White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-06-17
pRossER IS COMING TO
OUR CELEBRATION

PlacardS advertising the Grange
Fourth of July celebration were print
/ ed this week and will be posted in
different parts of the county. The
various committees having the affai,
in charge are getting busy to care
for the crowd and to provide the en-.
tertainment for them. The sports oi
the. day will include horse races anc
foot races of all kinds. If the stage oi
the water in the ,Columbia is not toe
high, water sports will be featured.
These will incl,tAe, motor boat and
row boat races, swimming and diving
contests, surf board riding and many
other contests and features.
/ All other proposed celebrations in
the county have been called off and
there is every indication that there
will be an exceptionally large crowd
here that day. The Prosser Record
Bulletin last week carried the follow
ing front page story:
White Bluffs is planning the larg-
est celebration in It's history for July
Fourth and the people of Prosser
and community have been extended
a cordial invitation to attend. The
invitation was presented by Sam AL
lard before the Prosser Community
club Tuesday. Mr.. Allard is chair
man Of the committee in charge of
the affair.
The days program will include a
real old fashioned parade with floats
of every description, Mr.. Allard stated
1t will be one mile in length and
the work in connection with it will
be great. Judge John Truax will be
the speaker Of the. day. Representa-
tive Knute Hill will also be asked to
speak, Mr.. Allard said.
The feature Of the celebration will
be the water sports. White Bluffs is
situated on the Columbia and small
peninsula forms an Ideal swimming
pool. Here swimming, races, fancy
diving and other forms of water
sports will be held, in conjunction
with the boat races The district
sports some fast launches which will
enter the races, Allard stated. Any
boat in the district is eligible to entry.
The White Bluffs band will play
an important part in the celebration
with several concerts. Golf, baseball
and other contests will take place in
the afternoon and visitors will not
find an idle minute.
Mr.. Allard did not state whether
or not a display Of fire works would
be given in the evening. Like all
celebrations, however, the White
Bluffs affair will close with, dance.
The local committee in charge oi
Prosser's Fourth entertainment de-
cided to Withdraw its plans and ac.
cept fer the community, the. White
Bluffs invitation It was pointed Out
that White Bluffs had one Of the
largest representations in the country
at the Fourth celebration here last
year and Mr.. Allard urged that
Prosser reciprocate this year by
sending hundred or more cars up
there.
The roads to that district are in
excellent shape now and it is probable
that some improvement work will be
done between now and July 4.
Editorially the Prosser paper said:
1t is no more than right that Prosser
should yield in favor of White Bluffs
on the Fourth of July celebration. To
begin with the observance planned for
Prosser was not to have been a
big thing and it's success would have
been questionable. About all that had
been planned was picnic. The park
will be open on that day and those
who desire to use it will find ice tea
and coffee at eating time, and proba-
bly, cold drink stand or two.
On the other hand those who desire
a real old fashioned Fourth celebra-
ton can do no better than accept
White Bluffs invitation. It might be
said that Prosser's upriver neighbor
had splendid representation here on
the occasion of the court house and
Fourth celebration last year. Prosser
could do no better than have hum
dred cars in White Bluffs this year.
| Judge John Truax will be the ora
tor of the day. Another feature will
be water sports and an extensive
parade. Prosser can assist only by
having a good crowd on hand and
should take this occasion to return
the many favors extended by White
Bluffs. to send strong delegation
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