The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-07-09
The Finest Pageant Ever Seen
in Bozeman or Montana.


bright and clear, and at an early hour
streams Of men, women and children
were pouring into Main street, many to
take part in the exercises and still more
to witness the parade which was to take
place. All unite in saying that the dis
play was alike creditable and exceeded the
most sanguine expectations of the pro-
ject0s. Dave Boerum and the different
aids were flying hither and thither, Or
ganizing the grand caravan which FORM
ed at the head Of Main street near the
court house, and which soon filed down
Main Street in the following order:
l. Bozeman Silver Comet Band.
2. Mayor and council in carriages.
3. Car of State, containing about fifty
handsomely dressed and beautiful young
ladies, such as can be only gathered in
our mountain land, where the pure and
bracing atmosphere give such a peach
bloom Ia the cheek. Every State and
Territory was represented, and presiding
over all, was the Goddess of Liberty
We cannot give the names of all these
beautiful young ladies, but it was the
most attractive feature of the procession.
4. Survivors of. the memorable expe-
ditiOn of 1876 to the Yellowstone
country.
j. Hook and Ladder Company in uni
form.
6. Car. burlesque representation Of
Bozeman hand in 1869. Grotesque fig
ures and most discorlant music
Z. Pioneers of civilization, represented
| by an OK wagon on its march across the
plains.
| 8. Horribles Or Earthquake Guards,
representing every conceivable outland-
ish garb.
! Q. The Callithumpians. Some on car
/ with music ''All I've et"-and some on
horseback.
10. Car. "A thing Of beauty is Joy
forever" with "Lucy" as presiding
genius.
IL. COking ovens in full blast.
IL. Bozeman fire engine-never ready
-. Fast time to Helena, with heather
Chinee suspended from scaffold, la
beled "The Chinese must Co."
IA. First train on the Utah & North
ern, being a scraper hauled by two
horses.
Is. Wagon with homemade beer
Is. The Indian brigade. Very life like
and well sustained characters.
II. About forty carriages and wagons
filled with citizens
In this order the procession took up
the line Of march through Main street
TO the depot, thence back to the corner
of Main and Bozeman streets. where the
procession halted and the young ladies
on the car of State, sang Hail Columbia."
The order Of march was again taken up
through tie principal streets and back
| again to the same corner The Band
struck up yankee Doodle" after which
the ladies sang "Red, White and Blue"
Judge Luce then read the Declaration
of independence Miss Huston then
sang very beautifully "rhe Flag Of the
! Free" with chorus by all the ladies.
Judge Mcguire was then introduced as
the orator of the day, and gave one Of
his usual bright, deep and eloquent ora
tons, at the conclusion of which Miss
Coda FINCH rendered the "Star Spangled
Banner in good style. Dr. York then
followed, but as the time was growing
late, this eloquent speaker only spoke
for a few moments, but his delivery was
clear and ringing, and it was matter of
regret that he did not have more time.
The whole was wound up by the en-
tire crowd joining in Singing America
and then adjourned to the grove, where
the picnic lunches were eaten. and the
concluding sports were INDUCED in.
About o'clock in the evening a grand
display of fireworks took place under
the supervision of John Worth and Mr..
PendletOn. The success of the day is
due in large measure to those who had
in hand the conduct of affairs, and we
think no such display has ever taken
place in Montana