White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-07-02
PROSSER HAS GOOD
CELEBRATION PROGRAM

! Word from Prosser says that plans
for the big celebration there on July
| S, which is to be joint Fourth of
| July celebration and the laying of the
cornerstone for Benton County's new
courthouse, are practically complete
and the county seat folks are expect
| ing the largest crowd in the history
| of Prosser.
The day will start off with a round
of salutes lasting for probably twenty
minutes. This will take place about
o'clock in the morning The balance
of the morning up to about 10 o'clock
will be taken up with golf and indoor
ball. TIL. big parade is scheduled &c
get under way at 10 o'clock. The
parade will start at the Masonic hall
and will be led by the officers of the
Grand Lodge followed by the girl
representatives from the different
towns and communities of Benton
county, representatives from the var
ious lodges and organizations of the
county, and the county commission
ers. It is also expected that there will
be number of floats in the parade.
The parade will go to the location
for Benton county's new courthouse
where the officers of the Grand Lodge
of the F. and A. M. will lay the
corner in ritual form. Each town will
have a delegation of girls present at
the ceremony and at the proper time
they will deposit in the steel box to
be placed in the cornerstone the
history of the city they represent. The
parade together with the ceremonies
is expected to last until about noon
when the crowd will have plenty of
time to secure bite to eat. Coffee,
at the City Park to all those who de-
sire to take lunch with them. A hot
dog and hamburger stand will be
operated at the Park, where sand
wiches may be purchased. There will
be plenty of places to eat and no one
will have to go hungry.
At lis Walter F. Meieri, Grand
Master of the Masonic Lodge of
Washington, will give the patriotic
address of the day. This will be fol-
lowed by singing, dancing and enter
ia nment. At this time two we'll known
steeple jacks will climb the flag pole
and put on a continuous show of
acrobatic stunts the balance of the
afternoon.
The baseball game between White
Bluffs -Hanford and Benton City will
begin at Q p. m. and will be free to
all cnlockers. This will be followed
by indoor ball between Prosser, Ken
newick and Rattlesnake teams. There
will be races and sports of all kinds
taking place down town while the
ball games are being played in the
Park.
At 7 80 the National Guard will
stage sham battle at the Park, after
which the sky will be illuminated by
a brilliant series of fireworks. The
street dance at p. m. will close the
program for the day, music to be fur
nished by the White Bluffs Band.
All stores in Prosser will be open
until o'clock in the afternoon for the
accommodation of visitors who might
want to make purchases.
The town history of White Bluffs
is being written to be deposited in the
cornerstone of the courthouse. The
five girls who will represent White
Bluffs in the parade are the Misses
Ellen Anderson, Effie Mykol, Made
line Ferguson, Marguerite Troman-
hauser and Tommie O'Larey.
With the band, baseball club and
the large number of others who are
planning to attend the celebration,
White Bluffs that day will be just
about depopulated.