The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-18
"An Free is
Redwood Falls
July 4 Slogan
PROGRAM VARIED WITH
SOMETHING FOR
EVERYONE

Everything 1ree is the slogan
of the gala Fourth of July cele-
bration, slated to be the biggest
and best ever given in Redwood
Falls, members of the celebra-
tion's executive committee i'm
pressed this week as they went
into the final stages of completing
the arrangements of the days
well filled program.
I'VE wish to impress upon the
people in the neighboring COM
munities,' Louis Sommers, chair
man of the committee stated We'd
nesday, "that all amusements, at
fractions and programs will be
free and that there will be no
charges except for the dance at
the armory in the evening, tickets
for which are sold in connection
with the car to be given away"
A gigantic parade so per cent
larger than last years is being
OILED as one of the feature attrac-
cions of the day. Among the
groups that will march will be,the
Boy Scouts, visiting bands and
the Redwood Falls band, group
of Indians from the Morton
agency attired in full regalia,
while floats and decorated bicycles
will also be included. The parade
will be held in the morning.
The county softball tourney will
draw eight teams and their sup
porters to the Lincoln school
grounds for the first round games
in the morning and the finals in
the afternoon. The list of en-
trants has not yet been completed
but will be soon, r. v. Ochs, in
charge of the tournament, an
nounceS.
The feature of the afternoon
program at the fair grounds is
the clash between the Redwood
Falls and Wabasso baseball teams.
Other events will be a tug of war,
boys and girls bicycles races,
pony race, free for all saddle race,
a ring riding novelty and athletic
events on the platform. The Pax.
ton Farmers club will be in charge
here.
Other headlining attractions will
be the band contest at the band
shell starting at 4:3O p. m. and
the fireworks display on Lake Red
wood in the evening. The pyro-
technics will be enlarged upon
this year as a larger fund has
been allotted for purchase of the
fireworks.
The downtown program will
feature musical numbers, and
various novelties, chicken grab
bing contest, CREASED pole and the
firemens' water fight. A platform
will be erected at Second and
Washington streets. The golf
course will be free to golfers.
Grocery stores will remain open
the morning of the Fourth, while
all other business places will be
closed for the day. All establish
ments will remain open until 10
p. m. Friday as was the case be-
fore Memorial day.
Twenty-Five business places have
already signified their intention of
placing floats in the parade, Ted
Ahrens, head of the parade COM
mittee reports. Suitable prizes
are to be awarded for various
events, while the winner and run
ner-up in the softball tournament
will be presented with loving cups
which are on display in the win
dows of Hillig Brothers Jewelry
store.
Mr.. Sommers asserted that a
larger crowd than ffocked to Red
wood Falls in 1885 is expected
with reservations made on the
weather. Other members of the
executive committee are Parker
d. Sanders, L. R. Ewart, d. W.
Buckley, T. F. Reed Jr., C. H.
Burmeister, w. r. Wingate, L. P.
Winter, Ted Ahrens and X. w.
Stockton.