The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-25
ROUNDUP BIG
FOURTH FEATURE

mon, years Olds ana Lucille mar
mon, 10 years old, captivated the
great crowd that attended tho Cat
tlemen's entertainment at Marvel
PARK at Parsons, Kan, May 1920,
1872. when the Rotary clubs met
at Muskogee last spring these girl
ropcrs put on their various roping
stunts TO the great entertainment OF
the Rotarians. They have performed
before General Pershing, Diaz and
Nine. Schuman Helnk and other ce-
lcbrltles. Al the American Legion
convention at Kansas city last No
vcmbcr they were awarded fret
prize for their roping and riding.
barbecue at Cushing.
II plans made recently are car
ricd out the Fourth will DO cclc.
bratod at Cushing from early morn
TN midnight. The celebration will
be put on under the auspices OF the
Retail Merchants association. Early
In the morning games and sports will
be held at Speedway park and dur.
ing the intervals n troupe OF aero.
bats viii perform In the circle OF
the track. Arrangements have been
made To SECURE the large plot OF
ground Just outside tho race track
to hold a big free barbecue at noon
For this purpose n fund OF $1,000
has been raised. In the afternoon
the time viii be given over to auto
mobile races, In the evening an eX-
hibtion OF fireworks will be given at
the park.
July Fourth will bo celebrated at
AnderHon flats under the auspices OF
the a. II. Il. A. no. II. Ball games,
roping. riding and horse races will
be n part OF tho program. with
speeches by the county candidates
"a nd angpful at Ia gIHIavpp
II is claimed that "any wild horse
brought to the ground will DO rid
den without a saddle or bridle."
Big Day ut Barnsdall.
a four days celebration Is being
| planned at Bnrnsdall commencing
July ] and ending July 4. TO bo held
at Red Eagle park, adjoining this
city when $1,000 In purses and
prizes will be given to tho winners in
the various contests. The park has
been improved, ana the race track
Is second TO mono In the state.
> The program includes baseball
game at 10 o'clock each morning.
! Saturday big barbecue win be held
at ~ o'clock. followed at 2 o'clock
| by calf roping contest, and at two
| boxing bouts will be staged. Sum
| day. July 2, besides the baseball
game. there will be calf roping in
the afternoon, and four horse races.
Monday tho same kind of n program
viii be given, followed at night with
n great fireworks exhibition at the
grand stand; this will be free. on
the Fourth there will be another big
barbecue, patriotic speeches at 1
o'clock. five horse races with n purse
OF $500 for the derby. and novelty
race of one mile, the winner at each
quarter receiving II purse OF S25.
Celebrations viii be numerous In
the northern portion of Oklahoma
and along the Oklahoma Kansas
border on July 4, according to plans
that are now being made, the inten-
uOn OF all being TO play to tho big
oil field populace throughout the
Ponca City district. The Moose is
staging the Ponca City celebration,
the Anti-Horse Thief association Is
on the job at Newkirk. the American
Legion has the reins at Fairfax and
at Tonkawa and Arkansas City tho
celebrations are in the hands OF citl-
zcns committees. But present indi-
cations are that the eagle will fairly
Iacream at all the points named on
that date.
As rule the celebrations planned
throughout this district are of tho
old fashioned brand, with speakers
and music, races and games, fire.
works and red lemonade, which must
substitute for the firewater that fea-
tured formerly at such times. The
Indians are always a feature in the
celebrations throughout this section
because OF the Osages, Kaws, Tonk-
awas, Otoes, Pawnees and PonCas
| living In this community.
The BonCa city program includes
a whole week of fun instead OF just
the Fourth OF July. II startI in on
July 3 and goes clear through the
week, with "A big travelling show
company as the feature. thus keep
| ing things moving all day and prob
| ably all night. There is to be a big
parade in tho morning OF the Fourth
| with merchant floats, calithumpiais
and other features and with prizes
offered for the best floats tho best
/ fraternal turnouts, the most comic
make-ups, the best decorated auto
mobile, and the most popular lady.
! Pittsburg county this year will
celebrate the Fourth more extern
sively than usual,
The festivities will center around
two of tho leading towns of the
county, MCAlcstor and Hartshorne.
both of which will celebrate two
days. llartshorne will celebrate
Monday and Tuesday. the 3rd and
4th. and McAlester will celebrate
Tuesday and Wednesday, the 4th and
/ 9Th. At McAlestcr the main event
VIII be the two days picnic at the
jeff Lee camp ground under aus
picos of the Daughters OF the Con-
federacy, assisted by the various
clubs OF the city.
Tho jeff Lee camp ground Is one
OF the historic spots OF this section,
having been the property OF the
. Confederate veterans for many years,
some OF whom are buried there.
ON the morning of the ith pa
Irade Will start from the business Sec
uon. Prizes viii be given for the
best floats and best decorated au-
tomobiles, on July an Indian ball
game by real Choctaw Indian play
ers has been arranged.
At Hnrtshorne the celebration will
pc under tho auspices of the COM
mcrcial club.
Collinsvillo will have an old fash
ioned Fourth OF July celebration.
such was the decision of the cham
Der of commerce at its weekly lunch
con today. a committee was ap-
pointed TO have entire charge Of the
plans for the day. There will he y
basket dinner at noon in Collins
Iville's beautiful Memorial park. This
viii be followed by an hour OF speak