Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-07-01
FOURTH PARADE
WILL Be THE
LARGEST EVER
First Regiment Will Lead Bis.
marck's Preparedness
Pageant
FOUR DIVISIONS
TO FORM TUESDAY
Boy Scouts, Bankers, Fire De.
partment, Civic and Fratern-
nal Organizations in Line
TO FORM TUESDAY


Bismarck is rapidly assuming it's
Fourth of July dress. A number Of
the amusement features got into the
game early last evening with benefits
for the members of Co. A, whose mess
kit will be considerably enhanced
thereby Other attractions will ar
rive today, and by Monday noon, at
the latest, everything will be in shape
for the big blow-off.
The Stanton delegation, headed by
the 22-piece Stanton band, will roll
into town Monday afternoon. Large
representations are promised from
Hazelton and Underwood, and there
will be good showing from the Mott
line. 1t is fconservatively estimated
that Bismarck will entertain $4,000
people during the two days.
&C.,. Program Outlined.
The program as outlined will be as
follows:
Monday.
1000 a. m.-Baseball.
$50 p. m.-Aeroplane exhibition.
400 p. m.-Baseball
500 p. m.-Aeroplane exhibition.
900 p. m.-Illuminated carnival
parade.
Tuesday.
1O:30 a. m.-Preparedness parade.
1900 a. .m.-Baseball.
11:3O a. m--Exhibition run by Bis
marck Fire Department.
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Municipal Auditorium.
200 p. nl.--Automoblle races.
$3.50 p. m.-Aeroplane flight.
400 p. m.-Baseball.
500 p. m.-Aeroplane exhibition.
900 p. m.-Mammoth fireworks
play.
Patriotic Exercises.
The patriotic exercises at the Aud
itorium, beginning at 1880 Tuesday
afternoon, July 4, will be of particu-
lar significance because of the present
crisis which America is facing.
Hon. A. NJ. Christianson, associate
justice of the supreme court of the
state of North Dakota, has been pre-
vailed upon to deliver the oration.
Judge Christianson is one of the best
speakers in the Northwest, and the
address which he has prepared lor
this occasion, while it will be brief,
will be straight to the point, patriotic
and American.
The program in full follows:
observation-disclosures Male Quartet
InvocatiOn-Rev.F Father Hiltner.
"The Star Spangled Banner" Con
gregation, led by Bismarck Male Quar-
tet.
Reading of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence-Rev. Bruce Jackson.
Selection-Bismarck Male Quartet.
Address of the DAYTON. A. M.
Christianson.
"America" Congregation, led by Bis
marck Male Quartet
Eenediction-Rev. W. J. Hutcheson.
Plans For Preparedness Parade.
Judge w. S. Casselman, grand mar
shall for the day, last evening an
nounced the plans which have been
completed for the great Preparedness
parade. The parade will move prompt
ly at 1O:30. The line will form on
Main street at Twelfth, with the right
resting on Main. The parade will
move at 1O:30 west on Main street to
Washington; north on Washington to
Avenue B, east on Avenue B to Sixth
street; south on Sixth street to hOs-
ser street; east on Rosser street to
Ninth; south on Ninth to Main street,
where ranks will be broken.
Formation Of Parade.
The formation OF the parade will
be as follows:
Grand Marshall and His Aides.
Military Division.
Col John H. Frame, Commanding.
Regimental Band.
First Regiment, North Dakota Ma
tional Guard.
Civic Division.
George H. Russ, Jr., Commanding.
Stanton Band.
Speakers of the Day in Carriages.
Bismarck Boy Scouts.
Bismarck Bankers.
Other Civic and Fraternal Organi.
cations on Foot.
Commercial Division.
Virginia Colored Band.
Bismarck Fire Department.
Decorated Floats.
Decorated Carriages.
Commercial Displays.
Industrial Displays.
Floral Division.
G. NJ. Henry Hollst, Commander.
Floral Automobiles.
Decorated Automobiles.
Automobiles.
Streets in Good Shape.
The city commission has promised
that the streets will be dragged.