The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-03


Salute at Sunrise.
The committee on the Fourth of july
demonstration have nearly completed
their work. Tomorrow the event takes
place.
Tho route Of the parade has been ar
ranged and published. 1t ta.ses in a
portion of northeast Roanoke, and that
section between Woodland Park and
Rorer Park.
That the parade will be a splendid
success is apparent. There will DO no
visiting organizations, but those who
participate will be of Roanoke only,
and arc making preparations for the
display.
Tho fire companies will present an at
tractivc appearance. Tho Vigilants
will have all their men mounted on
thcir apparatus. The reel will have
two horses attached, handsomely decor
ated. The hose wagon will have four
horses and will contain number of the
tiromen. Tho engine will como next in
order with four horses, and be followed
by the hook and ladder truck with two
horses. The firemen are making active
preparations, and will begin TODAY the
work of decorating
The Junior Hose Company will have
two horses attached to their reel and
about twenty men III line.
The Friendship Fire Company will be
in full uniform with about fifty men.
They have pretty red uniforms and
have been drilling for the occasion.
The military company, commanded by
Capt. il. A. Rives, will have about forty
or fifty men in line.
The Junior Order of American Me-
chanics and the Patriotic Sons of
America will march in one body. The
principles of these two orders are the
same, both patriotic, and, July Fourth
being their day, they will mus ter strong
force. Together they will have over $50
men in line and will make grand show.
The Red Men will also make an Gle.
CANT Show and turn out about SEVENTH
five or eighty men. They will wear
gaudy colored sashes with gold fringe
and will carry their new banner, which
Will be presented to them just before
they form in the parade.
The Uniform Rank, Knights of Phv.
thias, will be mounted and will turn out
at least fifty men. They will carry
their new banner, which, taken with
their elegant uniform and cockade hats,
Will be one OF tho features Of the day.
The post of honor will be occupied by
the city officials, including the mayor,
members OF the City Council and other
officers, who will occupy carriages
Music for the occasion will be fur
nished by the Roanoke Machine Works
Band, which has already been secured.
l. n. Patton. OF New York, the travel.
ing agent Of the firm from which tho
fireworks were bought, is in the CITY
on his way South, and will go out with
the committee this morning to select a
location for the pyrotechnic display.
The committee have now secured and
collected $500 from tho business men
and the public generally, but a general
canvass will be made to-day.
The programme has been arranged
for the parade, but after this the differ
ent organizations will conduct their
amusements as we'll
At sunrise in the morning six-round
national salute will be fired This will
be accomplished by means of immense
fire-crackers, which are equal in noise
to the largest field guns. This will be
accompanied by the ringing of all bells
In the city and the blowing of steam
whistles.
The parade will begin to form on
Jefferson street at 900 o'clock, and will
move promptly at 10. Prior to this the
Red Men will be presented with their
banner in appropriate style. Rush u.
Derr will receive it and respond for tho
lodge.
Captain Brooke will be chief mar
shall, and will select his aids to-day.
After the line of march has been taken
up the body will stop at Woodland
Park, where the grafton of the day will
be delivered by Judge Marshall, of
Craig.
The afternoon will he devoted to pic
nicing. The Friendship Fire Companies
picnic will be held in Carr's grove,
where music, dancing and other amusc.
ments will be the attraction of the even
ing.
Professor Young's choir OF singers
will be on hand at the park, and. lust
before and after tho grafton, will sing
their selections.
AT 8 o'clock in the evening tho grand
pyrotechnic display will be given under
the supervision of Mr.. Boyer.
The exercises throughout promise to
be of an interesting character, and will
no doubt be the grandest Fourth of July
demonstration in the history of the city.
William and Mary College,
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, July 2.-ISpe-
ciall-A large number of visitors are
here to attend the William and Mary