Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-09

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Celebration on July 4
There will be a firemans' muster.
baseball. sports. water sports, a
pageant, an grafton, a big parade with
horribles and bands, fireworks III
great profusion. and a big military
hop to top off with as Augustus
Fourth of July celebration e&traor-
binary. Such was the decision
Thursday evening by the general
committee without a dissenting voice
Robert r. Became was elected chair
man OF the general committee and G..
I. Clarke. secretary. The first de-
cision made was that authorizing
Chief Roy X. Small of the August.
Fire Department to organize a fire.
mans muster with authority to Of
fer prizes of SIS, $50, and SIS, in
each of the two classes into whica
the various State of Maine tubs fall
The rest of the program was then
arranged in detail as follows. subject
to such changes as may seem neces
sarJ as the work proceeds:
500 A. NJ, Dress Parade. with sec
tons of horribles.
800 A. NJ. Baseball Game, Augusta
Milionaires VS.. Visitors.
100 A. NJ Aquatic Sports.
1900 NJ. Dinner.
100 P. NJ. Pageant of Americanism
Grafton.
300 p. NJ Baseball Game, Augusta
vs.. Visitors.
4.50 P. NJ. F'ireman's Muster ana
Program of Sports.
500 ?. NJ. Supper.
500 =. NJ. Fireworks Display.
900 p. NJ. Military Hop.
Here is a days program that ought
to draw people from n radius of so
miles or more. Secretary Clarke was
appointed advertising manager with
authority to placard the county and
points on the principal highways
from Brunswick to Pittsfield inviting
folks to spend their Fourth in All
gusta. This will mean a boom to
the town, q boost to the baseball
team, and a lot of new business for
the merchants with Dollar Day bar
gains being shown in all of the win
doWS
ilC IOp 10 q icN lSeAtle
OF the program. 1t will consist in
o. big dance under the auspices and
for the benefit of the two military
companies Of Augusta. Following
directly after the fireworks with the
best of music and the promise of
good dancing with the boys of the
military companies in uniform and
with the visiting firemen, 1t LOOKS us
though the daffcing public would find
real evenings fun at City hall. The
proceeds of this dance will go to
swell the company funds of Company
+. and the Quartermaster Corps.
The following committees were ap
pointed last evening by Chairman
Beane and confirmed by the members
of the committee: Committee on
Funds. Blaine G. Tiles, chairman. w.
II. Gannett, Charles 7. kinsman,
Blaine Owen. c. f. Downing, w. J.
WarrelI. B. +. Bither, jefferson Bar
nekov, DR.. Campbell, MNron Davis,
and Charles Brown. Committee on
Parade. Ray Swift, chairman. Lester
Hart and Frank Sprague Commit
tee on Horrihles, Charlie Kinsman,
chairman, Ipdl 4NuSI, I1dll JplItS,
Wilbur +. Bcale and Nathan Weston.
Committee on Bands and Music. w.
J. Beauchaine, chairman. G. a. Film
wood, F. l.. Hersey, \. N. Soule, and
Emery o. Beane. Committee on Page
ant. (appOinted at recommendation of
Miss Beale) Norman l.. Bassett, chair
man. Miss Adclla fitzpatrick. Harry
Cochrane of Monmouth, Miss Carrie
NJ Bradford, Mrs. G. +. Penney, Miss
Anna c. Beale. and Mrs. I. b. Peters.
Committee on Water Sports, Harry
Jones, chairman, II. ID. Ward, and Mel
Simmons Committee on Program,
Jack O'Connell r. r.. Beane, q. c.
Clarke. Sports Committee. r. n.
Sanborn, chairman. Committee on
Fireworks, D. b. Weeks assisted by
committee from the American Legion.
The fireworks display will he handled
by the American Legion. whose men,
bers so credibly handled the last dis
play given in Augusta. Committee on
Firemans' Muster, Roy X. Small.
chairman, with power to appoint as
sstants.
1t was voted to raise a fund of $500
to meet the expenses of the day, es-
timated as follows: