The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-03
LET THE
EAGLE
SCREAM
Everything in Readiness for
Celebration
Weather Permitting, Event
Will Be Grand Success

The general committee held a final
meeting Wednesday night, and every
thing is in readiness for Salem's mon
ster independence day celebration to-
morrow. Inclement weather alone
can prevent the most successful dem
onstration held i'm Oregon's capital
city. From the firing of the early
morning salute until the final number
of the program has been executed,
the entertainment for the occasion
will he continuous and adequate to
satisfy all who may attend. Every de.
tail has been carefully attended TO, and
the members of the several commit.
tees are entitled to much credit for
their faithful and untirng work in
behalf of the celebration. Committees
never worked harder nor uncomplain-
ngly devoted more time to the work
than did Salem's enterprising young
business men this year
immense Crowds.
Weather permitting, the attendance
will be enormous. But with Salem's
elastic capacity for entertaining, and
her enviable reputation for playing the
role of hostess, all will find accommo-
dations and entertainment Steam
boat excursions will be run through
out the day between Salem and Inde.
pendence connecting at the latter
place with the motor railway to Dal-
las, and thousands will come by rail
and team.
The general committee will secure
some vacant store building prominent
ly located in which a number of chairs
will be placed for the purpose of pro.
viding a resting place for the ladies
and children during the day.
Morning and Forenoon Exercises.
Early morning salute.
z o'clocl,-Troll2y car band con
cert
$500 to 9:3O-Band concert on prom.
inent corner.
9:3O-Formation of parade at city
> hall Line of march will be as fol
lows: Right of line west on Chemeke
Ia street to Commercial street south
on Commercial street to Court street
east on Court street to High street
south on High street to State street
west on State street to Commercial
street, south on Commercial street tC
Trade street, countermarch on Com
mercial stree 10 Marion square.
1890 to 12:OO-EXercises at Marion
square. Called to order by Chairman
Judge John II. Scott; music; prayer
Rev. p. S. Knight; America" by the
band; chorus fifty voices; reading OF
Declaration of independence, Miss
Musa Geer; vocal solo Mrs. Halle
Parrish-Hnges; Grafton, Hon. w. NJ
Colyig; chorus, fifty voices
1900 TO 1:OO-Grand shooting tour
nament at the foot of Chemeketo
street
Afternoon and Evening Exercises.
1o'clock-The Tice Sisters, in an
elaborate cake-wallI and rag-timC
dancing
. 1:2O-Watt Shipp, winner of many
championship races, will ride an ex
hibition on his terrific "Go-Devil" ma
, chine-riding at the rate Of more thar
mile minute in the last 80 SECONDS
= 1:30-J. j, Christian, the celebrated
roller skater expert, direct from the
% Orpheum theatre, San Francisco
> This is the only act of the kind in tn,
j. country-don't miss it.
' 1:45-Vaughn's colored Trouba
dors, introducing their latest rag-tim'
j. melodies, interspersed with dances
; and banjo picking.
J. 2:0O-Prof. VIM McClelland, IN,
d greatest Eastern aeronaut, in a mos
thrilling and daring balloon ascension
D Introducing a torpedo explosion, some
thing entirely new TO the public.
j. The dog and monkey show, b!
r Prof, Hunts organization, will be Civ
en- on elevated platforms at a mum
ber of points on the principal streets
, during the afternoon.
The program OF street sports. which
will be duplicated on two of the maiI
j streets. will begin at 3 o'clock In the
afternoon, and will include foot races
u (bOys under 16), slow bicycle race
boys sack race egg and spoon race
three-legged race, potato race, cracke
eating contest, COW race and CREASED
a pigs. These events will be followed b!
5 the Tice sisters. in cake-walks an,
S dancing. The A. o. u. w. drill team
4 will repeat the exercise for which 4
received the prize in Portland, at som,
time during the afternoon.
II has also been arranged 10 hay,
the bands, during the afternoon. sta
toned al the following corners: Com
merclal and State streets, Salem Mill
tary band; Commercial aud Cour
streets, Indian School band; High AM
State streets, Monmouth band, Will
the remalning-the Hayseed and Re
form School bands-will be held Il
p reserve 20 be moved around 10 diffel
ent places, and those stationed arounl
ON the corners will be changed aTOun
so as 10 give all an opportunity 10 hea
each band Stands will be located ol
4 the same corners. where jubilee sing