The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-16
Good Reports Received From
Fourth Of July Committee.
,aRApE TO BE A BIG FEATURE.
r.1tseus All Anxious to Have the AZ
fair . Great success-ti. A. II.
YIN Take Prominent Part-yew
plans for Bicycle Parade-Designa
for Floats and Parade Features
A orator for the Day Needed.

A great Fourth Of July celebration is
.ssuyed Seattle this year. Every COM
sslttse at the meeting Of the general
cc,nmittee held yesterday afternoon re-
,r,fed success beyond expectations.
mere have been the usual disappoint-
,,ents. but In every instance the celebra-
lion has been supplemented with n.wer
snd better features In the stead of those
not obtainable.
One OF the difficulties which will likely
- oycrcome Is the technicality At lnding
n the way 6f getting the MARINES OF tine
puget sound naval station 10 take part.
~ far as the officers are concerned, IL $
understood that they will be able TO
eoms, but the naval guard at Bremerton
ean only be gotten here through an order
fFom Washington. The present force
there is so small that this order may
move hard to secure, but the commit
- expects that at least half of tnem
Mi be ordered here The men themselves
nave expressed great desire to be In
Geattie during the celebration.
The commandant OF the station has
written the committee the following let
W:
IN which you invite those at the station
10 participate In your Fourth OF July
csiebration. thank you on their behalf
and will inform them of your very Kind
Invitation.
I'm reference TO your request 70 per.
NIT the marine guard of the station to
take rait In the parade. ! must say that
IN only be withdrawn from the station
Gwen temporarily by the order or per-
mission of the navy department.
"cur quart Is sinai one. nad after
rtaining only the number necessary 10
stand duty during the day. we could not
send more than half a company"
@. A. n. Men 20 Participate.
Members OF the @. A. r.. called on
Marshal Moore yesterday and expressed
parade Stevens post will not be aide TO
hke part In the parade. owing to tho
age Of It's members, but individual mem
hers w AID s 'sf Miner no., E mad. fs M q
younger men, and out OF Its 100 members
large number will take active part.
The desirability Of having q big cele-
prosperity seems TO pervade ell CIRCLE,
This spirit was manifested yestarday by
W w. DawGy. tenmster. who offered
10 put four horse float In the parade at
ks own expense. He met with gener-
ohs response from the committee. which
offered TO aid him financially In the deco
mtion of the noat. The design has not
Other teansters have expressed n will
iusness to place floats In the parade. and
II Is probable they will be weY rerre-
Moore will offer a special prize fGr the
handsomest float pla sod in the parnde by
any teamster
carrying the Goddess Of Liberty have
already come In from native daughters
Of Minnesota, Kansas, Florida and Ore
gon.
The Washington volunteer veterans will
present something never before seen in a
street pageant THIS will be a mock skir-
that were employed in nshting the en-
envy In the Philippines. AZ intervals sol
dicrs will fall and members OF .le Red
cross come fot ,Ss WIN Ss ssaro sa,t
will he carried on throughout the line
OF march.
The volunteers cxpce, In this way to
make winning effort TO secure fine
stand 81 arms that has been offered as a
prize for the best military and semi-mili-
iary display In tho parade. The stand Is
complete In every particular. being made
up N arms that In case Of need would be
useful as well as ornamental.
Musicians ON Bicycles.
The music committee has offered two
psixes for the best bands appearing in
the parade exclusive Of home orsHulza-
lions The Seattle bands have been ex-
cnded. as they have already carried on
the donors In all of the band concerts OF
The Northwest; AMI u Is no. eensidered
fair To allow them TO come into coinpati-
sion with the visitors.
band with sufficiently versatile mem
hers will have q big chance IN the bicycle
had bicycle patadcs with the handsmen
on wheels. This remarkably up-to~dAte
feature Prof. Crane, OF the Seattle Ath-
issic Club who has the matter In charge
h now endoaVorins Ia arrange. Some ~
the musicians will. of course. have To- ga
nn ,andems tn order To have someone To
yflde the wheel while sthey are rlaying.
simple device which was recently used
IN The East, can also be made. Hv this
he PLAYER guides his wheel with his
slhnw white playing the instrument,
Capt n C0ghlan who was elected
orator ~ the day. Yesterday, through his
wife, notified tho committee that ne had
n hope Of baing sufficiently recovered
from his present Illness 20 act as orator
Of the day This viii necossitate the
sseetion ng a now crater
The committee desires that all wn> IN
tend 20 take poet In the celebration shal
eommunicate that fact at once so that
hey can b. properly provided fof
For the hicycle parade which is 20 be
held on the night ~ July T. Prot Crane
has e1cred three priges Tor the beat turn
nNts~nrst prize. $50. second prizc. SM.