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Vol. IV. No. 5 
HARBOR ILLUMINATION 
“Manchester in Gala Attire for Boat Parade, 
But Dense Fog Mars Enjoyment of the 
Occasion — Eric Pape Awarded Prizes 
A dense fog was the only thing to 
mar the enjoyment of the harbor 
illumination and boat parade at Man- 
chester Thursday evening. ‘The river 
was quite prettily illuminated and the 
dozen boats in line were effectively 
decorated, though the whole affair 
was not as good as might be expected 
in a watering place like Manchester, 
where there are so many boats and 
such a grand opportunity for an event 
of this kind. 
The carnival was held under the 
auspices of the Manchester Yacht 
club, the committee in charge being 
Edward S. Grew, A. W. Craigie and 
A. M. Merriam. Eric Pape, the artist, 
judged the boats from his launch, the 
“Viva,” anchored in the harbor, just 
off the club house. 
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A mammoth bonfire on the Smith 
farm, where what remained of the re- 
cent fire there was burned, lit up the 
entire inner harbor. Other smaller 
fires appeared along the shore line, and 
red fire was burned profusely. Sev- 
eral of the estates running down to 
the water front were illuminated, in- 
cluding the E. C. Fitch, Chas. A. 
Read, Wm. A. Tucker, A. M. Mer- 
riam, F. M. Stanwood, E. S. Grew, 
A. F. Bemis, Mortimer B. Mason, 
Foster’s wharf, the David Fenton 
Co.’s wharf, and long pier in the outer 
harbor. 
The club house and floats were 
fairly ablaze with small lanterns, which 
encircled the building in several rows, 
while numerous large Japanese lan- 
terns interspersed lent richness and 
color to the scene. The ‘“Velthra,”’ 
Commodore S. Parker Bremer’s steam 
yacht, was a glow from stem to stern 
with electric lights. 
The parade started a little before 9 
o’clock from the David Fenton Co. 
wharf, with 12 boats in line. Some 
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