The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-05
Monster Parade Yesterday Forenoon the Greatest Event Of
Its Kind in the CIty's History.
SOLDIERS AND MARINES MAKE A SPLENDID SHOWING
Cruiser Philadelphia Besged With Curious and Enthusiastic Visitors
Result Of the Various cOntests-Flreworks Which the
Management Did Not Expect as Fea.
tuTe Of the Program.

terday had little effect upon the happy
thousands who thronged Astorla's
thoroughfnres. or upon the successful
completion " the magnificent program
which had been provided. From the
sunrise salute OF the u. $. =. PhIladel-
phia 20 the unantlcipate1 big lllumIna-
tion on the fireworks stand. II was a
eoutihucd r1und Of jollity unmarried by
serious disappointment or accident. Not
wlthstanding the small number which
came on the excursion from The Dalles
II appeared that everybody ard family
were here, including the Kloochmen
iron, shoalwater bay and elsewhere. A
greater attendance would only have
augmented the difficulty OF providing
suitable sleeping quarters. though
everyone was provided with Mt least a
cot. ana no complaints were heard. The
number OF visitors has been estimated
at anywhere from three to four thou
sand, few putting II even higher.
on account OF the rain. which was
heavier IT, the morning than later in
the day. the girls skin race was
abandoned. The lodges and secret So
cictica. with one or two exceptions, re-
Trained from participation In the pa
rade for the same reason. But the
floats were without exception fine. and
the parade was unanimously conceded
the best ever witnessed In Astoria. II
was led by a platoon Of police followed
by the Dalles band. After this came
the carriage containing officers Of the
Philadelphia. Lieutenant cloke and
Mayor Bergman. The second carriage
contained the city council and upon It's
Che carrlage'D rear was the placard
No Lights" which created considera-
BILE amusement In the third carriage
were those who were TO participate in
the exercises at the opera house. They
We're followed by the noble veterans OF
the civil war. who deserve special cred
II for turning out In such force In
the threatening weather. 4 large
body OF marines from the Philadelphia
followed the G. a. r.. and a finer lot OF
fighting machines" could not be seen
anywhere. The u. S. regulars rom
Fort Stevens made a fine martial ap-
pearance. They were followed by our
own boys. division No. l. OF the Ore
gon Naval Reserves. The fire depart
ment Of Astoria completed the first di-
vision. The second division was led
by the Astoria Military band. which dis
coursed patriotic airs throughout the
day. The Finnish Brotherhood which
followed was q fine looking body Of
men and turned out In full force. The
liberty car containing the goddess, Miss
Edith l. Woods. the angel Of peace. and
the attendants. who each bore a banner
giving the name OF the school from
which she came, was, OF course. one OF
the centers OF attraction. The cute lit
tie carriage driven by Uncle sam and
containing George and Martha Wash
lngton, all In miniature, was an em-
bodiment Of one OF the clever ideas OF
Professor Deggs. and one of the neat
est pieces OF the parade. Next came
the irrpressible Rube Shields with his
hay wagon who was followed by the
floats OF Ross. Higgins n Co.. the A. o.
u. w. and Fisher Bros. who had a
buggy, three floats and a moving ma
chine The best OF these was Uncle
Sans Glass In Civilization" repre-
sentlng Uncle Sam as a school mas
ter and four dark-featured little boys
as Hawaii. Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines. The float OF the Clatsop
Mill Company was an elaborate affair,
The floats Of A. V. Allen, the Astoria
Wood Yard and the North Pacific
brewery were each well designed, The
two best private floats were probably
those OF the Foresters and the Louvre,
The former. which was awarded the
prize OF 500, represented an encamp-
ment Of hunters and Indians, includ-
Ing tent The latter contained many
different characters. the makeup OF
each being especially fine
On account of the dampness outside,
the literary exercises were held in
Fishers opera house instead Of at the
Court house grounds, Upon the plat
form were seated the chairman of the
occasion, Hon. F, T. Taylor the orator,
Hon. George f. Chamberlain. Rev.
Father Lane. Prof. John McCue and
officers from the Philadelphia. Pamph-
lets Of patriotic songs were dlstribut-
ed among the audience and the sing
ing. which was led by Mr.. Wyatt, was
greatly enjoyed by ALL Though he
room was only about half filled, the
chairman called the meeting to order at
1926. with a few well-chosen remarks,
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean,"
was then sung, and Rev. Father Lane
offered prayer. After the singing OF
THE star-Spangled Banner" Professor
McCue read the immortal Declaration
Of independence. Then the orator Of
the hour, the Hon. George L. Chamber
lain. OF Portland. was introduced. He
began with a historical sketch OF the
early discoveries in the Western Hemis-
phere and described their result upon
the people Of Europe. He outlined the
early social and economic conditions