The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-03
READY FOR MONDAY.
The Big Celebration Assumes Definite
Form.
GENERAL ORDERS ISSUED BY THE
VARIOUS MARSHALS.

Result of the Work of Citizens Committee
Soliciting Funds The Route of the
Lantern Parade--How the Big Process
sion VIII Form.
The committee on the celebration met
again last evening and arrangements were
completed for the big show.
The committee will be in session this
afternoon at the aldermen's chamber,
City building, and will receive applica-
lions Of any young ladies who may desire
to ride on the Mardi Gras floats. The
costumes for these floats are very beauti-
full and were made in Paris They are of
silk and velvet and handsome embroidery
and trimmings, and the committee is very
anxious to have large number of young
ladies volunteer to wear them AMI aid in
making the beautiful floats attractive.
The floats will hold from five to seven
people, so that parties of young ladies
who desire float can be placed all to-
gether and separate from any of the other
floats or parties. At two o'clock the com
mittee will be prepared to exhibit the cos
odA1HSS w Oil oiiC JOuAS 2cedACo WIZ ultty
desire to help Portland's big celebration
along, and it is hoped that large mum.
Der will volunteer to assist in this matter.
THE BOAT RACES.
The comm ittee on the boat races have
made the following report to the general
committee:
The races will occur at eight O'Clock
and will start off State street wharf. The
course will be down the harbor to Custom
House wharf and return to State street
wharf. The entries and colors which the
various contestants are to wear are as fol.
lows:
Novice Race-T. Craven, red; P Feeney
white; f. Feeney, blue; B. Mcclure,
yellow.
Junior Single Scull-J. F. Mccarthy
red; I. J. Smith, white; P. T. Foley
blue.
Four Dared Race-Jacobs Grew, red
Peterson Crew, white; McDonough Crew
blue.
The crews have all been putting in
many weeks of hard work and these races
will be the best that have ever been seen
in Portland. The prizes offered are
liberal and the crews and individual con-
testants are all out for blood and the
money. The judges and other officials
will be announced later.
TRADES PARADE.
This morning those who have entered
in the trades parade should receive card
telling them of their position in line.
iu;c
is to form on India street right resting on
Congress and will be divided into several
sections as follows:
| First section on India and Middle
streets right resting on Congress.
Second section on Newbury, east Of
India, right resting on India.
Third section on Newbury, west OF
India, right resting on India.
Fourth section on Federal, east on
India right resting on India.
Fifth section on Federal, east of India,
right resting on India.
All teams, floats and school barges
should be in line and reported to the chief
of section to which they may have been
| assigned not later than g. Is o. clock on the
morning of July fifth.
The positions in line have been SO
selected that the division will be OF
uniform interest and beauty throughout.
One position in the line will be as good
as another and the arrangement has been
so made that the end of the procession will
be as good as the first part.
| Drivers will follow their printed in
structions carefully and will obey the
directions of the chiefs of sections who
will assign each team to it's position as
soon as it reports.
The headquarters of the chief of the
trades division will be at the head OF
India street on Congress and any team
which has not already been assigned a
place in line will be given position pro-
viding that it reports before nine o'clock.
Any team which is not in it's place at
half past nine will be Obliged to bring up
the extreme rear of the parade.
The marshal of the trades division will
| be at the City building this evening at
half past seven o'clock and all trades
| teams which desire to enter or which
udV0 dlr6duy eLecFcu, DuU 4aVo uOb re-
ceived the notification on Saturday after
Moons mail will be given position by re-
porting to the chief of this division before
eight O'Clock tonight. The Sunday papers
will contain other instructions and direc-
lions to those who are to take part in this
portion of the parade.
|
CHIEF MARSHAL'S GENERAL Or
DERS.I
General Orders, No. l.
| Portland, Me-, July 1st, 1897.
| Having been appointed Marshal for the
Fourth of July parade, have appointed
the following gentlemen as members of
my staff Maj. VIM. II. Green, chief OF
staff, Mr.. John D. Williams. assistant
adjutant general; Mr.. Leroy S. Sanborn,
quartermaster; N NJ Marshal, M. D.
Surgeon. With the following aides: Gen.
John J. Lynch, Col: John 6. Cobb. Mr..
James G, Gardiner n y, White Mr.. John D.
| A. Johnson Mr. lpheus T. Hanscone