The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-08
A BIG SUBURBAN PARADE
WEST INDIANAPOLIS HAS ITS FIRST
EVENT IN THIS LINE.
Thousand People, Including loo
school Children, Participated.

Many of the houses in West Indianapolis
were decorated with flags and bunting yes
terday and the citizens were upon the
streets early in gala-day attire ready to
view or participate in the the Labor-day
fag-raising parade. Yesterday witnessed
the first attempt at a parade in the SUBJ
urb, and for first attempt it was quite
success. there being about 1000 people in
line, about 1000 of whom were school chill
dren. The parade started at 10 o'clock and
marched around to the different school
buildings, disbanding at the starting point
about l o'clock.
The line of march began al the City Hail.
on Norris street latter giving three cheers
for the school children), with the various
participants in the following order: Kirby
Smith, marshal of the day. riding at the
head, with the following aids at the head
of their respective divisions: ]. NJ Tooley,
second division; Harry Mitchell, third di-
vision, and S. A. Morgan, fourth division.
Next came the police force. followed by
the Red Mems Band of the suburb, in
uniform then the fire department, headed
by Chief Shaffer and Robert Brown, in a
gayly decorated buggy. The hose wagon
and chemical wagon were also profusely
decorated with flags and bunting. The
school children appeared next in line, car
rying small fags-the pupils from Nos.
and starting with the parade from the
City Hall, those from No. 3 joining in at
River avenue and Morris street, and the
No. 2 pupils entering the procession at their
building on WOODBURY. avenue. The re-
mainder of the line was formed as fol-
lows: Woman's Relief Corps; Alvin P. Ho-
vey Post, No. $50. G. A. r., with banners
and a large American flag, and in front of
the post was a small cannon and caisSon
a nair of goats driven by a small
negro driver. The z. o. S. of A. followed,
in regalia, carrying the flag and banners OF
the order: next a delegation of officers
from Hoosier Council, No. 127, n. F. y;
Comanche Tribe. No. 12S, ]. o. r. M, the
along the entire lire of march. and behind
these, marking the end of the parade, came
the citizens in buggies.
Hall, east on Morris street to River avenue,
River. avenue to Woodburn, on Wood e urn
day were held The programme, which
lasted an hour, began at 1890 with an in
vocation by Rev j. w j. Coi nd bo aItef
to the top of the flag staff, as three sa-
lutes We're fired from the cannon. The
band and then ceremonies were conducted
by the G. A. r. and P. o. S. of A, at
Of w U bet the pan TecRatea
entitled after the War was given by
Master Carl Stansbury, and Miss Lora
Memory to the Flag in which she gave
a brief history of the flag and told how it
was now manufactured, and ended with an
appeal to the people for its protection.
1.-The Star-spangled Banner was sung by
Captain John Hogarth Lozier. and the chill
dren and citizens all Joined in the chorus.
Senator Boyd of Noblesville, delivered
brief address, and during his remarks ne
said that the grand work they were doing
to-day would live long after they were
dead. He paid many tributes to the nag
and told the children that the flag had cost
many lives in battle, had brought sorrow
to many homes in the country, but that
out of this sorrow there comes more COM
try on the face of the earth. After SEN
ator Boyd's address the audience, led by
Captain Lozier, sang MY Country tbs or
Thee"
AS soon as the programme was COM
pIeted the line of march was again taken
up and moved east on Woodburn avenue to
Drover street. on Drover to Hadley ave-
ris to Bridge street, on Bridge to Linn
avenue. on Linn to York street stopping
at School No. 3. where the flag was hoist
ed saluted by the cannon and three cheers
given for the flag by the participants.
The march then continued on YORK
street to Hadley avenue, on Hadley ave-
nue. to Howard street, to School No. i,
luted the flag From School No. the pa
rade passed on Howard street to Lee street:
on Lee to Morris street, on Morris to School
No A. where the last flag was raised and
saluted after which a countermarch was
made on Morris street to the City Hall,
where the participants disbanded.
Maud Raredon, a little ten-year-old girl
from school No. 4, tainted during the exer-