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In spite of the rain many of the decorations remained intact, and under the influence of the afternoon sun soon regained their brightness. Flags and bunting fluttered gaily in the breeze and seemed all the fairer for their morning bath. Many incidents illustrative of the lively competition for points of vantage by the spectators attracted atten- tion. An adventurous girl stood beside the flag-staff on top of the Cuyahoga building and gazed down upon the multitude as contentedly as though she were a sparrow in search of freedom from the throng. Other persons sat on the cornices of the lofty Arcade building, or occu- pied chairs on the roofs of adjoining blocks. Enterprising lads climbed the sign-posts along the streets, and scores of children perched peace- fully on the shoulders of their parents. It was a typical midsummer crowd, light suits and straw hats, shirt waists and tan shoes being in popular favor.
The parade formed on the streets north of Superior street, between
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Bond and Water streets. The line of march was from Lake street to Water street, to Superior, to east side of Public Square, to Euclid, to Brownell, to Prospect, to Kennard, to Euclid, to Erie, to Superior, past the reviewing stand in front of the City Hall, through the Centennial Arch and disbanding. It was about 3 o'clock when the bugle was sounded and the procession began to move. As Chief Marshal Sullivan and his staff, headed by a platoon of mounted police, swung into Supe- rior street and proceeded eastward they were met with loud huzzas. Following these came the Ninth New York Regiment Band, and im- mediately thereafter the famous Troop A, of Cleveland, with guidons and banners flying in the breeze. The troop preceded a long line of carriages bearing governors and ex-governors, senators and ex-senators, mayors and ex-mayors, members of the Centennial Commission and the distinguished guests. Next in order came the brigades of soldiers which, company af- ter company, passed with martial tread.
The street was a solid mass of mili- tary for half a mile, the scene shifting from the plain and sturdy regulars and guardsmen to the more elaborately- equipped organiza- tions. There were soldiers until one almost tired of the view. Then came the civic societies, with their varied uniforms and insig- nia, followed by the Veteran Volunteer VETERAN VOLUNTEER FIREMEM, Fire Department, "Snap Shot " on Euclid Avenue. strangely contrast- ing with the modern department of the city, which was also in line, the letter carriers, the boys' brigades and a long list of other features. As the distinguished men were borne in their carriages through the streets they were kept bowing right and left in response to continued ovations. Especially was this true of ex-Governor MeKinley, Governor Bushnell, Senator Sherman and Governor Coffin.
The parade was everywhere received with demonstrations of en- thusiasm. It was in itself a triumph of the century. It was five miles long, requiring over two hours to pass a given point. In its military and civic appointments, as well as its special attractions, it was the greatest parade ever given in the State. The sun was fast declining when the head of the column reached Superior street on the return march to the Public Square. . A great shout went up from the crowd which had been patiently awaiting its reappearance. The view of the advancing column was one of rare beauty, the soldierly precision with
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which it moved, the life and vigor displayed evoking the heartiest praise from the spectators. When the chief marshal and his aids reached the official reviewing stand they quickly brought their horses in line along the north side of Superior street. . The carriages then drew up and their occupants alighted and were ushered by Mayor McKisson to positions reserved for them in the reviewing stand, where they stood for over an hour, hats in hand, observing the brilliant succession of troops and uni- formed civilians, joining in the applause of the crowds and bowing fre- quent acknowledgments to expressions from the column. The lamps had been lighted before the end came in sight. . The last company to reach the stand was a squad of Grand Army men. The welcome that met them paid them well for their wearisome march. They were roundly cheered. In response they gave a cheer for Major Mckinley and received a cheer from him in return. With patriotic ardor they began to sing " Marching Through Georgia." The strain was taken up by Major Mckinley and the other men in the stand, and the voices of comrades and of national leaders in the financial, business and political world blended harmoniously together in the stirring song.
There was a general rush for ex-Governor Mckinley at the conclu- sion of the parade, by those desiring to shake his hand. A bouquet of roses which had been presented to him on the march was crushed and torn into a hundred pieces, the petals of the flowers being carried away as keepsakes, by his admiring friends.
The detailed formation of the parade was as follows:
FIRST DIVISION.
Platoon of Mounted Police.
Col. J. J. Sullivan, Chief Marshal and Staff, consisting of
Col. Clarence E. Burke, Chief of Staff.
Capt. Henry R. Adams, Adjutant General.
Capt. John C. Roland, Assistant Adjutant General. Capt. J. C. Shields, Chief of Artillery.
Capt. H. B. Hannum, Quartermaster General.
Dr. Henry W. Kitchen, Surgeon General.
Colonel Jared A. Smith, U. S. A., Chief of Engineers.
Gen. W. P. Orr, Gen. T. T. Dill, Col. R. P. Brown,
Col. J. L. Cameron,
Gen. John S. Kountz,
Capt. David Lanning.
Maj. W. J. Gleason,
Col. W. J. Morgan,
Col. F. H. Flick,
Capt. H. A. Smith,
Col. A. McAllister,
Col. Allan T. Brinsmade,
Col. John O. Winship,
Col. W. T. Clark,
Hon. Elroy M. Avery,
Maj. Willard Abbott,
Capt. Walter R. Austin,
Col. Wm. Monaghan,
Col. C. V. Hard,
Col. Dan S. Gardner,
Maj. W. F. Dick, Capt. Luther Allen,
Maj. D. W. Johns, Capt. E. L. Patterson,
Capt. E. J. Kennedy,
Capt. W. R. Ryan,
. Capt. Julius M. Carrington,
Capt. T. W. Hill,
Capt. W. C. Cowin,
Capt. H. Q. Sargent, Capt. E. M. Hessler, Maj. Chas. II. Smith, Dr. H. C. Eyman, John A. Zangerle,
Capt. J. W. Conger,
Capt. T. Spencer Knight,
Capt. W. S. Williams,
Dr. F. L. Thompson,
B. F. Phinney,
David Armstrong,
Charles P. Salen,
Capt. Harry L. Vail,
Col. Patrick Calhoun, Morris Black, Robert S. Pierce,
Sidney H. Short,
Frank C. Adams,
'T. S. Dunlap,
C. C. Burnett,
Horace C. Hutchins,
William B. Maxson, W. W. Hazzard.
W. G. Wilson,
N. Werdenkopf, Thos. P. Howell,
Herbert McBride,
Chas. E. Adams,
Chas. A. Otis, Jr.,
HI. H. Hyman,
J. C. Lower,
Capt. Conrad Beck,
Henry A. Griffin,
Dan F. Reynolds, Jr.,
Capt. E. D. Sawyer,
George K. Ross,
Maj. E. W. Oglebay,
Capt. C. G. Barnes,
Capt. Harry W. Fisher,
J. S. Dickle,
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W. R. Doering, John II. Brown, r. J. McManus, E. G. Tillotson, Capt. J. S. White,
Rockwell Morley, C. B. Squire, Dr. J. F. Isom, Lieut. Harry R. Robinson, Capt. H. F. Chandler.
Chas. J. Estep, P. M. Harvey, John Sherwin,
Richard M. Coulton, Ninth New York Regiment Band.
Troop A, First Cavalry, Ohio National Guard, Captain R. E. Burdick, Commanding.
Governor Asa S. Bushnell, of Ohio. Governo- O. Vincent Coffin, of Connecticut. Staff of the Governor of Ohio: Major General H. A. Axline, Adjutant General. Brigadier General W. P. Orr, Quartermaster General. Brigadier General J. Kent Hamilton, Judge Advocate General. Brigadier General Dr. J. E. Lowes, Surgeon General. Colonel H. B. Kingsley, Assistant Adjutant General. Colonel A. L. Conger, Chief of Engineers. Colonel W. B. Melish.
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THE WATER TOWER OF 1896. "Snap Shot " on Euclid Avenue.
Colonel D. L. Cockley. Colonel G. D. Wiek. Colonel J. W. Barger. Colonel C. B. Wing. Colonel C. E. Burke. Colonel C. R. Fisher. Colonel Juhus Fleishmann. Colonel H. H. Prettyman. Colonel H D. Knox. Colonel L. K. Anderson. Colonel HI. A. Marting. Captain George Andrews, U. S. A. Staff of the Governor of Connecticut: Brigadier General Chas. P. Graham, Adjutant General. Brigadier General W. E. Disbrow, Quartermaster General. Brigadier General George A. Bowen, Surgeon General. Brigadier General Henry S. Peek, Commissary General. Brigadier General James H. Jarman, Paymaster General.
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Brigadier General L. M. Daggett, Judge Advocate General. Colonel W. E. F. Landers, Assistant Adjutant General. Colonel L. R. Cheney, Assistant Quartermaster General. Colonel H. L. Camp. Colonel F. C. Johnson. Colonel W. J. Miller. Colonel H. W. Wessells. Captain J. M. Thompson, U. S. A. Governor's Foot-Guard of Connecticut. Fifty Carriages, two abreast, Containing Distinguished Guests: Hon. William; Mckinley. Senator Joseph R. Hawley, of Connecticut, Orator of the Day. Mayor and City Council of Hartford, Conn., and others. James H. Hoyt, Esq .. President of the Day. The Right Rev. W. A. Leonard, D. D. Rev. H. J. Ruetenik, D. D. Senator John Sherman. Lieutenant Governor Asa W. Jones. General M. F. Force. General John S. Kountz.
CENTENNIAL COMMISSION.
OFFICERS.
Governor Asa S. Bushnell, Honorary President.
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Samuel G. McClure, Honorary Secretary. Mayor Robert E. MeKisson, President. L. E. Holden, First Vice-President. A. J. Williams, Second Vice-President. Edward A. Roberts, Secretary. Charles W. Chase, Treasurer. Wilson M. Day, Director-General. MEMBERS-STATE.
Hon. Asa S. Bushnell, Governor.
Hon. S. M. Taylor, Secretary of State. Ilon. W. D. Guilbert, Auditor of State. Hon. Asa W. Jones, President of the Senate. Hon. D. L. Sleeper, Speaker of the House.
MUNICIPALITY.
Robert E. MeKisson, Mayor. Miner G. Norton, Director of Law. Darwin E. Wright, Director of Public Works. Frank A. Emerson, President of City Council. HI. Q. Sargent, Director of Schools.
AT LARGE.
WVm. J. Akers, Bolivar Butts, Chas. W. Chase, Geo. W. Cady, J. II. Hoyt, George W. Kinney,
H. M. Addison, Col. Clarence E. Burke,
A. T. Anderson, Chas. F. Brush, John C. Covert,
L. E. Holden,
M. A. Hanna,
John C. Hutchins,
John Meckes,
James B. Morrow,
Daniel Myers,
Samuel Mather,
George Deming,
C'ol. Wm. Edwards,
Wilson M. Day, Martin A. Foran, Kaufman Hays, Col. O. J. Hodge, II. R. Hatch, E. W. Oglebay, A. J. Williams, H. A. Sherwin, A. L. Withington. Augustus Zehring, J. G. W. Cowles, President Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. C. A. Grasselli, Vice-President Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. S. F. Haserot, Vice-President Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. Ryerson Ritchie, Secretary Cleveland Chamber of Commerce.
James M. Richardson,
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SECOND DIVISION. MILITARY-THREE BRIGADES. Major General H. A. Axline, Commanding. Staff. Colonel G. R. Gyger, 8th Infantry, O. N. G. Colonel A. B. Coit, 14th Infantry, O. N. G.
Colonel A. L. Hamilton, 17th Infantry, O. N. G. Colonel J. A. Kuert, 2nd Infantry, O. N. G. Colonel W. N. P. Darrow, Ist Light Artillery, O. N. G. Captain J. B. Perkins, Veteran Troop "A," O. N. G. Captain C. C. Bolton Veteran Troop " A " O. N. G. Captain Benjamin F. TenEyck, Dept. U. S. A. First Infantry, O. N. G. Sixteenth Infantry, O. N. G. Fifth Infantry, O. N. G. Captain John H. Blair, Unattached, O. N. G. FIRST BRIGADE.
Colonel John S. Poland, 17th U. S. Infantry, Commanding. Staff. Great Western Band.
Seventeenth Regiment United States Infantry, Major Lacey, Commanding. Light Battery E., First Regiment U. S. Artillery, Captain Allyn Capron, Commanding. Troop A., Third United States Cavalry, Captain James O. Mackay, Commanding.
SECOND BRIGADE.
Colonel C. B. Hunt, Ist Infantry, O. N. G., Commanding. Staff. Lake Marine Band. First Regiment, Ohio National Guard, Lt. Col. W. H. Day, Commanding. Great Eastern Band. Sixteenth Regiment, O. N. G., Col. H. S. Bunker, Commanding. Toledo Cadets, Capt. W. D. McMaken, Commanding. Light Artillery Band. Fifth Regiment, O. N. G., Col. C. L. Kennan, Commanding. Battery A., Light Artillery, Capt. Geo. T. McConnell, Commanding.
THIRD BRIGADE. .
INDEPENDENT MILITARY COMPANIES. Colonel W. J. Morgan, Commanding. Staff. Kirk's Military Band. Cleveland Grays, Captain W. F. Rees, Commanding. Association Rifles, Captain J. C. Beardsley, Commanding. Cleveland City Guard, Captain W. A. Hare, Commanding. Scottish American Volunteers, Captain J. F. MeCarthy, Commanding. Cleveland Scots Guards, Captain P. A. Mckenzie, Commanding. Hibernian Rifles. Company A, Captain M. P. Cummings, Commanding. Company C, Captain P. F. Callaghan, Commanding. Cleveland Gatling Gun Battery, Capt. D. O. Caswell, Commanding.
THIRD DIVISION. General John Dunn, Commanding. Staff. Colonel R. J. Kegg, Adjutant General. General C. D. Murphy, Inspector General. E. J. Hug, Quartermaster General. Peter Mellugh, Paymaster General. Captain John J. Cushing, Aid-de-camp. Captain C. Schmunck, Aid-de-camp. Fay's Band.
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FIRST OHIO BRIGADE, KNIGHTS OF ST. JOHN.
First Regiment, Colonel Chas. A. Dainz, Commanding. Staff. T. P. Norton, Lieutenant Colonel. J. E. Byrne, Senior Major. F. J. O'Rourke, Junior Major. James T. Leahey, Adjutant and Chief of Staff. B. Jenchen, Inspector. Phillip Monreal, Quartermaster. Henry Elfring, Paymaster. H. H. DeWitt, Commissary. James Rochford, Aid-de-camp. Washington Commandery, Capt. Thomas Fay, Commanding. Shields Commandery, Capt. T. G. Smith, Commanding. St. Peter's Commandery, Capt. P. J. Hottois, Commanding. St. Joseph's Commandery, Lieut. M. J. Bruder, Commanding. Holy Trinity Commandery, Capt. Wm. F. Tausch, Commanding.
"SNAP SHOT " OF THE PARADE ON EUCLID AVENUE.
Sheridan Commandery, Capt. T. C. O'Rourke, Commanding. St. Francis' Commandery, Capt. Fred. Armbruster, Commanding. Immaculate Conception Commandery, Capt. J. C. Mangan, Commanding. Cleveland Commandery, Capt. Jas. L. Aspell, Commanding. Band-Meyers' Union. Second Regiment, Col. John Wilhelm, Commanding. Staff.
A. Besinger, Lieutenant Colonel, John Vevera, Sen. Maj.,
John Johnston, Jun. Maj., John E. Niebes, Adj. and Chief of Staff, T. F. Kelley, Inspector,
F. A. Stovering, Surgeon,
Paul Justinski, Quartermaster,
F. W. Harrington, Commissary,
J. E. Connelly, Paymaster, J. W. Patton, Aid-de-camp
LaFayette Commandery, Capt. Thos. Lally, Commanding. St. George Commandery, Acting Capt. Louis Huber, Commanding. Father Matthew Commandery, Capt. J. T. O'Brien, Commanding. St. Augustine Commandery, Capt. B. Crowley, Commanding. St. Stephen's Commandery, Capt. E. Theis, Commanding.
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St. Michael's Commandery, Capt. G. Kaufman, Commanding. St. Wenceslaus' Commandery, Capt. J. Dik, Commanding. Leo Commandery, Capt. C. Connors, Commanding. Father Matthew Commandery, No. 267, Capt. I. Longtin, Commanding. Knights of St. Casimer, Capt. M. P. Kniola, Commanding. Company A, Hibernian Knights, Capt. John Walsh, Commanding. Miscellaneous Uniformed Catholic Societies.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Colonel John W. Gibbons, Commanding. Staff. Band-I. O. O. F.
Second Regiment, Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, Col. Albert Petzke, Commanding. First Battalion, 6th Regiment, Patriarchs Militant, I. O. O. F., Col. C. L. Alderson, Commanding.
Excelsior Encampment, No. 32, Royal Foresters, Capt. John Cramer, Commanding. Washington Commandery, Sons of St. George, Capt. Geo. B. Hooker, Commanding. Sheridan Commandery, Knights of Golden Eagle, Capt. E. O. Keis, Commanding. Pearl Division No. 1, Uniform Rank, K. O. T. M., Capt. Allen Gebbie, Commanding, Forest City Division No. 6, K. O. T. M., Capt. W. II. Sletzer, Commanding. Matus Tremcansky Assembly, John Holein, Commanding. Italian Fraternal Society, Dr. Pietro Pasini, Commanding.
FIFTH DIVISION. Colonel John C. Hutchins, Commanding. Staff. Veteran Volunteer Fire Department, Chief M. M. Spangler, Commanding. Cleveland Fire Department, Chief J. W. Dickinson, Commanding. Band-Letter Carriers. Cleveland Letter Carriers' Association, August H. Eggert, Commanding. Second Regiment Boys' Brigade, M. Millard, Commanding. Cleveland Doan Guards, Capt. H. W. Harding, Commanding. Band-Cleveland Star Cornet. Forest City Division, Capt. H. C. Jackson, Commanding. Ezekiel Commandery, S. W. Walker, Commanding. The Cleveland L'Ouverture Rifles, Capt. James Rhodes, Commanding. Patriarch No. 8, I. O. O. F., Capt. Douglas, Commanding.
SIXTH DIVISION.
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
General E. L. Lybarger, Department Commander, Commanding. E. Z. Hays, Assistant Adjutant General. J. W. Stanton, Assistant Quartermaster General and Aid-de-camp. American Band. Army and Navy Post, J. Wm. Chestnut, Commanding, as escort to visiting Posts. Buckley Post, Akron, Ohio, A. Teeple. Commanding. Hart Post, Massillon, Ohio, Peter Scharles, Commanding. Richard Allen Post, Elyria, Ohio, C. B. Spring, Commanding. Pomerine Post, Millersburg, Ohio, J. G. McCollough, Commanding. Unassigned Posts, and unattached Comrades. Band-Cleveland Bugle Corps. Memorial Post, M. Millard, Commanding. Forest City Post. J. F. Adams, Commanding. Steedman Post, Joseph S. Rose, Commanding. Brooklyn Post, E. H. Bush, Commanding. Cleveland City Post, F. R. Bell, Commanding. General Leggett Post, G. W. Steel, Commanding.
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HISTORICAL PAGEANT.
Immediately upon the conclusion of the afternoon parade, prepara- tions were made for the historical pageant in the evening. This was planned and carried out on an elaborate scale, being the product of weeks of labor on the part of the committee in charge. It was the climax of the day's celebration, keeping in attendance a large portion of the afternoon crowd and attracting many people who were unable to come during the day.
The pageant was designed to portray the progress of the first cen- tury of Cleveland's existence. It was a rich spectacular production, consisting of twenty-four floats of gorgeous appearance, averaging 16 x 26 feet in dimensions, preceded by a gilded car of progress. The theme of the pageant was "Cleveland a hundred years ago; the passage of time, beginning with the days of the week, typified by their mytholog- ical origin, multiplied into the months of the year, then the year, and then the century, closing with the Cleveland of 1896."
A feature of the even- ing, which was coinci- dent with the parade, and around which cen- tered a great deal of in- terest and considerable sentiment, was the light- ing of the Centennial Arch. According to previous arrangement, this arch was set ablaze 1796 with electricity by the touching of a button by FLOAT-" CLEVELAND, 1790."- HISTORICAL. PAGEANT. President Cleveland in his room at Buzzard's Bay. A message was sent to Mr. Cleveland at 9: 15 o'clock that all was in readiness and a great crowd of people awaited the result. Like a flash the light gleamed from hundreds of incandescent lamps, brilliantly illuminating the Public Square and making the arch stand out clear and bright against the dark background of sky. This formal act on the part of the nation's chief executive served to attract the attention of the entire country to Cleveland's Centennial.
Shortly after the lighting of the arch the pageant passed into Supe- rior street, moving east and passing beneath the arch along Superior street to Erie street, thence to Enelid avenue, to Kennard street, to Prospect street, to Case avenue, to Central avenue, to Brownell street, to Prospect street, to Bolivar street, disbanding at the Grays' Armory.
Each car was presided over by characters taken by well-known young men of the city, who were arrayed in royal style, many of them being dressed in feminine attire. As the pageant passed through
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the streets, vari-colored lights were burned, giving it a weird and magical effect. Float No. I represented " Progress, or Cleveland of the Twentieth Century." It was attended by twelve grooms and torch-bearers, as was each of the other floats. On the front of the plat- form were three heralds mounted on gray horses in the attitude of full speed. The blasts from their long trumpets announced the open- ing of the new century. The float had a great dome of flowers, under which was the figure " Progress," seated upon a throne surrounded by other figures emblematic of the national, ethical and æsthetical phases of civilization. "From his diamond-blazing helmet; with its golden Mercury wings, to the jewel-encrusted sandals on his feet," he stood a type of the magnificent achievement of the closing century.
This rather detailed description of the first float serves to give an idea of the others, the significance of each of which was indicated by the name assigned it. The order of the pageant, together with the list of floats and characters, was as follows:
ORDER OF PAGEANT.
Twenty Mounted Police. George W. Kinney, Grand Master of Ceremonies.
Staff :
Geo. T. McIntosh, Geo. W. Williams, John Sherwin, C. E. Adams, Ralph Gray.
S. H. Tolles, Ryerson Ritchie, Harry R. Edwards,
C. C. Bolton, Geo. W. Avery, Chas. A. Ricks,
Conrad Mizer, Grand Marshal of Pageant. Aids-de-camp. W. E. Cubben, Chief of Aids. Aids: Herbert S. Gray, A. C. Klump,
H. B. Hannum, H. P. Shupe, Tony S. Diesner,
Chas. G. Chopp, Chief Trumpeter. Trumpeters: Dr. H. L. Gilchrist, Joy Glidden, Harry F. Newell,
Chas. Ransom,
John P. Breen,
Benjamin Smith, John Zangerle,
Dr. W. H. MeKerrell, Harry Gibbons,
Cyrus O. Jaster, F. D. Connor,
Wm. Morton, Theo. Zahour,
Frank Sherer, Virgil Coup.
John Wageman, Chief of the Heralds.
Heralds:
Ed. Luetkemeyer,
Wm. F. Hoppensack, Dr. Wm. Meyer, Frank Billman, W. A. Lines, Geo. Tilton,
Fred H. Dietz, P. J. Brady, Dr. F. IL. Clark, Fred Hertel,
A. H. Bachr,
Dr. Arthur E. Chatfieldl, Fred Benes.
Dr. Guy Case, Tom Hurley,
Dr. H. C. Luck,
A. A. Hurtubise,
Perry E. Hathaway
E. C. Haynes, Walter I. Thompson, Dr. D. L. Travis,
J. F. Mart,
Edgar Meckes, John H. Blood, Wm. V. Backus.
Louis Hirschman, Great Western Band. First Float -- " Progress."
Characters taken by C. A. Ricks, Sterling Beckwith. H. R. Edwards, R. M. Mor- ley, H. Sanford, W. C. Rhodes, HI. Lozier, J. Trowbridge, E. V. Hale, S. L .. Smith.
Second Float . " Cleveland of 1790." Characters taken by H. W. Judd, J. D. Maclennan, E. Crowell, C. D. Hatch.
Felix Rosenberg, Henry Morrison,
S. A. Muhlhauser, J. W. Vanderwerf.
F. C. Bate, Commander of Horsemen.
Leon Wyman,
Jno. Zahour, Tony Sprosty, .
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Third Float-" Sunday."
Characters taken by P. W. Harvey, A. H. Hough, C. A. Otis, Jr. Lake Marine Band.
Fourth Float-" Monday."
Characters taken by R. F. York, A. S. Chisholm, Allen Harvey, R. H. York, New- comb Cole.
Fifth Float-" Tuesday."
Character taken by Daniel Bailey.
Sixth Float-" Wednesday."
Character taken by C. A. Jewett. Light Artillery Band. Seventh Float-" Thursday."
Characters taken by A. P. Turner, Harry Hurd.
Eighth Float-" Friday."
Characters taken by T. J. Ross, Harvey Mansur, W. F. Gibbons.
Ninth Float-" Saturday."
Characters taken by W. C. Bailey, C. Bert Castle, Frank Towson, H. T. Pritchard. Letter Carriers' Band. Tenth Float- " January."
Characters taken by G. B. Johnson, Ed. Furst, Bert Adams, L. Z. Stone.
Eleventh Float-" February."
Characters taken by R. T. Mitchell, W. H. Haynes, H. Ford.
Twelfth Float-" March."
Characters taken by W. M. Pattison, W. H. Smith, C. E. McCombs. Fay's Military Band. Thirteenth Float-" April."
Characters taken by E. M. Gage, H. H. Gage, H. K. Rice, Norwell Lewis.
Fourteenth Float-" May."
Characters taken by Lyman H. Treadway, Francis W. Treadway, Ralph P. Kinney.
Fifteenth Float -- " June."
Characters taken by Carl Burnett, W. R. Doering, Horace Hutchins, A. R. Davis, F. R. Gilchrist.
Odd Fellows' Band. Sixteenth Float-" July."
Characters taken by F. A. MeReynolds, A. C. Bedell, Richard Bacon, Jr., George A. Sprecher.
Seventeenth Float-" August."
Characters taken by E. G. Caskey, A. H. Shotter, H. H. Culp.
Eighteenth Float-" September."
Characters taken by HI. R. Moore, B. P. Kinney, W. C. North, George North. Myers' Band. Nineteenth Float-" October."
Characters taken by Nathan Kendall, Fred Sanford, A. M. Jones, C. B. Arthur.
Twentieth Float-" November."
Characters taken by A. C. Bailey, George Frasch, Hamilton Biggar, William Biggar.
Twenty-first Float-" December."
Characters taken by Edward Mckay, Ralph Mellis.
Kirk's Military Band. Twenty-second Float-" The Year."
Characters taken by George Hausheer, G. P. Bond, Al. Lang, J. D. Hahn, William Linas.
Twenty-third Float-" Passing of the Century."
Character taken by William Gill.
Twenty-fourth Float-" Cleveland of 1896."
Characters taken by A. S. Taylor, Lee Johnson, HI. F. Pope.
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FOUNDER'S DAY.
THE CENTENNIAL BALL.
The final event of Founder's Day was the Centennial Ball, held in the Grays' Armory at the close of the historical pageant. From olden time music and dancing frequently attended the passage of the retiring year and the arrival of the new, but on this night the passage of a cen- tury was thus observed. Many of the city's guests and hundreds of prominent society people gave the ball their ready patronage. The hall was beautifully decorated, and the entire building was brilliant with light and color. In the ball-room yellow and green bunting, ar- tistically draped, formed a background for golden-rod, black-eyed Susans and sun-flowers. At the doorways and windows and in the corners were tall palms and tropical plants, while twined about the posts and chandeliers were ropes of green. Many beautiful gowns were worn by the ladies, and were supplemented by the blue and gold of handsome uniforms in which the officers of the Regular Army were attired. In the extreme end of the hall was located the orchestra stand, above which was exhibited the city seal, while below this was a brace of electric jets forming the word BILLLL " Welcome." Near the LLLLLL orchestra was the recep- tion room, where the la- dies of the Executive Committee received. In the boxes were seated
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