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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1908
Page
1
A vast crowd along Seattle streets hailed a grand parade featuring Navy crews from Uncle Sam’s ships. Rear Admiral Sperry led officials as Coast Artillery and infantry units marched past amid flower tributes and patriotic fanfare.
The Third division included the Washington National Guard and Signal Corps led by Wagner's First Regiment band. A delegation of sixteen Teddy bears with five cubs from Aberdeen followed, drawing cheers and laughter as the cubs sniffed the carpet of flowers and saluted Rear Admiral Sperry and his party.
A crowd watched a North Seattle parade pass by Virginian Street as 60 girls from the Good Shepherd and Steters Gertrude and Agnes wore white and ribbons. They waved kerchiefs as Rear Admiral Sperry’s automobile passed, while 15 boys from Grandma Gorman’s Home stood nearby.
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