, 1884-07-06

principal business houses and private resi-
dences of the city had been profusely dec
Grated with flags, banners and evergreens.
In every direction, on the Nhouse tops,
streaming gaily in the breeze in the win
dows and upon the carriages that early in
the day began to dash back and forth
through the streets, in fact everywhere
could be observed flags, banners and ever
greens in endless profusion
COMING OUT,
Quite early there began signs Of the
gathering which the city witnessed further
on in the day. Men, women and children
began to make their appearance from
every quarter, and kept coming and com
ing and coming in countless numbers until
by half-past . o'clock, Notwithstanding
the heat and the Dust. there were fully
5000 to be seen thronging the principal
streets of the city, and later on ir+the day
nearly twice. that number E2@
MASTERING OF cEANsJ s7t ,
Although it was down on the pro
gramme that the grand procession was to.
have gathered and been ready to move on
its way to the grounds, where the main
exercises were 10 be held, by 9 O'Clock,
yet it was %verging on toward that hour be-
fore there appeared to be much activity
manifested on the part Of those who we're
to form a part of the pageant Which was
destined to move through The streets a
I;,tlo lo.or 4, The 6,oroon bourauor
who were as thick as blackberries in a Vir-
ginia COW pasture, were very active in a
certain way, and were pushing up and
down the streets gaily arrayed in their
snowy costumes, but a close observer
would have noticed that they were
gradually gathering in and around
their various places of rendezvous, ready
to fall in at the sound of the bell. AT the
headquarters of the Grand Army a elond
of blue lowered about the main entrapce
to the hap IN the Masonic Temples The
Sons of Veterans, the Irish Benevolent
Society, the Locomotive Engineers and
other organizations also began3to o gather,
and by aboutld O'clock they halhot only
all come forth from their respective places
of meeting and gathered on Seventeenth
and Themes streets west of tho City. Hall,
but the Marshal of the Day, Judge Kgy-
kendall. and his assistants .Fisherf Joffuan,
Martin and Richey, had began to form
the nucleus of the procession. In this
they were materially aided by Chief Han
nifan, Commander Jeffrey of the Grand
Army, and others who. mounted on their
horses together with the aids dashed
hither and thither e~ndeavoring TO bring
order out of apparent chaos tgt3k
THE PROCESSION MOVES 's"
Some little delay was. occasioned by the
fact that the Ninth Infantry band from
Fort Russell had not arrived, and it was
finally decided to move on without them,
as it WINS suirmised that they would ipip
the procession before # had proceeded
very far. This proved to be the case, for
the Fort Russell band fell in With the pro-
cession at the corner near, Charlton's.
At minutes to ten, therefore,
the grand procession which was more than
half a mile IN length began to move inthe
following order: 81 o. I- .'0d
First Division. ygEE
Marshal ofths payhpl Aids, kEE
The Greeley Band. .ng
NJ. p. Hahhifan, OF Fire Department. and Georgs
A. COflman, Assistant Marshal.
Pioneer Hook and Ladder company.
b" Durant Hose Company. + r.
Ale.t Hose Company, a n
Sheridan Hose comlHuny. tEA
'' j. T. Clark Hose ECompanY.
Ut Clark, Jr., Hose Company.
'f City Officials in Carriages.
County onihials in Cartridges.
Territorial ohicers ints ar5ages
.-4 Second Division. SgB
General Fisher, Assistant Marshal OF the Day,
and Captain MI o'Briep. .,I ...
Chief OF Artillery.
4ta Ninth Infantry Band. NM
Captain II. Z. smith, Commanding the. battery.
Reynolds Battery.
j. K, jeffrey, Commander Of this Reyqqds1 Post.
~ Drum and Bugle CorIs. e4ElHE
John +. Reynolds Post G.. r. .ts
Captain Messemer and Lieutenantss Fisher and
&18 Young IN .nU
Third Division.
John A. Martin, Assistant Marshal Of the Day.
tE z CHEYENNE Baud. AEk
Irish Benevolent Society. Z .4lltat
brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers.
Forty-Eight Little Girls IN Carriages in charge
Of Ptnf. stark. tk Has
f5s Citizens in Ciiriages nc
H. liaf- Nardi Gras Display. BAIL '"tH
Bert Richey was also one of the assist
ant marahals and aids but was Saot
assigned TO a~py,pasiquhr aiyisisf. w