The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-07-11
THE FOURTH IN EUREKA
The National Holiday Celebrated
With Some of the Fervor and
Spirit of the Past

! Eureka can feel proud of the sue
cess of her celebration on July 4th.
1914. 1t was a reminder of more
fi%ourishing days to see the large num-
Der of people gathered here from all
directions for recreation and enioy-
ment in celebrating our great Nation
al holiday.
The Rescue Hose Company's ball
at the Eureka Opera House Friday
evening, July 3, began the festivities
with an attendance too large for So
cial enjoyment, but as every one
was there for pleasure, everybody
had a good time a~nd-ragged if they
wanted to, the goddess of staid
dancing being absent.
To the concentrated and untirinp
effort of the committee of arrange
ments-N. P. Morgan, Spencer Rey-
nolds, j. B. Bale, l.. w. Hope, D. E.
Nostrosa and Mrs. A. Fraser-is due
the highly creditable programme of
the day and the successful carrying
out of the celebration.
A salute of guns was fired in Eu-
reka at sunrise on the morning of
the Fourth, and in compliance with
a wireless message received at Ruby
Hill from Huerta requesting that the
salute of Fl guns be given there, |.
II. Rogers had this number of giant
powder charges fired about $50 a.
m, and their explosion could be dis
tinctly heard in Eureka.
At 10 O'Clock the procession formed
at the Court House and marched
through the streets, where flags,
bunting and other decorations in red,
white and blue were fying-the par
ade. in its carnival attire. being most
attractive. The following is the or
der in which the parade was formed
in the line of march:
Marshal of the Day Thomas Dixon
and his aides, l.. w. Hope and E. F.
Whitmore.
The Lobster Club Band.
Car of State. artistically decorated
in red white and blue bunting, and
which carried the Goddess of Liberty,
Miss Della Rattazzi; Miss Florence
Morrison representing Nevada. and
representing the 10 original States
were the Misses Gladys Hicks. Ada
Mcbride, Maud Porch, Nevada John
son. Elizabeth Kitchen, Eileen Breen,
Thelma Breen. Rose Tognoni, Stella
Rogantini. Rose Moderelli, Fanny
Gibson. Mildred Laird, Stella Mino-
lett.
George and Martha Washington
Float, with Johnnie Pratt and Lois
Taylor. two little folks, representing
George and Martha Washington.
They were attended by three young
boys, Bryan Porch. Oliver Pratt and
Nolan Reynolds, dressed in Indian
suits, and the black horse that drew
the little peoples float was led by
Tony Depaoli, representing a clown.
Float-Cannon of 1776. Gorgeous
ly decorared two wheel cart carrying
old cannon, attended and fired by
Frank Nostrosa, who drove his cele-
brated Washoe canary.
Rescue Hose Company-Artistic-
ally decorated hose cart drawn by
the company and in which rode their
fire queen, Miss Clotilde Bale, with
her maids, Pauline HUI and
Annie Porch, and two sailor boys,
Victor Rattazzi and Albert Bale, in
blue sailor suits.
Mob Hill Fire Company-Hand-
somely decorated float drawn by two
white horses, and carrying as their
fire queen Velma Reynolds. and four
little attendants, Ethel Kautz, Annie
Pratt. Drill Fletcher and Dolores
Reynolds, dressed all in red and car
rying japanese parasols.
Suffragette Float-Attractively
decorated English trap in their
c%olors, yellow and blue. driven by
Mrs. A. P. Tenvoord and carrying
Mrs. Mary Fulton and her little
granddaughter. Vera Zadow, who
carried a banner with the Suffrage
slogan, Votes for Women The
members of Eureka's branch OF the
Equal Franchise Society marched IN
a body following their float. The