The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
a Celebration That Will Make all
Others Look Like Mere
Picnics.
The GREATEST IN The HISTORY
OF GREATEST NATION ON EARTH
Military Parade. Airsbip FIiG hts. Pa
tri5tic Oratory and brilliant
Pyrotcchnics VIII BE Among the
Prominent Features of the Days
Celebration.

St. Louis, June 23.-The Worlds fair
| Fourth of July celebration will be the
greatest IN the history of Indepen
derce day. Plans on {. stupendous
scale have been perfected by the expo
sition officials. and will be carried out
| in manner that will make all other
celebrations of Columbias natal day
| pale into insignifieanee From IL
O'Clock a, m, when the greatest mil
| .tary parade yet seen on the Worlds
| fair grounds will take place, until the
| exposition ciCses at midnight, the cell
ebration will continue uninterrupted
| The most eloquent orators of the ma
| ton will address tse people in the
| afternoon from five different locations
on the grounds and tell of the coun-
try's greatness. In the evening the
mos gorgeous pyroteehnic display ever
witnessed by Americans upon the &C.
casion Of the nations birthday will
illuminate the whole of the main pic
ture, and the cascades will scintillate
with its vari colored electric lights and
flash back The borrowed brillianey of
the tons of Greek fire to be used in
the brilliant display.
M. Santos Dumont. the worlds most
famous aeronaIt. viii give his first ex-
hibition of aerial navigation in this
country. He will make one and pos
sibiy two fights over the Worlds fair
course n his screw propelling airship
during the afternoon. Dumont will
launch his air craft from the aero
nautic conCourse, and will return there
with his .'irigible machine after com
pletiEg the course over which he will
later sail for the Worlds fair 500, 00C
prize offered for the most successful
navigator Of the air.
At another point on the exposition
gronnfS Mrs. Carl e Meyers, wife of
Carl L. Meyers, superintendent OF
Worlds fair aeronautic exhibits. will
make balloon ascension Mrs. Mey-
ers has made a study of aerostatica
frorl a scieE life standpoint, and has
made numerous trips in air crafts from
the Meyers aerostatic farm in New
ork state
The days celebration will being with
the military parade All of the mill
tdry oreaniZa ions on the Worlds fair
grounds on | ourth of July day. in full
dress uniform. Will participate, These
will be supplemented by the United
States troops at jefferson barracks,
cavalry and all. Every band on the
exposition grounds and a number en-
gagged specially for the occasion will
furnish martial music at different
places in the military column. and be
engaged throughout the entire day at
various localities on the exposition
grounds. Two hours will be consumed
In the review of the troops from the
Louisiana Purchase monument by
Worlds fair officials and the distin-
guished men from all over the country
who have been invited to participate in
the great Cclel ration
Immediately following the military
parade the speaking will begin The
list of speakers invited includes the
ablest orators iE the United States. and
will bring together men famous the
world over foI their ability Hundreds
of thousands Of people are expected to
take part in the big celebration That
all may have an opportunity of hear
Ing patriotic oratory from the lips of
the country's great men. five speakers
stands will he erected in various parts
Of the exposition grounds. and distn-
euished citizens besides the orators of
the day will occupy them.
Governors from various states will be
present to take part in the Worlds
fair Fourth OF July celebration