The herald., 1894-04-13

companies, each company supplied with
a handsome banner, and every member
with two satin badges-one the national,
the other the fiesta colors. These were
all supplied by contributions from the
parents and teachers. Edna McCray,
captain of Company E, a young miss in
uniform With sword in hand, attracted
attention and applause all along the
route by the clear and mphatic mill
tary way in which she gave her COM
mands. Captains OF Sixteenth-street
school battalion: Ralph Brown, Com
pany A; Ohas. StRnter, Company b
Maggie Rhein, Company O.; Roy
O'Brien, Company d; Edna McCray,
Company E. Standard bearer, Rose
Loeb. Battalion commander, Calvin
Ellie. The teachers OF this echool have
worked hard and sssiduously to get the
children in good drill, and succeeded.
Several lines OF email tots. represent
ing the Eighth street school, wore badges
de la fiesta.
Two hundred scholars of the Seven
teenth street school followed. A beau
tiiul banner was carried and badges
worn.
Smell girls from the Tenth street
school wore bonnets made OF palm
pale yellow, and the effect was very
pretty. The boys OF Company B of this
school marched to the time OF q drum
mer.
Leading the fourth division was the
Orange CITY band of IL pieces. Marshal
James A. Foshav and aids were in front.
The girls of the San Pedro street
school were in front line. They had
prepared an elaborate display OF flowers
OF the colors OF la festa. In tie ceuter
OF the group was borne large bank OF
flowers with howers surmounting it.
They also carried the beautiful silk ban
ner OF the school. The second company
OF the school WAS composed OF the boys
with decorations of tiny flags.
The Stanton avenue and Santa Fe
avenue schools had combination ban
ner and 60 scholars in the line.
The Hewitt street schools carried q
banner inscribed: "Work and Wait"
Four alternate lines of girls and boys
from the Ninth street school came next
carrying flags.
The Seventh street school had its
companies In line, and there was BAN
ner bearing this startling idea MAN
Thinks"
Girls in white and small boys with a
pole OF flowers represented the Ann
street school. They carried beautiful
banner.
"Our Nations Hope" was inscribed
on the gorgeous silk banner OF the Macy
street school and underneath the words
was a remarkably clear, life sized photo
graph of a child's curly head The
little children from the Cornwall street
schools carried tri-colored poles.
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tirely OF the scholars OF the state normal
school. They presented a particularly
fine sight as they marched in perfect
order and with fine precision. There
were 400 of them in the line, which ex.
tended nearly square in length.
Squads of mounted police aud militia.
men on foot brought up the rear and
several business floats followed the pro-
cession.
As the head of the line passed the
business house of Meyberg Brothers the
employees OF the firm presented Mr..
Mey berg with a beautiful bouquet o
flowers and the children saluted as they
passed.
At Central park the Military band
and the dignitaries at the lead OF the
procession took places upon the plat
form and reviewed the procession as il
passed large crowd had gathered
longed. : '''"-' ''' '''''
The line OF march followed was dowr
Main street to First, on First to Spring
on Spring to Fourth, on Fourth t.
Broadway, on Broadway to Eighth, or
Eighth to Hill, on Hill to Central parH
and there the line was disbsnded, after
passing in review.
Some fault has been found by thc
merchants on Spring below First street
because the procession did not pass
along that street.
The committeeman say they we're gov
erned in the line of march ry the slight
endurance of the little ones, and had to
leave out part of the route which they
should have liked to follow.
Some kicking" has also been heard
in regard to the infrequency OF music by
the bands.