The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-07-10
THE GREAT DEMO STA
TION OF THE I, o. R. M.

Saturday, July 3rd and 18th
Big Parade and Ira d S
Display.
Red Men and tiremen had full
sway IN our city attending the
celebration of Chippewa Tribe,
Frederick Red Men. They all
attended the big parade on Fri
day night, which M are b e d
through the principal streets
amidst shower of red light
fire works. and with bands of
music. The city was in gay at.
tire in honor of the event. The
Hagerstown, Cham bersburg and
Waynesboro tiremen were all here
looking heir finest.
The first prize contest-a reel
race-took place on North Mar
ket street. The conditions re.
quired standing start with not
less than ID or more than z men,
each team being allowed one
trial over a distance of 200 yards.
with cart to carry $50 feet of
hose. each team to run 200 Yards
to the hydrant, attach and lay
one line of hose 100 feet from
the hydrant. The Hagerstown
Company won the first prize of
$50; time, 404 seconds. Cham
bersburg second prize. $25; time,
40 seconds. The Chambersburg
company won the drill contest
$50 prize.
Saturday was the day that
every one was warm and so was
the big demonstration. There
were Indians from all sections.
dressed most elaborately in the
regalia of their different tribes.
They came from Washington,
Baltimore, Charlestowu, Harris
burg. Martinsburg, Cumberland,
Waynesboro and Hagerstown.
The Charleston Band, of Charles
ton, West Virginia, was much in
evidence, as were also the Mar
tlnsburg aud Hagerstown bands,
all playing sweet music, causing
the Red Skins to whoop."
The following trades displays
were in line: Farmers Supply
Company, Henry X. G. Fox and
Harris and Filler.
The following prizes were
awarded:
Tribe having the most men in
line, Martinsburg, 105 men, 500;
second, Shenandoah, of Charles;
town, 81 men. The Western
Enterprise Hose Company had
76 men in line and received $50.
Charlestown got the prize for
best appearance in parade and
received S25.
Harrisburg got the prize of
500 for tribe coming the longest
distance.
The Farmers Supply Company
received prize for the best float
in the parade, Sl5
The band contest was held at
7.30 O'Clock on the stand erected
In front of the store of D. G.
Winebrener and Company, North
Market street. There were three
entries-The Silverine Band, of
HagerstOwn, the Martin burg
and the Charlestown bands. The
first prize of $50 was awarded to
the Martinsburg Band, and the
second prize of $50 to the Charles
town Band.
The judges of Saturdays con
tests were: Best appearance and
floats in trades display, George
5. Rodock, Frank Bentz and Vim.
IL. Beall; most men in line, f.
Lester Smith, Ernest Fox and
John Brengle; band contest, Prof.
George Edward Smith, DR.. Thos.
5. Eader and Professor Charles
Il. Feaga.
Some fine fireworks were dis
played at night and the visitors
left on special trains over the
Baltimore and OHIO Railroad at
10 O'Clock aud the Northern Cen
trail Railroad at III o'clock. Sew
eral special cars left over the
trolley line.
About 30 members of Juniata
Council. No. 16, Daughters of
Pocahontas, of Hagerstown, were
here.
The demonstration was a de-
cided success and was due to the
lndefatigable work of the com
mittee which was composed of
Henry Il. Bennett, chairman;
Charles A. Lands, secretary; q.
ii. Eckstein, treasurer; Brecken-
ridge Shaw, Richard S. Keyser,
Walter l.. Rowe. 'Miliard Il.
Bartholow, Milton L. Engle,
William II. Gilbert, G. Hayes
Lands and Charles b. Croft
Robert L. Downing. x-trage
dian. hnt now a ministar of the