Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-04-30
mcguire WILL LEAD
WHITMAN PARADE
Pullman Man Chosen to Have Charge
of Mammoth Caravan of
Automobiles.

the meeting of Whitman county
boosters held last Saturday evening
at Colfax to formulate plans for the
big Whitman county parade of auto
mobiles to the Cello celebration at
Lewiston next Monday, when DR.. e.
Mcguire was named as brigadier
general in charge of the entire calva-
cade. The meeting was largely at
tended and all details of the big un-
dertaking were worked out. DR..
Mcguire will be assisted in his ar
duous task of keeping the man.
moth line of automobiles in parade
order by the presidents of the var
ious commercial clubs and booster
organizations of the county.
At the Colfax meeting It was de-
cided that all the advertising matter
carried in the parade should boost
the entire county rather than some
certain town or community. One
large banner 20 feet long, will bear
the words, Whitman County, Wash
ington, the Largest Wheat Produc-
| ing County in the United States"
and innumerable smaller banners
will bear the words, Whitman
County-It's the SOIL" the smaller
banners to be embellished with
shea of wheat. Each person from
Whitman county who attends the
eel sbration will be presented with
lapel ribbon of yellow, bearing the
inscription Whitman County"
With this mass of Identification it
is improbable that other visitors to
the Idaho town will fail to appreciate
the interest Whitman county people
are taking in the opening of wat
erway connecting the Inland Empire
with the sea. The Pullman chamber
of commerce will provide a unique
sign, which will consist of 13 man.
moth letters, one to be attached to
each of 10 automobiles, the letters
spelling Whitman County"
All the Whitman county auto.
mobiles, and it Is expected that there
will be nearly 1000 of them, will
meet at the top of the Lewiston hill
Monday morning at nine o'clock.
The State College band of 40 pieces,
the Pullman Citizens band and the
Colfax band, a total of over 80
pieces, will be on hand early to keep
the early corners in good humor,
and shortly after nine the big par
ade will wend its way down the long
hill. Motion picture and panoramic
views will be taken of the entire
caravan, and 1t is planned to send
one Of the reels of the movies" to
the San Francisco exposition to ac-
quaint exposition visitors with the
enterprise of Whitman county's peo-
pie. The entire line of automobiles
will arrive in Lewiston in time for
the street parade which Is scheduled
for 10 o'clock.
Lewiston on May will be the
mecca for thousands of visitors,
judging by the interest aroused
throughout the Inland Empire In
the celebration to commemorate the
completion of The Dalles-Celilo ca
nal construction of which cost the
federal government 100000. The
Lewiston celebration is handled by
committee of one hundred citizens
there and the big program of enter
tainment arranged provides for an
historical parade, followed by exer-
cises, when addresses will be made
by the governors of Oregon, Wash
ington, and Idaho and other dis
tinguished visitors, including mem
bers of the congressional delegation
sent officially to participate in the
program. The water fete program
follows in the evening, when boats
will be illuminated and decorated,
the demonstration to be elaborated
by a grand display of fireworks.
During the afternoon special excur-
sions will be run on the river, both
above and below Lewiston and at
night grand street pavement ball
will be given. The morning follow
ing the celebration the boats, which
will have made the trip for the first
time through the canal to Lewiston.
will depart on their return journey
of 500 miles, to the sea. and will
carry full capacity passenger lists.
Estimate is made that the crowd at
Lewiston will be the largest gather
ing ever assembled in Northern Ida
no, and possibly the largest gather
ing ever assembled In the state.