The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-01
Floats.

The "Isle of Jersey was represented
by float entered by Mr.. A. f. Brown,
who made very novel and attractive
turnout out of the affair. The toaC,
with its arches, was mass of green,
being profusely decorated with cedar
and her evergreens, flowers graclng
the whole. Eight beauti ul litt Jersey
calves rode upon the float, and in the
centre we're number of milk cans.
The wagon was drawn by four mules,
decorated with evergreens, and the two
colored drivers, or outriders, were also
costumed in green. The lie of Jer-
sey'' was certainly unique and al tistic
representation.
The float, shaped in the form of a
huge sa l-boat, entered by the Secret
Relief Socie y, was splendidly gotten
up, and profusely decora ted in black
and ye llow chrysanthemums--the Wheels
being wrapped and fastooned in the
s lme flowers. On the sails, the name
of the S ciety was placed in flowers
In the stern of the boat were little
Gladys Wilson and Eva Powell under
black and yellow parasol, the former
d essed in b ack, the latter in yellow.
The members of the society, Misses
May Walker, Mona Fariss, Maude Craig,
Minnie Lee Weatherford, Viola Jones,
Jessie Mccain, Josie and Jessie Tegar-
den, Brownie and Floy Campbell, Sadie
Grimes and Mrs. Mort Taylor, dressed
in costume corresponding to their colors
rode upon the float They made pictul e
fair to look upon. Messrs. Walter
Green and Jno. A. Oakes also rode upon
the float, together driving the spirited
horses-lwo black and two yellow ones,
in black and yellow trappings. The
outriders, uniformed in black and yellow, I,
we're Messrs. Mort Taylor, Will Taylor,
Frank Cook, Hiram Higgins, Claude
Rodgers, and Ole Davis.
Harlan, Watkins & Evans "Big Shoe
was one of the most SNOWY, and at rae
lively gotten up rigs among them all.
1t represented float, with a huge shoe,
6x8 feet, upon it, and floating from the
wagon, upon which the shoe stood, were
large banners, bearing the name of the
firm a their motto: "lf we please
you, tell others; il we do not, tell us. l"
The immense shoe was made of white
chrysanthemums, the seams and tip be-
ing of pink chrysanth' NUNS, and was
laced with pink ribbon, tied at the top
with large French bow. Rising from
the mouth Of the shoe was a handsome
bouquet of the pink and white flowers.
Tn, Sc who had charge of this exqui-
sitely beautiful shoe, may well feel proud
of the admiration it received, for it
showed both artistic design and execu-
ton. The wheels of the float, as we'll as
the harness. were trimmed with white
and "American Beauty" trimmings.
The colored groomsman was dressed in
white with white silk beaver.
Tire Citizens Telephone was repre-
senied by a large, handsome float,
decorated in red, white and blue bunt-
ing, and fios ers of the same colors. A
number of phones v ere arranged along
the sidss, and betW cen them were fes-
tooned roses of red, pink and yellow.
The arches overhead were prettily
decorated with red, white and blue
flowers. while the huge bell, hanging in
the centre, as similarly adorned. Miss
Carrie Barker, dressed IN the eolors Of
the Goat. rode upon the flOat-so did
'sUncle Sam"-the one that has long