and
musical program was held in front
of the capitol building, Governor Boyle
being the principal speaker. During
the program the American Legion
post of that city was presented with
the presentation speech. The queen
and her maids had seats of honor Oh
the platform and the strikingly hand
some young ladies added a feminine
touch to the setting that convinced
all that there was no necessity to &C
without the state to secure a young
lady of beauty to preside as queen.
During the afternoon footraces
horse races. and other sporting events
we're held on the main street and at
the same time a ball game took place
between Carson and Carson Valley
The game was exceedingly exciting
until the eight inning and up to that
Carson Valley. However, the valley
boys "blew up" in the eight inning and
Carson scored several runs on errors
| the final score standing IL to g. I'm
til the beginning of the eighth the
score was 6 to in favor of Crason
The Carson team had been strength
ened by three new players as we'll as
new pitcher and catcher. Consider
| ing the fact that the valley team was
composed entirely of home boys. they
made a splendid showing, although
meeting defeat.
Before the ball game started the
crowd was amused by daylight fire
works in the form of tiny parachutes
| to which were attached American flags
and which we're hurled high in the air
by bombs.
During the evening the band played
concert in the capitol grounds ane
while, the mardi gras was not a huge
success, what 1t lacked in numbers, 1t
made up in other ways.
The night fireworks held the at
tention of the crowd until a late hour
and the heavenly illuminations brough,
forth the admiration of all.
Miss Mamie Berning was chosen as
queen of the day and had as her
maids of honor from this county Miss
q. Hickey and Miss Leona Currie.
Altogether, the celebration held at
Carson is deserving of much com
mendation, and those who had the af-