Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-05


pampas plumes announced the business
of Mr.. Evan E. Evans. The White
House Clothing Company had four-in-
hand rig conveying an exhibition of their
goods, capped by a large portrait of
George Washington, and this was fol-
lowed by displays representing Osborne
and Alexander, and the City Towel Sup
ply Company. Two ladies attired in
Hungarian costume advertised the vi
emma Buffet, and huge painted car
called attention to the entertainment to
be given in the afternoon at Washington
Gardens. The Pacific Furniture Com
pany headed a wagon from which two
men were distributing crackers, and this
bore the sign Of the Los Angeles Cracker
Company. 1t was followed by the
vehicle of the Cottage Bakery and a fruit
wagon with an extensive and well-assort-
ed display, and then came three wagons
of grain, lie property OF the Atlas Mill
ing Company. Horses with hats on drew
the wagon furnished by Mr.. Siegel, and
next in the train were the displays Of
Messrs. Powell, Haskell & Co., L. Brose,
Los Angeles Soda Works and A. q. Gard
ner. A local printing office furnished a
good deal of amusement, as in the wagon
it supplied, red-headed individual OF
marked Hibernian characteristics. was
busily engaged setting type, while in
other parts of the vehicle, other work per-
tanning to totypography was going on. The
California Winery and Mr.. j. b. Dodero's
outfits headed one of the most novel fea-
lures of the parade being one of Dean q
Browns cyclone windmills in full opera
ton, the water being pumped from the
bed OF the wagon. Staley and Gilman's
vehicle preceded trunk-laden wagon
furnished by Messrs. R. III. Gray & Co.,
which was followed by displays Of the
junction Mills, Cass & Renshaw, another
trunk factory, Fruhling Bros. (some
splendid ironwork), and the Parisian
Dyeing Works. The exhibits furnished
by the Boston Dry Goods Store and j..
w. Robinson were very fine, consisting
of number of trucks laden with mer-
chandise of every conceivable descrip-
tion, and was worthy herald of the
much-admired turnout of the Los Ange-
les Mantel Company. Messrs. Alley &
Co., Cotton & Co., and the Great West
ern Clothing Co. IS attractions were next,
and were followed by a realistic
representation OF life in foundry
furnished by the Union Iron Works.
Then came the display of the Los Ange-
les Soap Co.. the Queen Shoe Store, the
NJ. &. B. Planning Mill, DR.. Faust, Seven
Oaks, Pico Brickyard, Aztec Coal Com
pany, st. Louis Steam Laundry, Coral
line, Grosser Bros and S. M. Perry, and
the Nadeau Shaving Parlors contributed
wagon in which was seated a man hav-
ing his beard removed by tonsorial
artist, who welded razor of mammoth
dimensions. A young black bear called
attention to Messrs. Moses & brakes
wagon, and men at work on wallpaper
advertized Harry Evans, whose wagon
was followed by the Horse Shoe Oil
Company, ]. G.. Gilbert, Anderson and
Conwell, The Dime Museum, Vinegar
Works, r. Adams, Los Angeles Steam
Laundry (eight wagons), and then came
the genial faces of the able and
popular constables, johnson and
Glenn, who were seated in light buggy
drawn by horse whose headdress con-
sisted of a lady's spring bonnet. The
Holladay Standard engine and a hairdress-
ling establishment next invited attention
and four wagons containing the coal OF
the Black Diamond Company headed
vehicles representing Richards & Brown,
R. j. Cochran, The Automatic Sewing
Machine and Sierra Madre cigars. Mr..
E. G. Burlingame had sent in mann
moth contractors display, and wagon
after wagon bearing his name came in
sight bearing plows, scrapers, ETC., and
on one complete blacksmith e
outfit in full blast. Mr.. f. G.
Young had a derrick. at work and a num-
ber OF wagons laden with brick, cemen!
and sand, and in charge of this detach-
ment rode Marshal J.. K Mayo, attended
by number Of aids. The City Gardens
band and the City Water Company con-
cluded the pageant which was followed
by over dozen street cars and hundreds
of carriages which had been corraled
while the procession was passing by.
| SCENES EN- ROUTE.
The parade was one of the largest ever
assembled together in the city, and some
idea of its dimensions may be obtained
when it is realized that it took an hour
and quarter to pass any given point.
The route followed was from Seventh and
Main streets to Commercial, to Los An
geles, to the Plaza, around which coun-
termarch was made, and the return jour
ney. accomplished via Main street to
Spring, to Fifth and to the corner of Fort
and Second, where the literary exercises
were held. The verandahs of the hotels
and the windows aud house-tops along
the route traversed were black with
sightseers, who waved flags, and in other
methods testified their patriotism as the
pageant passed along. A large number
Of persons assembled about the grand
stand after the procession had termin-
ated its journey at that place, and the
boardings were crowded with ladies
anxious to hear what was declaimed
from the platform. The stage was oc-
cupied by the Seventh Infantry band,
Mayor Workman, Maj. Geo. H. Bone
brake, Rev. w. Chichester, Rev. DR..
MacLennan, Miss Louise Manfred, Mr..
@. M. Pyke, Mr.. Hiram Sinsabaugh, Mr..
M. Cornell, Mr.. Nadeau and represents.
tives OF the press. The proceedings were
opened by Mayor Workman, who called
the meeting to order and introduced
Major Bonebrake as President of the
day. Stating that he did not intend to
make long speech. Mr.. Bonebrake
said:
''It is certainly proper that once every
year the people of this nation should as
semble at their, various centers of popu-
lation and civilization and celebrate the
birthday of their country. Once year
the stars and stripes should float across
every street from every house top in COM
memoration of the heroism of those
who took their lives in their hands and
declared that these colonies were free and
independent. The population was then