The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15

At last the head Of the column appeared
at the corner Of Spring and High streets.
10 haltsd while the mounted police went
ahead 20 cleaE the wsy.aud then moved
up'the street and out into the square.
Tbes spirited hotess Of the staR looked
askance at. the waving flngs ard the rows
OF white clad young women and there
were some lively scenes as the staH officers
sought to control their pFanoing steeds.
There vase frat,pf horsemanahip on the
part OF one Of the riders in the honorary
staff which deseryesa word OF mention, for
this gentleman managed to hold his horse
In check with his left band while with
his right ho caught one of the bunehes Of
flowers. The real engagement opened in
desultory firing as the national guard
and the naval reserve passed by. When,
however, the band Of the Nsw York. re
splendentin'tkeir red uniforms, swung
into the square there wns-.a volley from
the fort which filed tho air with the
strongest missiiss yet hurled at the men
of the feet. There swere few lucky
bandmen who caught at the flying blos-
SONS and secured prizes. Then came the
marines and the blue jackets. The bonn
hnrdment seemed to be a surprise to the
men, but they soon entered into the spirit
of the fray. The left hands which were
not needed In carrying rifles were quickly
raised. aud many a,bouqust was snstcbed
before 1t had finished its flight. Stlll,
there were good many OF the missiles
that reached the pavement SO that before
the parade had passed 1.-The street was
strewn With flowers. Here and there q
sailor would tend quickly and pick up a
fallen she'll OF leaves and flowers, and
once an officer was seen to do the same
thing He bent and secured the prize SO
quickly, however, that nobody saw the
manoeuyre except those whose eyes hap
pened to be on the young man at the
moment the flowers fell at his feet
While many of the sailors picked up how-
ers and more caught them MS they hsw
through the air, IL was all done without
the slightest break in the rhythmic swing
of the march and the bluejackets COM
ported themselves in this battle OF the
flowers quite as gallantly as they bore
themselves In the great fight Of year
ago of the entrance to the harbor OF San
tiago. Every army has It's followers
seeking trophies of the strife, and this
one was no exception, foF-the youngsters
were on hand. and when there came a
break in the line between different com
panies they rushed into the field and
picked up the flowers lying on the street.
Then the police would charge this body
of irregular infantry and clear the way
fer the next detachment of the paraders.
The gallant army which manned the
floral fort was composed of the following
young ladies':
Helen Brown, Beatrice Robinson,
Louise Hersey, Margaret Blackwell.
Mabel Waterhouse, Gertrude Murphy,
Margaret Burrowes, Eleanor ROUNDS,
June Shaw, Alice Husssy. Bertha Green.
Lucia Little, Ethel Archibald, Mary
1hom pson, Hermins Schumacher, eliza
beth True. Millicent Leard, Florence
Cook, FIorence Fuller, Jane Robinson,
Eva Salsman. Blanche Smith. Caroline
CLARK, Alwlda Dane. Margaret Neal,
| Viola MIIiny, Yelmn Millay, Alice Buxton,
Alice Bradford, May George, Fannie
George, Florence MeMulleD, Harriet
Berry, Evelyn Fogg, Maud Little, Ger
trude Curtis, Cordelia Fessepden, Eva
Jones, Mary E. l.. Hall, Ruth Burrowes,
Grace Seiders, Marion Fohes, MarioD
Porter. Margaret Jordan, Miss Melcher,
Grace Chapman. Eva Hinkley. Frances
Chapman. y
LANDING OF THE MARINES AND
| SAILORS.
One of the most interesting speotacles
Of the morning was the landing OF the
sailors and marines from the fleet. The
landing place was one of the Grand
Trunk wharyes. aud althought the hour