The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-03
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE,
FOURTH OF JULY
1896.
The Committee np pointed by the City
Council to Arrange for the Ceiebra-
12Oth anniversary
AM ERI CAN INDEPENDENCE

AMEklCAN INDEPENDENCE
Announce the Program OF the Day as
Follows:
At Ana u. IN. (sunrise) the several city
flags Will be set. A salute OF II guns
will be fired by a detachment OF the
United Train OF Artillery, under COM
mand OF Lieutenant Edward M. Fuller.
At q 80 n. m. the several bells OF the
city will be rung for half an hour.
At 10 a. m. the military, civic and
trades parade will occur, and the line
will be formed as follows:
Mounted police.
Platoon of police.
Band.
Naval Reserves of Newport, Lieut.. Harry
Wilks, commanding.
Naval Reserves OF Providence, Lieut.. O..
II. Eiswald, as escort to the chief
marshal.
Col Isaac l. Gofi.
Chief of staff, personal and honorary stah.
Reeves American Band, d.. W. Reeves,
leader.
FIRST DIVISION.
Forming on Canal street, right resting
on Market square.
Marshal and aids.
United Train OF Artillery. Col. Frank 3.
Arnold. South Providence Cadets, Capt.
M. A. Kelley.
Olneyville Temperance Cadets, Capt. T..
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GrRttan Cadets Capt. Bernard +. Hack
Hibernian Rifles. Capt. John L. Flynn.
Washington Cadets, Capt. William Ahern.
Columbus Cadets, Capt. Edward GaI csau.
Emmett Cadets, Capt. Bernard j. Waters.
SECOND DIVISION.
Forming on South Water street, right
resting on College street.
Marshal and aids.
Band.
First Rhode Island Regiment, U. X: h.
p, Colonel j. ID. Carpenter, commanding.
VigiIant Council, %, q. ". A. M.
ST. Jean BaptIste Society.
Scottish Clans.
THIRD DIVISION.
Forming on Exchange place, right resting
on Washington row.
Marshal and aides.
Band.
Industrial display.
Carriages, etc.
The line will move through Westmin-
ster, knight, Broadway, Baker avenue,
stminster, Parade, Dexter, West
minister, Brigham, Broad and Weybosset
streets to Market square, where the line
will be dismissed.
At II m.-Patriotic exercises in the
Beneficent Congregational Church on
Weybosset street, under the auspices of
the Sons of the American Revolution.
The oration of the day will be by Solon
w. Stevens, Esq, of the Massachusetts,
Sons OF the American Revolution. Read
ing OF the Declaration of Independence
by Professor AlonZo Williams of the
Rhode Island Sons OF American Revolu-
tion.
i2m m.-The several bells OF the city VIII
be rung for half an hour and salute OF
as guns will be fired by a detachment OF
the United Train of Artillery.
I2.30 n m-The 10th annual cham
pionship regatta OF the N. Il. A. X. A.
Will take place over the Seekonk River
course. For details OF races and prizes see
regatta programs.
2 10 4 y. m.-Grand display of day fire.
works on Dexter Training Field by Muir
ray, Sphinx a. Co., with band concert
7:24 p. m. .(sunset). "A salute of 2l guns
will be fired by the United Train of
Artillery.
1880 D. m.-Grand illuminated bicycle
parade.
The formation OF the line will be as
follows:
Platoon of police on bicycles.
Buglers on bicycles.
Chief Marshal James T.. Dawson and staff.
Ladies Crecen1o Cycle Club.
2-lnoividual Lady Riders.
3-Rhode Island Nheelmcn.
4-Narrgansett Wheelmen.
5-South Providence Wheelmen.
6-PawtucKet Cycling Club.
7-Tiger Cycle Club. .ot Boston.
s-Lovell Diamond Cycle Club.
9-Elmwood Cycle Club.
10--Young Mems Christian Association
Cycle Club.
1l-Dawson Cycle Club.
12-Hobo Cycle Club.
13-Ashton Cycle Club.
14-Whitten Cycle Club.
l6-Central Falls Cadets Cycle Club.
16-Pawtuxet Valley Cycle CLUB.
11--Riyerside Wheelmen.
lS-Hopeton Cycle Club.
19--Scandn navisn Cycle Club.
20-Ulympia Cycle Club.
21--Individual Liberty Riders.
The ladies' and gentlemen's clubs and
individual ladies form on Exchange place
and Washington street, right resting ON
Exchange street. ladies' division being
assigned the right of line. Wheolmen's s
clubs division to follow, forming on Ex-
change place, Cove and FOUNTAIN
streets, with right resting on lower Ex-
change place as near TO Exchange street
as possible.
Division OF individual wheelmen and
grotesque tsndems, will form on Eddy
street, north side, right resting on West
minister street.
DIVISION OF individual grotesque form
on Union street, north side, right rest
ing on Westminster street.
Division of individual wbeelmen, not
decorated, form on Clemence end Math-
ewson streets, with right resting on
Westminster street.
The line will move through Exchange
street, up Westminster TO Aborn street (;
up Broadway to Barton and counter
march to Jackson street; up Westminster
to Parade street. through Dufree, Dex-
ter, Division, Brigham, Pine. Broad.
weybosset, North Main, steeple and
Canal streets to Exchange place.
Both the morning ana evening parade
will be reviewed by His Honor the May
or, Hon. Edwin ID. McGuinness. and
the City Council from the reviewing
stand ut Dexter Training Field
The judges OF the morning and oven