The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-07-04

Matinees and evening entertainments of
pictures, vaudeville and drama at the Colonial
Theatre and Belfast Opera House. Ball at
Seaside Grange hall.
The big street parade will form on High
street, right resting across Main, and the line
of march will be as follows: Down High to
Northport avenue; up Church to Elm; I'D Elm
to Cedar; over Cedar to Franklin down Frank
lin to Court; over Court to Grove; down Grove
to Church; up Church to Market; down Mar
ket to High; and over High, disbanding south
of Main street. Many of the merchants will
have trade floats and others will enter their
delivery wagons in the parade. Canton Pal
las P. M, l. o. o. F., of this city will turn out
in body and will be joined by the two Can
tons of Camden and Vinalhaven, both of which
will make excursions to the city. A. Z. Clark
Camp, Sons of Veterans, will appear in the
line, accompanied by the Bangor and Brewer
Camps, which will come by special excursions.
The latter camp will bring the Brewer band
and the Vinalhaven band will accompany the
Vinalhaven Canton. Many of the fraternal
organizations in the city will be represented
bands of music will be heard in the street pa
rade. The city officials have requested all
persons to refrain from exploding fireworks
during the hours of nine to twelve o'clock
along the line of the parade. There will be a
large nu rber of automobiles in the line and
many of them will be prettiy decorated and
some handsome prizes to be seen in the win
dow of H. J. Locke & Son, will be awarded to
the winners. In the window of Chase & Doak
are other cups for the winners of the best bus
mess floats and for the best fraternal carriage
The judges Of these carriages will be Selwyn
Thompson, Capt. Royal ". Warren and Charles
F. Swift.
The ball game at 2 o'clock on the Congress
street grounds will be free to all who desire to
attend and it is expected that there will be a
record breaking crowd. The game will be
played between a team from the battleship
Utah and the Belfast base ball team. 1t is ex-
pected that it will be fast game. The Cam
den band will furnish a concert during the
game
The fireworks at the City Park at D. M will
include number of set pieces, and will be set
and fired by representatives of the firm of
Masten & Wells Fireworks Company of Bos-
ton.
The balloon aScenSions will be made under
the direction of Prof. j. ]. Cannon of Paragon
Park. Boston. Mass, who made a number of
successful flights at the Belfast fair grounds
last season. There will be one parachute
drop at each ascension.
A meeting was held Wednesday evening,
June 26th. by the joint committee from the
Belfast Yacht club and Belfast Improvement
society to make plans for the reception and
ball to begin the evening of July 5th in the
Belfast Opera House in honor of the visiting
yachtsmen and officers from the battleship
Morris L. slugg, Ralph l. Morse and Clyde B.
Holmes were chosen to fill vacancies on
the general committee. The reception will
take place at O'Clock, followed by dancing at
$50 Provision will be made to entertain
about 600 guests. A receiving line made up of
influential citizens, representing the city, the
Board of Trade and the Improvement society,
will assist the committee, ard many ladies' of
Belfast will act as patronesses. Punch and
light refreshments will be served by young
ladies' from decorated booths. The dance or
ders will consist of a card souvenir with a
photo of Belfast on one side and on the re-
verse side the list of dances. Fred G. Spinney
will be the floor director and will have an
efficient corps of aids. The Opera House will
be decorated under the direction of Walter ],
Clifford and Orrin J. Dickey.