Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-19
GREAT STREET PARADE
IN GLARE OF RID FIRE
Thousands OF People Line Washing
ton Avenue to See Pageant Pass
Oyster Roast and War Dance On
, the Cssino-otflcers Elected for
Ensuing Term.

Thousands of people lined Wash
ington avenue from Twenty-nith
street to Thirty-ffth street last night
10 view the greatest night pageant
ever seen In Newport News. The
parade was the browning feature OF
the sixty-fourth Great Sun Council
Fire OF the Improved Order OF Red
Men OF Virginia, which began In this
city at 0 o'clock yesterday morning
with nearly two hundred accredited
delegates and several hundred
Braves" from all section of Virginia
In attendance.
More than a thousand Red Men
marched In the long line that travers-
ed the principal thoroughfares OF the
western part of the city last night.
Many of them were in full Indian
regalia with war paint on their
faces and there was much cheering,
whooping and burning OF red fire
along the streets. Marching with the
Red Men were the band OF Eagle
Engine Company No. 3, the United
States artillery band from Fort Mon
roe, squad of police, the entire city
fire department, with the three steam
ers, combination wagon, two hose
wagons and the truck, the Hunting
ton Rifles and number OF the city Of
ficiais.
Crowds Gather Early.
Long before the hour set for the
moving of the pageant, hundreds OF
people began gathering on Washing
Ton avenue ami shortly after 8 o'clock
immense crowds lined the sidewalks
- 81 Of rls al
places overlooked into the streets.
Shortly after $50 o'clock, the parade
started to move along West avenue,
the various divisions which had form
ed on the side streets falling in line.
The procession moved up Twenty
fifth street to Washington avenue and
then turned northward up the ave
nue..
At the head of the long line march
ed Acting Chief of Police 4. A. Nit
chell, Sergeant w. 7. Webb and
fifteen patrolmen of the city police
force. Next came the band of the
Eagle Engine Company, followed by
the Huntington Rifles, under Captain
Robert f. Wilkins. Through some
misunderstanding, the Rifles did not
fall into the parade until the process.
sion had reached Tnirty-second street
on Washington avenue. Behind the
soldiers marched Gommanche Tribe
No. 20 and Nansemonj Tribe No. SO
this entire division being under Mar
shall Robert Cunning.
Many Norfolk Braves.
Following were Wyoming tribe No
40. Naoman Tribe No. iii and all o
the tribes from Norfolk, numbering
about four hundred men In all w
A. Tennis was marshal of this divis-
ion. Next came Waupuckenati Tribe
No. 81, Delaware Tribe No. IS and
81. Tamina Tribe No. 122 under Mar
shall John Riley. Tuscarora Tribe No
40. Red Cloud Tribe No. IS, and the
tribes from Portsmouth and Berkeley
followed. this division being under
Marshal David Johnson and headed
by the Fort Monroe band.
Fleetfoot Tribe No. s. White Swan
Tribe No. 50 and the visiting Red
Men with carriages carrying the city
officials and great chiefs of the Great
Council followed. this division beins
under Marshal W. Z. Jones. Next in
line were the LaFrarce Engine Com
pany No. 2, OF East End. Eagle En-
CINE Company No ,. of North End
and the city ere apparatus. Chief
Stow bringing up the resr in his hug
ey. The apparatus was "spick aud
span" for the occasion and the horses
pranced in time with the music Of the
bands.
Route % March.
The procession moved along Wash
ing;on avenue TO Thirty street
thence 10 Huntington avenue and