The herald., 1895-07-06
THE FOURTH AT ONTARIO
II Was Z Success in All Particu'
lars
A Parade With Unique Features-creditabie
Floats - About the Par.
tlcipants

ONTARIO, July 5.-Ontario's citizens
looked for q fine celebration of the ma
tion's birthday and everyone in town
seemed for the last few weeks to be work
ing in some way to insure grand and
glorious Fourth.
The parade formed at 10 o'clock on
Euclid avenue, south of the Southern IA
cific railroad, and marched through our
principal streets to the grounds OF the
Central school, where the literary exer-
cises OF the day were held.
The order of procession, marshaled by
G. r. Sykes. grand marshal OF the day,
was as follows: Four mounted consta.
bles, five city trustees, treasurer. recorder,
attorney and clerk, Chaffey college fac
ulty, Ontario Dand, George and Martha
Washington, Grand Army OF the Republic,
Women's Relief corps in carriages. Mar
shal William H. Folger., Goddess OF Lib
+. Macdonald, Naval Caaets float, God
dess OF Justice floats Marshal +. s. Cow
ernton. Ontario A. o. u. W. Lodge float,
Ontario l. o. o. +. and float, Marshal W.
Robcrton, May Queen Rebekah float and
mem bers in carriages. Goddess of the Nile
float. Marshal W. II. Marsh. Foresters'
float. Oriental float, Marshal C. F. Ward,
Oriental parade, Gipsy Encampment
float, Marshal U. H. Spencer. Orange and
Lemon Exchange float. Bodenhamer Tun-
mel tloat, Marshal Albert Wallace, North
Ontario tally-ho, Ontario hook and lad
der truck. Schwatka's hoodoos. Chino
and Ontario meat markets. represented
by mounted men in outcher's garb, Music
Store float, Marshal James Kennedy, citi-
zens in decorated carriages, bicycle con-
tingent. OF the public floats the Goddess
OF Liberty was the most elaborate. Sur
rounded by fifty pretty girls each OF
whom carried and-painted shield bear
ing the name OF state or territory, sat
under a canopy of white and silver. the
beautiful young lady who personated the
Goddess OF Liberty, Miss Sirey, carried
the honors most gracefully.
Martha Washington, a pretty young
girl, daughter of Fred Hewitt. with her
handsome little carriage decorated with
Goddess Of Justice, standing sword in
hand and with the scales OF justice by:her
side, showed full well that the many cit
izens who voted for Miss Grisham made
no mistake The Goddess of the Nile,
seated in gorgeous chariot OF pale green
and silver. accompanied by beautiful at
tendants, was honored with much ap-
plause as the populace greeted her ap-
proach. Miss Mary Gray, third IN the
race for the Goddess of Liberty comp eti-
tOn, was easily first in the estimation of
the onlookers. To Mr.. 9. @. Waite be-
longs the honor OF creating q perfect
dream Of loveliness. His "reminiscences OF
CieopatIa's rlories, Fraternal aids In blue
and white, Foresters beneath the green
wood tree Orientals In the gorgeous garb
of potentates of eastern climes, followed
in imposing array the floats.
Preceding the society floats came
Uncle Sam mounted on handsomely
decorated float. AS If to the manor born,
Uncle Sam Phillips. a prominent mer-
chant OF the place, smiled benignly on his
assem- bled children.
Naval cadets, in white and blue, pad
died their own canoe in grand style.
thea. o. II. w.. I. q. 0. F. and For.
esters were handsomely represented, and
Rebekah at the Well was sweetly pretty
in her Oriental role.
The Gypsy Queen. Grace Crafts. and her
attendants made charming tableau.
The North Ontario tally-ho filled with
charmingly lovely. women In red, white
and bl1e was stylish affair
Swatka's HoodoUs enlivened the mo.
notony OF a line OF loveliness by their gro.
tesque appearance and funny business.
Tne music store float, with prom ent
young man of this place dressed TO per.
lection as an old maid. playing the piano,
and Professor McLaren tackling half a
dozen instruments. was q pronounced
success. Major Bodenhamer put in the
procession representation of his tunnel
and following 1t came over seventy men
IN red shirts, blue trousers and white
handkerchiefs.