The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-06-28
Everything is Coming Along
Fine Says American Le-
gion Chairman
PARADE PROMISES TO
BE BIG FEATURE
Program has been Arranged
So there will be No
Dull Moments

of the Legion's celebration commit
tee left yesterday on business trip
to Olympia, he announced that all
arrangements for July Fourth are
coming along fine. Il am mighty well
pleased with the fine spirit of CO.
operation everyone is displaying" said
Mr.. Bartlett. at looks like a big cele-
bration and big crowd"
The only change in the original pro-
gram has been to delay the parade
from 9 o'clock until 10 o'clock. The
Business Girls club who have charge
of the solicitation of floats report en-
cellent results and the parade pro-
misses to be the biggest Kennewick
has ever had.
For the convenience of the Pasco
people the parade will form at this
end of the Columbia River bridge.
The line of march will be up Wash
ington street to Second, up Second
to Seventh, south on Seventh to third,
down Third to Washington. The or
der Of march will be the Color guard,
the Kennewick juvenile band, city Of
ficials, speaker of the day, commun-
ity and mercantile floats, Pasco Boy
Scouts, decorated automobiles. Prizes
of $25 and $40 will be awarded for
the best float or decorated automo-
bile. Judges will be selected from
the civic organizations of Kennewick
and Pasco.
Immediately following the parade
there will be an auto slow race and
auto balancing contest. In the slow
race, which will be run on Second
street a prize of $50 will be awarded
the winner. The balancing contest is
open to all cars and prizes Of $40 and
SIS will be awarded.
At IL 80 on the Chautauqua grounds
there will be band concert followed
by a patriotic musical and speaking
program. The hour between 1890
and 1:30 has been designated as the
lunch hour. Rural and out-of town
folk are invited to bring their lunch
baskets and make themselves at home
on any of the parking strips or lawns
where signs are posted.
After lunch there will be foot rae
ing, broad jumping and horse rae
ing followed by ball game between
the Kennewick and Pasco league
teams. Immediately after the ball
game Harry Owens will put on his
wild west show in an arena bordering
the ball grounds. Mr.. Owens has
some of the "buckingest" bronchos
in the Northwest, as well as some of
the best fancy and trick riders. The
bucking contests will be open to all
riders and cash prizes Of $40 will be
awarded. Drawing for horses will
take place at the Kennewick club at
noon. Mr.. Owens has also posted a
$25 prize to be awarded any person
who will bring in a horse, mule, bull
or other animal that will throw one
of the riders.
~ O-OV bHCIt Will Dt tuoIt dIfllGIiC
events closing with tug of war be-
tween picked teams from Kennewick
and Pasco.
The Legion boys have purchased
the open air pavilion and there will
be dancing both afternoon and eve
ming, and thruout the day there will
be passenger and exhibition airplane
flights.
There will be fireworks display at
$3.50
The Liberty Theatre will run a
continuous program from IL a. m.
until IL p. m. and Duffy's swimming
pool will be open all day and as long
as anybody wishes to swim at night.
The business men have entered into
no agreement as to closing. Some of
the stores, will be closed all day,
others will be open for while in
the forenoon.