Evening star., 1922-07-09
R|vERDALE.

RIvERDALE. Nd, July 8 Especially.
With a community spirit that refus-
ed to bow to unfavorable weather.
Riyerdale staged one of its most sue
cessful Fourth Of July eeie oraalOns s,,h 8
street parade. in which were features
a number of floats depicting impor-
fant events in American history.
Prizes were awarded for the pest
decorated automobiles. the first prize
going to Ed Money ana the seeoo ~
Robert Portion.
one of the surprises of the day was
the large number of entries IN tne
contests for babies and small cnil-
dren. For the best baby first prize
went to Baby Lyons; second prize "
George Montgomery, Sd; for the oese
decorated baby carriage. frst prize 70
Robert kneessi, and second prize ~
Robert Baldwin; for the best oecolal
ed doll carriage, first prize to Louise
Re,nobl. and second prize to Dorothy
Campbell; for the best decorated ooS
vehicle, first prize to Walter fsiteF'
and second prize to Edwin Harlan.
brilliant array of costumes pass
parade. Prizes for the handsoinsSt Sos
tum4 were awarded to Helen hoIIles'
for The most original to anna Nnap
6slA.ae, and for the most comical 70
William Portion. who made an eAe
pent pocket edition of Charlie Cnap
I'm These events were followed by
hand concert, during which the laoies
in charge of the refreshment pooths
dispensed the good things that pleaseo
both young and OLD.
In the afternoon an interesting pro-
gram of patriotic exercises took place
the features of which were the ao-
dress of welcome by Mayor j. BUR
rows Waters, the singing of the Star
Spangl.i Banner" by Mrs. George
Montgomery, jr and chlioren t;a
;y,er Of
of Independence by w. L. Thorne ana
the admirable address by the orator
of the day. Representative Lamar Jei-
fers of iabama-
Next in order were the athletlc
events. which provided much sport
and amusement for all ages. from the
little girls in the peanut scramble 10
dignified members of the town coun-
Gil in a running race.
The results follow:
Peanut scramble. for girls under ten gears
First. Ruth Fuller: second. Helen Holmes.
Shoe scramble. for boys under ten years
First. Blair Hamel; second. David Brody:
dash fDT sirs second see Thyra
ders. Fifty-yard dash for boys Twelve nd 70 s. AZ.
I. years-rIrst. George Taylor: second, A. a.
teen years-First. Tallulah Moulden: second
Madeline Briggs. Sixty-yard dash: handicap, iiss
for boys under twentyHne potao raee
for married Iadies-First, Helen Mcnonneii
second l.. NJ. Venemann. Thirty-yard pack-
.ra ! I. Mcdonnell. Fortyyard dash for
boys under twelve years-First' John ,G; aroH
,a soEirst Nysns iA.sfatn Ie%mann % second
]. j. Mcdonnell. Egg race for ladiesnfirst.
Helen Mcdonnell second Mrs Robert se1aGs Rsber
and Richard Amichs second, s. Sanders and
w W. Hamel. Needle and thread race-First
ond William Holiday and Mrs. William Hol-
liday. Relay race. married men VS.; single
men-Won BY single Men; o,s,s r. GSTaGR S,11nv.rd nd
dash for over forty years-First. Mr.. Far
we'll; second. W. f. Thorne. Race for MAYOR
and council-First, ]. H. Schaefer: second W.
A. Rogers.
The daytime events closed with a
base ball game between the Riverdale
Athletic Club and the East Riverdale
club, which the former won by the
score of IL to 1. The pitching OF
Reed of the Riverdale Athletic Club
AT night an elaborate display of
fireworks on the plaza opposite the
railway station terminated the days
program with blaze of glory.
Wet grounds necessitated post
ponement of some of the final matches
of the tennis tournament. In the one
match that was decided William Rog-
ers defeated Eddie Becker for the
Junior singles championship.
The entire celebration was held un-
DER tne auspices OIL tuc NiNcluoiC
Citizens Improvement Association.
Arrangements were in charge Of COM
mittees headed by the following: Will
liam D. Kneessi. general chairman;
c. A. Magoon, finance; T. w. Vene-
mann, street parade; W. E. Thorne.
patriotic exercises: ]. B. Waters, fire.
works; ]. j. Mcdonnell, athletics:
Mrs. F. r. Barclay. children's parades;
Mrs. F. c. Lutz. refreshments; H. Z.
Nickum. grounds and decorations: ana
r. E. Baber, printing and publicity.