Arizona republican., 1899-12-05

| the Rough Riders dressed in hand l some blue uniform. Captain J. w. Crenshaw rode with him, and follow | ing closely were a large number of | Rough Riders who were attired in the campaign uniform of that famous | regiment. Most of the uniforms worn l clothed these men during their last 1 campaign against the Spaniards. The
 Rough Riders wore cowboy hats and
 were mounted on handsome horses. This division of the rarade caused a patriotic demonstration all along the line. and cheer after cheer went ilp as
 the heroes of the late war rode by. The Indian school cadets were next in line.
 followed by the normal school cadets. the uniform rank of the Knights of 1 Pythias, and the national guards. The military division attracted a great deal i of attention, and it was the finest and l largest turnout ever seen in Phoenix | The participants were thoroughly drilled and marched with the regular- ity and precision of the best trained
 soldiers. As this division passed the
 reviewing stand at the city hall the ap-
 piause of Governor Murphy and staff
 and the other occupants of the review
 ing stand was the signal for d chorus
 of hearty cheers which was carried by
 the crowd down the line of march.
 The carriage containing the queen
 of the carnival followed the military
 division. The queen was dressed in
 pure white. The roses which decor
 ated the carriage were Marschal Neils
 and bridal roses. The carriage was
 fairly hidden in the mass of flowers.
 Four handsome mouse-colored horses
 were attached to the queens carriage,
 and they pranced with the strains of
 of music as though they fully realized
 the important part they were taking
 in the magnificent demonstration. The
 escort of cavaliers consisted of four
 young men, who rode on either side of
 the carriage containing the queen.
 Four great Dane dogs drawing a lit
 tie wagon followed the queens car
 riage. The maids of honor to the queen
 came next. There were six maids, all
 attired in white. and the management
 of the parade kindly placed them on q
 tally-ho so that all could see the choic-
 est beauty of Arizona womanhood. The
 tally-ho was prettily decorated with
 flowers.
 The fire department lewiston, under
 the direction of Chief Fromnn, came l HtAl AIdIlHGI , JuNGiIlle GdIlu Ol uC- son led the division, and this musical ] aggregation attracted general atten-
 tion owing to the extreme youth of the
 most of its members and their great
 mastery of the instruments. The music by this band was exceptionally good,
 and the band was one of the chief at- , fractions of the parade. The pretty fire queen. Miss Anna Monihon, occu- pied a seat arranged upon the smoke
 stack of the engine, and the conception was certainly in line with the original ity which prevailed throughout the pd-
 rade. The engine was highly decorated in carnival colors and roses. The hand some hook and ladder truck, the shin . ing hose wagon and the cart, followed by the members of the department on !, foot, made a most commendable con- , tribution to the parade, and the de- , ! partment received many compliments
 from the delighted spectators. Strang- ; CTS from the larger cities of the east said that the department was credit to Phoenix, and they were surprised r that a city of Phoenix's importance
 supported such a thoroughly equipped department. The rear guard of the di- vision was a miniature hook and lad , der truck which was pulled by four , small boys The mascot of the fire de- s partment is a goat, familiarly know in the city as the town goat" It was ; the purpose of the department to have , the goat pull this cart but at the 7 eleventh hour the goat could not be 3 prevailed upon to accept the responsi- bility. The goat, however was in the 2 parade, and was led by the firemen . The mascot wore a gorgeous display : of carnival colors, and was immediate s ly recognized by all the small boys oi f the city in spite of this disguise.
 THE FLOATS.
 The floats prepared by the business l houses of the city were most elaborate S in design and character. Each one : bore some special feature and origina V idea. Not one was passed by the spec ! tators without some words of apprecia' y ton. Following the fire department di . vision the floats were interspersed. 4 ] miniature phaeton drawn by Shet e land pony contained two pretty chil - dren dressed in white. It looked lik' = a moving flower garden so tastily were S the decorations of crysanthemuEl n and carnations arranged. This beau e tiful float was a creation of the Wood h lawn Floral company and the occu = pants were Master Willie Cline anC
 Hattie Philips. It was a fitting begin c ming of a great spectacle. The float - that followed to complete the presen |. tation of PhoeniX's commercial great V ness made a most valuable and inter = eSting contribution to the parade O Lawrence & Clark had four handsom O vehicles in line, one attached to tn e other, and all drawn by two horses l. Little girls rode in the traps, and tn $ decorations extended from the driver c seat to the last vehicle, making a pret " ty effect.
 c The McNeill Printing company wa II represented by a carriage handsomel e decorated. The United States India1 S school was representa- by four floats e all unique and each possessing som
 attractive feature. Greater America IT was presented, showing the advance l. ment of the Indian race under tn