Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-02

81 LOUIS May IA crash OF aeria
bombs at 1890 o'clock notified tn,
throngs Of spectators who lined Llndel
boulevard westward from Grand avenu,
to The worlds fair grounds, a distanc,
Of three miles that the civic parade
the first Of the spectacles Of the cere.
monies Of the final day had begun its
march toward the reviewing stand
wherein were seated the visiting gov.
! ernOrs.
IN the glowing sunshine the throngs
OF spectators had been patiently watt
ing eagerly for the reyerbatlon OF the
starting guns ana II came booming
through the air, the almost solid phal-
anS Of people that for hours mad been
waiting for the parade set up shout
that swept from one end 70 the other
of the exposition grounds
Some little delay was occasoned in
the formulation Of the procession but
after the signal 10 march had been Civ
en- il was evident that the wait was
worth more than It cost and when the
pageant moved off it was conservative.
~ estimated that fully 10000 men were
In line
In ST. Louis Saturday Is observed as
a seml-hoiday by the majority OF the
business houses and the mutiudes Of
employees, mingled with the throngs
from the residential sections Of the
city, were swelled by the masses OF VS.
itors, few OF whom had left the city
and this vast assembage stretching
on both sides Of Lindel boulevard
formed an avenue through which the
cavaIcade advanced. led by a squadron
Of mounted police.
VISITING GOVERNORS.
Carriages containing the visiting gov
ernors and accompanied by their STAINS,
aggregating lsS mounted men. swept
ahead Of the procession and stopped
at the reviewing stand, where the gov
ernors took their seats to await the
passage OF the parade.
The vehicles OF the governors were
followed by line Of l5 carriages con-
taining the worlds fair commissioners
from states and foreign countries. These
guests also allghted at
the reviewing stand.
rTxrTf pNt,Ar,r.
AZ the head OF the civic parade rode
Col. Eugene SPENCER grand marshal,
chief OF stan, CoiEdwln Batdorf. AdJt.- !
Gen. Henry r. Mott and a company OF |
70 aides The United States Marine |
band furnished strains of inspiring mu-
SIC, quickening the steps Of the veter-
ans division which Immediately fol-
owed under the leadership Of Gen. |
lohn w Noble. marshal John 3. Gan. {
lolfo. chief OF stan, and Jos. Folk. ad.
utant, and aides Three carriages OF
Mexican war veterans led the array of
I'd soldiers, the others IN the following
rider:
Two carriages Of naval veterans. a
ompany " naval reserves commanded
y Ensign Gray l3O L. S. veterans and
50 U, $, service men,
GERMAN VEREINs.
Six German vereins. gay with bright
olOrs, carrying hundreds OF waving !
anners and with uniforms, the colors
which included every shade tina
luld lend beauty 10 the spectacle.
.osed the second division.
Ahead Of The next detachment which
as formed by the officials Of the 81
outs municipal departments. came &c
ounted police Three hundred officers
close ranks followed. and then I'm
irrlages the mayor and other leading ,
licals OF the municipality. Harry u. Z
awes acted as marshal OF the division {
nd eight extrayagantly decorated 5
'ats, each one representing different
'partmeni Of the city administration ;
ceivcd great applause ms they rolled !
Isl the reviewing stand 4
MERCANTILE ASSOCIATIONS. !,
The Fourth division was made up by
@ various mercantile associations OF d
Louis and hundreds Of her most q
eminent and influential business men Q
trched in the ranks Every one OF $,
p commercial exchanges were strong Of
represented. 600 men being IN line =
< gorgeous tally-hos containing men, tt
rs OF the stock exchange were a dis OF
ctive feature G,
The Fifth division was made up of hi
% men and goo cadets from the yari-
I educational institutions Of 50. Louis. to
lshington university whose home Is 10
" the administration building Of the
position. was given the right Of the
e. Then came rank after rank in
mingly endless procession in an their b
geous and various uniforms, the fra an
nal societies. II
MASONIC ORGANIZATIONS. a.,
he SIKH division under eminent Sir IN
II Glandy was made up o, the bu
sonic organizations. NJ