Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-07-06
The Fourth In Cedar Falls.

previous laiu INC uuSI, ana we were
thus rid of what often proves to be the
greatest drawback to the enjoyment OF
our great anniversary day. At sunrise
the booming of the siS-pounder and
and the ringing of bells awol1e our citi-
zens to the fact that the festal day had
dawned, and from that time there was
a steady influx of visitors, until by
noon the streets were perfect jam OF
men, women, children and horseflesh.
At ten o'clock the Grand Procession
was formed on Main-st., under the di.
rection of Marshal Overman and Assis-
tant Marshal Sessions, in which the
following order was observed:
LIST. The Iowa Central Band.
End. Col. Frank Dale's Regiment.
Sd. Artillery.
4th. Speaker and officers of the day.
5th Soldiers of 1912.
9th. Car containing SO girls represent
ing the different States.
18th. Printing Press.
sth. Photograph Gallery.
9th. Harness Shop. -..
10th. Barber Shop.
18th. Cabinet Wareroom.
18th. Children from the Orphans
Home.
18th. Citizens in Carriages.
18th. Citizens Oh foot.
The procession was very fine one
and made grand display. The Band
were in their new band wagon which
was drawn by four horses, and the mu-
sic discoursed was most excellent
From hundreds that day We heard the
highest compliments bestowed on the
musicians, who surpassed the expecta-
tons of all, and gave US one of the most
interesting features of the days cxer-
cises.
The military display of returned sol
diers was not rs large as it should have
been. We have scores of veterans here
in our own city, and Of all the number
but two took part, and they We're Col.
Dale, who commanded the regiment,
and Lieut.. Townsend, who took a mus
ket and entered the ranks. These two
gentleman are deserving of thanks for
the pains they took to make this part OF
the programme success, and we can
not refrain from saying that their old
companions i'm arms in Cedar Falls did
not do the fair thing by them when
they left them to be our sole rcpresen-
tatives in this display. However, the
feature was by no means failure, and
the display was highly creditable to
the procession and the parties concern
ed.
After the artillery, q six-pounder,
drawn by two horses, came the speaker
and officers Of the day, and the veterans
of 1872 in carriages, which were decora-
ted and bore appropriate notices.
The Car of Liberty attracted univer-
sal attention. Tt the car, which was
gotten up very tastefully, and profusely
decorated, were thirty-six little girls
dressed in white, wearing red, white
and blue ribbons, on their heads
wreaths of flowers, and each displaying
a badge giving the name of the State
she represented, while in the center of
the groupe, on n raised throne, was n
young lady representing the Goddess of
Liberty. .... ..
Then came representatives of the diff
ferent trades. AS with the military
display, this part of the programme
was not carried out as extensively as it
should have been. There was Rug
giles jobber from the GAZETTE office, at
work running off cards, which were
distributed through the crowd. Fol
lowing this came Harlacher with a
Photograph Gallery; Hurst with a
Harness shop; Lippold with a Barber
shop, and Siller & Co. with Cabinet
Wareroom. Then came children from
the Orphans Homo to the number of
a hundred or more, bearing u banner
on which was inscribed, "The Orphans,
the legitimate fruits of Rebellion" -
Then followed citizens in carriages and
on foot Of the former there was a
great number, but of the latter not
many, the result probably Of the ex-
treme heat of the day. AS the process
sion moved along Main-st. either side
was dense mass Of humanity, and
had the spectators entered the ranks
the line would have stretched an i'm
mense distance. Soon after the process
sion started it was met by two large
delegations, consisting Of the Sabbath
Schools and citizens of New Hartford
and the Reed Settlement, which were
assigned a place in the line. After
marching as far South as Ninth-st. the
procession then proceeded west to
Washington, and then north to the
Park, where the principal exercises of
the day were held. ....-. --...
Soon after reaching the Park the
President of the day, Albert Allen,
Esq, announced the following order of
exercises, which was fully carried out:
1st. Singing by the Cedar Falls Glee
Club.
I'd. Prayer by Rev. A. G. Eberhart.
Sd. Music 10y the Iowa Central Band.
4th. Reading of the Declaration of
Independence, by Prof. G. A. Graves.
5th. Singing by the Cedar Falls Glee
Club.
9th. Grafton, by Senator NJ. E. Cults,
Of Poweshiek County.
9TH. Music by the Iowa Central Band.
sth. Singing by the Cedar Falls Giee
Club.
eth. Benediction by Rev. A. True.
We-have not the time or space this
week to allude at any length to the
Grafton. Mr.. Cuts has clear, strong
voice, good command of language,
and an originality and boldness Of
thought and speech which are sure to
give him the attention of his audience.
The text of his discussion was Ameri-