Montana labor news., 1945-06-28

a human flag made up of marching
boys and girls in red, white and blue
sweaters and shirts, will be a novel
featured of the parade. At least ITS
Youngsters are urged to turn out for
participation in this event.
Both the sports program and parade
will be open to all residents and organi-
zations of Butte and Anaconda, and the
July 4 committee has invited everyone to
participate in the Independence day
celebration to enable the community to
put forth its greatest possible tribue to
the fighting men and women who now
are waging war againt the Japanese in
the Pacific or who are returning from
the battle fronts of Europe.
Jack Duggan, parade marshal and
chairman of the parade committee, an
nounced that the mammoth patriotic
procession will be held at 10 o'clock on
the morning of Independence day and
urged all organizations and individuals
who plan to participate to notify the
committee by next Monday at the latest.
we want this parade to be the big
gest and best that Butte ever has held"
he said, and to reach that goal, we
want the participation of every individu-
al, every union, every fraternal and civic
organization and every merchant. Floats
already have beeen assured from a num-
Der Of groups, and plans call for a large
number of decorated cars. We want every
participant to let us know his plans by
next Monday so We can arrange the
divisions for the parade"
Entries for the parade may be made
by notifying Mary Mcdonald. secretary
of the general committee, at telephone
2-48Os
Youngsters who wish to participate in
: the human flag" were asked to report
at the Cinders at ? o'clock next Sunday
afternoon for dress rehearsal. All
youngsters who show up will be given a
chance to participate.
The sports program, which will be held
at O'Clock on the night OF July 4, will
feature a drill team competition open
to all drill teams in Butte and Anaconda.
Any teams wishing to compete may call
Mary Mcdonald at 2-48O8 to register.
Also planned on the sports card will
be mems and women's baseball throws,
boys and girls baseball throws, wheel
barrow contest 1OO-yard free-for-all
dashes for boys and girls, slipper-kicking
contest for women, shoe and box races,
rolling pin contest, three-legged race for
boys husband-calling contest, sack race
and a women's dressing race.
Another feature Of the sports program
will be challenge tug-o-war between
the Butte police department and the
Butte fire department. Sheriff Al Nc
Leod will hold the hose to assure i'm
partiality in the contest, the committee
! announced
Mayor OLeary, in calling the com
mittee meeting to order, announced that
substantial sum has been donated by
people and firms Of Butte to finance the
Fourth of July program. He expressed
the thanks of the committee to all mer-
chants, business houses, labor unions,
civic and fraternal organizations and
individuals-eye everyone who donate d
money to the fund.
He announced that plans are being
outlined to decorate the streets Of Butte
with flags and bunting in honor of the
holiday, Merchants also will be urged
/ to decorate their business houses in the
| patriotic theme.
The general committee will hold its
final meeting at 7:30 O'Clock next Mon
day evening at which time all details of
the holiday program will be outlined.