The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-05

1 fire department boys in their uni- forms made a good turnout and with their hose carried lover their shoal- ders showed preparedness for any lemergency.
 Graduate Nurses Float.
 The graduate nurses float, all draped in white. with big nurses in their uniforms of spotless white and clever arrangement of little nurses, girls from five 10 eight years of age, all in white with red cross emblems on their sleeves, was the first large special preparedness idea of the parade. Other nurses followed this float in an auto and many person on the sidewalk greeted the various nurses with hearty applause, remembering their care and tenderness in times gone by.
 Young America Parades.
 The transportation men. those who take your money away from you when you leave or come to the city, they we're in the line of march carrying flags that were silk en tokens of the great day. The Arctic Brotherhood made a good showing. Young America made his and her appearance under the name of the First Junior League All the little girls were dressed in white with red crosses on their sleeves. They made a splendid appearance in their youthfulness. Fay Thsne with several of her little associates. driv- ing her Shetland pony, followed the Junior league.
 The travelling men, that organiza tion who know more about human nature than perhaps any other bunch of good fellows, marched along, many with their sample cases, ready to get an order if an out-of- town customer had been spied. They carried Japanese umbrellas. William Hoizheimer, in his white suit lead the next division. the Best People on Earth, the Elks, who have for their motto Amer icanism." The Elks carried flags and the large silken flag present. cd recently by visiting Elks was car ried by eight men.
 Miners in March
 The miners, millmen and con struction men of the mines with various banners made large turn out Gilbert and his plumbers riaoc an industrial pageant all by the nselvse. Citizens, lead by Con tractor Gilpatrick, many carrying flags, made most creditable show ing. Juneau's first artillery, a clev- CT design by the Orpheum artists. followed the citizens. The bis gun was drawn by four large horses as vide each Of which was youth frul driver.
 The Alaska Native Brotherhood made respectable showing and flags were their chief emblems c"r-. ried.
 Gaily Decorated Floats.
 This section practically complot- ed the marching divisions and the various floats of the business houees and the citizen% and visitors Dl autos followed Among the more conspicuous doats or representations of the Juneau commercial firms were the Scandinavian Grocery, de- picting boat loaded with fish nets and tackle with the signifi- cant banner, We want a place to dock our boats," Eagle Brewery, with mammoth bottle; Juneau Dairy, Alaska Meat Market, Mc- Milan Brothers Grocery, First Ma tional Bank, C.. w. Young Co.,, Gold steins Emporium, Circle City Hotel, with the picture of President Will son in front of a large eagle; J. B. Caro Co.,, cigar float; B, M. Dehr- ends, Peerless Bakery, Buick auto mobile, Raymonds, and many oth CTS.
 w. w. Casey, one of the two marshals of the day kept riding up and down the line, keeping the crowds back from the marchers and generally supervising the entire line. The parade. compact, was over a quarter of amile long and when the head had returned and reached the band stand on Front street, one third of the parade of the rear sec tions had not yet swung into Main street.