The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-04
PATRIOTISM DOMINANT
N PROGRAM Of TODAY
Demonstration of Missoula's
Loyalty to Be Made in
Civic Events.
WINSHIP WILL SPEAK
Editor of Journal of Educa-
ton to Deliver Address
After Parade.

All Missoula and her guests will
join today in fittingly celebrating the
one hundred and forty first birthda,
of the United States Patriotism il
the keynote of the celebration, and
through the demon stration specia
stress will be laid on the need for trtn
Americanism at this time, the mos
crucial in the history Of the nation
The citizens of Missoua have respond
ed nobly to the call of the committee
in charge of the celebration, and it is
through the cooperation of not on.
body, but of all, that an elaborate pro
gram has been arraned for today
The parade will start promptly al
10 o'clock. The line of march will BE-
up North Higgins avenue to tn,
Northern Pacific. back over Higgins
avenue to Front street. from Front I,
Pattee. up Pattee to Cedar, and then
west to the courthouse.
The procession will be formed o,
the Sonthside under the supervision
T. J. Farrell. Jr, as marshal before
the beginning OF the parade the diff
ferent divisions will line up as fol
lows:
First Division.
Fire department and platoon OF no.
lice will form on right-hand side of
Higgins avenue. south Of bridge, be.
tween Third and Fourth streets.
Band.
Second Division.
Soldiers from Fort Missoula imme-
diately behind band.
Third Division.
VIII form on north side OF Soutl
Fourth street west Allies and Co.
lumbia to be represented by girls on
horseback dressed In the colors OF
each nation. City and county Off
Gals in automobiles.
Fourth Division. .
Will form on north side of South
Fourth street east. Patriotic floats
Women Patriotic association. Ladies' OF
the G. A. R.. Woman's Relief corps
Red Cross. United Spanish War vet
Grams, G. A. r.. and all other patriot,
organization representatives.
Fifth Division.
viii form on south side of Soutl
Fourth street east. Northern Pacifi,
drum corps and Northern Pacific
marchers.
Sixth Division.
viii form on north side OF Sout1
Fifth street west. All lodges, Elks
knights of Pythias Eagles, etc.
Seventh Division.
VIII form on north side of Soutl
Fifth east. All labor unions, teamsters
float, carpenters union, butchers, me
chanics, laundry workers., etc. Bo
Scouts.
Eighth Division.
Will form on north side Of SoutI
Sixth street west. MiSsoula Mercan
tile company's drum corps, NJ. NJ. CO
marchers, float, etc.
Ninth Division.
Will form on South Sixth street cas-
d. J. Donohue float and marcher.
business floats of all kinds.
Tenth Division.
Will form on both sides Of Edd
avenue. Automobiles.
Eleventh Division.
Will form on Brooks street. Polso
Cowboy band, Indians, cowboys, etc.
Twelfth Division.
Will form in front of high school o
higgins. This division is arranged 70
~ who desire to put in advertiser
floats which are not of decorated O
patriotic kind.
Address After Parade.
DIR. Winship will give his address
Immediately after the conclusion {
the parade. He will arrive from tn
east this morning.
The Stampede will occupy the lime
light during the afternoon, but tn
celebration will begin again at 7:30 i
the evening. The Missoula band wi
give a concert from the band stand a
the courthouse, and this will be fol
lowed by singing by a chorus Of owe
n hundred voices. under the direction
of DR.. Peter w. Dykema. The publ
will be asked to join in singing a mum
Der of patriotic songs during the even
ing.
The patriotic pageant. which is t.
be given by class of 90 young girls
under the direction of Mics Claribe
Corhin, will be staged immediately
after the conclusion of the concert