The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-05
Committees Praised

Committees Praised
Everywhere there was praise for
the Association Of Commerce and
its committees who handled and en-
tertained the biggest crowd ever as
sembled in Bismarck in a manner
that left nothing to be desired.
The celebration proper began
Tuesday evening with the double
header baseball game at the ball
park b.tween Bismarck and Par
shall. The band tournament at
Northern Pacific park was next. It
was won by the Steele band directed
by DR.. J. A. Prescott, with the Good
rich and New Salem bands, second
and third respectively. All the
bands participating did well.
The winning band is practically a
high school band, DR.. Prescott said.
Only two Of its 81 members are
more than high school musicians.
Their program pleased the big
crowd. Following announcement Of
the result the Steele band paraded
Main avenue to celebrate its victory.
Yesterdays program got formally
under way with flag-raising cere-
monies at Northern Pacific park.
Soldiers from Fort Lincoln were
drawn up in the street at attention
as the buglers' corps sounded
salute to the colors and the flag
floated slowly to the top of the flag
staff.
Soldiers from Fort Lincoln also
formed a colorful unit in the civic.
military and industrial parade which
formally opened the days program.
They marched with every bit Of the
battalion equipment at the fort,
army mules, baggage wagons, camp
kitchens, company guerdons. Bis
marck service clubs and business
houses also had big display.
Floats Parade Feature
Prizes for the floats went to the
Bismarck Dairy, the Hughes Bakery
and the Consolidated Utilities COM
pany. Bismarck Lions club MEN,
bers marching formed a colorful
section of the parade in which three
bands and the splendid American
Legion drum corps appeared. It
was the biggest and best parade of
the kind ever held here.
Crowd Spent $4,000
Following the parade the crowd
listened for an hour and half to
the musical and oratorical program
featured by a speech on farm equal
hVy
of Algona, Iowa.
It then turned its attention to the
baseball game, automobile races,
small sports and carnival attrac-
tions. The crowd came early and
stayed late.
Estimates of it's expenditures in
dicated that the celebrators spent
between 100000 slld $4,000 in Bis
marck.
Special credit for success Of the
occasion today was given the Bust
ness and Professional Women's club,
who arranged the parade through q
committee of which Mrs. Ray Stair
was chairman; w. S. Ayres, who
was chairman Of the general COM
mittee, H. p. Goddard, Of the As
ISOLATION Of Commerce; Bismarck
police who handled the record crowd
in a splendid manner and to the
crowd itself which was always
orderly and good-natured.
The city's visitors yesterday came
from all parts of the state. Many
drove distances of over 200 miles to
attend Bismarck's Fourth of July
celebration.
Local business men while pleased
with the success Of the occasion saw
in it special significance as affect
ing the city's future. They held it
gave real opportunity to vision the
territory in the state from which
Bismarck is drawing trade and in
which it is making friends. They
were pleased with the showing and
planning to accept the new respon-
sibilities Bismarck's rapid growth
is bringing.
IA pleasant time was had by ALL"