The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-05


and the parade contained more features
than any ever before seen in Tacoma. The
order of the parade follows:
Chief Smith and platoon of police.
Grand marshal. A. G. Young
Aides. j. II. Latshaw. Nicholas Reuter-.
j. W. Brown and j. f. Foye.
First Division.
w. e. Cromwell commanding Col. W. J.
Fife and Maj F. r. Reid.
Wallhalla Military band.
Company c, First regiment. y. G. w,
Sergeant Sturgis commanding.
Company G.. First regiment. y. G.. W,
Sergeant Adams commanding.
Troop b. First cavalry. n. G.. W. mount
ed, and troop &, Cadet corps. Capt. L.
c. Griggs commanding. escort TO
the following:
]. w. sprague Camp. Sons of Veterans.
Capt. Walters commanding.
Custer Post q. a. r.
Sheridan Post, G. 4. r.
John A. Winslow Post, CT. A r.
Mexican war veterans.
Mayor Orr. city and county officials
Speaker of the day and distinguished vis-
itors in carriages.
Second Division.
Maj. Thomas E. Maddux commanding.
Col. Ed Hamilton. aide.
knights OF Maccabees band.
Tacoma division No. l. L. r. X. OF p.
Capt. Joseph Dick.
Doolittle Club. mounted on papier mache
horses
Knights of Naccabees.
r. r. O. Elks.
Mexican Antiila band.
Young Mems Institute.
Ancient Order HihernianA
Third Division.
Capt. j. +. Cass commanding.
Indian hand.
Chieftain's League, Capt. j. N. Leonard
commanding.
One float representing Indian camp scene,
with four outriders in costume.
Tahoma Council No. l. Degree of Poca-
hontas in costume, in carriages with
outriders.
Indian Cadets.
Fourth Division.
2. r. Boman commanding.
Tacoma Theater band.
WalhaIlas. with float of monitor.
Vikings, with float
Danish Brotherhood. with float.
Scandinavian societies.
Fifth Division.
II. X. Cox, commander.
Harmony band.
Canton Tacoma. No. I, |. Q. Q. r.
A. O. L. w, Tacoma lodge, No. s.
A. o. Y. w. Destiny lodge. No. S.
Tacoma Butchers Association, mounted.
Pacific Meat Company. float.
Sixth Division.
John p. Scholl. commander.
East Tacoma band.
German Veterans Society.
Swiss Society.
Sons OF Hermann.
Ancient order of Druids.
Tacoma Sanger Bund.
Bohemian Slavonic Society.
Triple patriotic float. representing United
States. Germany and Switzerland.
Brewers Association, with float
Milwaukee brewery, with float.
Seventh Division.
w. II. Luellen commander.
Fehse's minstrel show.
Fifty floats. representing all the different
business interests of the state.
Citizens in decorated carriages.
Citizens on foot and on horseback.
The line of march was north. on Tacoma
avenue, TO its intersection with ST. Helen's
avenue: south on St. Helen's avenue 10
Ninth and streets. thence on street Ia
Seventeenth; on Seventeenth 10 Pacific
avenue; on Pacific avenue north TO Sew
enth. and countermarch on Pacific ave
nue..
The streets along the entire line of march
were crowded with people. The crowd
was especially dense at Independence
arch. corner OF Eleventh street and Pacific
avenue.
AS no officers for the local National
Guard companies have yet been appointed.
the two infantry companies. c and q,
turned out under command OF rron-commis-
stoned officers Troop BIS officers paraded
with the troop.
The A. p. A. parade in the morning was
curtafed somewhat on account of the
rain. As IL was, over 15oo members or the
order participated. Col. w. j. Fife was
marshal of the parade. A little red school
house formed an attractive hoat. At the
close of the parade the Declaration or IN
dependence was read from the sch"o'ho"sO
float by T. r. F,gbert.
In the hig parade the HIbernians turned
our nearly 1000 men. and made hit ny
rot carving the Irish flag They carried
a harm formed of rae American national
colors.
srbe literary exercises were held az the
Ninth street rheater In the morning. I neir
|.btef feature was the Grafton by Hon
WIZ II. Thompson. OF Seattle Al the
cioea of the grafton Mr. Thompson read
,s,e -oern written by himself and delivered
today at Seattle. changing the woraing IN
a few z,laces 20 suit rne environments
THE programme for the exercises follows;
Opening PRAYER: . =, -
REV. Dr Hallock Of the FIRST Presoy-
terian church
Reading Of the Declaration Of Inde-
/ penAence. -. Master Harvey johnston
ni,ire sd5res~ on THE Trrre Meaning Of the
De-riaration Of Independence 49,
................ REV Aifft@i a3dftAz
| Patriotic poem. composed for the &C.
casion hy Mrs. Carrie ShaW tsics
! .................M Miss Pearl Aldrich
Music.
NJ Hon, Hon WIN n. THOMPSON. Of Seattle
Patriotic poem. composef Tor the "c-
casion BY Hugh Farley q: - -,
.......... .....-.. ...-.-+-Aot. " = ne
Al The close Of the exercises I'd j.
walsh. on behalf Of the TAlicum CLUB.
/ made a speech donating 500 70 form the
! nncle1s OF q fund for the erection OF a
monument in this city 70 George Wash
Z ingfon.
Pony races and races ~ various sorts
vo-a h.la in the South End in the morn
( inx. and other sports were held IN the
/ Vsaeventh stree: baseball grounds IN the
! afternoon. Prof MarkebeTg az il a. III.
( walked a tight rope stretched across Pa
/ ctac avenue from the Washington 10 the
/ California blocks
/ r,o,r thousand people were FED al the
ha-fseua between the hours of 20 a. m.
and ? n
IRE ereworks this evening we're a
( o~aat success. tho1gh not all could BE set
/ o~ owing 10 the wet weather Tns dis
pIav was viewed BY Thousands from The
( blu~ overlooking The Eleventh street
( h-{4va where the pieces we're lighted.
/ Tae bicycle Illuminated parade ..