The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-05
JULY FOURTH WAS BIG DAY
 TO CELEBRATE
Successful Time Had From the First Event to End
 of Dance Last Night.

From the time the first "clay' was shattered in the handicap shoot at the local gun club grounds Sun day morning until Home Sweet Home was played by the orchestra at A B. Hall at 1 o'clock this morning. Juneaus Fourth of July celebration moved off successfully furnishing amusement and fun to hundreds of people. Many out-of- town visitors joined the crowds Of merrymakers and added to the pleasure of the occasion.
 Only two events were staged in the local celebration Sunday, the trap shoot and the SitkaJuneau ball game. Sunday afternoon Juneau s merrymakers invaded Douglas where the local team carried away first honors, defeating both Sitka and Douglas.
 Bringing the baseball team and band and visitors from Fort Seward, the Peterson arrived in town Sun day night with a full list. Other boats rrrived late Saturday evening and Sunday with other visitors.
 Parade on Fourth
 Juneau's patriotic parade on tho Fourth might be divided into two sections, civic and fraternal The big turnout of the Loyal Order O.. Moose and the Women of Moose heart Legion. with the float which took the first prize, vied with the other section in first class compari son.
 The parade was a trifle late in starting on Admiral Way, but Mar shal of the Day J. c. Hayes, on his charger, finally gave the order to march and the pageant was soon un der way going up Lower From Street to Seward, up Seward tc Third, over Third to Main, dowr Main to Front and Lower Front tC the city dock, then back to tht grandstand at Franklin and Front where it disbanded.
 Marshal Hayes was followed by
  liam H. Seward detachment Ther came the band from the fort, 21 men including the drum major. Juneau's representative of the Civil War, Dr Carver, followed in an auto, ther appeared Juneau's Fire Department with Chief Dolly Gray in his rec auto. The trucks of the Fire De partment were occupied by the boy in their dress uniforms.
 Juneau's band, under direction oi Carl H. Erickson. with 20 men in line, followed the Fire Department The Moose contingents came next the Moose banner supported by 10 men, an auto containing Moose mem bers. large flag, stretched out, and carried by 10 men. then the float, with a big Moose head at the front. The float was a large one, covered with white and decorated with flags and floral draperies. Thirty seven little Moose rode on the float. Be hind the float were the representa- tives of the Women of Mooseheart Legion, all dressed in white and fol lowing them were 56 members of the Moose Lodge. Quite frequently dur ing the parade, the Moose repre- sentatives were cheered.
 Citizens in autos and floats of business houses formed the last sec ton of the parade. The Juneau Florists had a float which was a pretty affair. On one side of the float the words being made with pan sies was the sentence "Grown in Al aska' On the other side was the sentence Say it with flowers" The top of the float was a flower garden with all varieties of potted plants ir bloom.
 The Juneau Dairy also had a float loaded with children.
 The last float in the parade was that of the Goddess of Liberty, Miss Ideal Hendrickson and the following attendants: Helmi Janiksela, Eva Tripp, Lydia Korkonen, Lillian Pc relic, Ellen Sorri, Winnifred Carlson Harriet Burtelson and Jenett Borges
 Band From Fort
 ! The Fort William H. Seward Vol unteer Band received much worthy praise during the parade and the va vious concerts given on the streets or at the ball park. C. R. Swick is | the director and Corporal Andrusz ! kiewicz is the drum major. The oth CTS in the musical organization are