The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-05

The floats. Is In number, were or ma
tional and historical significance. They
consisted OF specially constructed fiat
trolley cars, upon the platforms OF which
were placed elaborate settings for
tablesux. The floats were operated by the
Rhode Island company and were supplied
with more than 10000 incandescent lights.
For the tableaux more than $50 people
were necessary.
The carnival pageant formed at the
Olneyville car barn. and the line started
promptly at s:l5, moving through Olney-
VILE square and down Broadway 10 Aborn
street and thence through Washington
and Mathewson TO Weybosset street.
Crowds were continuous along Broadway
ell the way from olneyvlle, and at olney-
vile square and in the down town sec
tions tie throngs OF spectators were
enormous.
The line moved down Weybosset street
and Westminster to Market square. and
through Canal street TO Exchange place.
passing over the tracks at the north side
20 Dorrance street, where the spectacle
was reviewed at city hall by Mayor
Miller. City Clerk Clarke and other city
officials. members OF the board OF alder
men and common council and the council
committee on Fourth OF July celebration.
Here the various floats were salHted and
applauded by the reviewing party. and
the geisha girls and the girls OF France,
Italy and all the other countries waved
back and looked happy.
From Dorrance street the line turned
into Westminster street. and again
through Mathewson 10 Weybosset. turn
ing west this time and proceeding out
Broad street and Elmwood avenue TO the
Elmwood avenue car house. All along
this end OF the route. as at the beginning
the streets were lined with crowds OF spec
tators The line moved very slowly and
II was considerably past 10 o'clock when
the parade was finished.
-rfty-corrrrrfi committee Fourth
OF July celebration. which arranged the
electric pageant, consisted OF Roswell c.
Smith. chairman; d. F. Hayden. secre-
tary; Harry Taylor Frank Il, Reynolds.
Thomas ]. Flynn. Clifford S. Tower. Bur
NAH f. Perkins. Stephen A. Cooke and
George II. Grant With the reviewing
party at the city hall were Messrs
Frank Bagley and f. II. Carter OF
Charlestown. Mass, president and vice
president. respectively, OF the Charles
town Seventeenth OF June Carnival asso-
ciation, which originated the display and
through whom II was possible TO show
II In this city.
The fioat representing the United States
OF America headed the display. III up with
with tbs national colors. The scheme OF
carrying out national colors In the nlumi-
nation OF the other floats was well con-
ceived and, with the appropriate tableaux,
spectators had little difficulty I'm inter
preting the significance of each float. All
the floats received much applause each
in turn creating enthusiasm determined
20 a large extent by the makeup OF the
crowd
Three mounted police led the llne. fol-
lowed by an automobile carrying the chief
marshal OF the parade. Maj. Bryce ID.
Armour: the chief OF staff. Lieut. NJ s.
Fanning the adjutant. Col w H. Oakes.
also vice president OF the Charlestown
Carnival association and the orderly, r
NJ. Edmunds. as we'll as General Manager
Todd or the Rhode Island company Next
came an illuminated car carrying Reeves
American band. which furnished music
for the first division. Another similar
car carried the Hedley-I -IAvsey band. just
ahead OF the Roger Williams float
Float No. l. representing America, was
fitting leader for the procession OF
countries Brilliantly lighted. the old
Liberty Bell loomed up in the foreground.
with Uncle Sam standing beneath the
bell, while slightly at the rear was en-
throned the Goddess OF Liberty. At each
corner OF the float were representatives
OF the Army. Navy the Pilgrim and the
Indian. while about the Goddess were
women representing Art. Literature. In
dustry and Science. The following
named persons formed the tableau: God
dess. Miss Edith Barrus: Uncle Sam,
Earl Sanford: Army. Herbert n Mat
thews; Navy. George Burlingame. Puri-
tan. Carrie Cornell: Indian. Molie Cor
nell; music Lottie Smith; science Ge--
trude Robinson; Art Marion seekell. Lit
erature. Lillion Sweet; Continental Sol
der. F. p. Amsden: Uncle Sam. Clarence
Spear; Motorman. William Tucker.
Float No. 2, representing England
showed John Bull between two lions and
IN the background, seated on n throne.
sat the King and Queen. They wero
guarded by four yeoman grasping hal
herds. Those who impersonatedx. these
characters were as follows: King and
Queen. Captain and Mrs George Gould:
yeomen. r. Miller. c. White. w. II OIL
yer and Joseph Coon; John Bull. Charles
Hill.
Float No. carried n monster harm
embiematical OF Ireland and interfwined
with shamrocks. on mound in the
foreground was a basket tinted with
green and containing a group OF colleens
Colonel Peter +. Bowen 81 the Third
Regiment OF Irish Volunteers was IN
charge OF this float. while the colleens
were impersonated by Misses Katherine
Sullivan. Amy Duffy and Gertrude Dufry.
Float No. carried a group of bonnie
scotchmen. dressed IN the national cos
tune. The float showed a castle In the
background. with the lowlands in front
an oldume bsspipe player ployed as the
noat passed through the streets The
nglrants on this float were az follows
Thomas Taylor, piper, Agnes Davis, Mrs