The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-03
MOTHER HUBBARD PARADE
Last Night Zig Succ-ss-ainny Very At
trnrtIve "1Iake-up," were In Er!dcnce.
An Immense Crowd Saw the Disciples OF
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Lnss Night n Hly Shrewsbury very Al.
trnrtIve .sNake-up," were in Er!dence.
An Immense Crowd Saw the Disciples OF
aIrs. LenSe.
Oh. what night!
That expresses the big Mary Ellen
Lease Mother Hubbard" demonstra-
ton last night. 1t was dandy and
every lady" in line was dressed 10
kill"
1t was the largest turnout of the
kind and was witnessed by the largest
crowd that ever assembled on the
streets OF Wheeling 10 see local DEM
onstrat!on, which Is saying great deal.
There was no disorder during the
evening and the police say 1t was the
| most orderly crowd that has been out
| during the campaign. The night was
given up to the burlesquc parade and
men OF all parties. young and old. join
ed in closing one OF the hottest cam
paisns on record in jolly good humor
and In way that shows that the
| American peup,e know how 10 forget
| political differences. even when the
| light between the two great parties Is
at Its height
Democrat marched with Republican.
and Prohibitionist. all doing honor 10
the only Mary Ellen Lease. OF Kansas.
| 1t was n night OF fun and there was
| plenty OF 1t, from o'clock until the
bell in the nubliC building tower tolled
the midnight hour.
Tis, various political and social clubs
assembled In their respective head
| quarters carly, and marched headed by
drum corps, TO the corner OF Fifteenth
| and Chaplne streets, where the parade
| was formed. Others who are mot mcm-
ber3 Of any organizations" assembled M
Chapline and Fourteenth street and
| formed line OF length and quality.
In response to n call for musicians
to volunteer their services. number
OF the members OF the various bands
assembled at the Mcclure house at half
| past seven. nll dressed III female attire,
| and carrying horns that would do cred
| II To the days Of Caesar. The Grand
Opera House band headed the parade,
and made excellent music. Each mem-
| Der was inside OF n costume of the
| most remarkable make and finish, and
the effect can readily be imagined.
The bard wns reversed In Its regular
| marching order the drums being In
| front. Along the line of march the mu-
sicians furnished any amount Of
| amusement and enjoyed the affair
greatly. Tn, drummer wore hat
tthat barely covered the crowd OF his
head. while the leader, Professor Jo-
ham Evans. had gorgeous red head
| gear that covered him all over, and so
1t went from the sublime TO the ride
| ulous. so to speak
Chief Marshal Kurncr and "hcr"
aides consisting OF thirty handsome
| and bluslling young ladies', (some with
bcards), all mounted, rode at the head
Of the procession and presented n
really handsome appearance. Then fol-
| lowed the Grand Opera House band cs-
coring the grcnt Mary Ellen Lease,
| impcrsonnted by Miss" frankie Din
ger and his or rather her maids OF
honor, Misses Charley Moore and Bur-
| ley Thompson, In carriage. This trio
| attracted the admiration and applause
Of the crowds all along the line and 1t
would require more than glance TO
| discover that they were OF the stcrncr
sex. Their makeup was fine, csDccl-
ally that OF Mr.. Dngcr, who has al
ways been celebrated for his ability In
the female impGrsonating line.
Following the carriage containing the
"chicftess." came more carriages and
| then bugGles containing members OF
the o. ". J.. club. under whose aus
plces the parade was given. Then came
| the ladies" who preferred walking. In
order to show their costumes TO II bet
| ter advantage, aud they were there by
| tho hundreds some dressed this why.
! and some that. and MS one 'renl" Indy
| on the sidewalk snid. It would lmpos-
| sIblp to describe the costlInips worn nv