The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-08
: TELL OF D0lNGS
OF THEIR DOGS
Boys Apply For Places in ION
Show" Parade.
WILL GET FREE TICKETS
GRAND CAVALCADE WILL
START AT NOON TOMORROW.

The small boys Of Salt Lake city are
taking lively interest in the dog diyi-
sion Of the Uncle Toms Cabin pa
rade, which VIII be in charge Of Captain
Charles W. Bowman of the national
guard. Numerous letters have heen re-
ceived from the youngsters by NJ. F.
Cunningham Of the Tribune, who is
chairman CT the parade committee, and
W. D. Van BlaFcOm. jr-. Of The Herald,
grand marshal of the parade, asking
Tor place in the column with their pet
CANNES Some Of the epistles are
worthy Of publication, and are printed
below
It has been decided to limit the num-
Der of dogs in the parade TO 100. There
fore the boys desiring to earn a free
ticket by marching with a dog are
earnestly requested to write to either
Mr.. Cunningham or Mr.. Van Blarcom
without any delay. The boy must be
careful to state whether his dog can
bark do tricks and is large or small.
Age or beauty cuts no figure. The
ability of a dog TO whip any other ca
nine in line does not add to his qualifi-
cations in the eyes of the grand mar
shall or the chairman of the parade
committee. In case of a tie the dog
given the honor of appearing in the
parade.
In one or two instances boys who
have no dog, but have an idea they
can steal the family cat for the oCca-
sion, have asked to appear in line with
them All such requests have been de-
MED. The grand marshal has no idea
but that the cat would be able to hold
It's own in d case of d free-fOr-au fight,
but does not care to take the chances
-of being arrested on the charge of dis
turbing the peace or cruelty to animals,
for il would most certainly be an i'm
position upon two or three cats to eX-
pect them to "clean out" a pack of 100
or more dogs.
There should be no delay on the part
of the boys in writing about their dogs
The number of CANNES which Will be
permitted TO appear in the parade viii
be limited, therefore il will be case
of first come. first served
Some of the Letters Received.
The following are a few samples Of
the letters from small boys which have
been received Dy Grand Marshal Van
Blarcom relative to their appearing in
the parade with their pets:
! nave dog and VIII march in the
parade if you viii gimme ticket. Ny
dog is a bulldog and hates cats. He is
a good watch dog. but he steals chick
ems and bites peddlerS- Pa tried to
Shoot him once for tearin' UP some
clothes, but he missed him and killed
our Plymouth Rock rooster. Do / get
the ticket before the parade? Respect
fully yours, WILLIAM BAILEY"
4 see by the papers that you want a
number of dogs TO march in the parade.
I have two that I will be glad TO con-
tribute for the occasion They are both
very valuable animals think they are
Scotch collies, but my mother says they
are mOngrels- Do 1 get two tickets for
TWO dogs? Very respectfully,
GEORGE WATERS"
Club Wants to March
4 want to march in the great street
parade haven't got a dog, but think
I can get one for that day. We have a
club and would like to march at the
head of the parade. There are eight
of US, but one can't go because he's got
the chicken pOX. but says we can take
his dog. Does it make any difference
If the dogs amt taxed2 I saw Uncle
Toms Cabin and think II is a very nice
play. I liked the part where Legree
whips Tom, cause I don't like niSGers.
With best wishes, JOHN JONES,
President of the Rusty Dozen"
''NOucin' in de papers dat yOuse wUs
gOin' to give free tickets to de kids what
would bring dogs fer de grand street
/ ldIduts INK i nave q SOou one. MY
dog is a yeller one He amt very good
b lOkkin'. but can fight. He amt got no
hair on one side, cause de cook trOwed
hot water on him fer stealth a ham, but
de odder side is all right He's only got
one ear. De mate wus chewed off in
scrap last winter, but ii don't show
much. I would like a ticket fer my
brother, cause he owns half of de dog.
RICHARD KELLY"
Plans For Parade
The Tom show parade viii be unique
II viii set the pace for many years in
the matter of street demonstrations in
salt Lake II viii be in command of
Grand Marshal w D. Van BlarcOm,
with A. G. Mackenzie, D. Elliott Kelly,
John Z. Hansen and c. c. WentzIer as
chief aides, and Z. Z. Palmer, Roy