The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-03
MISSOURI TO OBSERVE
FOURTH ElAbORATELy
Parade, Address, Concert and
Fireworks High. Marks =
on Program.
PATRIOTIC IN TONE
Civic Celebration Will Be
Demonstration Of City's
Loyalty.
PATRIOTIC IN TONE

Missoula's 1917 Fourth Of July ccle-
bratiOn will get off to a FLYING start
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, when
the big patriotic parade with the Mis-
sonla fire department in the lead.
swings across the bridge and M His-
gins avenue, with the marchers keen
ing step to the tunes OF four bands
The parade will end directly In front
or the courthouse. where DR. A. f. VIM
ship will deliver the address of the day
as soon as the last division of the pro-
ccssion has passed by.
Concert and Pageant.
The afternoon will be given over TO
the Stampede. but the civic demon
stration will be reopened at Z: 80 in the
evening. when the band concert begins
at the courthouse. The concert will
he followed by pageant to be given
AT the courthouse. Tho celebration
VIII be concluded by display Of fire
works at . o'clock in the evening.
Joe Farrell Marshal.
T. J. Farrell, Jr.. has been appointed
marshal OF the parade. which will form
on the south side. There will be Is
divisions in the procession, which will
march up North Higgins avenue to the
Northern Pacific depot. return over
the same route to Front street The
parade will then go east on Front
street to Pattee, north on Pattcc
street to Cedar and then west on
Cedar to the courthouse, where il will
disband.
Soldiers Will March.
The Missoula fire department, with
Chief Loffnes at the head. will lead
the parade, followed by platoon of
police.
The municipal organizations will be
followed by the Missoula band the first
or the four musical orga niZations that
will participate in the procession.
The band will he followed by a detach-
ment of soldiers from Fort Missoula
The Allies and Columbia division
will come next. followed by the city
and county officials in automobiles. A
number Of patriotic floats and repre-
sentatives of the Women's Patriotic
association in autos will compose the
next division.
Drum Corps and Ltises.
The Northern Pacific drum corps
lowed by delegations from the various
lodges The Elks. the knights Of
Pythias and the Eagles have an
nounced their intention OF being repre-
scented in the procession. The labor
unions will march Immediately in the
van of the lodges division, followed by
-four troops Of boy scouts.
The next division will he led by the
NJ
corps followed by the business floats,
of which there viii be over 80. and by
the decorated automobile division.
Poison Cowboy Band.
The Poison Cowboy band will march
at the head of the last division. which
will be composed of a body OF Indians
and cowboys.
Judge Asa l.. Duncan, William
Wayne and II. n. Cain will act rs
judges of the various entries for the
prizes which are to be awarded by the
chamber Of commerce. They will bt
stationed on a stand on Higgins ave
nue..
Educator to Speak.
DR.. A. Il. Winship. Of Boston. editor
of the Journal of Education, will SPEAK
Immediately after the parade on =
platform facing the courthouse square
DR.. Winship will arrive from Boston
Wednesday morning. He will be In.
PRODUCED by A. l.. Stone. president o.
the chamber of commerce.
The concert, which Is to be given by
the Missdnla band in the evening. vii
commence at 80 o'clock. 1t viii be
given from the courthouse band stand
A class of $50 trained voices. under
the direction of DIR. Peter w. Dykema
will sing after the concert, and will
lead the crowd in a series of patriot,
songs.
And then the fire works on Water
Works hill. And then it's over.