El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-17

1t was exactly ten o'clock this
morning when the queen and hel
maids accompanied by Messrs. Greif
and julius Krakauer walked from tht
Hotel Orndorff to the reviewing stant
at the corner of Mesa avenue and st
Louis street. There was an immense
crowd waiting for chance to see hel
majesty, and as the lovely queen ap-
peared every head was uncovered and
, a cheer went up that would do honor
to Victoria herself.
After a short wait the parade came
don hotel, when captain Brown of the
Ell Paso Border Rifles called his men
to attention and detailed eight men
as a body guard to the queen and the
rest were sent out in squads to keep
the street open for the parade
The procession was headed by six
mounted officers under command of
Captain Ten Eyck, who uncovered as
they passed the queens stand. A can
non in a wagon came next and a salute
was fired.
Grand Marshal James Magoffin and
four of his aides mounted on prancing
steeds were next and as they came up
to the stand they haulted and Cowed
to her majesty
The famous McGinty band was next.
followed by the Ell Paso fire department
of which every citizen is justly proud.
The department was headed by Presi-
dent John Julian and CHIEF Frank
Powers, and the members of the vol
unteer department on foot, all in uni
form The paid department with the
prancing horses and the apparatus
saily decorated brought forth a cheer
from every one. Exquisite taste was
shown in the color scheme of the dec
grafton
The Uniform Rank knights of Py-
thias led by Captain Bendy, mounted,
also made a great showing passing the
reviewing stand at present swords"
They were followed by the members of
the Knights of Pythias lodge on foot.
The chihuahua military band playing
1y followed by Col. 81 Ryan on a beau
tiful horse, heading the Fraternal Or
der of Eagles who were all dressed in
black suits with silk hats. Just in
front of the Eagles was a lovely dec
GRATED float of the order, with Mrs.
Frank Powers as the Goddess of Liber-
ty, and the Misses Nix, Fink, and
Lyons as maids. 1t was indeed a FRET
ty sight and does credit to the order
The Eagles wish to apologize to her
majesty through The Herald for their
failure to uncover their heads as they
passed her stand. There was a little
trouble in the line just in front of them
at the time and they were not aware
that they were passing the stand until
it was too late.
guards, under command of Captain
Manning. was next, but owing to a
misunderstanding did not join the pa
rade until it reached Stanton street.
Prof. Concha's band was next and al
though playing as they passed the
stand they uncovered their heads and
bowed to the queen. Three more mem
bers of the executive committee mount
ed rode up and bowed to the queen.
A caboose drawn by four horses was
next, representing the order of rail-
way Conductors No. SO, and Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen No. 80, with |
a Texas and Pacific sign on the side |
A large float with an immense paint |
can represented the Tuttle Paint and |
Glass company.
The Ell Paso Refrigerator Ice COM
pany was represented by a float of |
large cakes of ice in which mad been |
frozen all kinds of fruits and flowers.
On the next float the Knights of
Labor were represented by several
workmen plying their different trades.
. A float from Lawrence the grocer