The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-16
SURE TO BE HERE.
Mardi Gras Floats To Be Seen in Port
land.
How the Celebration of July 4th lis Grow
ing-Promises To Be Grandest Ever
Held in misunderstanding Items in
Connection With the Affair.

Connection With the Affair.
The committee on the celebration of
July fourth held another meeting last
night and many interesting reports from
subcommittee were received. There is
now no doubt about the Mardi Gras
floats coming to Portland as Mr.. l.. A.
Cloudy of the citizens committee has as
sured members of the city government
committee that the necessary money to
bring these floats to this city is forthcom-
ing. Many of Portland's citizens who
nave become deeply interested in these
noats will go to Boston on June 18th to
see them in the carnival parade on that
GATE. The Boston papers have been full
OF glowing accounts of these floats with
IN the last week and the city of Boston
expects to entertain an immense crowd
who will come from all over Massachu-
setts to witness the grandest exhibition
ever seen north of New Orleans. The
carnival committee of CharlestoWn has
invited the members of the Fourth of
July committee to Boston for this occa-
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accept the invitation.
A communication was received last
night from Lieut.. M. Won Losesecke. act
ing commander of Company E, Massa-
chusetts Naval Brigade, accepting an
invitation to be present in Portland n
July 9TH and participate in the parade
here. This Lynn company is said to be
the finest in the Massachusetts naval
battalion and their appearance here en-
July 9th will prove a great attraction
In the afternoon of that day they are to
give an artillery and infantry drill which
will be one of the most interesting things
ever seen in this city.
A communication was also received by
the committee last night from Uniformed
Rank, K. of P, No. s, accepting an in
vitation to parade on July 9Th. This is a
crack battalion and will add great deal
to the parade.
Alderman Rounds who is chairman of
the subcommittee on the horrible parade,
held a meeting last night with those in
terested in this feature of the celebration.
There were fully so young men present
and they all have some original scheme to
make the people of this city laugh on the
morning of the 9TH.
From indications seen along the lines
of the various railroads running in Q
Portland it seems probable that this city
will entertain the biggest crowd in her
history. Everywhere excursions are being
organized to come to Portland on that
day and the way the people are jumping
at chance to see the beautiful Mardi
Gras floats just as they appeared at New
Orleans is very fattering to the commit
tee on the celebration.
The Cumberland Rowing association
have made up the following crews for the
boat races at the Fourth of July celebra-
ton: Singles, T. Mccarthy, W. J. Den~
mis-, P. f. Foley, 7. Smith. For the sim
gle novice which includes men who never
rowed in singles before, Frank Feeney,
P. Feeney, Thomas Craven, Gus Dona-
hue, Frank Smith.
There will be three crews entered in the
four Dared shells, made up of the follow
ing crews: Crew No. 1, R. Jacobs, E. P
Feeney, Frank Merrill, j. P. Callan.
Grew No. 2, Thomas McDonough, P. Nc
Brady, Thomas Foley, P. McDonough.
Crew No. 3, Charles Peterson, Stephen
Mccarthy, Charles Fairweather, Timothy
Toomey, Thomas O'Neal will act as ref
cree.
1.-The trades procession will be very
large and magnificent one. Already many
large retail grocers, dry and fancy goods
dealers, furniture and all other branches
of trade have promised to put teams in
the parade with something original in
the way of decorations. Those desiring
to enter this parade should send their
names at once to Mr.. III. M. Bigelow
who is in charge of this feature. in order
to secure a good position in the long pro-
cession.