Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-02
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH
The Bellingham Bay Celebra-
ton to Occur in New
Whatcom
The Program of the Attractions
Prepared for Next Monday
and Tuesday
Brilliant Pageant, Exciting
Games and Contests,
Grand Music

The celeDfatlOn OF independence
Day on Bellingham Bay this year will
occur in New Whatcom. Fairhaven
celebrated last year and the people of
New Whatcom came over TO witness
the celebration. This year this order
is reversed and it is hoped Fairhaven
will return the compliment. Elabor-
ate preparations have been made to
observe the day with patriotic enthusi-
asn. The exercises continue over two
days. The amusements include a
grand parade, canoe races, running
races, foot races, bicycle races, hose
contests. fire works, military drill, a
football match, a log-rolling contest, a
shooting contest and "a yacht race on
the 5th.
The parade will be formed to start at
8 a. M, under the command Of Col. &.
NJ. Atkins, as chief marshal, and a
staff of aids made up Of members of the
uniform rank X. of p. The procession
will be formed on Elk street, with the
right resting on Holly street in the fol-
lowing order:
Marshal and staff.
Burgess band.
G.. A. X.
Liberty car.
Junior Order United American Me-
chanics, j. II. Shively, marshal.
Company +, n. G.. w.
President, orator, chaplain and poet,
i'm carriages.
Mayor and city council and guests
in carriages.
Fire department.
Civic societies headed by drum corps.
Trade floats and display interspersed
with calithumpians.
The route of parade will be through
Holly street to G., q TO Seventeenth,
Seventeenth to Broadway, Broadway
to Front, Front to Walnut, Walnut to
Washington, Washington to Park,
Park to German Verein grounds
where the marshall and staff will escort
the orator, poet, chaplain, mayor, coun-
ell, occupants Of liberty car and invited
guests to the grand stand and dismiss
the procession.
The literary exercises at the park
will be opened promptly at II O'Clock
and will be carried out in conformity
to the following program:
Music-Burgess band.
nvocation-Chaplain Dimon.
Song "America"-Glee club.
Reading of Declaration Of Independ-
ence-E. J. Hill.
Song, "Watch on the Rhine'-Ger-
man Verein.
Oration-Major A. S. Cole.
Poem-F. II. Adams.
Immediately following the literary
exercises the competitive drill by the
militia will take place on Broadway
and at p. m. the fire department hose
contest will take place ON Holly street,
between Dock and Canoe streets. The
hose contests will be governed by the
following rules: Two hundred feet
run to hydrant and $50 feet from the
hydrant three full threads on hydrant
and pipe or no water; every thread in
excess of three counts four seconds OF
time. Each contestant to choose their
own Judge. Starter, Chief Con Meyer;
water caller, Assistant Chief j. G.
Allen; time keeper, committee on
sports. Each contestant will give wet
and dry test. First prize, $50; second
prize, $50.
The canoe race will be called at p.
m. Prizes, $40, $50 and SIS.
The log rolling contest will take place
at 1880 p. m. in the bay back of the
Bellingham hotel, so for the best man.
On the 5th there will be a bicycle
race and a regatta, both of which are
to start at 10 a. IN.
During the exercises under the direc-
ton of the city no liquors of any class
will be sold within the grounds. In
the afternoon the German Verein
will hold a picnic at their park and
many private picnics are arranged for
Whatcom Falls and other spots on the
lake or on the islands. The Caledon'
ian celebration at Silver Beach will be
largely attended and special provisions
have been made by the electric rail
way for handling the large number OF
people who desire to attend.
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