Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03
Worldwide FESTIVITIES.
The Glorious Fourth Is Celebrated
Over the Whole World,

The Glorious Fourth Is Celebrated
Over the Whole World.
The glorious Fourth is celebrated the
world over. 1t is not confined to the
United States alone, by any means. 1t is
often said that the sun never sets upon the
British empire. 1t is equally true THAT it
| never sets upon, the American Fourth of
July. Even beyond our territorial limits
the day is honored all over the world,
wherever there is an American consular
officer or naval ship. The latter particu-
| larry are the scenes OF celebration well up
to the Importance Of the great holiday.
Early in the morning the ship is dressed
with many eolored flags, all unnecessary
work is stopped, national salutes are fired
at noon, and the day is largely devoted to
| athletic sports, such as rowing or sailing
matches games OF baseball, ETC., on shore,
II practicable and TO the men as well as
officers it IS day Of good cheer, the ta-
bles being spread with as bounteous re.
pasts, fore ami aft, as the markets will
| afford. The naval regulations are relaxed
and it is generally day of enjoyment
equalled by no other day of the year save
| Christmas.
Whenever ships Of foreign nations are
4 III pOEt ut tue SatlAC N1tilt as kuC Al4eElC0E,
they are officially notified of the coming
holiday, and requested to participate IN
Its celebration. This they invariably do,
decorating and saluting with the Ameri-
can vessels. In this connection may be
mentioned curious thing. well known TO
all navy men. As may easily be imagined,
the day is not one calculated TO give sen.
Stations Of unalloyed pleasure TO the Brit
ish. as il celebrates the declaration Of in
dependence from the British yoke. Still.
| Ii would be very discourteous for English
men, now that they are on friendly terms
with the United States, 10 refuse 70 par
ticipate in the gayeties OF the day, so, to
obviate all embarrassment, in nearly every
case il is customary for British ships to
contrive 10 be away from ports where
there is an American warship on the
| Fourth OF July. Ordinarily, this can be
managed by adjusting the vessels move
ments to this end. but when. as often hap
pens, the American ship happens in I'M
awsres. the British ship makes an excuse
for being away that day, as, for example
on the pretext OF going ont 10 sea for tar
| get practice. 1t very seldom has happened
that a British ship has had to join the
celebrations Of the Fourth, but when they
have done Sc. Ii has been with good grace.
Similar honors 10 the day are paid al
every military post OF the United States.
! The day IS given over 70 amuSements,
sports aid formal ceremonies, such as
salutes, parades, exc. Soldiers. thoEgh,
do not as a rule get so much unadalterated
pleasure out Of the day as sailors, as one
of the tlule-honored traditions Of the day
Is long parade. which is anything bu.
pleasurable IN the hot July weather. espe-
c,ally when, as Is often the case, the
paraders hare 10 stand fer long periods
and listen 70 the words Of the orators. be
fore taking up the hot dusty, wearisome
march homeyard
In most OF the large cities OF the earth
there is a goodly American colony. and
these always unite in their Difference 10
the day. This is especially so in London,
Berlin and Paris, where the American
colonies are both large and influential. Tx
American legation or embassy il the scene
% 4 banquet in the evening. upon which
occasion the sentiments Of the anniversary
are ever extolled, and patriotism is tas
reigning emotion Of the occssioA