Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-30
THE STREET PROCESSION.

THE STREET PROCESSlON.
Not the least striking feature of last
Wednesdays entertainment, was the
unique street procession that had been
previously advertised to take place in
the afternoon. 1t was success from
start to finish, except for interference
by the rain, and this did not happen
until the show was nearly over.
The procession started from the res
idence of Captain W. B. Moore at
about o'clock in the afternoon, went
down Main street to the old Narrow
Gauge depot, and then back to the
starting point.
First in order came the bicycle bat
talon, composed of about 80 boys and
girls, costumed in the national colors,
riding decorated wheels. This was
under command of Captain ]. F.
Glenn, and the handsomely executed
military movements that were execut.
ed as the battalion proceeded along
were admirable.
Then came the band in a bus, deco
rated with bunting from top to bot
tom, end to end and side to side, and
drawn by four strapping mules. At
intervals the band struck up its live
liest airs, and thus heralded the COM
ing of the pageant.
After the band came military es-
cort on horseback, and then the God
dess of Liberty, in chariot drawn by.
two horses and followed by the mount
ed military escort. Next came the
float, containing the Is original states,
driven by "Uncle Sam" The float
was covered with whole bolts of bunt-
ing; but as imposing as was the float,
it did not detract in the least from the
beauty of the pyramid of young ladies
who represented the 13 states. They
were beauties, all of them. Their
costumes, of national colors, were be-
coming, and not one of the states
would feel offended at the manner in
which it was represented. South
Carolina, of course, as she is entitled
to, took a central part in the picture,
being represented by Miss Lula Nc
Claim, of Yorkyille, who in an espe-
cially tasteful costume, gave proper
prominence to the Palmetto flag. The
other young ladies' each carried
small banner indicating the states they
represented as follows: Miss Ber-
tina Stain, Chester; Miss Pearl Pay
seur, Lancaster; Miss Genie Sprunt,
Rock Hill; Miss Mabel Ardrey, Fort
Mill; Miss Ida Guy, Lowrysville; Miss
Ella Love, McConnellsville; Miss Lii
lian Massey, Tirzah Miss Prue Grouse,
Lincolnton, N. c.; Miss May slaugh-
ter, Hickory Grove; Miss Nan Hoh:
man, Gastonia, N. c.; Miss Minnie
Carroll, Gaffney; Miss Mary Joe With
erspoon, Yorkville. This float was an
especially pretty sight, and it made
quite an impression on all who saw it.
Several times along the route the peo-
pie who thronged the sidewalks broke
into cheers.
Hobson's crew in the "Merrimac"
was also decided hit. The Merrimac
was genuine boat, also decorated, to
be in keeping with the other floats,
and containing seven handsome sail
or boys. Big guns protruded from
either side of the vessel; but did not
in the least detract from the pleasing
effect of the representation.
Then, last came something to laugh
at. Skillfully placed bunting covered
the platform of an ordinary one-horse
wagon with taste enough to make
pleasing transformation. On this plat
form there was an ordinary black pot,
on which was painted the word
"Soup," and in the pot, costumed in
saffron and red, and labeled "Spain,"
sat little Miss Marie Moore. The le-
gend was "Spain in the Soup"
1t was about o'clock when the
procession reached the Madison street
corner on the return trip, and here
came up a rain which drove the pretty
young ladies and the young men from
the floats, putting a somewhat disap-
pointing finale to an otherwise most
delightful and imposing spectacle.