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Fireworks toEndarvey4th ActivityOnly last minute details con- -cerning Harvey’s Independence *n aPPeaiance heie a yearDay celebration next Monday re- a^°-main to lie ironed out. Co-Chairmen Bill Schau and Walter Arthur announced yesterday.fhorntonOtherwise the stage is set for the observance which gets under way Friday when a carnival opens on the athletic field at Art'sRoller rink. Sibley blvd. just Is ^ east of the Illinois Central rail- *r 0 m road.T ownship hightschool's band will be represented,if Director Lyle Hopkins can round up enough of his vacationing talent. Bandsmen in the area are urged to report to the direc-! tor in the band room at the!om 10 to 11a.m. orIto 8 p.m. Thursday tojALL DAYFor Harvoyites, a n d theirguests, the Fourth will be an all-day affair, beginning at 10 a.m. with what promises to he a pa-lade of more than usual interest. Although more than 40 entries have been received for the parade, the committee is anxious to line up many more this week.For this purpose Marvin Leh-hig. who will serve as parademarshal, will ho stationed at thecity street department building on Page ave. to answer telephone inquiries concerning the parade and to accept entries, cither lor the parade or for the baton twirling and d r u m and bugle corps competitions.pick up their uniforms. They will convene once more in the band room at 9 a.m. on July 4 and proceed from there to the starting point of the parade. Because Director Hopkins will be out of town on parade, day. the musici-j ans will be directed by Richard Anoe, musical director at Thorn-ridge high school.Other musical outfits that havesubmitted entries are the St. Agnes and St. Michael school bands of Chicago Heights.BATON TWIRLINGImmediately after the parade, at 12:30 p.m. the scene of activity will shift to the Eugene Field school grounds where some 40 youngsters will vie in the baton twirling competition. Eight group baton twirling units will vie for awards in a competition at the Art's roller rink athletic fieldat 2:30 p.m.Those interested can contact Lehnig by calling EDison 3-1607.The parade will form at 154thst and Page ave. Lehnig advises rj}lese events will serve as pre-that Jloats. both piofessiona and ijjrn|naries t0 what should besome sterling competition be-amateur, must report to that location not later than 9 a.m. foithe entries will he judged before the parade starts.A PARADEHe vows that the parade will get under way at precisely 10 a m. for the march east on 154thst. to Broadway. There the marchers w ill turn north to 153rd st. and disband in front of the American Legion home, where winning entries will receive trophies.Among the outstanding units who will participate are the Vanguards representing the Skokie\ FW; the Purple Knights, lep- gct wj|j y)e followed by an ex-resenting the Rockfoid ^at^° R hibition of baton twirling by the* • t t A _____ A 1_ _ ^ - 1 \ A 1 I t twinners in the afternoon com-tween the drum and bugle corps for an impressive list of cash prizes. This phase of the programbegins at 4:30 p.m.Evening activity will begin at the same location at seven o'clock when winning baton tvvirlers and drum corps arc announced and will be given their awards, but the highlight of the nocturnal schedule will be provided by the Horace Mann high school band whicl will play a concert and give marching demonstrations that have captured the plaudits of audiences everywhere. Their1War Veterans; the Giles Ycllow-jackets. a Chicago American Legion unit; the Windy City Cadets.a Chicago VFW post unit: the Maple Citv Cadets, representing the LaPorte. Ind. American Legion; the Kankakee Blackhavvks. an American Legion group: the Ottawa Crusaders, which will also bring their widely acclaimed clown band.So far. 12 firms or organizations have entered floats in thepetition and by the Thorntoneercorps.THE JUDGESJudges of the twirling competition will be Jackie Rae Voor-hees of Pontiac, Mich., and Joan Williams of Homewood.Judging the drum and bugle contest will be Joe Atwood of Indiana. Rollin Topping and Es-tev Gouwens of Illinois. Gran-professional class. Amateur en- villc Cutler and Paul \ an \alk-jtries have not yet been announc- enburgh of Michigan, assisted by ecj * Mrs. Pearl Baustert and EleanorOther musical organizations lopping, both of Illinois.scheduled for an appearance are The day-long activity will be) headlined by the Horace Mann closed with a fireworks display high school hand of Gary. Ind . at Art's athletic field beginning which iv nationally known and at 9 p m. It is reported the localwhich scored a tremendous hit display will be tops m the area.
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Tue, Jun 28, 1960
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