The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-07-03
RAINY WEATHER
PREDICTED FOR
HERE TOMORROW
Weather Outlook Unencour-
aging But Plans Go Ahead
for Big Celebration.

Although unfavorable weather pre-
vailed throughout today and the of
ficial weather forecast lent no par
ticular encouragement for a change
for the better tomorrow, all pre-
liminary arrangements for the Fourth
of July celebration were being carried
out on schedule today. 1t will for
mally open at l p. M. tomorrow and
close with the big dance Monday
evening.
City streets were being decorated
with flags and bunting today and a
platform for the tug of war was
erected at the corner of Front and
Franklin Streets. No speakers plat
form was erected, these ceremonies
being held in the Palace Theatre.
I Henderson is Orator
l.. d.. Henderson. Commissioner
of Education. will deliver the an
nual Fourth of July address at III
a. m Monday Immediately follow
ing the parade. r. E. Robertson as
Chairman of the Committed in charge |
of the patriotic exercises, will act
as master of ceremonies, Harry !
Sperling will read the Declaration of
Independence Other features in
cludo vocal music and selections by !
the Juneau City Band.
Prior to the exercises at the Pal /
ace, the parade will be staged, NOV
! ing from the Admiral Line dock up
Front to Fourth Street; thence from |
Fourth to Main, along Main to Front !
and thence to the intersection of
that street with Franklin Street.
Parade Formation
Those participating in the parade
will assemble at the Admiral Line
dock Monday morning in time to |
start the line at 10 o'clock sharp
and will move in the following |
order:
Marshal of the Day
Colors
Juneau City Band
Members of the Junior Baseball
League clubs with mascots, four
teams in uniforms.
Soldiers and sailors.
Guests Of honor in automobiles
Camp Fire Girls with the Goddess
of Liberty float.
Boy Scouts.
Fraternal organizations.
Paraders in costume.
Fire Department
Merchant floats.
Citizens in automobiles.
First Aid Feature
The first event on the program Is
a first aid demonstration put under
the auspices of the L. s. Bureau OF
Mines, represented by r. G. Thorn
berg. instructor This will be held
at City Park at l p. m Sunday III
the weather conditions are favorable.
In case of rain, it will be staged
in Elks Hall at the same hour.
Four teams have been entered,
: two from the Alaska Juneau mine.
one from the mill, and Boy Scout
: team All are composed OF SIX men
The winning team will win a cash
prize of $50 The mine teams are
composed of: Jack Brown, Ernest
Hazelton, Joe Riva Auguste DeBon,
Allen Anderson and Edward Smith,
second, Ora Goss, Sam Elstead, Lee
Johnson, Adolph Prato, Edward Ma
her and J. J. Allen. On the mill
team are Earl Hunter, Tom Cashen,
Leslie Cashen, Harry Sabin, Buster
Hewitt, Hazen F. Fuller. The Boy
Scout team is composed of: Edward
Garnick, David Ramsay, Clarence
Dunn. Chester Policy, Harry Brandt
, and Earl Lagergrin.
Supervising Mining Engineer B. d.
Stewart will officiate as master of
ceremonies Judges are DR.. Fl. C..
DeVighne, chief Judge assistants,
Miss Marie Falldine, Mrs. George
tGetchell II. L. Redlingshafer, J. w.
Levers. and Harry Sperling clerk.
Sunday at 81 80 p. m. a dinner will
be given to the contesting teams at
b. the Gastineau Cafe.
, Other Events Listed
The opening game of the local
a baseball tournament is scheduled for
i, 2:30 p. m. Sunday. A band concert
= will be given at 1880 p. m tomorrow
4 as the final event of the day. This
will be held at the corner of Front
e and Franklin streets il the weather
lCOntinued on Page Eight.)