Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-02
$4,000 ION PARADE
Final Day of the Exposition
Dedicatory Ceremonies at
st. Louis
civic PARADE MAIN FEATURE
States Day at the Fair Dedication
Opened With a Magnificent Process
sion In Which Men In Every Walk of
Life Took Part-Roviewed by the,
j Governors.

St. Louis, May s.-Bright. sGnshiny
weather greeted the thousands of SPEC
tators wno liine Lindell boulevard from
Grand avenue to she fatf grounds to
day to witness the tivic parade, the
first Of the final day of the dedication
ceremonies OF the Louisiana purchase
exposition. The pageant in which
full 10000 men marched, was reviewed
from the stand by the visiting state
governors. AT the signal the parade
started, headed by platoon of police
and followed by carriages containing
the visiting governors and staffs and
worlds fair commissioners from the
states and foreign countries, who
alighted upon reaching the reviewing
stand. Then for hours there filed past
bodies of marching men in following
order:
Colonel Eugene j. Spencer. grand
marshall; Chief of Staff Colonel Edwin
Baldorf; Adjutant General Henry i.
Mott and company of twenty-three
aides.
The United States Marine band fur
nished strains of inspiring music quick
ening the steps of the veterans division
which imme diately followed under the
leadership OF General John w. Noble,
marshal. Three carriages of Mexican
war veterans, led the array of old SOL
diers, the others in the following order:
Two carriages naval veterans. COM
pany naval reserves, commanded by
Ensign Gray; one hundred and thirty
United States veterans: three hun
dred and fifty United States service
men; six German Vereins. gay with
bright colors, carrying hundreds of
banners and with uniforms, closed the
rank of the second division.
Ahead of the next detachment, which
was formed by officials of the st. Louis
municipal departments, came thirty-siS
-.ss-s,,n .sS clsse.se,.yhree ,y.hree hundred Officers
3 in close set ranks sf6ff6tNe s-stf1u ei1e.,
in carriages the mayor and other lead
ing officials of the municipality.
The fourth division was made up by
various mercantile associations Of
st. Louis, and hundreds Of her most
prominent and influential business men
marched in the ranks. Every one of
the commercial exchanges We're strong
: ly represented
The fifth division was made up OF
d,T00 men and 200 cadets from various
educational institutions of St. Louis.
The sixth division under eminen.
Sir w. II. CLANCY, was made up Of
Masonic organizations.
The seventh of which w. II. SOM
mers was marshal, included the Macca-
bees, Knights of Phythias, Royal
League, Travelling Mems Protective As
sociation. Woodmen of the World,
who constant performed intricate
evolutlons as they marched steadily
forward.
The eighth division under ]. T. Hart
man, was to all appearances the strong
est in point of numbers. 1t was formed
by the Catholic Knights of America
forty branches, and $500 men partici-
pating.
Various uniformed Catholic societies
numbering 500 men, Rev. w. l.. Shea,
marshal, former the Ninth division.
Fifteen hundred athletic forms of Ger
4 man Turner's were seen in the tenth
division of which Edward Pretorius
was marshal.
Next. In the eleventh division, came
200 men in gray of Uncle Sans postal
service.
The twelfth division, of which N. L.
Travers was marshal. was made up OF
400 representatives of the Western
Amatuer rowing association.
The next division was perhaps the
most unique of any in the parade. 1t
was formed by men from Indian Ter
ritory and Oklahoma. The Frisco sys-
tenn cowboy band clad in characteristic
costume. led the division and behind
them came fifty cowboys, forty Indians
and 800 additional representatives of
the two territories. As they raced along
the cowboys and Indians gave exhi-
bitions of daring horsemanship to the
delight OF the spectators. The passage
of this division was a continuous ova-
ton.
sixteen hundred colored men. march,
ing in solid ranks composed the four
teenth division and they were given
an enthusiastic reception.
The men who have made the fair as
II stands, a glorious promise of what
1t to be. came marching next. All de-
part11ents were represented, from
president Francis and Director o.
z WORKS Taylor, who came first in a
Victoria, to the handlers of shovels and
pushers of wheel barrows, filled the
ranks in the rear.
The last division was the general oft1-
GERS of the local building trades coun-
ell. in carriages and float on which
a fair young woman, dressed to rep
resent the United States, tossed handful
after handful of good luck coins to the
thousands along the road. 1t was wise
thought that placed the float in the rear
of the parade, for the rush by the crowd
To obtain the coins that were designed
4 for advertisements was so great that
AT times there was actual danger to the
eager scramblers who sought the SOU
yenirs. Former President Cleveland,
who has been the guest of President
Francis, returned to his home this
forenoon.
Today was "state day" and aside from
The dedication of the various state
buildings. which took place in the after
noon, it was surrendered 10 the magni1i-
cent representation of the arts of peace
Shortly before noon the sites allotted
to Iowa and Oklahoma territory were