Smyrna times., 1924-07-09
1IFTFDF JULY CELEBRATION
''II 'II1IGlRHIVAL BOOST SMYRNA
.,u,Dc HERE FROM EVERY
'pU purpF TO SEE BIG PARADE
, Success and Prizes Awarded
f''IDr I.nes N. Tunnel Gives Patriotic
-,In ',.. Carnival Closed Monday

plr' I.~s. N. Tunnel Gives Patriotic
,I1,s,.-CarnivaI Closed Monday
JUN S..,+5 Of July, Independence Day,
dav of more than usual inter-
q Smyna by reason of the fact
Z 6 Cmvrna Fire Company had their
.,riyal on and had arranged a
.,Js with Fourth of July festiv-
= This announcement drew at
"a ..l,n 10 Smyrna and visitors came
!. miles around. The day, while
\ I.iv was not threatening and there
,o4bing to mar the pleasure of
I. ,slsbration. At 1890 in the morn
!, tsore was a parade headed by
,,lr.s-er's Concert Band, in which
4. are companies, with their en-
l,,,. took part, besides a number of
;',s and decorated cars. The fire
-rnaries we're Middletown, Dover,
r,rou, CranstOn Heights and Smyr-
All of them brought their fire
v1rss and made an impressive ap-
,,.ruee. The parade formed at the
-,rd-pipe on west Commerce street
,I marched over the streets of
Snrna and to the Carnival Grounds
7Esy Fourth of July exercises were
sH Many homes displayed flags
nj bunting and all along the march,
as that or the other entry was
rss.sd with cheers and applause.
Exercises Held At Carnival Grounds
The exercises, which were in charge
4 the local Post American Legion,
s,sned with an invocation by the
BE ". E. Matthews, followed by
Il reading of the Declaration of In
ssndence by the Rev. B. N. Nor
"a, pastor of the Presbyterian
a1reh, an overseas veteran. Hon.
hms N. Tunnell of Georgetown, a
uninent lawyer and Democratic
Iitician, gave the address of the
esasiOn. He took up phases of the
ls.AratiOn of independence which
ID Just been read and elaborated on
im, bringing home the chief
Bought Of his discourse that there
8 tendency for too much govern
iEt OF rather the placing under Fed
al control Of too many things that
n0uld be left to the State. One of
Be latest to be agitated was the
adng Of our Public School System
lder Federal control. While he up
I'd the principals and high resolve
{ the founders of our government,
: deprecated the tendency of the
ZI day "tOo much government" and
zld an awakening of our citizens
a'lyThere to curb this growing
E1dsnCy.
Pn1es Awarded By the Firemen
The judges of the parade were:
''aes n. Tunnell, Georgetown; Her
N T. Taylor and James C. Wickes,
9'd They awarded prizes as fol-
WI slO to the Cranston Heights
ne Company, for coming the long
: distance; $40 to the Robbins Hose
@alany Of Dover, for having the
A number Of men in line and
-Ilg the best appearance; $40 to
ss1a I. Harrison Post, No. IA, of
ma ior best decorated float. This
y represented an ambulance on a
y nOwers, indicating the drive
veterans are making for an am
s-ll'e Tor Smyrna; $500 to L. M.
.'' q Son, whose fertilizer truck
peElly arranged with sheaves
i. 'A's' with young ladies earring
~ 1, "a .aAes, &C.; $40 to Ferris Giles,
s'OO to Ennis G. Deakyne. for
4. He best decorated touring
49,. i U nne; $3.50 to Miss Anna
~ i-"sl' fOr having the best decor
NJ morse drawn vehicle and $500
r,. - and Mrs. Fletcher Gafford.
i..,...' ~ oueet, for having the best
~i''ed property in Smyrna.
sni'al Closed Monday Evening
sl,..., las Carnival 4 was packed to its
sn,Iss.. ss fourth Of July evening and
, my NJ! evening. All the booths did
an sung J, business. The Carnival
a5sl., = close Monday evening when
n1,5. large crowd packed the
lr5sr Inc crowd stayed late
~ evening, there being consid-
laio. 'iss1 80 In who should win the
a s' \ I Ford Sedan. This machine inc
a,s.1 ne ]. {. good fortune of Charles
ID t'' ,.,iI q IAiddletOwn, who drew the
@a I5nSer. Young Howell, is a
ssss1 l. D. and Mabel Hudson1
as.,, and grandson of Jobn p
sasv,,u. y Smyrna. The set of
AFrs IL iuiniture went to Miss
&Rs5D5I I1"ls Y and the Kiddie Merry
IA ,aaa, ,no 70 J. Kent shubrooks The
sa ssSo Sss Of / the Carnival figures
ecsrsis.a', years (. is falling off. hut
q j i,sl IVA. Ike everything else. s,s has has
igD.,a.' a'Snd the slump owing ct, to tSs tSs
eng bs 'ao scarcity Of money
y farming sections '''
ls'. delegates y to Epwortb L.,vuo
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