The Portland daily press., 1898-07-02
FOURTH OF JULY.
The Formation of the Parade and Other
Matters Pertaining to the Day.

The Fourth of July committee met last
evening.
The committee will proceed to the
Grand Trunk station at 7.15 a. M. to-
morrow, Sunday, to meet the Royal Scots
and Canadian guests and escort them to
the Auditorium. At IL. 80 p. m., the city
government will go to the Auditorium,
welcome the Royal Scots and proceed
with them on the sail TO the islands.
The city and school floats in the pro-
The city 1oat will represent the forty five
states, surmounted by Columbia, each of
the state represented by young lady in
costume, and bearing a silken banner
Then will come the Smaller school with
their float representing dewey and his
flagship" Butler school, 'Fairyland; :"
West school, "Flower Queen" North
school, Liberty" jackson scohol, "The
Maine" Centre street, 1.-The 13 original
states. All these floats will be beauti-
fully decorated. The Grand Trunk will
have three floats representing the three
elevators, showing the great progress of
their business since the opening of the
line. Then the Kavanaugh and St.
Dominio's schools will have floats, and
many of the business firms.
The chief marshal has issu ed this order
of parade:
Headquarters Chief Marshal,
Portland, July I'd, 1893.
General Orders No. /.
Having been appointed chief mar
shal for the 4th of July parade, I have
appoin ted the following gentlemen as
members of my staff:
Chief of Staff-Mr. E. G. Milliken.
Aides-F. N. May berry, I. II. johnson,
H Nj. Castner, E. 6. Gerrish, John L.
Pagan. John J. Lynch, 3. 81. Foster,
Lieut.. Flavel A. Chaplin, W. H. Hatch,
I. A. Burke, L. P. Huston, George T..
AaMke ibs Srea " MnroP GUnPPelanH a. a. N Pierce M M1F F
L. Dow, A. L. Hanscom, A. NJ. Sawyer,
W. F. Phinney, Z. II. Gram.
1.-THE following will be the route of
procession July 4th: From City building
down Congress to Washington, to Cum
berland, to High, to Deering, to State, tc
Congress, to Vaughan. to Bramhal1, to
Western Promenade, to Pine, to Brackett,
to Danforth, to State, to Congress, to
City hall.
IfI.~The line will be reviewed at Con-
gress square by the Governor and staff,
Mayor Randall and distinguished guests,
and at Monument square by the Chief
Marshal.
IYs-The divisions will be formed as
First division-Battalion First Con-
neoticut Infantry, Captain Fl. Fl.
Saunders, commanding; Detachment of
Sailors from Monitor Montauk, Lieut.
Brown, commanding; Battalion Royal
Scots Of Montreal, Lieut.. Col E. B.
1bbettson, commanding; Battalion High
manding; Crew from Training Ship
Enterprise Governor and Staff and City
Government and invited guests in car
riages.
Second Divislon-Third Battalion First
Regiment Uniform Rank Knights of
commanding; Division Hlberniap
knights; Shepley Camp, Sons of Veter-
ans; George Washington Council, o. U.
A M Veteran Firemen Association.
Third Division-School Barges, A. M.
Sawyer, commanding.
Fourth Division-Trades Procession,
George o. Hawkes., commanding.
Fifth Division-Fire Department., under
command of Chief III. N. Eldridge.
V.-The different organizations of the
parade will form as follows:
Connecticut troops on Chestnut street,
right resting on Congress street.
Sailors from q. s. S. Montauk on
Chestnut street, right resting on Cumber-
land.
Battalion Royal Scots will form on
Cumberland street between Elm and
Chestnut, right resting on Chestnut
street.
Carriages, containing the Mayor. Gov
ernor Powers and staff and other invited
guests will form on Congresss street, right
resting on Market.
High i&hool Cadets on Cumberland be-
tween Chestnut and Myrtle, right resting
on Chestnut street.
Crew of the U. S. S. Enterprise on
Cumberland street, between Stone street
and Chestnut, right resting on Stone
street.
Uniform Rank K. of P, Temple street
between Congress and Federal, right rest
ing on Congress street.
Hibernian Knights on Temple street,
right resting on Federal street.
Sons of Veterans, on Exchange street,
right resting on Congress street.