Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-28
NO. 80

Helen Hopkins The four horses wore
blankets upon which were the words PRO
tective Grange"
The senior class Of the Brattleboro High
school rode in a large float which was taste
fully decorated in Yale blue and white,
the class colors. A large column wound
with alternating stripes of blue and white
stood in the centre being connected by fes-
toons with seven smaller columns at the
sides of the float. The wheels were COW
cred with large rosettes of blue and white
and the four black horses wore white blan-
kets bearing "B. II. s., 1901, in blue. The
boys in the class wore white coats and the
girls wore white dresses and every member
was adorned with a large blue necktle.
Following is list Of those who rode: Ar
thur Monroe, Edith Hunt, Carl Hollender,
Beryl Gilman, Clara Whitman, Hugh
Whitman, Ethel Knight, Grace Eels, Mar
garet Averill, May LamsOn, Harry Con-
land, Grace Bailey, Robert Stickney, Floyd
Smith, Louis Herrick, James Austin,
John Fitzgerald, Arthur Willard, Inez
Akley, Lula Bsrdwell, Florence Muzzy,
Pauline Jenne, Helen Childs, Harold Ran
som.
Woven straw was used with beautiful
/ effect in the decorations of DR.. Fremont
Hamilton's "horn of plenty" Six straw
columns connected by ropes of the came
material surrounded large horn of yellow
bunting at the sides of which we're numer-
GUS piles of fruit and vegetables. The
lower part of the float was fringed with
| straw interviewer with red, white and blue
ribbon. 1t was drawn by two horses
wearing yellow blankets with crosses of
straw. The following girls dressed as
fairies occupied seats on and around the
| ~ I'll
Martin, Helen Childs and Alice Jones.
An original design Of merit was the float
representing the world, carrying II young
women dressed in Grecian costumes. In
l the center of the float, which was decorat-
ed in white with Grecian border of green,
was large globe upon which sat Miss
Marion Knight, literally the "only girl on
the earth" The following young women
also rode: Florence Thorn, Mabel Briggs,
Merle Titus, Irma Hatcher, Meta Stolte,
Pearle Gibson, Helen Emerson, Florence
Putnam, Florence Converse and Ella New
comb. The float was drawn by four black
horses in white trappings.
A gigantic sea shell drawn by a hand
some four in hand carried these water
nymphs, in costumes Of red blue and yell
low: Zela Edwards, Zetta Weld, Ella Jac-
quin, Blanche Powers, Edith Brasor, Alice
Eels, Amy Van Doom, and Alta Cray.
The coming of the new century" was
the idea exemplihed in the float of the
Universalist Sunday school. The sides of
the vehicle were drsped with green and
white bunting, while an arch of red roses
arose over the centre. On the front of the
float was bevy of young ladies in white
in the act of welcoming the new century,
the rear being taken up by group of
young men gathering grain, reaped by the
scythe of Father Time The float was
drawn by four handsome white horses.
Those who rode were Arthur Hyde, May
Spear Leon Barnes, Helen Keyes, Alice
Allen, Eva Ellis, Angie Persons, Della
Ellis, Rosilia Goddard, Carroll Wood,
Helen Rohde, Nellie Lord, Eva Sanders.
"Fairyland" was represented by three
charming little girls whose float was an
object of admiration. From a half of a
large watermelon bad apparently come a
dainty little fairy team consisting of Har-
riet Emerson and Rosabel Miller driven
with satin ribbons by Elizabeth Hildreth
The float was drawn by four bay horses
wearing blankets.
One of the most beautiful floats which
has ever graced a parade was that in the
design of Grecian galley. The lines OF
the vessel were we'll carried out and the