The broad ax., 1897-07-31
CROWNED WITH SUCCESS.

in the vicinity where It formed va,
the cause Of the delay IN the parade,
starting. The parade was com.
manded BY fourteen division officers
forming the staff Of Chief Marshal
Preston Taylor, who, assisted BY
the members of the staff, admirably
handled the parade, considering its
numerous and at one time inextrica-
bly, confused divisions.
The first division consisted of the
bicycle corps, each wheel gaily
decorated, every rider sitting like a
centaur on his steel steed and all
moving with the regularity of an
army. This division was Just in
the rear Of the platoon of mounted
police and the band that preceded
the procession, making a most ia
vorable first impression upon the
crowds along the line of march,
which was down Market from Sum-
mer to Broad and thence out Broad
TO the Centennial gates.
The second division was COM
posed of 100 members of the coli
ored division of the Grand Army
of the Republic and the local col
ored militia under command of
Captain Robert Settles, First Lieu
tenant Henry Bowman and Second
Lieutenant J. K. knight.
In the third division were the
carriages conveying Chief Hill, of
the Negro Department; his guard
Of honor; Mrs. ]. C. Thomas,
President of the Woman's Negro
Board, and members of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Woman's
Board. Also in this division, seated
in open landaus, were the following
members of Chief HilPs Executive
Committee:
Rev. r. B. Vandervil, Thomas
Tyree, w. II. Key, w. S. Thomp-
son, w. T. Hightower, DR.. F. A.
Stewart, Rev. T. E. CraWley, DR..
w. A. Hadley, Samuel A. Walker,
Rev. Preston Taylor, Rev. c. H.
Clarke, l. H. Petway, ST., s. H.
Sumner.
Neal Bradford commanded the
fourth division, in which prominent
negro societies were represented, all
in costume and most of the men,
hers of each society mounted.
Hundreds of colored citizens on
foot composed the fifth division
under command of r. w. Aber-
nathy.
The negro schools of Nashville
and few from out of the city were
in the sixth division, commanded
BY ]. Ira Watson. Girls in white
dresses with gay parasols dotted the
tally-hos and filled the landaus in
this division, making it one Of the
best on the parade.
Following the Belle Meade and
Harding Pike contingent, with |
Stoney Burford, Chief, came the |
cOlored employees of the Nashville |
& Chattanooga railroad, carrying a |
banner, upon which was inscribed i
. sentence that ELECTED many cheers i
along the route. The sentence
spoke the sentiment of the men for
the road that employs them, and
win doubtless be appreciated as a
thoughtful and courteous thing by |
the management of the Nashvi lie &
Chattanooga. The inscription said: |
we are never refused a reasonable
request"
Phillips & Buttorff had three
floats and all of their eolored em-
ployees in the ninth division. r. |
d. Childress was chief.
Benjamin Harris was chief of the
tenth division. composed of a large |
party of men on horseback. This
was followed by citizens from the
Mt. Nebo vicinity on foot, under
command of 7. H. Watson, while |
ladies on horseback composed the
twelfth division, under command of
s. ?. TOney, chief.
Mechanical and business floats
formed the thirteenth division,
making 3 fine exhibit Of the colored
trades Of the city. Felix Bovini
was chief.
The procession ended with the
Fire Department, which turned out
IN It's most highly polished and
brightly costumed condition, with
r. B. Richardson chief.
AT THE AUDITORIUM
Many white persons attended the
exercises IN the Auditorium. Seated
ON The stare were the followinu