Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-10
Big Three Days July
Fourth Program
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season will feature the three-day pro,
gram.
In accordance with a promise made
by Col. j. c. Rhea, who recently re-
Ilhqulshed the command or the Tenth
cavalry at Fort Huachuca, and again
given to local business men by Ii.
Colonel George Grunert, now in com
mand there, the troops from that en-.
campment will again participate in
the Fourth of July parade here.
This unit, supplemented by the
first battalion of the 25th infantry
stationed at Camp Harry ]. Jones un-
der command of Major c. Il. Townsend
will offer the people of Douglas and
vicinity something truly colorful and
effective in the local parade Last
Fourth of July, these two military
units were the features of the process
sion.
Both the 10th cavalry band and that
of the 1st battalion, 25th infantry,
will be here for the parade and will
likewiset render patriotic music for
other features of the celebration.
Other leading events on the COM
prehensive program will Jnclude ia
community patriotic service at the
Tenth street park at o'clock Sunday
night, July 4, at which there will prob
ably be a speaker of note, singing by
the children of the city, reading of
the Declaration of Independence, and
band selections. AT $50, the same
| evening, there will be staged a mon.
ster fireworks display, SO important
to the observance of the Fourth.
Following the parade on Monday
morning, July 5, a tug of-war is be-
ing arranged between two smelter
teams at the American Legion park
and after this, fine program of ac
| quatic events will be held at the le-
gion pool, starting at 1880 a. m. Chill
! dren's sports at the Fifteenth street
park are planned for from 2 o'clock
until $3.50 O'Clock Monday afternoon,
with the ball game at 4 o'clock as the
| final official feature of the three-day
program.
Three or four special cars are eX-
pected to be run over the Nacozari
/
zarians here for the celebration and
! taking them back again Monday.
Prizes will be offered for both the
children's sport events and also for
the acquatic events, while prizes for
floats in the big parade are also to be
arranged.
The general Fourth of July commit
tee is headed by Rex Rice as chair
man and consists of A. B. Packard
Major G. B. Townsend, Tom Glenn.
James Logic, A. j. McKinnon and thu
! chairman
Major Townsend will act as grand
marshal of the parade and have the
general supervision of that event
while D. c. O'Neil is to act as general
chairman for the parade arrange
I ments. He will be assisted by E. A
! Poe, Arnold White and w. G. Hatha
way.
Children's sports will be under the
/ supervision of Miss Marylyn Norton as
chairman, with Gates Foss, H. C. Par
sons and J. w. Deeming acting with
her. Rev. C. A. Foreman has been
named chairman of the patriotic serv-
| ice committee and will name his own
assistants in the near future. 1T is
likely that the baseball club will con-
duct carnival at the Tenth street
park on one or two of the nights dur
l ing the celebration.
The tentative program as arranged
calls for the following events:
Saturday, July 8.
a.3O D. m.-BasebaM, Douglas VS..
Risbee, at Tenth street ball grounds.
D. m.-F1ag ceremony at Tenth
street park. Small procession to the
park where the colors will be non
ored. There will be patriotic music
by military bands.
Sunday, July a.
e.ao ~ n.-Baseball, Douglas VS.
Risbee. at Tenth street ball grounds
/ 7 u. m.-Community patriotic serV-
ice at Tenth street park.
$40 D. nl.-Fireworks display at the
Fifteenth street park.
Monday, July 5.
q a m.-Parade, forming at Four
teenth and G. ,i
4 1O.8o a. m--Tug- -of-war at Amerl-
~ Teo,on park between c.. & A. ana
! G. @. smelter teams.
4 11.3O a. m.-Acquatic meet at Amer
;oan Legion swimming pool.
n m.-Children's sports at FL
teenth street park. -
m-Baseball, Bisbee-Douglas' {"
Tanth street ball grounds.
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