The herald., 1896-07-05
The Noise Begins EARLY and
Lasts Long
A HUNDRED GUNS AT DAWN
Followed by Oratory and Later by Field
Sports
A Big Parade With nany Features Which
Break the Record Even for Pa
triotic Pomona

most celebration of the Fourth in it
self, but with the dawn of this morning
the noise increased tenfold, and this has
been the most glorious Fourth Pomona
has ever seen. The day was ushered in
by the firing of one hundred guns at sun
rise, which was followed later by the
reveille open-air band concert on Second
street.
At 1925 occurred the twelve mile bicy-
Gle road race. L.. w. Smith, with g.
minute handicap, was started first, fol-
lowed by Frank Fleming with four
minute handicap, VIII Fleming and Dick
Rogers, one minute handicap, Frank
Clark, two-minute handicap. Then came
the scratch men, who were Sylvester
Loucks, r. M. Thurman (both of whom
dropped out on first lap) and Burton
Clark. Clark on first lap of three miles
gained two minutes lacking twelve sec
onds on six-minute man, and at the fin
ish of the race lacked only twenty sec
onds Of making best time.
Frank Clark won first place and Dick
Rogers time. Smith made the first three
mile lap In 1858 AS.
At the finish of first lap Smith was still
ahead, with VIII Fleming, Rogers and
Burton Clark behind him in the order
named. In the second lap Frank Clark,
Will Fleming, Dick Rogers and B. Nj.
Clark came in in the order named.
The official starter of the races was
Arthur Hebberd; judges, Thomas, Scott
and Terrill Il. Thomas; timers. G. c.
Zilles, e. X. Parker and Ed M. Keller.
AT 8 a. m. occurred squad drill by
Company d, for a prize. The second
squad, Third Sergeant Lee commanding,
won the prize.
At 10 a. m. came the grand parade, the
start being made from the corner of Holt
and Carey avenues, where the. parade
formed and passed along Second street,
countermarched at Ellen and came up
Second street again, where 1t had been
before reviewed by the mass of people
that blocked Second street from one end
to the other.
At IL a. m. exercises at grand stand on
Southern Pacific depot grounds were as
follows
Music by Pomona band.
Introductory remarks by S. NJ. Has
kell, president of the day
Music by quartet-F. *. Lewis, Ed
ward Hewlett, f. II. Thatcher and c. s.
Spencer
Prayer by chaplain, Rev. James Brace
we'll of Ontario.
Music by the High school chorus
Reading of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence by Edward Paine.
Music by quartet.
Oration-Hon. Geo. w. Merrill.
Music by High school chorus.
Music by Ontario band.
Striking features of the parade were
the beautiful float of the Pomona Fruit
and Flower mission, which was occupied
by the twenty five young lady members
of that organization clad in pure white,
under a canopy of white, with pink
shell throne, drawn by four white hors-
es in white harness and attended by
four negroes in linen busters, and the
goddess of liberty float occupied by the
%~IA .tx1er Io1 toe.
We've Marsh, Lille Ostrom, Stella Hills,
Nora Hall, Mary Stevenson, Maytie
Ryfe, Daisy Moller. Miss Lille Latin,
who was elected by popular vote as
goddess of liberty. occupied the seat
of honor on the float
One of the most novel and pretty of
the parades features was Miss Mamie
Kessler, who was clad In the Spanish
caballero costume that she wore in the
Fiesta parade in Los Angeles, stand
ing erect on horse clad in a beautiful
red horse blanket, who represented w.
]. Hammer & Sons, the newspaper cir
culators.
NOTES OF THE DAY
The residence of s. M. Haskell pres
ident of the day, John Webber and Lloyd
Simmons were prettily decorated.
Charles Sanders, one of the aides and
a son of W. II. Sanders, adjutant-gen-
eral Of the day, was thrown Off his horse
The baseball game this afternoon be-
tween the Admrals of Los Angeles and
the Pomona nine resulted in victoN
for the Los Angeles by score of Z to g.
In the 100-yard footrace between E. H.
Morrison, Ned Young and the Messrs.
Tolman, Morrison won by several feet
in 10 1-5 seconds.
The mile bicycle race was won by Bur-
ten Clark, Sylvester Loucks being a
close second.
The days festivities will close with a
gorgeous illuminated parade and open
air masquerade ball this evening.
SOME OF THE DECORATIONS.
The 1. o. o. F. building is attractively
decorated with gaily colored streamers
of bunting stretched diagonally from
corner to corner across it's three-story
front.
Winters & Russell, c. c. Zilles & Co.,
George w. Ogle, the Peoples store, the
White block, Phillips block, Avis build
Ing, postoftice, Phil Stfen & Co., Pomona
Land and Water Co., F. Schwan & Son,
Hansler-Rutan block, city marshaps Of
flee, Avis q Ellsworth, Marshall & An
drous and the Pacific hotel all have an
attractive display of the natioanl colors.
George w. McKendrick National
bank, G. A. Steffa, Lathrop block, First
National bank and the Pomona newspa-
per proprietors have decorated profuse-
ly.
SOCIETY DOINGS.
Mrs. Nellie Westerman and her sister,
Miss Irene Dudley, entertained on
Thursday evening at their home, 667
West Tenth street, in honor of Miss Ma
bel Taylor Of Santa Rosa. Those pres
ent were: Messrs. and Mines. H. j.
REMAND, r. j. Martin, A. c. Abbott, T.
b. Thomas, James Drumm, e. M. Kell-
er, Mrs. Frank White, Misses Mabel
Taylor, Winnie Smith and Messrs. ]. L.
Rowland. G. w. Strong, George Phillips
and Charles Dudley.
Miss Lorena Hicxlin is home on sum-
mer vacation.
Mrs. w. d. Morton and Miss Birdie
Morton will spend July, August and
september at Ventura.
Miss Annie Cason and grandmother.
Mrs. G. w. Hawkins, will leave on Tues
day OF this week for Fort Bridger, Wyo..
to spend the summer
Among Pomoans who will spend some
time at Long Beach this summer will
be the families of DR.. H. A. Whitfield.
M. M. Dewey. w. l.. Phillips and F. g.
King. A number are also planning to
go to Catalina, among whom are Senator
S. N. Androus and wife, Prof F. A.
Molyneaux and family, S. Caldwell and
family, w. A. Bell and perhaps others
Fred H. Thatcher, wife and children.
Mrs Frank b. King and daughter. Miss
Ruby King, have been domiciled o.