Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-04-13
OPENING CEREMONIES
OF tho Cincinnati CsDteun niaI on the
Fourth OF July.
Eha Presidents TO Be There Rad .
Great Parade to Fittingly
Celebrate the Oo-
oAsion.

S,ta Fourth Of Jzly pageant Ter tbs Cis-
Snnsh Centennial Exposition has been
srganized, and win DO carried ou. upon
20 magnificent and comprehensive a
scale a. 70 defy description. The day,
She year, and the ago are worthy OF a
celebration which will deserve tho full
sst justice to the triumphs of the past.
II 10 the ono hundred and gwelftn ami
VsrSary OF our National Independence,
and ths one hGndrsdIk anniversary Of
the settlement OF tho Queen City and the
Ohio VslisyI 10 marks tho 6tLlsth mile
Stone in the proEress of the Ohio Me-
ehSnius' Institute FRirs, and the TWEEN
tte,h Of tho Cincinnati Exposition, since
n was hrst organized.
The President NJ the United States and
tie Governor of the sovsrRI StAtes viii
10 o. hand. TIE parade viii include
s~eEy military, civic, social and indus
hrsAl 'aAtura OF tho present age. The
AIRY will be represented by dstach-
nsnts OF Infantry, cavalry and artillery.
Tho militia will DO mustered in every
erm of its service, The police ard are
department. OF thi1 and other eIIes viii
participated the survivors OF the war ot
tel2 aud OF the Mexican war, the Grand
Army Lodge, the Masonic, the religious
and political oruers and every othor Or
ghniEsllon will be prepared to turn out
With fell roll call.
For ths historical display thirty aoAts,
- represent Rs many different aoenes
from piou-eT life, win bs apportiousd
among the thirty wards OF the CITY. The
organization will be as follows: 1he
Mayor will appoint the two Councilmen
In each ward n com mittPe IN their re-
Epcotive wards with power 70 uume
sight other associates with them to raise
subscriptions aud arrange for carrying
cut the feature TO De represented in the
aaGI assigned 10 them. 10 insure the
Utmost I'M partislity in case there
ere two CounuilnOn in ward
81 tho 1ame pErty, two citizens Of the
sthsr party viii bs appointed TO coop
esAte with she two Councilmen In the
naming NJ the remaining SIX; and, as
an inducemsnt TO work for the success
Of their wards, the oter Of trst choice Of
poNts, all o. which viii represent equal
y Important events, will be given to
shoss wards which shall accomplish the
raoat work. The events to os sym boil
Lzsd In eaca noat pertlius 70 pioneer life,
- before said. The lCg-cnbin with the
eru-log, the gnd-iron and Rkimmer, the
high mantst-pisce, tho ride and powder
born and the quaint furniture and
kouSshold gods of our ferrfathera will bo
tGA4F llluelTANcu.
The hunter With his trusty punksrd
Ftne, the savage with his tomahawk and
kpits and reekiug scalp, the campfire
and ~igwam, the Midnight attack and
ibe war dance, the capture ard the burn
Ing At the stake, all will DO reproduced
with hle4like etiects. The sturdy pion-
eer and his wily enemy OF the forest
will be shown as never before. All
these and other incidents from tho from
Tier life of century ago, viii all up the
thirty hoats. and DO fully portrayed by
khe committees of the different wards,
thus mAkIng Il a grand, conoep trated
movement on the part OF the citiZonE
toward making the national holiday q
prime "fote chRmpetre,"
The manufacturing and business in
tSrests of the city viii also he represent
ed by floats. Whoever wish TO ho rep-
eosented will submit or forward plans
70 the Grand Central Committee having
tha pageant in charge for approvals, II
Esosptld aud the industry desiring to be
represented Wish to have their hoat pre-
pared for tholn, ths committee VIII con-
btruct Is for them upon the plans sub
shifted ead a. estlmRts agreed upra,
Az u u uA9szasSsd thAa sEAh slAss a