The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-08
CIVIC PARADE ENDS
FAIRS DEDICATION
Another Magnificent Pageant
Marches Through the Streets
of ST. Louis.
SPEECHES OF GOVERNORS
Dockery Of Missouri and Odell of New
York Make the Leading Speeches
of the Day-Another Great
Marching Multitude.

ST. Lauis, May bright, sunshiny
weather greeted the thousands Of
spectators who lined Lindell boulevard
from Grand avenue to the fair grounds
Saturday to witness the civic parade,
the first Of the final day Of the dedica-
ton ceremonies of the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition. The pageant, In which
full 10000 men marched, was reviewed
from a stand by the Visiting state gov
errors.
AT a signal the parade started. head
ed by a platoon OF police, followed by
carriages containing visiting governors
and stats and the worlds fair COM
missioners from the states and foreign
countries, who alighted upon reaching
the reviewing stand.
Then for ours there filed past bodies
of marching men IN the following or
der:
The Civic Parade.
Colonel Eugene J. Spencer. grand
marshal: chief OF star, Colonel edwin
Baldorff; Adjutant General Henry T.
Mott and twenty three aides.
The United States Marine band fur
nshed strains OF inspiring music,
quickening the steps of the veterans'
under h leadership of General John
w. Noble as marshal. Three carriages
OF Mexican wal veterans led the array
OF old soldiers, the Others in the fol-
lowing ORDER:
Two carriages OF naval veterans; a
by Ensign Gray; $50 United States vet
erans: $50 United States service men.
Six German vereins, gay with brirht
coAars, carrying hundreds OF waving
banners and with uniforms, closed the
rank of the second division
Ahead of the next detachment. which
was formed by officials Of st. Louis
municipal departments, came thirty
six mounted police. Three hundred Of
hceIH in close set ranks followed. and
then. IN carriages. the mayor and 9TH
CT ie6oins officials OF the municipality
Mercantile Associations.
Inc FOURTH division was made up Of
the various mercantile associations of
st. Louis and hundreds OF her most
prominent and influential business men
VINO marched In the ranks. Everyone
OF the commercial exchanges was
strongly represented. The Fifth divis-
ion was made up OF LOO men and 200
tutions Of ST. LOUIS.
The sixth division, under Eminent
Sir W. H. Clancy, was made up OF ma
sonic organizations.
Tbs seventh. OF which W. H. Som
mers was marshal, included Maccabees
knights Of Pythias. Royal League,
travelling Mems Protective association
and Woodmen of the World, who con-
stantly performed intricate ]evolutaons
as the marched steadily forward.
The eighth division, under J. L. Hart
a was to all appearances the strong
est in point OF numbers. 1t was formed
by h Catholic knights of America,
forty branches and $500 men partici-
patin4. Various uniformed Catholic So
~cieties, numbering 800 men.
Rev. w. L.. Shea, az marshal. formed
he ninth division OF 1,5o0 men.
The athletic forms of German Turn
ers We're seen In the Tenth division, OF
which Edward Pretorius was marshal.
Uncle Sans Employees.
Next, in the eleventh division, came
500 men in the 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 Amateur Rowing association
The next division was perhaps the
most striking in the parade. It was
formed by men from Indian Territory
and Oklahoma. The Frisco System
costume, led h division: behind came
fifty cowboys, forty Indians and 800 ad.
ditiOnal representatives of the two ter.
ritorfes. AS they rode along the cow
boys and Indians gave an exhibition Of
daring Craftsmanship to the delight Of
spectators. The passage OF this division
was a continuous ovation.
Sixteen hundred colored men march.
ing in solid ranks composed the four.
teenth division. and they were given ar
enthusiastic reception.
The men who nave made the fair al
1t stands a glorious promise OF what Il
is to be, came marching next. All de-
partments were represented, from Pres.
ident Francis and Director of Work.
Taylor, who came first in q Victoria
to the handlers Of shovels and pusher.
= of wheel barrows. who filled the rank,
In the rear.
The last division was of general Off.
GERS of the local Building and Trades
council, in carriages, and q float OF
which fair younH women dressed tt
represent the United States tosset
handful after handful OF good lucl
coins to thousands along the road. L
was q wise thought that placed thi.
float in the rear Of the parade, for tn.
rush by the crowd to obtain coins tina
were designed for advertisements wa.
so great at times that there was actua
danger to the eager scramblers WIKI
sought the souvenirs.
towa's Site Dedicated.
Shortly before noon sites were allot.
ted to Iowa and Oklahoma territor,
and formally dedicated. Goyerno,
Cum1nins of Iowa was introduced b.
w. W. Whitman Of Des Moines a.
chairman OF the ceremonies committee
who presented the governor with {
hatchet and stake. Governor Cummin,
said:
Il will now stake out Iowa's claim,
and with vigorous blows drove tn,
stake deep into the ground. After hav'
dng driven the stake the governor said
Now, what the state of Iowa ha.
planted, let no mar uproot." He thel
made a brief address dedicating tn,
site as the home Of Iowa during tn,
worlds fair.
Colonel Late Young of Des Moine!
and others made brief addresses ii
concluding the ceremon