The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-03

the probable number of participants. Cor
daily and enthusiastically yours.
''E. p. EDSEN,
Grand Marshal and Chairman OF Conn
mittee on Parade"
In response 10 Col. Edsens invitation.
Gen. Meem issues the following call:
To the Soldiers and Sailors Who Served
in the Army and Navy of the Confederate
States: In accord with the invitation giVen
US by Col. Edseu. grand marshal. and tho
committee on parade which takes place
on the 4th of July. you are hereby re-
quested to assemble at my office in the
pos,offce on the morning of the 4th AT al,
a. M. sharp, with the view Of forming ana
taking part in that hallowed day.
GILBERT s. MEM"
The rose float will be Il thing of beauty.
AS may be imagined, il Will be moving
bower of luxurian Mt roses. gorgeous and fra
grant on 1t will ride the rose queen. Miss
Grace Greenus: her two maids of honor.
Miss Emily Cleary ana Miss Grace Meal
lister. together with Miss Mildred Towns
ley and Miss Josephine Strive. as flower
girls.
The Red Cross float will contain three
nurses, Miss Virginia Scurry. Mss Clara
Wing and Miss Clara Hanna, who VIII
keep pantomime watch and ward over Mr..
Burton <. Haines. as impersonator OF
wounded soldier.
These are only a few of the more promi-
nent and interesting features OF the pro-
cession which will carry at the rear
most elaborate and extensive industrial
pageant, representing many of the fore
most business interests OF the city and the
country. The fun particulars of the pro-
ceseion viii be found in another column.
The 200 men from the Fifth regiment of
Canadian artillery will arrive in Seattle
by boat at $50 O'Clock Monday morning.
At 80 a committee composed of Z. c.
Neufelder. Capt. z. p. Hughes and Col.
f. 2. Edsen. will meet them at the boat
and escort them TO the Armory. where
they VIII be assigned places OF refresh
ment. At . O'clock Col. EGSen as grand
marshal. will conduct them from the Arm
DRY to Their position in the line of parade.
In ell probability the Canadian soldiers
will give a display drill either III Pioneer
square during the line Of march or in the
forenoon at sone conspicuous place.
Heavens VIII Glow With Beauty.
Probably no event OF the entire celebra-
ton will draw greater crowds or please
them more than the fireworks. Old and
young. they will delight equally. and to
most of the vast number of spectators
they will prove a magnificent surprise
for in all the history OF the Pacific coast
no more elaborate ana costly pyrotechnical
display has been planned The cost is
not less than 81 600, and the programme
will include some OF the most brilliant ef-
fects ever achieved in the art of featured
illumination.
At the opening display this evening
there viii be fantastic show Of Japanese
fireworks before the exercises In Pioneer
square, followed by the ascension of nu-
merous brilliantly lighted balloons
At midnight Lee II. Hart. chairman of
the committee on fireworks will fire A
salute OF tweIye-pound decorating bombs
To usher I'm the day From 6 o'cln-'-
Monday morning till midnight salutes will
he fired a, intervals Of ten minutes alter
nateiy from the court house and the hills
of the old Denny hotel. From sunrise TO
sunset there will be seen the famous Hi
rayama imperial japanese day bombs
These shells are fired from mortars and
display high up I'm the air figures Of
clowns. animals fishes. birds and colored
floating designs of fantastic hues AMI
shapes
Monday night. az soon as Il becomes suf-
ficiently dark for the effect 10 NJ appTsci-
ated. the set pieces viii he displayed at
y. II. =. A. park, together with the innu-
mevabla rockets. batteries, Roman can
dies cometic pigeons, prismatIc whirl-
winds and other designs calculated % fiji
the heavens with one continuous burst OF
beauty AMI parti-colored light. End TIA
noise, Forty-five ''ralnmakers'' - caiie1
because OF their ability - jar t1e heavens
ara The earth with terrific explosions. ana
$50 shots from heavy cann3n~the noise Of
IL uiil he heard for miles TINS however.
is only a part OF Il, for the small boy
with MS numerous methods OF disturbing