The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-05
HAD
SPLENDID
CELEBRATION
Thousands of Visitors Come
To Witness Most Credit
able Demonstration of a
Safe and Sane Fourth In
Garyland.


first sane Fourth was successful as
human agencies reinforced by superbly |
ideal weather could make IL.
Early in the morning Broadway wit
messed two streams OF people-one pro-
ceeding Chicago-ward and another |
coming in from outside points. These |
latter visitors arriving to spend the |
day with their Gary friends and |
country people coming to the metrop- |
oils or Northern Indiana to see sights |
that they could not have witnessed |
even in Chicago
Rroadway's Beauty Emphasized.
The great beauty of Broadway was
emphasized by the numerous banners
displayed along Its length and the
really fine window decorations of
Garys patriotic merchants. A large
number of the city's firms must have
gone TO great expense and trouble to
do their share in making the city more
than ordinarily beautiful for the day
The event of the morning. the pa
rade, was a little late In starting, but
the tedium was largely alIayed by the
work of the fire and police departments
and the interest attached to watching
the motley throngs of people of every
nationality. who passed to and fro.
Chief Marshal John F. vordermark
Drought MS varied assem- DIeEc INTO line
shortly after ten o'clock. however. and
led by detachment of the police. it
-paraded up one side of Broadway and
down the other again TO the starting
point. the intersection of Broadway
and Fifth avenue. Following the police
department came number of assistant
naarshals including George McGinnity
and stephen Creutz with VIII Smith,
the official bugler. Following these
came the beautiful detachment of child
rem dressed in white dresses with blue
hats and red scarfs, all led by Miss
May Newman. These were very well
drilled and evoked much admiration
from the bystanders Next came the
jovial mayor accompanied by members
of the city's government. in an auto.
and the members of the school board
in another machine behind
Foreign Societies Man.
Following the band came the foreign
societies among whom the Sol<io Serv-
ian society made a great showing.
\ The merchants of the city made
very credftable display and were led by
the. wagon Cole Drug company which
followed closely upon a number of
autos of residents of the city, beauti-
fully decorated, and Respondent with
the national colors. Next came the
patrol wagon loaded with innocence,
for a change. in the form of large
number OF the tots OF the city This
was succeeded in the line by the auto
fire wagon bearing members of the
force and some children and ladies'
among whom Mrs. Melton occupied the
principal position. The display made
by the fire department. aroused much
interest and admiration.
Htr Sxormerfy Flont
The largest float in the parade was
that OF the Gormeriy teaming COM
PAM which was drawn by six fine
horses and was followed by the jolly
BARRIERS of Messrs. Deem and Roche,
dressed in business clothing. and en-
acting upon their float the scenes OF
their barber shop. TO enliven the pro-
ceedings they also INDUCED in songs
which greatly pleased the onlooekrs.
The House of Muscat was next repre-
scented by a wagon bearing large
number of household articles which
have made the house famous. The
Gary Amusement company was on hand
with float bearing a band and a num-
Der OF children. Among the others who
followed were the Gary Ice company
the Shoe repairers who are situated al
622 Broadway, the National Brewing
company with a characteristic display
Eisler's Market, the display OF Kneis-
ley. the Gary Candy Kitchen. Soloman'.
Furniture store, a mounted booth o.
the Chicago Telephone company ant
the Gary Furniture company. Armour
and company were represented by
wagon drawn by some splendid looking
horses and the Title Bros Packins
company were in line with a display
drawn by four horses. Their WACO,
things calculated to remind one forcibl,
OF one OF the best market places in tn,
city. Miller's Express was also repre-
scented as were the Clinton Lumbe
company. the Kentucky Lumber com
pany, the South Broadway Land com
pany and Sticks laundry with FIVE o
the wagons which are devoted TO tn
task of collecting the laundry of
large number OF Gary's citizens 70
publication. c. w. Profit had a mill
wagon hand and this was followe
by a display of the r. and s. store an
Chapmans tea and coffee wagon.
The line of march was well kept an
proceeded with very little interruptio
other than that of FESTIVE horses VIII
were not quite easy when hre-cracker
flashed too closely beneath their feet
The afternoons festivities were open
ed by an overture by wards orches
ira which was closely followed by tn
address of Colonel Mayo, the chairnla
OF the speakers program, in presenta
tion OF Mayor Thomas E. Knots
His honor went a little into the his
tory OF the city in his speech and In
terwove it with some sound patrioti
sentiment. He spoke of the need.
Gary. of some large public place fc
gatherings of the sort which he face
and stated that he had attempted I
secure site at Miller's but had faile'
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