The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-05
National Holiday Is Observed as
Never Before in Our CITY
THOUSANDS OF MARCHING MEN IN LINE
Patriotic Exercises at the Pavilion and at
Simpson Tabernacle
Fireworks Display Witnessed by Forty Thousand People.
~ \. The Santa Monica Road Race-Pcnics and Side
s1s Celebrations Rounded Out the Day

the National guard that Los Angeles, II
these piping times of war, has left, if we
excep, some detachments Of infantry with
a gatliHg gun, which ought to have paraded
but did not
The principal and most significant fea-
ture, outside of those patriotic ones which
recur every year on the Fourth, was the
splendid array of citizens of British de-
scent, who. headed, so to say, by H. B. NJ
vice consul, ]. White Mortimer, proved by
their action yesterday that they are with
US unreservedly in the present strife, not
against Spain alone. but all enemies OF
the United States. The English have in
former years appeared in our Fourth of
July celebrations, but their cooperation
was in those days slight and unimportant
and not to be compared with a manifes-
tation Of which we all have reason to be
proud. Their float was magnificent and
appropriate, John Bull escorting Miss Co
lumbia, and Uncle Sam Lady Britannia"
The living flag, composed of 200 young
girls. was a very pretty conceit, and the
steady, unwavering line of march of the
little color bearers prevented the illusion
from being destroyed by the white and red
stripes mingling, and the stars getting
mixed in the blue.
For the first time in the history of South
ern California has a Catholic bishop, a
lord of the church, been seen taking active
part in a Fourth of July procession. That
is because Bishop Montgomery is an Amer
lean, who thinks like an American, and
whose love of country is next to that of the
cult he bears to his God. The spiritual reign
CT the bishops from Spain is now a thing
of the past.
Worthy, too, of special mention was the
division that consisted of colored Ameri-
cans. They marched well, presented q
very creditable appearance, and made a
favorable impression. Their float was su-
perbly got up, and it was one of the mosts
pleasing features of the parade
The exercises at Hazards pavilion were
Favored with an all-pervading enthusiasm,
which the favorable news from the seat cf
war helped in giving voice. In less than
ten minutes after the doors had opened
this immense building, capable of seating
between 5000 and 1000 people, was filled to
cverfiowing, the ladies outnumbering the
male audience three to one. The interior of
the pavilion was decorated with many
colored remnants and American flags.
President of the Day r. H. f. Variel made
the opening address, and when introducing
the various speakers and singers added
stirring applicable remarks. Features of
the program were the singing of the Star
Spangled Banner by Miss Katherine
IIrieg of San Francisco. the new soprano
of the Carl Martens Opera company, who
kindly offered the contribution of her
charming voice gratutously, and the rem
dering by Miss Eta Jacoby in very artis-
tic and patriotic manner of RED, White
and Blue
Will A. Harris the orator of the day, de-
liyered ringing address, In which he pre-
dicted that America is now entering upon a
new era-not of foolish experiment or jim
goism, but one In which this country will
take its rightful place among the great
powers of the world.
|, The Seventh Regiment band, under the
leadership of Geo. Cam. performed reals
tic music picture of the exciting and typica
scenes of the civil war from it's inception Il
. its close. and toward the end of the eX
ercises that whole great audience of severa
thousand threats sang America with
feryor borne of q patriotism that canno
be eoualed in any other country, with al
, ob1igato accompaniment of the band.
At Simpson tabernacle the attractive ant
: novel features were the music by the lndiar
f. Girls, Guitar and Mandolin club and thu
tableau and dialogue by four sturdy little
a aborignes. The Introductory remarks o.
: Professor Dozier and the address by Mrs
s Kate Upper Galpin were admirably
Il planned and carried out so as to lnteres