The Seward gateway., 1922-07-05
FOURTH IF JULY
 CELEBRATION E
 GLORIOUS SUCCESS
WEATHER CONDITIONS ALLOW BALL GAME AND SPORTS TO
 BE PULLED OFF

A cold, damp, SOggE day greeted our citizens yesterday when the forty-nine gun salute awoke them to reallza- ton that the annual celebration of our natal day had arrived. Jupiter Plu- vius was, most unkind, a steady down pour of rain occurring up to nine o'clock when the rains ceased, and Marshal Robert Mcintosh assembled his host for the grand parade which was form ed near the school house, and march, ed down Broadway to the Dock, where it countermarched to the corner of the Bank block where an address was g1v- en by w. H. Whittlesey. The speaker of the day called special attention to the significance of the occasion ana A, invited his hearers to study the consti- tuition and endeavor to fulfill the obli- cations of citizenship. MT. Whittlesey was followed by Leo Speybrock. one of the survivors of the famous Prln- cess Pat regiment, who told of his eX- periences in the world war and asked his hearers to be good Americans. Mr. Speybrock, who is a Belgian by birth, said that in all his travels in foreign countries, he had never seen nation to compare with America. After the speaking the judges, con- sisring of MT. Conrad Paeben of St. Louis MT. G. Earnshaw and MT. J. Il. Miles awarded the following prizes;
 The Women's Club of Seward won the first prize for the best decorated automobile. The car was completely covered with white crepe paper with streamers here and there of red, white and blue The second prize for best decorated automobile was grant ed to the Order of Eastern Star. Both cars would have been credit to any parade.
 The Seward herd of Elks won the prize for the best representation. A large number of the antlered herd leo off in the line of march carrying large American flag. They also enter ed a car decorated in the lodge colors'
 The prize for the most original float was awarded the local igloo of Plo- neers of Alaska. Their float pictured many phases of the pioneers life and was a very good representation.
 The prize for the most comical char acter in the parade was easily won py J. s. Badger in the costume or queen of a Turkish Harem.
 Walter Blue was awarded the prize for the best. decorated bicycle
 Prizes for the best decorated store windows were won by Miss Sylvia Sexton and the Seward Drug Company In the sports and games which were pulled off during the day. the follow ing were the prize winners:
 100 yard dash for Men-Wm. Neville first, D. M. Woodland, second.
 100 yard dash for Women-Mrs. Ira Railev first; Mrs. Donald Tyer, End.
 100 yard dash for girls-Lenora Dryden. first-Cecil Leslie, second. ., 100 ward dash for boys over twelve vears-Roy Neville, first, Robert Man they, second.
 22O yard dash-William Neville, 1st, D. M. Woodland, second.
 50 yard dash for women-Mrs. Ira Rai1av first: Caroline Peterson, sec ond.
 5O yard dash for boys under twelve Roy Manthey, first; Donald Shellhorn' second.
 5O yard dash for girls under twelve Elsie Larson, first; Katherine NeV- file, second.
 T wo mile race-Paulson, first, Arm strong, second.
 Three legged race for boys-Happy McNeer and Nick Michaelson, first.
 Three legged race for girls-Roberta ~1McIntosh and Ava Peterson, first.
 Baseball throwing contest-Mrs. U. H. Tyer, first; Mrs. Frank Mayors, second.
 Bicycle race-Robert Manthey, first and Roy Neville second.
 Nail driving econtest-Mrs. D. H. Tyer, first.
 Potato race-Donald Shellhorn, first
 Potato race for girls-Lenora Dry den, first.
 Relay race-Winning team, Smith Schmidt, Koseba, Mouilla.
 The Starr is Scheduled to leave On