The sun., 1909-06-13

rocal privilege. To do that We must
have facility OF intercommunioation
While all the speeohmaking and the
side Of the river there was much ado in
Which hA'j Major-d len Roe Roe with a dozen
mounted marshals had command grad
ually organized along Thirty-fourth
street OF Fifth avenue. At about o'clock
its head started up Fifth avenue. turned
at Fifty-seventh street eastward TO Second
avenue and then marched up that thor
oughfare to the bridge entrance. The
whole bridge was ahutter with flags and
at thirty foot intervals along the foot
walk and the dull red Of the grders
lightened by hundreds Of yards OF bunting
MANHATTAN CONTINGENT ARRIVES.
There were a good many restless min
utes at the Long Island END before the
band music from out over the river was
waited down to the waiting thousands
on the plaza. Inspector Schmittberger in
one Of the incest Police Department!
machines fitted nervously back and
forth sounding the efficiency OF the 2,5oo
policemen he had out on duty on both
sides OF the river.
Just as the schoolgirl choir banked in
the stadium flashed singing The Star
Spangled Banner a suppressed ah-h-h'
buzzed over the multitude and the ad-
vance guard OF the mounted police was
seen coming, road wide, in column front
out from under the forest Of red iron at
the Queens exit. After the mounted men
rode Major-Gen. Roe, glittering, with the
gilt of eqaulet and sword knot. his many
hued staff riding behind him. Gen. Roe
saluted the Governor and Gen, Dickinson
with his sword and. cantered down the
lane Of packed humanity.
The mounted band Of Squadron A, the
the bridge approach, tubas hunp-hump-
ing and the drummer with the kettles
hitched on either side Of his saddle swing
ing his arms like working fails. After
that the troops, each. designated by the
whipping red and white guidons on the
left Of the line.
sioner Stevenson and three Of his deputies
we're saudwiohed in between, then fifty.
odd OF the Commissioner stan OF
draughtsmen and engineers marched by
on foot
A gloriously digit marine band from
the Brooklyn navy yard all IN scarlet
whipped out the measures OF a lively
march ahead OF one company o. marines III ss
came Brig, Gen. George Moore, n. @.
n. u, and his STAFF at the head OF the
second division OF the parade. Squadron
G. was first Of the National Guard con-
tngent to follow and when the reviewing
stand was passed and the color bearers
dipped their standards there was eome
lively cutting up on the part OF the mounts.
centred on division Of the parade dis
tinctve and all unexpected. Greek
with a basket OF hard boiled eggs and
sandwiches on his arm wandered within
the sacred precincts guarded by Inspector
Kelly's lines. He was about to offer an
egg to the Governor when the inspector
spied him. There followed a flying act
shake OF an outraged drum major at the
head Of his wind pushers.
THE MILITARY TURNOUT.
With rumble and jangle OF whiffietree
and chain trace the gray guns Of tho First
each caisson sat three images, arms
folded and eyes to the rear. Then tho
Seventh, brushed. furbished and smart
as on the floor Of its own armory. There
were cheers for the Seventh and cheers
again for the Sixty ninth, when. its band
tearing out "GarTyowen,' its files stepped
it by in admirable precision.
boys struggled down the length OF the
side lines carrying a horseshoe OF roses
and ferns that would have fitted tho cow
catcher o. the Flatiron Building
Sheriff Harvey of Queens to the gallant
Committee OF Forty Great mixer is
Sheriff Harvey.
More companies Of National Guard,
was a badly Yinded teba player, and then
the Naval Militia to wind up the military
end Of the long procession that was
streaming down from the red NAV OF the
bridge entrance.
A boy with spindling legs. and a large
flag over his shoulder headed the next
division. He was from the Bryant High
hundred others like him. Shrill squeaks
and eldritch cheers from the stadium
whore the girl ohoristers sat marked the
progress OF the first Of the school divisions
Followed pupils from Newtown and
Corona, and at the end walked two little
buelers. These youngsters could not
have been over IL years OF age. When
the Governor Mr.. Hughes lifted his hat
and waved it toward them. laughing.
In long wait between divisions Corne-
Illus Franklin. district superintendent OF
schools for Queens, ran over and whis-
pered in the Governors ear. The Gov
self. with President MCGOWAN and In
spector Kelly to make small procession
out and around where the school children
in the stadium could see and applaud.
THE HISTORICAL PAGEANT.
The remarkable historical pageant
promised by the neurotic press agents
then began to unfold itself There were
ten floats, all manned By boys and girls
of the high schools. In the lead were
some very hot Indians dripping under
their wigs and war paint who were selling
land In Newtown to the first settlers OF
that representative community. Then
Nathan Hale, with collar thrown back
and hair much rumpled stood before a
complacent George Washington and Of
fered his services as spy.
'Hooray!' came the salutation from
the next float. which was a Gfelike rep
resentation OF thirty OF Jimmy Dolan' 9
Corona Democratic Club members in a
dray, all happy. Some said unkindly
that they were ringers and had butted
into the historical pageant without IL
cense. But they did not disconcert the
Apotheosis OF Greensboro Bridge who
stood on a pedestal surrounded by flower
ri rls and smiled sweetly at the Governor,
Little Miss Apotheosis never looked bet
ter.
With the military and history gone
ahead the fellow citizens Of Queens came
to their own in the five following di-
visions. Three men who had struggled
all theway across the bridge with twenty
foot silken banner trudged before the
reviewing stand, their motto announcing
that the United Civic Associations OF the
Borough Of Queens were impending.
They came. Exempt iremen in red
shirts trailed antique fire engines, cow
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