The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-26
A GORGEOUS PAGEANT
Trade, Float and Floral Pa
rade W Il Attract all.
It Will be Series Of Pictures of Delight That
viii Win The Cheers If thousands
Who View It.

The trade float and floral parade will
be the great event of Wednesday.
The parade will assemble in the fol-
lowing order:
The Bell float, mounted police, mounted
buglers, drum corps, will assemble on
East Lenoir. with the head on Fayette
Vile street.
Chief marshals and aides, will assemble
| on the West side of Fayetteville street
| with head on Lenoir street.
Carriages for State and Fair officials,
assemble on the east side of Fayetteville
street, with head on Lenoir.
Military Division, Third Regiment
| band and State Guard, will assemble on
| Fayetteville street, extended, head on
South
A. and NJ. College band and battalion
will assemble on West South street, head
on Fayetteville.
Bicycle Corps will assemble in the
Graded school yard. at the foot of Fay
ettevlle street
| Floral Division will assemble on East
South street. with head on Fayetteville
street.
Industrial Division will assemble on
| South Wilmington, with head on South
street,
Mercantile Division will assemble on
South Salisbury, with head on South
street
| OFFICIAL FORMATION OF PARADE.
| Bell float mounted police, mounted
| buglers, drum corps, chief marshal and
aides, carriages with State and Fair Off
Gals.
Military Division.-Col. Alfred Will
! liams, chief of division; Col Armfeld in
command; Third Regiment hand. State
Guard, A. and NJ. band, A. and NJ. battal-
| ion.
Floral Division Chief of division, Miss
| Julia Howell, Floral band wagon with
blind band bicycle corps, automobiles,
ponies, / horse traps, 2 horse traps and
carriages. floats. florist.
Industrial Division.-Mr. j. 5. Wypnc,
chief; band railroad floats, visiting in
dustrial floats, city industrial floats.
Mercantile Division.-Mr. Daniel S. AL
len, chief; Hollowbush band, visiting
mercantile floats, city mercantile floats.
LINE OF MARCH.
Parade will form at the foot of Fayette-
Vile street, and proceed up that street
TO Morgan, then to Wilmington, w Will
mington to Edenton. out Ldenton to Nc
Dowel, then to Hillsboro. Hillsboro to
Fair Grounds. On entering the Fair
Grounds the parade will pass through The
Midway in front of the grand stand, to
the lower race track gate. The state
Fair and Floral Division will 20 around
the race track while the Military, indus
trial and Mercantile Divisions will so
TO the centre of the track. All divisions
will be brought up in review a one
time and at this time the rrizcs will be
awarded. then the parade will be dis
| missed.
The parade will start promptly at u
| O'Clock. and it is desired that all par
| ticipants be in line by 10 a. m, in order
| that there be no delay in the formation.
| At u o'clock the buglers will sound
| assembly. when the bell float will move
! the procession by starting several blocks
ahead. with bells ringing. When you
hear these bells you may know that the
parade is coming. The streets Will be
| cleared by the mounted police, and the
buglers will then follow
The Chief Marshal Mr.. John L. Pat
terson and his aides with their handsome
regalia will naturally attract much atten-
ton.
There will be eight carriages in line
for the officials,
THE MILITARY.
Col. Alfred Williams reports that the
following military companies have ac-
cepted:
Col J. F. Armfeld, Statesyille, in COM
mand.
Wirston-Capt j. c. Bessant.
Durham-Capt. A. H. Johnson.
Goldsboro--Capt G. E. Hood.
Goldsboro-Capt. II. B. Parker.
Lumber Bridge-Capt J. d. Cable.
Warrenton-Capt. E. C. Price.
Henderson-Capt. w. K. Sturgis.
Franklinton-Capt w L. McGhce.
Raleigh Light Infantry, Capt. j. j.
Bernard.
Raloigh-Oak City Guards, Capt. Dalen
Stronach.
A. and NJ. College Band and Battalion.
FLORAL DIVISION.
The Floral Division will be escorted by
the State Fair marshals. who will form
an escort guard for the ladies'
This Division will add much to
the beauty of the parade, and will
be one of the social features of the Fair
| a great deal of interest is being taken
as to who will take the prize for the
best decorated vehicle. There will also
be several automobiles in tns division.
The display to be made by the bicycle
corps, will be very good as they ride
up Fayetteville street in zig-zag man
ncr from one side to the other.
1t is requested that all the spectators
remain on the sidewalk in order chat thu
corps can make a proper display.
The ponies from the Alamauce Farms
which have been so kindly loaned hy M
l.. Banks Holt will be decorated anc
cause much delight for the children.
The floats from the Baptist Female
University the ScabOard Air Line anc
the City of Raleigh are extremely hand
some in design.
| The florists az Raleigh viii max" 4
Handsome display OF their palms aud dif-