Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
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VALLEY

The WEATHER proved TIL e
greatest enemy to the Fourth of
July celebration in Brownsville.
Showers in the morning kept
many people out of town for the
early festivities. Better indications
at noon encouraged many to leave
their homes for this city. A goodly
number were on hand for the
parade.
BY night fears of rain had been
d1spelled and everybody turned out
for the beautiful water pageant
and fireworks display on the banks
OF the resaca in Fort Brown.
There we're from 10000 to 5000
people in the ampitheater when the
program started.
But midway of the presentation
few drops of rain fell and, fear
ing deluge, about half the throng
left.
Those who remained witnessed
one of the most elaborately staged
and costumed presentations ever
attempted in this section.
The stage setting was elaborate
and colorful, the floats on which
the various princesSes rode by the
throng on the way to the corona
ton ceremonies were unusually well
done and the costumes had an
appearance richness and authen-
ITCHY which added much to the
appearance of the beautiful young
women who had been selected to
represent the various countries.
Then came the coronation with
colorful ceremonies in which we'll
trained dancers and singers played
an important part.
A public addreS Sradio system of
loud speakers to carry the voices of
the singers across the reSaca would
have made the presentation much
more effective, the voices being
lost by the great distance across
the body of water.
o.
There was mild panic for q
time when the few drops of rain
fsn.
w Failure on the part of a large
number of persons to note carefully
where they had parked their cars
caused the confusion.
BY the time they all had discoy-
cred their automobiles the rain had
ceased.
Policing of the post and parking
arrangements were handled by the
Twelfth cavalry in highly COM
mendable manner. Despite the
large crowd there was no confusion.
This portion of the work was in
charge Of Captain Marion I.
VoorheS.
The day Sa whole was a huge
success with the exception of the
unfavorable weather. Harry Faux,
general chairman Of the day and
his large corps of assistants de-
serve high praise for the manner
in which the entire program was
managed.
These included: Boy Scout ar
rangements: Jas. L. Abney, chair
man; w. o. Washington, j. w. Al
len, G. E. Clegg, Sgt. Sanderson.
Parade: BaScom Cox, chairman;
Fl. M. Wood, Theo. Allen, Max
Shapiro, Ed Taylor, Geo. Dasha,
Joe Calderoni, Lee Adamson, and
w. A. Darling.
Pageant: Mrs. ". w. Taylor.
chairman; Mrs. H. L. Yates, and
Miss Julia O'Brien.
Fireworks: Wilbur bennett, John
Tanning.
COTTON PICKING, with the
Esual first bale excitement, start
Cd in the Valley three weeks ago.
But the first cotton to be shipped
by water is to leave Corpus Christi
Saturday.
One hundred bales of new crop
cotton-all grown in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley, of course-will be
loaded aboard the Jean Weems,
AeSmship now in that south Texas
rra-t. The vessel sails Saturday for
the Carolinas.
COMMEMORATIVE a quarter
OF a century of successful service
to the citizens of the Valley, the
Frontier Lumber company has
mailed to its friends and patrons
an illustrated folder printed in two
colorS.
The front page depicts the prog
reSS from ox-cart to airplane trans
portation which has taken place in
the Valley and throughout the ma
ton in the past 25 years. The two
center pages give short history
OF the establishment and develop
ment of the company and carry
pictures of L. K. Morris, the found
er, and the present plant of the
company at Tenth and st. Francis
streets.
The back page contains pictures
OF the Southern Pacific passenger
station in Brownsville, the Gateway
bridge, the Presbyterian church, the
State National bank, the Missouri
Pacific station and the Ell Jardin
hotel &C $50 foyxy hY1i1ci,,rc f<~ ~,,k,;-.-