The record-union., 1898-06-27
NOW FOR THE CELEBRATION
SACRAMENTO TO ECLIPSE ALL
FORMER EFFORTS.
The National Holiday to be OBJ
served as Never Before in the
Capital City

AS the plans for the Fourth Of July
procession progress toward completion,
1t is evident that an effort is to be
made to throw all previous celebrations
into the shade.
Such an outburst Of patriotism has
never been seen as will occur on the
Fourth, for not only men, but women
and school children will participate in
large numbers, and it will be an event
in the lives of the latter that will re-
main in their memories as long as life
remains to them. Nor will it be less
inspiriting sight to the older people to
see nearly two thousand school children
in line with their caps and sashes of
red, white and blue and each one carry
ing flag. 1t is expected that / 400 chill
dren from the city schools will be in
line and fifteen of the country schools
have responded to the invitation and
will turn out from twentyfour to fifty
pupils each, carrying banners that de-
signate the district from which they
come. Eighty young girls from one CT
the city schools are to be dressed in red
and march in the shape of red cross
emblemafic of the Red Cross Society,
and they are said to be very proficient
in their drill. During the parade, also,
special features will be seen along
the line OF march, at the Red Cross
headquarters and several other places
on the street. The details of these are
not given, in order that they may come
as surprise.
Provision has also been made for the
comfort of those who come in from the
country as we'll as those in the line
of march. ten barrels of clear water be-
ing placed along the street, in order
that all may quench their thirst. Water
will be at the Pavilion also. On ac
count of the children who take part in
the parade the usual lines of march
will be shortened and it is hoped that
ON this account, many will leave the
throng on the sidewalk and march in
the parade, swelling it's numbers.
The Knights of Pythias, Native Sons
and several other societies have an
nounced their intention Of taking part
in the parade, and there will also he
a thousand men from the railroad shops
in line carrying flags.
The Second Infantry Band. the For
eeters' Band, the Sacramento Institute
Band and the Native Sons Band will
all furnish music for the occasion, and
about eighty boys belonging to the city
schools have been organized into ten
drum corps to march with the school
children and furnish music with which
they can keep step. Over 1000 flags
will be carried in the procession.
In the procession a large delegation
from the Capital City Wheelmen will
take part. 1t will he led by the Race
Meet Committee OF the Club in blue and
white uniform suits. followed by Will
sons Bicycle Flying Ari'uery squad of
eighteen men and four ~. ! will
follow the Club DelegE ion. headed ny
President Goethe witt Captain Smith
as Club Marshal. and accompanied by
all the unattached wheelmen and
wheelwomen who can he induced to
turn out Among the delegates will he
President Charles Albert Adams of the
Board Of Governors of the California
Associated Cycling Clubs, with the
delegates to the Board and several of
the elective officers of that coast asso-
citation. The wheelmen have 300 men,
bers in the city, but, on canvas, they
find nearly all of them belong to one
or moro other organizations intending
to turn out, and hence they have diff