Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-02
Grand Army Men Pinnipg Badges
on the Breasts Of ex.Confed-
erates-The Procession.


There were the same miles of crowded street
and crowded balconies hOusetops, grand-stand
and windows; the same lavish display of bunt
ing and red, white and blue generally. Ant
there were more miles of pIocessionists thar
yesterday. 1t can safely be asserted that th,
third day was the crowning spectacular one O
the week. The procession was so large anC
varied that probably its like will not be seen in
TINS country again for many years. A score o
natlonalities were there, marching under tn,
American coiors, but attired in characteristi,
national garb. There were scores of highly
decorated floats, emblematic of history, poetry
and material progress There were school chill
dren by the thousands marching with the pre
cislon of veteran soldiers. Much of this can bt
imagined. The floats, however, being thu
marked features of the spectacle need descrip
ton. Some of the most striking are describet
herewith. Floats were lnterspersed along tn,
line OF the procession, not strictly according t.
the programme, but whf ever expedient, and tn,
effect was very picturesque.
THE PROCESSION.
There were societies and organizations by tn,
hundreds.
The procession was led by mounted police
Genera! Daniel Butterfield acting as Chief Mar
shall with large corps of mounted aids
Ihen came representatives of the various
army and navy organizations of the United
states service, and the Society of Veterans O
the United states Army and Navy, followed
with the Iwenty-fifth Regiment OF New Yorl
volunteers Association.
The next was what was designated as tht
Star division. This was comprised of a yer,
large representation of students OF Columbi,
College, students of the University OF the Cit,
of New York, the public school pupils and
juvenile temperance and other Organizations
" Baby George Washington" marched attiret
in the old-time costume. This division. how
ever, had generally sober tone. There wa
little glitter or color.
DIVISION A.
Division consisted of a large number of in
nj tt<a,,
ance and charitable societies. Among tn,
striking organizations in the division were tn,
Guard Lafayette, Liberty Guards, Frencl
Americans, Irish Volunteers LAFAYETTE Con
clave. and several commands of Sons of Vet
Grams.
The next division excited great amount O
enthusiasm, being made up of veteran firemen
Hardly any man in the line of the whole pro
cession received greater applause than Harr
Howard, who, partially paralyZed, still hobblec
over the line OF march. He is well-known L
veteran tiremen all over the county.
Just behind the head of the iiremen's division
came rank after rank of volunteer fire chief
and ex-chiefs and volunteer bodies each red
shired, carrying he ell-mouthed brass trumpe
OF the olc-time style. crammed full of flowers
There were sixty volunteer fire organizations il
line, representing New York State New EngIan,
and Pennsylvania largely.
THE STATES
There was a float representing "Virginia.' il
the form of an old sailing vessel, bringing owe
colon1sts to the jamestown settlement
:" New York" was represented by boatload G
Dutch settlers landing on Manhattan Island
with tent and an Indian on the shore
" Massachusetts was represented by the May
flower on small scale. group OF Pilgrir
Fathers gathered amidships, and the famou
compact being signed. and a log cabin with IL
dians trading with the early settlers
delaware and Maryland were repre
sented in a scene on the shore of the Chesapeak
Bay, and Lord Baltimore landing with the Colo
nists
On a Pennsylvania" float William Penn wa
represented dealing with the Indians and refu.
ing to make treaty.
"Georgia" " was in the form of small cotto
plantation, with Governor Oglethorpe and grou
OF early Huguenot settlers in the foreground
HISTORICAL
Other floats showed "The Reading of tn
Declaration of Independence, " Washingto
crossing the Delaware - " Washington AT VsIle
Forge with Steuben"
The hrst of these floats had copy of the oil
Federal State House in Philadelphia, where tn
DECLARATION of Independence was signed.
The swiss Germans had two floats beautiful i
design, one representing Helvetia," wit
| twenty-five living female figures in the dress {
the. different cantons and an Alpine seen
with living group showing Tell defyin
| Gessler."
GERMAN SOCIETIES.
There were German riding clubs, sinein
clubs, representatives of German regiments i
the American Civil War, athletic (tIIrnipgl Sc
cletles, Scheutzen Vereins and sharpshooters.
1here was a representation of the industria
pursuits on floats, where German American
were working. The Germans, probably ha
nearly half as many persons in line as were i
| yesterdays military parade entire It is est
| mated that p. 900 Germans paraded
one of the most elaborate tableaux in tn
German wing of the procession represents tn
Prince of Carnival, and is so feet long, fec
wide and Is feet high. 1t has a number c
colossal champagne bottles feet high with a
| enormous glass Dprphpd oOrl-e in f1,a
die of the float. For decorations there wer
immature musical instruments and groups
merry makers, dancers and maskers
Inc "llederkranZ" float in the form of roc
with caverns and a water scene at the bas,
Lorelei sits at the top. playing harp, while
young man comes out OF one of the caves in
boat and sings about Woe TO the Nymphs.
Other singers also appear.
IRISH SOCIETIES.
Then came the Ancient Order of Hibernian
and great number of Irish American societie
with others.
The T. S. Grant Hose Company, Ninth Ware
commanded by Thomas Drybnrg, escorted wins
purported to be the original overland coacI
| driven by one of the old-time drivers from III
Missouri river to California; also represents
tlons OF the pony express and the pony riddle
Dy Heslan, known on the frontier as Pom
Division consisted of thirteen tribes of III
rammany Society, headed by John Cochrane Q
hnen caAus 'ne DIVISION consisting OF JerSe
| operatives. the Plasters' Society. cloak and su
industry, Mutual Benefit Society of Operatiy
| Painters.
Other organizations were interspersed, an
among these were United Polish Societies til
| Bohemian National Association and CoIore
| Centennial Committee,
THE PRINTING PRESS.
| Among the industrial floats showing progre:
and noteworthy comparisons were: One fios
| on which was an old hand printing press of tn
earliest tunes. in working order ana on the 70
lowing noat was modern press driven by ele,
| trfcity. These printed and distributed the pr,
gramme of the civic and industrial parade
| the procession passed.
| AT THE REVIEWING STAND
The first float in the procession came with
swiss company. 1t represented the swiss RI
public, and on a great truck were thirty vo1p
women attired in national colors. As the
passed the President they all threw roses an
| lilies at him.
General Abram Daily, veteran of ISL
marched down between two old gentlemen II
was dressed in an old uniform that he wore
| 1872 and saluted and shook hands with th
President from the street. He was afterwar
taken on the grand stand and presented to th
| President by General Sherman
| President Harrison left the reviewing stan
early this afternoon to take the special trai
| for Washington.
FERMENTATION.
One event of the day was the presentation b
Mayor Grant 10 the President on the reyiewin
stand OF a silver cylinder. containing an a,
dress of congratulation signed by one hundre
prominent citizens who rode in the procession
| The text is as follows:
To Bajdn,in Harrison, President of The Init,
States, AprI 80, 1SS9-1he undersigned repr
sentatives Of civil, commercial, industrial an
educational organizations and bodies of II
| city OF New York, on the occasion of the Gel
tennial celebration OF the inaugural of Wasl
ington, the first President present anew to tt
President OF the United States, in his ofici
capacity, their allegiance to the Government
constitution and laws. with their congratuli
tions upon the completion of a century of cor
stitutional government, and the progress m I'D
| In that century.