Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-06
PARADE ON BIKES.
Fairy Pageant Eliminates the
Streets BY Night.
SOME GORGEOUS FLOATS IN LINE
One Hundred nnd Fifty Riders Participate
In the Event Arranged by the Young
Mems Christian Association Which

Mems Christian Association Which
Proves Big Success.
1t was wheelmen's night-and a
goodly number. considering the OPP
pressive condition of the atmosphere,
were on hand. 1t was q success.
Upward Of one hundred aud fifty
riders participated in the parade ar
ranged for last night by the Young
Mems Christian Association. Travers-
ing the more prominent thorough
fares, along which red light and pyro-
technics were generously displaye ed.
with their gaily illuminated wheels.
the long line presented bewildering
sight and one that will be long re-
membered by all who enjoyed wit
Messing the spectacle. While nearly
all Of the wheels were more or less
decorated, there were several which
were SO gorgeously arrayed as to
relegate the others to the background,
where the attention they other
wise would receive came not.
To some OF the decorations much
time and no little expense were at
tached. But the result warranted
it. The parade was nice; it was all
right; to be plain, it was immense;
and the association has offered q re-
ward for the apprehension of anyone
who did not enjoy it.
The first evidence of the approach
OF evening had hardly put in an ap-
pearance before the merry Jingle of
bells began to sound about the
Young Mems Christian Association
at the corner OF Nineteenth street
and Third avenue. Gradually the
riders assembled until the surround
ing thoroughfares were pretty well
lined up with wheels that were dec
GRATED and wheels that were not
decorated. Anyway there was a
whole lot OF them there And it
would have taken Barnum's circus to
attract as large a crowd of people as
lined the streets to witness last
evenings parade.
Riders Fall In Line.
1t was shortly after 8 o'clock when
the riders fell in line along Eigh-
teenth street south of Second avenue.
Then under the command of Capt. J..
E. Elliott. the fairy pageant began to
move, going east on Seventh avenue
from Eighteenth to Twenty-third
street, thence north to. Fourth aye.
nue., west to Nineteenth. north to
Second, west to Sixteenth, south to
Fourth, west to Garnsey square.
north to Third, and thence east to
the association building. where the
judges, Messrs. Il. A. Donaldson.
Hugh Mcdonald, J. j. LaVelle,
George Bennett and DR.. SUIT.
phin, reviewed the parade for
the purpose of selecting the prize
winners. This was no easy task and
the riders were asked to parade BY
once more. Then the judges re-
tired and in q while announced these
as winners:
First ladies' prize, Miss Ada Mil.
Ter; second and third, Misses Edna
Kerr and May Carl.
Gentlemen's first prize. Justus r.
Tuckis; second, Allie Bailey; second
and third, Harry Schreiner and Har-
lev Donaldson.
In the case of Misses Kerr and
Carl, both were dressed alike, and
had their wheels decorated about
the same, so it was left with them
selves to decide who would take second
prize. Miss Miller, the winner oil
the first prize, was prettily attired in
a pure white costume. which CORE
sponded with the decorations of bel
wheel. Miss Kate Elliott likewise
attracted much attention as she bore
gracefully the colors of the associa.
tion.
Justus Tuckis, who captured the
gentlemen's first prize, had a mos,
elaborate white float. which was led
by two butterflies, while he was at.
| tired in a costume to match. Allie
Bailey, the little SON of Secretary
Bailey, of the Y. NJ. C. A., rode a
white chariot which looked very
pretty. Messrs. Donaldson and
Schreiner represented a frog, and a.
both were in the game they
were lett to decide who should ge
second prize.