The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-06-13
PLAIN CITY
BY MISS HELEN TREES
July 4th Celebration PIanncl

When the fourth day of July
rolls around, Plain City will give
its biggest 4th of July celebration
ever. A parade will form at the
Taylor bridge east of town and
will march to the park. The parade
will be headed by the Plain city
High School Band and their high
stepping majorettes. Floats, bicyc-
les, motorcycles, automobiles and
pets will comprise the entire par
ade. Prizes will be given for the
best floats, bicycles and automo-
biles decorated in the patriotic
spirit. The pet parade will be di-
vided into four classes of, dogs,
cats, sheep and goats, and mis-
cellaneouS a n m al S and birds.
Prizes will be offered for the best
junior costume and the best pony
and rig outfits. After the parade
has reached the grandstand and
has been judged, a program, hon
oring the returned veterans, will
be given. At 1915 the entire au-
dience is invited to join in a good
old fashioned basket dinner.
During the afternoon pony and
harness racing will fill part of the
program with a baseball game. at
| 5 pm. At $50 pm. horse show,
arranged by the Western Horse
Show Association, will take place
and brilliant display of fireworks
will close Plain Eity'S first Inde-
pendence Day celebration since
1910.
The following chaIrmen have
been appointed. TO lead the various
/ committees; advertising, Edward
Willis; parade, James II. Miller;
harness race, w. Z. Mercer; re-
freShmentS, Dick Wright com
cessions, William Burgandine; fire
works, Glenn Daugherty; rattle,
Robert Keller, grounds and park
| ing, Otto Zwick and Boy Scout
troop; band, John w. Steinhauer;
baseball, r. B. Chandler. IN
Spring Recital Well Attended s3
Playing to a packed house Mr.
Dewitt Simon and his students
opened their musicale Friday eve
ming with the stirring "Ambass.
, ador March" followed by the 90
| lympia Overture"
Part one of the program was
made up of the studio students
The following numbers comprised
division one: trumpet solo, Light,
) ly Row, by Roger Paschall; from.
bone solo, America, Jimmy
Crandell; saxaphone solo, I'm
Waiting In" and "Dreamland Fol-
YOU, Jimmy Andrews; saxaphone
solo, "Scholl Musician, Donald
Hilbert; trumpet solo, The Dan
cer", Ted Defaxis; clarinet solo
Forest Echo, Josephine Brown
cornet solo, Moonlight Serenade"
Kenneth Kilgore; the entire stu
dent group playing, "E1 Serene.
During the interlude the Unior
male quartette: Millard Gibson
Verne Feryman, Tom Wagner, anC
Milton Stillings, sang two num-
berS.
Division two on the program
was made up of junior students
The numbers were as follows
trumpet solo, Forest Echo, Paula
Haynes; clarinet solo, Martin.
ello", Andrew Cary, trio number
Dancing Shadows, Reese family
trio; clarinet solo, 'Pepperino"
Louisabelle Cooke; baritone solo
Glen Eden Polka" Elizabeth
Haynes; the entire group playing
"Nng- g-Foy-Ya", a Ch n e {
| number.
During the interlude, Miss Ell
more Coe sang two numbers. Di'
anne Baumgardner and Joan Boer
ger played an accordian duet.
| Division three was made up ol
the advanced students. The pro
gram began with, Jungle Queen
played by the entire orchestra. The
rest of the program included: clar.
met solo, Rhapsody In G Minor"
Ruth Elinor Reese; trumpet solo
"The Bride of the Waves, Wayne
RauSch; trumpet solo, New
Friendship, Ivan Kaiser; saxo
phone solo, "Yola", Richard Baker
trumpet solo, Castles In the Air"
Tom Wagner; saxophone solo, "Es
tilian Caprice, Elfrieda Burger
flute solo, "Concertino", Marynel
Walker; saxophone solo, "Hort
Staccato", George Goodrich.
Mr.. Simons then gave award.
to the advanced students; JOSEPH
Grey, Ivan Kaiser, Wayne Rausch
Ruth Elinor Reese and Elfriedf
| Burger. The concert closed will
THE Gypsy Festival Overture" by
the entire group.
Accompanies for the evening in
cluded: Mrs. R. f. Foster, nA AM
Vigor, Mrs. Howard Kaiser, Dor
othy Geese, Dewey Wright, Mrs
Robert Cooke. Pauline Reese, Mrs