New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-01
GL ORIOUJS
FOURT'H H.
All Arrangements For the Magnificent
Celebration Practically Completed.
The City Will Be Beautifully Decorated
With Arches, Streamers. Flags
and Greens.
Mayor Weschcke, John Lind, Mr.. Clarke
and Hon. c. r. Davis Will be
the Speakers.
The Monster Parade Will Consist of Five
Divisions and Mounted Platoon,
It Will Start Promptly From the Monu.
ment at Eleven O'clock.

A meeting of the Executive Commit
tee having in charge the Fourth of July
celebration was held at Mr.. Lind's office
Monday evening. During the week
Everything had been moving along nice
ly and it was found that but few mat
ters had been neglected. These were at
tended to at once and another meeting
will be held Thursday evening to apply
the finishing touches.
The Committee on Music reported the
engagement Of the Great Western, Con-
cordia, Milford and New Prague bands.
They also reported that the Winthrop
and Gaylord bands had volunteered to
participate in the festivities.
| The first train over the new road will
arrive at half-past ten o'clock. A pro.
cession of bands, Burg's Battery, Mayor
and City Council and reception commit
tee will be folmed at the monument at
$3.50 and move to Third North Street to
meet the guests. Burg's Battery will
lire several salutes and the march to
State Street will he commenced. At
promptly eleven o'clock the big parade
will start. Marshal Eckstein will divide
it into five divisions and platoon of
| mounted horsemen about 200 in num-
Der. The line of march will be along
State to Third South, then to Minnesota
and along Minnesota to Fifth North,
along Fifth North to State, then south
to Second North and from State to Ger
man Park. There is no longer any ques-
ton as to the magniticence, OF this pa
rade. 1t will be the finest the city has
ever arranged for.
At the park Mayor Weschcke will wei
come the guests from abroad, Mr.. Lind
will make few Introductory remarks
relative to the new road, Albert E.
Clarke of st. Paul will respond and Hon.
G. r. Davis will deliver the patriotic ad-
dress Of the day. Albert Boock will
read the Declaration of Independence.
The shooting of tirc-crackers and the
like during the parade will be strictly
forbidden. Decorating with trees along
the edge of the sidewalks is also to he
avoided in order not to interfere with a
complete view of the procession.
The Great Western Band will furnish
music at the Driving Park during the af-
ternoon and the exercises at that place
will be CT the iveliest nature.
! Meals will he served at all of the ho-
tells and at Turner Hall. Stands will al
so be placed in the park for the purpose
of furnishing light refreshments.
| The committee on decoration have
been authorized to erect arches and other
suitable evidences of the city's hospita-
ble welcome, and the residents all along
the line Of march arc urged to do their
best to decorate their respective build
ings end span the Main Street with
| wreaths and s,reamers. --.. ~
Several cars have already been char
! tered along the new road, at Winthrop,
Gaylord and Arlington, and our people
may rest assured of big crowd from the
north. Many Twin City people will al
so be present.
Additional fireworks have been pur-
chased and the display will certally be
grand and beautiful.
Among the floats appearing IN the pa
rade will the following: A scene,
representative of the period previous to
the settlement by the whites. It will
consist ot a tepee, surrounded and occu-
pea by Indians and typical Of all the.
wildness of the primitive frontier. . z
An OK team and prairie schooner, in.
dicating the mode of travel Of the carly
pioneers.
a log cabin scene with pioneers and.
representative Of the early days Of the
settlement.
4 locomotiye showing IeSmethod OF
traffic at the present time. Columbia.
or the National ioat, with all the insign-5|
crs Of the original states.
I. = 'loile 3au Norel z g a float presenting
the Seal Of Minnesota.
An Indian battle scene, - ypical Of the