The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-06
Erie in Gala Attire to Observe the
Tooth Anniversary of Perry'S Victory
Pennsylvania Town First Of
Lake Ports to Celebrate
Centenary Thousands Of
Visitors Present.

Lake Erie, which will be inaugurated to-
morrow by a Peace Sunday" and con.
tinue every afternoon and evening
throughout the week. closing on Saturday
night. An elaborate program has been ar
ranged for the entertainment Of the
thousands of visitors who already are
on the scene and the thousands more
who will arrive tomorrow and the fol-
lowing days.
The coming celebration in this city Is
but one of the many events arranged to
fttingly commemorate the great naval
battle of the War of 1872 Throughout
the summer several celebrations are
scheduled at various points along the
take bearing a historical relationship tc
the battle The list Of celebrations will
probably close with the dedication Of the
Perry Memorial now nearing completion
on South Bass Island. near the western
end of Lake Erie. The celebrations will
also be in the nature of commemorations
of a hundred years peace between Eng
lish speaking nations.
Peace Sunday Today.
Tomorrow has been designated as Peace
Sunday, and at II o'clock special services
will be held in all the churches in the
city, according to their own ideas OF
celebrating the one hundred years peace
between England and the United States.
At $3.50 in the afternoon there will be a
parade, terminating in a mass meeting be-
fore the reviewing stand at Perry Square.
where an invocation will be offered by
Bishop Israel and a benediction by
Bishop Fitz Maurice. The children OF
the Sunday, schools will be dressed and
seated in such a manner. on a huge
stand erected for the purpose, as to
form a living American flag. Patriotic
and sacred songs will be rendered by the
children. led by numerous bands.
For the remaining days Of the week
there are no events scheduled for the
forenoon hours. giving the visitors an OPP
portunity TO visit the stores and other
commercial attractions Of the city. The
merchants have arranged a midsummer
style show, which will be held every
morning throughout the week.
The old Du Point powder wagon, which
was used for the transportation of ammu-
milton in the war Of 1872, is making an
overland trip from the Du Pont works in
Wilmington, Del, and is scheduled to
arrive in Erie at 3 o'clock on Monday
afternoon. when a reception in its honor
will take place. The wagon is to be es-
corted by a detachment of the naval force
of Pennsylvania from the U. S. S. VOL
VERNE, the oldest iron vessel in exist
ence today, built in Erie in 1874
The National Guard State encampment
has been arranged for the week Of the
celebration, the camp being pitched just
outside the city. Special events have been
arranged at the camp for the week. and
the guard mount every evening at
o'clock will doubtless draw many spec
tators.
ship 10 Sail Again.
At p. m. a leading citizen of the city.
impersonating Commodore Perry. will sail
into the harbor on Perry's flagship. the
Niagara, which has been raised from the
bottom OF Misery Bay, where II has lain
for almost hundred years. and restored
The Niagar will be moored at the pub
lie wharf and will be open to visitors
during the remainder of the week. Mayor
Stern of Erie will deliver an address Of
welcome to the Commodore at Perry
Square and present to him the keys of
the city Following this there will be a
band concert in Perry Square, after
which the automobile parade will be
held. in which hundreds of beautifully
decorated and illuminated automobiles
will appear. Because of the reception OF
the powder wagon and of Commodore
Perry the day will be known as Recep-
ton Day.
Tuesday will be Mothers and Chill
dren's Day. The principal feature Of
the afternoon will be the parade of
l20O0 school children. This will consist
of a pageant in miniature by the chill
dren. giving a view of life as lived by
our forefathers and each succeeding
generation down to the present time.
In the evening a band concert, fol-
lowed by a pageantry parade. will take
place. Eight thousand dollars has been
expended on the decorations for the
floats and costumes. The pageantry
committee has been busy for weeks. and
promises some interesting and novel fea-
lures for the pageant.
Governors to Attend.
Wednesday has been designated as
Governors Day. and arrangements have
been made to entertain Gov. Tener of
Pennsylvania, with his staff, and Gov
ernors from at least eight other States.
In the afternoon there will be mill
tary parade. comprising 5000 soldiers of
the National Guard Of Pennsylvania, the
Naval Militia of the State, and the Hi
land Cadets. to be reviewed by Gov.
Tener and the visiting Governors.
At $50 in the evening the Filand Ca
diets will give an exhibition drill, fol-
lowed by a fireworks display. Pictures
in fire of President Wilson, Gov. Tener.
Mayor Stern Of Erie, and other distin-
guished men will appear. as well as a
monster picture Of the battle of Lake
Erie 800 feet long. There also will be
hydroaeroplane flights on the bay on
this and subsequent days
Naval Day will be celebrated on Thurs
day, starting with a naval parade in
the afternoon, to be reviewed by Secre-
tary Of the Navy Josephus Daniels. Fol-
lowing the parade, boat races will be
held on the bay, in which yachts, motor
boats. and naval training ships will COM
pete The crews of the training ships
will take part in the parade and races,
their bands furnishing music for both
occasions.
In the evening there will be a massed
band concert in Perry Square followed
by a naval sham battle on the bay.
depicting the battle Of Lake Erie.
FrnterrnI Bodies to March.
The principal features on Friday will
be the fraternal parade in the afternoon.
In which all the uniformed bodies Of
the city will appear in full regalia. and
the uniformed orders will furnish deco
rated floats emblematic of the historical
event, and the street carnival or Mardi
Gras In the evening. at which every one
VIII masque for a general good time
During the masque carnival there will
be a massed band concert in the square.
Saturday, the closing day of the cele-
bration. has been designated as Industrial
or Erie Day. In the afternoon there
will be civic and Industrial nara6e
Floats have been prenaroA ~ a.. -