Fourth of July Parade Draws 20000 In Washington Celebration
A huge crowd filled Washington for a glorious Fourth spectacle estimated at 20 000 attendees. The two mile parade featured 200 attractions and a fine horse show with prize winners.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1910
Page
4
A huge crowd filled Washington for a glorious Fourth spectacle estimated at 20 000 attendees. The two mile parade featured 200 attractions and a fine horse show with prize winners.
Washington held its largest Fourth of July celebration with a Parade of floats autos and horse shows. George H. Paul led fundraising and planning with a $500 contribution while crews built a day of fireworks ball game and speeches at the opera house. Attendance reached thousands with crowds at Sunset Park and the ball park aiding a record turnout.
Reports from the Mt Pleasant Brighton game indicate Mt Pleasant won by a score of seven to seven according to yesterday’s notes.
The committee expresses deep gratitude to the gentlemen who gracefully contributed to the success of the occasion, noting their parts in making the event a triumph.
Notes of the day convey Mayor Dixon’s gratitude to residents and visitors for maintaining good order during an event with about 15 000 to 20 000 people. He acknowledges minor violations while recalling youth and realism. The Frank Bell special prize of 15 dollars for the nearest Bell carriage went to Francis Swift. judges were George H. Paul J. A. Cunningham and Col. D. J. Palmer.
Joe Metthinney as chairman received heartiest congratulations for his earnest management. Special committee members George H. Paul Ralph Livingston and Joe Limerman oversaw the horse portion, which ran smoothly and was a winner from start to finish.
The parade over two miles long took more than thirty minutes to pass a point with Charles Thomas David McLaughlin Boyd Berdo Archie McCulley and a dozen riders clearing the way. The town benefited from celebration advertising and public service by Mr A Savage and Fred Smith with Sunset park hailed as a beauty.
At six o'clock the balloon ascended on a west drift and landed safely with a perfect parachute drop. Thousands witnessed the ascent. At 7 20 the firemen's exhibition showcased a hose drill from Eicher corner to West Main Street with a house setup and a controlled fire. Chief Art Minick led the run.
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