The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-14

which will be reviewed by President
Mckinley, the members of his cabinet,
the district commissioners and host
of DISTINGUISHED Americans from
reviewing stand occupying the center
Of a richly decorated court of honor
which will occupy the plaza fronting
the executive mansion, the state war
and navy building, the treasury build
ing and the department of justice be-
tween 18th and 18th streets on Penn
sylvania avenue. The decorations OF
this court of honor will be beautiful and
the entrances to it artistic to superla-
tive degree.
At night President Mckinley will
hold a public reception at the White
house, and upon the grounds south Of
the latter surrounding the monument
erected to the father of the country
which has grown so great, will be given
stupendous spectacular and aerial
display by the PAINS Fireworks Co.
The features of this display will be nu-
merous and novel. Portraits of the
president and famous heroes of the
Spanish American war will be shown;
an American flag 300 feet long and 60
feet wide will be hung at an altitude
of 1000 feet by balloons and on an arti-
fetal lake now being constructed for the
purpose, viii be reproduced the stirring
scenes OIL lne NlClOIg VI AulIill al DCHSS
in Manila Bay on May l. year ago.
There will be concerts by the United
States Marine band and Haley's Wash
ington band, an equally effective or
ganization, at the capitol and the trea-
sury building, and they will be given
both of the nights following.
The second day, May "a, will be equal
ly replete with interesting features.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon there VIII
be q parade of flower decorated private
equipages. People of wealth and lei
sure are preparing to make this event
a most notable one. and it will probably
surpass anything of the kind ever given
in this country, and rival strongly the
annual flower fete at Nice. Following
the floral parade will be a parade of
civic organizations, followed by flower
decorated public conveyances, floral,
patriotic, fraternal and tradesmen's
tableau floats, business exhibits and
public school children with floats show
ing the courses in manual training and
domestic pursuits. The spectacular
and aerial fireworks at the Monument
grounds will be equally as novel as
those of the night before, and upon the
lake the destruction of Cervera's fleet
will be reproduced.
The celebration will eliminate May
% with memorable features. At 2
o'clock p. m. a historical pageant will
move through the city. There will be
IS divisions. each of which will be ap-
propriate to the epoch and the event
which it is intended TO represent.
The subjects of the floats which are
now being constructed in the most ap-
proved style of modern art will be, in
their order in the pageant. as follows:
History" Columbus at the court of
SPAIN" Landing of Columbus" THE
birth Of our flag" Washington cross
ing the Delaware, Liberty and the
thirteen states" Perry on Lake Erie, :"
"Tableau Of Mexican war; The north
and the SOUTH" War" Victory"
Peace" Uncle Sans nursery"
This parade viii be reviewed as all
other parades mentioned by President
Mckinley in his court of honor. After
it has passed. there will be a mass
meeting at the east front of the capt.
toll, presided over by President Mckinley
and addressed by prominent Americans
on themes suggested by the patriotic
character of the celebration. The fire.
works disn'av n might viii exceed the
former exhibitions n point Of brilliant