The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-27

group indeed as they made their way
through the street shouting the cry,
"hi.wi. vi vi. CYL, cizle- boom blk,
ZIP rah. boom rah, 30
The Brooks House guests had very
handsome design in the shape of Il
cleopatra barge made wholly of sol
i'll asparagus boughs studded with
bright gladiolas. The spokes of
the wheels were covered with the same
| bright blossoms and the hub was hid
den with laurel. In the front of the
barge laurel and Eulelia zebrina was
used with pretty effect and the mono
gram "B. II. = WAS made OF white
asters wrought on laurel, -Four pairs
of oxen gaily decked with smilaN and
barberries and escorted by attendants
| in costume conducted the barge to
the grounds. The ladies who rode
were in white and were Mrs. Kate Bur
chard, Mrs, W. G. Carpenter, Mrs.
Geo Baker. Misses Julia Wells. Dear
den, Farrer, Merrifield. Hornblower,
Virgins, Leila Williamson and Maude
Young and Ruth Carpenter. Bunting
was also used To decorate the sides of
the float, which was drawn by four
! horses.
Mrs. Gerry Messer, Mrs +. f..
Perry, Mrs. {. 4. Risby. Mrs A.W.
! Chids and Misses Tina Goodale and
Jennie Hall rode in the japanese float.
which was uniquely gotten up. A
huge japanese umbrella from which
hung Japanese lanterns covered the
| top while the interior was made to re-
present room in which the ladies'.
! who were dressed in costume. were en-
| joying their tea. Pillows and rugs
were strewn about in profusion and
Japanese bead draperies, fans, Ian
terms. etc. completed the arrangement
The four horses who drew the float
were also quite japanese. with
their decorations of lanterns and flags
of that nation. The ladies' cry was
Jap Jap, Jap! Gap. Gap. Gap The
Japs Japs Japs. Hurrah from Japs .
Japs! 3ratteboro.
North street school represented
Dame Columbia's School" and of
course the national colors prevailed be
ing used about the wheels and in fact
the float was made intirely of these
colors. The Dame" had a motherlv
collection of pupils whom she was try
ing To teach to read and write and
who all carried spelling books. Es
ther Knight who was seated above the
rest on throne made a very pretty
Columbia while her subjects con
sisted of people from all nations.
represented as follows: Ezra Wilcox.
Indian: Carrie johnson. French MARY
Cheney. German: Bert Hildrcth. Tn
Gle Jonothan; Stella Stickney. Swiss ::
Laura Pentland. Japanese: Grace
! Ia.
Chas. Day. negroes. Elizabeth Chat
neld, irish: Fred Pember. Italian !:
FRANK Barber. American farmer
ailce Leonard. Scotch: Willie Roleau
ohihaman. Although subjects of
various nations they were all loyal
sublecis ot Columbia as could be heard
pf thelr yell Long live America +.
Hnrrah Hurrah Hurrah -
Inc children of Chase street school.
IN charge of the teacher. Miss Harriet
webster represented very pretty
iaea' especially adapted to children ::
IN the shape OF May pole with
sIeamers of all hues hanging from il
ana the children dancing around, sing
ing ihe song of the Bees Where
Go an the daisies GO in their sweet
chlihlsh voices as they passed through
ines ireet. They. too. had a cry which
me! gave with as much zest as the
oder ones. We are in it. So we are
ohase street primary. rah rah, rah -
beautiful little float followed This
representing heads growing ont Of
white yellow and pink roses The
200! oil this flOai was made of gre,u
which entirely hid all but the heads of
me ladies' riding, and they formed the
center OF the large roses. Mrs. L. ID