The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-02
ST. LOUIS DAY ATTENDANCE
MAY EXCEED 100000
Enthusiastic Responses to Requests for General
Holiday September IS Continue to Pour in on
the Committee, but Efforts Are Not Abated
to Make the Total Admissions at the
Fair Greater Than the Record
of Other Expositions.

on ST. Louis Day. and also wish TO adj
We VIII supply each one OF our seventy
eish. employees with tickets for tho Fair
We think this day should be observed b.
every house In tho city. and try to max
itsone OF the most rous,ns and enthusi
esac Gays In tho history OF the city.
THE PARADE
Arrangements for the grand military
and civic parade OF uniformed bodie,
at the Worlds Fair on St. Louis Day
september Is. are nearing completion II
VIII be the striking feature OF the day
una promises 20 eclipse everything in tn.
way OF n demonstration yet attempted on
the Worlds Fair grounds. Tho Executive
| Committee on Arrangements IN charge 0!
Affairs for that day has decided that only
| such civic organizations es are uniformed
bodies can be assigned places in the
parade By a uniform In this connection
Is meant a distinctive and characteristic
dress or costume adopted and usually
| worn by the Organization In question In
all paTades and on all important occa-
sions- II was found necessary TO adopt
this rule not only for color effect and dis
play. but principally TO limit the number
or participants in the parade. which bads
fair to outswen all proportions and cause
numerous vexations and delays in form
ing and marching around the confined
space allotted within tho Worlds Fair
grounds. II - not TO be a street parade.
the formation and line Of march being en-
tirely within the Worlds Fair eates
General John c. Bates, United States
Army. commanding the Northern Division.
will be the grand marshal Of tho parade
with Colonel James Parker. Aijutant Gen.
sra OF tho Northern Division. az his chief
OF stan. As General Bates Is absent from
the city at present. attending the army
maneuvers on the battlefield OF Manassas,
Colonel Parker Is making all necessary
arrangements for the details OF the parade
ard II In conferences with General Rice,
United States Army. who has charge Of
all military official functions on the
Worlds Fair grounds. They will dssig-
nate the various places OF rendezvous and
line Of march, which will DO announced
later. This does not apply to tho parade
Of the Sunday school children. who will
have q separate formation and line Of
march laid Out for them by Executive
Committeeman W. H McClain. who has
charge OF this feature As Executive Com
mitteman Colonel Il J. Spencer has charge
Of the military and civic parade proper.
According to the programme now out
lined, the Sunday school children will as
semble and will be formally aligned at the
Lindeli Pavilion There will be 900 In all.
Of which one-half Will DO the larger pupils.
all singers. who will parade on foot and
the other half the smaller children who
will Be borne IN vehicles and FOR the most
asAd IN ~ NJ NH
eio will be interspersed among them and
Sunday-school banners. the Stars and
Stripes and fags bearing the colors Of the
Louisian Purchase Exposition will lend
brilllancy. color and attractiveness to the
scene For their convenience and COM
fort and more especially their safety they
will constitute tho head line OF tho main
parade, but as a separate body and will
enter the Worlds Fair grounds at 30
q M pass the reviewing stand and move
south along the Plaza St Louis, ascend
tho steps on either side OF the cascades
parade has passed They will then enter
Festival Hall and after being suitably
grouped and arranged give their song fes.
tval. IN which each one OF the t,vn VIII
take an active part
Tho main parade led by General John c:
Bates az grand marshal and his stan
will move in two divisions. the FIRST strict
Scter.
REGULARS TO LEAD.
Tho first division will be comprised OF
all the regular United States troops now
stationed at the Worlds Fair grounds and
Barracks. This will include the infantry.
cavalry AMI light artillery. the Philippine
Scouts and Constabuiary. and also a de,
tachment Of United States Marines and
the local militia will be represented
by the First Regiment. National Guards
Of Missouri and Battery A. Light Artii-
lery.
The second division will be semirpilitary
and civic In its composition. but all par
ticipan;s uniformed. II will comprise the
Posts. q. A. r.. veterans of the Spanish
american War and Sons Of Veterans
There VII also be In line employees OF
louis Wesr,n. blue uni,orms. the letter
carriers In gray uniforms and their peer
less band. composed entirely Of musicians
taken from their own ranks. Following
these will como armed and uniformed
bodies from the various military schools |
High School Cadets. the Cadet Battalion
Military Academy Cadets and the Cadet |
Battalion from the Western Military |
of Alton.
The civic portion OF the parade Will be |
composed principally of the various uni |
formed ranks OF Odd Fellows. Masons and |
the numerous fraternal and benevolent as |
well-Ir,lled Moolah Temple Patrol of the |
Ancient Order of the Mystic Shrine. under |
the command OF Colonel C. A Sinclair. |
This patrol will execute a number of diff |
cult and interesting movements and ma
neuvers and be in almost continuous drill |
during the entire line OF march.
sented. though their members will be
depleted owing to a large at
tendance at the trtennial conclave. which /
is to be held at San Francisco. at that
mn a "a Ia Yfra
from the uniformed ranks |
Of the Knights Of Pythias. the Knights
of Father Mathew. Catholic Knights Of
and Knights and Ladies Of Progress Of
The Forum Club. Columbia Athletic
Association have signified their intention
of making demonstrations In the shape
IF several large uniformed bodies and
srtistically decorated floats.
In addition to all this a most striking
feature viii be presented by 100 thor
Dughly drilled representatives Of the vari-
parade. which for novelty and
artistic designs will surpass anything
heretofore undertaken. in this line.
ehsT so 1h1 the C Bates will appSint the
he parade. Colonel 2 J. Spencer. the
Committeeman in charge of all prelimi-
Laclede building and may be communi-
,ated with In person. by letter or tele-
,hone. He says that all organizations
TO take part In the parade have
,een notified that bands of music will
,e furnished free for the occasion. but
houid any organization prefer to engage
t. own band, he desires to be informed
u the fact In advance so tina; there may
,e no confusion in the general allotment
4 music. Diers band OF thirty-three
,ieces has volunteered it, services
and Colonel Spencer insac-