Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-28
PARADE IN A FIERCE WIND
Second Of the Ak-Sar-Ben Festivities Held
Undsr Great Difficulties,
ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS UNPRoPITloUs
snmson's Men, Followed H. Civic and
Military Organizations, Pass over
Many Miles of Illuminated
Streets of the City.
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High school cadets to the number OF sixty,
commanded by Captain WEIGH. They in
turn were followed by 100 OF the Omaha
High school cadets under Captain Ten
Byck.
The boys who received the applause and
the bouquets were last in the division.
They were the members OF Company l.,
Nebraska's fighting First. There were
thirty OF them and they were in command
Of Lieutenants Tompsett and Coleman. The
boys wore the uniforms of the Filipino
campaign, brown duck trousers, blue blouses
and brown SLOUGH hats. They marched as
they fo~ught-straight and to tho line.
Everybody made room for them and cheered
them as they passed.
Organized Labor Turns Out.
The second division consisted OF the labor
organizations and trades' unions OF the city
and n considerable number from South
Omaha. Many of the organizations wore
distinctive and picturesque uniforms and
the others wore badges and carried banners.
One of the most effective displays was by
the retail butchers, who we're mounted and
clad in white cults with red, green and
yellow sashes. There were about one hun
dred of them. The tailors turned out to the
number of eighty and the carpenters and
joiners in somewhat less numbers.
The retail clerks covered more ground
and made more noise than any other or
ganlzation. They had a practiced yell, and
carried banners with various admonitions to
the buying public printed on them, among
which were several touching on the early
closing question. The Switchmen's union
was represented by about fifty men with
red and white lanterns, with which they
displayed the signals they are accustomed
to in the yards. The cigarmakers were rep
resented by a float bearing some OF their
number. The journeymen horseshoers
marched In red sweaters and uniform caps
and small red aprons. They were followed
by the master horseshoers, mounted. The
Allied Printing trades were represented by
a float in which the interior Of a printing
shop was shown with cases and a small
press.
The fact that the fraternal orders and
the trades unions were parading on the
same night prevented many OF fhe unions
from being represented as they would 9TH
erwise have been. A large proportion of
The members of the unions took part in the
displays of the fraternal orders.
FraternaI Orders md Lodges.
The third division, composed entirely of
fraternal orders and lodges, was led by a
long column of Elks, who made a novel and
brilliant appearance in dress suite. They
carried walking sticks and numbered about
fifty. They were followed by two camels
from the Midway, upon which were mounted
the leaders OF the long string Of the
Dramatic Order of Knights of Khorassan.
The knights wore vari-colored and fantastic
costumes and attracted great attention. The
many bodies of the A.. O. U. w. came next,
taking I'D a block of the parade, exclusive
Tfpf the uniform drill teams of which there
were four or five. A handsome float was
n part of the Workmen display. Degree
of Honor No. 173, its members dressed all
In white, had a snowy float in line and
subordinate lodges followed.
Banner Lodge No. II, Fraternal Union OF
America, filled two carriages heading the
, large representation OF that order. A num-
Der Of floats bore members of several diff
ferent lodges appropriately dressed. The
Sioux Indians of the Exposition came as
heralds of the Redmen and Daughters OF
Pocahontas following. Real Indians and
. lodge Indians were both mounted and so
similarly dressed as to deceive the spec
tator at first glance. Alfretta Council No. 3
was on horseback, while the sisters OF Min
nehaha Council No. 2 occupied a large tally
no. A stage coach full of squaws, real or
Imitation, Wrought up the rear. it's occu-
pants at times breaking into song.
The Modern Woodmen OF America and at
hiated organizations made a splendid show
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uniforms and floats. Their column was led
by a float representing the pastoral scenes
nf a Woodlands life. This was followed
by Omaha Camp No. 100 and its drill team
and the other drill teams Of the Omaha
battalion. The following branches of the
order were in line: Ivy Camp, Royal Neigh
bors; Beach Camp drill team, the champion
of Nebraska; Pansy Camp, Violet Camp
and other ladies OF the Royal Neighbors
In carriages. The women's camps were In
'tastefully decorated floats.
The Woodmen of the World, Of whom
there were a great number, were led by
their own band. Their drill teams came
first and was followed by the ladies OF
the Woodman Circle in a decorated wagon
and other branches OF the order. ofhcers
of the w. o. w. in regalla stood upon a
float.
Two floats bearing their members repre-
sneted Dewey Tent, Knights OF Maccabees,
and Lady HOLSTER Hive, Ladies OF Macca-
bees. These floats were Illuminated Win
colored fire.
Features of the Division.
The fourth division was preceded by the
Modern woodmen of America band number
ing twenty musicians uniformed in handsome
maroon coats with white duck breaches. The
drill teams, next in order, Included the boys
of Omaha camp. No. 100. Nebraska camp,
No. 4771, Magnolia camp, No. 1888, Beech
camp, No. 1454. Maple camp, No. s45, and
b. g.. NJ. camp, No. 81. Members wore the
regulation blue coats trimmed with black
braid. trousers of white duck and they car
ried the emblematic axe, executing ma
neuvers along the entire line OF march.
The various camps OF Royal Neighbors
made a pretty showing, all the members
being gowned in white, wearing tri-colored
sashes over their shoulders and carrying
wands wound with ribbons OF the colors of
the order. The camps represented are Col
den Rod camp, Pansy camp, Ivy camp and
Glover Leaf camp of South Omaha. They
numbered forty members.
The Tel Jed Sokol, Bohemian turner's, mus
tered a representation Of about fifty. They
were nattily attired in caps and coats Of
blue with breeches OF white. The Orpheus
Signing society marched twenty-six strong,
wearing plain black suits.
The Woodmen OF the World band OF TWEEN
ty-one musicians attired In uniforms OF ma
room and white preceded the fifth division.
The drill teams representing Omaha, Alpha,
Sovereign, Seymour and Druid camps, pre-
scented a splendid appearance in uniforms of
blue and white. The subordinate camps