Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-07
In the Third Division.


third division with full corps of aides.
The division was headed by Lenge's Mill
tary hand, which furnished excellent mu-
sic.
The first float was in charge of Mrs. Patti
Moore and carried the fairies of the pa
rade. A handsome lot of little folks they
were, too, and they were complimented on
their pretty appearance during all the long
drive over the city. In the float rode Mar
garet Campbell, Ruth Spaulding. Ellen
Vincent, Grace Winn, Susie Speed, Ruth
Pruitt Grace Getchell. Catherine Getchell,
Mary Drane, Frances Buckner. Minnie
Conway, Holland Underwood, Gertrude
Pruitt, Minnie Loar and Madeline Buckner-
Merceline Bowen rode at the end of the
float as a queen of the fairies and was
opposite Masters Eddie Leader and Philip
Drane, who represented winged Cupids.
The float was decorated with white flow
ers and asparagus with smilaX festoons.
1t was a dainty affair.
Miss Minnie Settler and the Misses Tur-
ner occupied a carriage decorated with
yellow roses. The ladies were in white
gowns.
Mrs. H w Gates, of Rosedale. and Mrs;
J. w Groves. gowned in white, occupied
a cart deliberately decorated with RED,
white and blue morning glories. In the
rear of the cart under canopy was
hobby horse, on which rode in state Miles
Walker Gates, juvenile who. In Colonial
costume. represented George Washington.
He did IL quite well, too.
The phaeton driven by Mrs. Z. III. Phelps
was one of the most SNOWY entries or the
division. The phaeton was covered with
china asters of purple and white with but
terffy ornaments Miss Ada Phelps rode
with her. Mrs. Phelps wore lavender and
white organdie with lace and MISS Pheips
wore a costume of white SILK with lace.'
The colors We're strong. but i'll the arrange
ment blended harmoniously:
Mrs. Charles Charpiot had in her trap as q.
Melting and Miss NJ. L. Alden. of Kansas
City, Kas. The decorations of the trap
were of yellow and white ehrysanthemums.
The ladies' toilettes were of the same colors
and each carried large bouquet of nat
Miss Essie McNown; horse and costume
We're covered with roppies of brilliant red
and white that showed well IN the sun
light
Miss Ettiwell Taylors road wagon vas
well covered with chrysanthemums. Miss
Pearl Taylor rode with her.
Mrs. ]. Stevens had with her Miss Eliza
beth Loiand. Both wore white with vel
low hats The turnout was decorated win
pond lilies.
Little Miss Marie Minor rode n tiny Shet.
land pony. She was pecomingiy dressed
in white with natural red carnations for
decorations. She had a tiny bit of a pony
and rode it very well, inGeed. s! -
DR.. GIL. Robinson wore the very latest
according to the August piatelthat was
the laet Overland II differed entirely from
anything else shown in the parade DIR.
Robinson rode a well behaved horse and
rodei-well He wore the customary. nigh
hat. with a dark eutaway coat and white
trousers. The whip he carried was pink.
The decorations of his mount were of car
nations. $50 being used, while ten
bolts of satin ribbon furnished the remain
der of the decorations. The hoofS OF the
horse were gilded for the occasion. and the
doctor presented a perfect picture of a
well-to-do Engiishman. There was Moth
ing else in the parade that was anything
like II. ~ = ~ - - =
A phaeton driven by MIS-. Logan Jones
also contained her two daughters and son.
The decorations were of pink and white
roses Mrs. Jones; wore costume of white
with pink trimmings and the children were
also dressed in white.
A phaeton was driven by Miss Cosy El-
berger. who had Miss Eollie Hughes with
her. The decorations of red, white and
blue were wrought to represent the Ameri-
can flag, the designs Of a shield being in
each wheel. i4.--.
]. Pierce Kahn. u years of age, rode a
horse in. the costume of Cuban officer
carrying the Cuban flag. Thanks to Colonel
Hartman, the people about Kansas City
know that flag well, and the little soldier
boy got plenty of applause during the ride.
No. q was citizen on foot. He was or
foot because six different horses had
thrown him and refused to carry the unique
decoration and exhibit he had with him
He was George Asbury and his exhibit
was an umbrella novelty. 1t consisted OF
an immense japanese umbrella, from The
ribs OF which hung smaller umbrellas witt
pendants on each of them. There wer,
over 800 pieces in the umbrella he carried
and il was all his own work.
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