The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-07-09
THE EAGLE SPREAD.
WITH WINGS AT FULL LENGTH
HE SCREAMED.
A GREAT NATIONS BIRTHDAY
Sights and Scenes Amid the Festivities
!. of the Great Fourth-A Great
Parade. Pew Accidents Mark an
the Day. -@4- !

IF the day had been made, to order a
more perfect one in most respects could
not have been made for the great fes!
tivities which Had been planned by our
citizens for : the celebration Of the ma
tons birthday. The day was. cool and
clouds shielded the spectators from the
hot rays Of the, sun. Great crowds
came to town by every train, They
began to arrive BY the trains Of July 8
and the trains ii the morning brought
the people ii in sWarms.. Long before
the advertised time Of the starting of
the parade the people had crowded SO
thickly. along Main street that the idea
of squeezing along through from one
point to another became a serious
problem. 1t is estimated that fully
10000 people from outside the city
we're here. aRacinet4turned OUT most
generously. A large number ialsoicame
from Milwaukee, Waukegan, Chicago,
and all the points along the K. D. di4
vision of the North Western road.
TWAS ALA jolly, good natured crowd,
SO that Notwithstanding the discom-
forts to which such throngs put the
people there was no complaining on
any hand. "sEIH '5.1
Almost promptly at the advertised
hour, TO O'Clock, Marshal Stemm start
ed the big procession on it's way. The
head of the procession started from the
depot where the Knights. of Pythias
and Company F, W. N. G., had alight-
ed from the 9:57 train. 1t headed
down Market street toward Main and
as each division passed the streets on
the way the other divisions fell in line.
It was not until the entire six divisions
had reached Main street that the par
ade had become fully formed The
formation of the parade was a most ex-
cellent exhibition of taste. First came
platoon of police stretched four
abreast across the street. Next was
Schulte's: band; then lin their order
came the carriage with DR.. FAIR as
president of the day; Rev. !. W. Corey,
the orator; Rev. Henry lDreis, the
reader, and Rev. Harry Thompson,
3who offered the prayer; Marshal
Stemm with Aids Ollie H6yee and Chas
lSkidd; Company F, W.'N. G !; Of RAJ
cine, with arms across the backs of
their shoulders, commanded by Capt
Paul Matson; then Company a, light
artillery, commanded by Lieut.. Simp-
son. This company was from Milwau-
ikees Thee Go sA:2 Re post camp fire,
showing camp tiiffe3 was a remarkably
fine exhibit. - $50 :
The second division Of the parade was
made Up of the First regiment of the
uniform rank ofthe Knights of ythias
Brig. Gen! Barry appeared with them
Fin carriage, accompanied by his aids
Two lodges outside Of Kenosha re-
sponded to the summons of Gen. Barry,
one from Milwaukee and one from Ra-
cine srhey made one Of the most de-
lightful : exhibits Gin the entire proees-
sion. The men who turned out were
we'll drilled and together with our local
lodge made very fine showing. The
Knights were headed by the Windsor
band ~ Ey I'd
Immediately 1 behind the Knights
came the Sterling band in white uni
forms, the Ancient Order Of Hibernians,
DANA society and Independent Order
of Foresters. All these societies were
we'll represented and made fine sap-
pearance. s
One of the sights of the parade came
next in the Hensler- Juvenile band, of
Milwaukee. The sight Of twenty small
boys, ranging in years from 10 to Is,
was novel one and one which drew
forth q great deal of comment. The
little musicians were able to dispense as
good music as that furnished by organ
izations of older men. Behind them
came the German Workingmen's soci-
ETY., st. Georges society, ST. Michaels
society and the Catholic Order of For
esters..
The Calithumpian band which fol-
lowed was ludicrous' in the extreme.
Each member Of the alleged band was
dressed in Imitation of a hayseed or su-
peranuated German of most pro-
nounced pe.~-Theirmusic would have
killed ordinary people onrany day but
the Fourth On this glorious day
everything is tolerated which may be
construed to be an outlet for the pent
up patriotic ardor of the people.
linn ediately after these saeame ethe
floats, of which there were some fifteen
orltwenty, the -Broncho John wild vest
show and the fire: department.
The last division, made up of the fire
department, was decidedly pretty and
called forth numerous encomiums from
the people. .c e.e5t i go q
The order of the parade was that as
adAaasissazssal.be beginning a.aa.satt.aaaM Market