, 1890-06-05
THE PRoCEs SION.
IL Was the Largest of the Kind Eve
Sesn Here.

IL Was the Largest of tho Kind Ever
SEEN Here.
Long before the hour arrived for
the procession to start the streets
along. wAich the parade was to pnss
Were lined with people. The parade
was the largest of its kind that has
ever been seen in Spokane Falls,
and reflected great credit upon the
committee having charge oil the ar
rangcmelltr.
/ 1t was just 2 o'clock when Chief
fMnrshal Theodore Reed gave tho
lier Tor the procession Ia start In
Hdition To the veterans and sons OF
veterans, the following aleo partici-
pated: Uniform rank-knights of
pythias, the plumbers, school chill
dren, postotfice employees, mOmbers
OF the police and fire departments,
the Concordia and other civic So
cicties.
At the head of the column was
Chief iarbord and Captain. Martin,
amounted, aud following came IL pla-
toon OF police. Next came the Sec
ond regiment band, followed by
CHIEF Marshal Theodore Reed and
Chiefof'Staff Frank johnson, hav-
ing for aides.de-camp Joe War
ren and ID. Schilling, and for order
lies a. IL. koOntz and &. Il. Nos
Ter.
Next came John l.. Reno Post,
No. ~, j. ;. Watson, commander,
and Sedgwick Post. No. s, Major f..
A. Routhe, commander, Company
q, Washington National Guard, un-
der command of Captain Wadhams,
in the order named.
n feature of the parade was the
children of the schools, who came
next. There were over 400 boys
epd girls in line, who looked very
1ndsome, especially the girls. All
png the line of march the chill
rr9tn took great delight in waving
their flags, and one little fellow,
who was evidently brlmful Of
patriotism, yelled out ss they were
passing the Granite block; "Hur-
rah for George Washington
= After the school children came
the Sons of Veterans, who made n
fine appearance. Next came the
Comique band heading the Concor-
dia Society and the Turn Verein.
Next came the uniform rank
knights of Pythias, under COM
mand of Captain James A. Long,
and the postofiico clerks mounted,
with Postmaster Warren In COM
mand.
The plumbers, carpenters and
other societies followed. As the
procession moved up Riverside ave-
nue. II was saluted ON all sides by
the vast assemblage of people con-
gregatcd ON both sides OF the street.
Next In line came the fire depart
ment, Chief Weinbrsner and one of
his captains, i'm advance Ia n car
riage, then came the steamer, chem
ical, hose carriage and the aerial
ladder. Each piece Of apparatus
was handsomely decorated with
flags and bunting and presented
lendid appearance.
fter the fire department came a
Fiage containing General a. =.
urry, Colonel J. /. Booge, Major j.
Kennedy Stout and Lieutenant j.
~. White.
In the secoud carriage was Colonel
~. II. Allen, Dr. G. NJ. Stone, II.
Kosenhaupt and Professor w. G..
day.
The third carriage contained his
tnohor, Mayor Z. +. Clough and
Councilinen Bettis, Traut and
Bartlett.
The next carriage contained
Councilmen Fellowcs, Davidson,
Covey and Notbohm, and Charles
w: Restarick, of the RnviEw.
In the nth carriage were j. II.
Macomber, post chaplain, United
States army, at Fort Sherman,
Colonel George III. Megquier, Judge
Norman Buck and Professor Frank
Bracht.
2rhe Ladies' Relief Corps and the
lldrcns' decorating corps followed
Marriages.
So y limo OF march was on How
lrdto Spragie, on Spmguo Ia Lin
coin, on Lincoln To Riverside, on
Riverside to BERNARD, on Bernard to
Main, ON Main TO Division, on
Division to Front, on Front to the
|grounds.
LODE before the tune for the pro- !