The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-06-29
VIRGlNlA'S FOURTH
PROGRAMME PARTIALLY
OUTLINED.
And Some of the Principal Features
Menv;Oned-The Parade. vuS of War,
RIA .es. Drilling Contest a.d Grand
Free Ball in h eFyenfnS.

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nave EN- both. as Bill Nye once said.
In gorgeous v~ariety.y' Indications
point to a most brilliant celebration.
certainly nothing has been left undone
to make the day a success.
AT sunrise there will be the usual
statutes by cannon. At $3.50 the parade
VIII form. 1t will be headed by the
goddess of liberty. represented by Hiss
May Lowman. drawn in a chariot by ID
young Americans, followed by an es-
cort OF IS youthful Amazons. repre-
senting the states and territories. The
preliminaries of this portion of the pa
rade are under the supervision of Cor
poral James How, whose ability as a
decorator and designer in %tri-color has
been demonstrated on numerous &C.
casions il the past. On this occasion
he proposes to Guido all previous eff
forts, and will give the people some
thing out of the ordinary. Other fea-
lures of the parade will be Company
d. NJ. N. G. in full dress uniform. it
being the company's annual parade
day. the tug of war teams and numer-
Gus other uncomfortable attractions.
Immediately following the parade
the public exercises will take place in
the court house. Hon. A. j. Bennett.
president of the day will call the as
.semblage to order. The court
room will be profusely decorated for
the occasion. There will be music by
the band and vocal music by Chairman
Haines' choir, including a solo by Miss
Grace HerndOn. The Declaration of
Independence will be read by Rev. G.
W. Morse, who excels as a reader.
Rev. Wiley Mountioy. whose o~ratorical
ability is beyond criticism will make
an address, teeming with patriotism
and sparkling with the droll, happy
witticisms which he delivers in an in
imitable manner. The programme
has not been arranged in order andthe
MADlsON1AN is unable to publish it.
At the conclusion of the public exer-
cises there will be a cessation of festiv-
tiles for a short time in order to al
low the hungry enthusiasts to refresh
themselves.
About 1:l5, or as soon thereafter as
dessible, will occur the fancy bayonet
drill by a picked squad from Company
ID, commanded by First Sergeant Chas.
W. Mead. This will be an interest
ing exhibition of the bayonet exercises
as prescribed by the new army regula-
tions, and in which the company is
quite proficient.
The bayonet drill will be followed
by one of the principle events of the
pay-the tug of wal between the Lei
t~erville and Virginia City teams for a
purse OF $50 hung up by the committee
and a side bet between the the teams.
The side money has not yet been
placed, but it is understood that the
Leiterville boys II anxious to back
sheir champions heavily, while the
stalwarts of Virginia are equally con-
fident. Both teams are said to be in
excellent form and are practicing daily
on wooden cleats.
At 3 O'Clock the racing will begin.
The programme includes three horse
races, a bicycle race and an obstacle
foot race. besides other events which
may be arranged between now and
the fourth.
The tight rope exhibition by Profs.
w. a. Stevenson and Mark Smith will
begin about 4:l3. The rope will be
stretched from the top OF the Madison
house to some building across the
street and the performers propose to
give a first class entertainment.
This will be followed by the rock
drilling contest, open ito Madison
county miners only.
AT shutdown the mortar will thunder
forth its salute-making itself heard
once for every star in the blue field oil
the most beautiful banner that even
men died fer.
The happy and busy day will con
clude with a grand ball at the cOur,
house in the evening where no admis
sion will be charged and where goot
fellowship and harmony and melod,
and pretty girls will ~abound-but who
has not heard of the Virginia Fourth
of July Dances Who has attended
and not wished for a repetition there
of?