The age-herald., 1900-04-03
Another Grand Floral
 Peagant to be Arranged

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 The suggestion of The Age-Herald in re- gard to a floral parade being arranged to take place during the week of the May festival was discussed yesterday by num- ber of Birmingham women, each of whom was enthusiastic in speaking of the beau tiful possibilities of such an event. The success of the flower parade last year, it would seem, ought to have assured the per manence of floral pageants in this city and when the question of a parade is ap- preached 1t meets with general favor. That popular movement should net have a conspicuous loader was discussed by sever al women, who said that While they would work for the success of the parade, that they could not take the responsibility of Its success upon their own shoulders. There are many women who would Toe willing to assume the duties of chairmanship of the floral parade committee, but since Bir- mingham will entertain the large gather ing of Alabama women at the meeting of the Federation the first week In May, they have already formed committees for en- tertaining the distinguished women and from now until May many of the most public-spirted women in Birmingham win be busy with plans for the forthcoming annual convention of the State Federation The gayetles that will be resumed after Easter are already being discussed, and many women are busy wlth plans for p.i- vate entertainments, well as those to be given for charity.
 The Assembly ball and the cotillon 10 be given by the young women will absorb the attention of many society women, uoen whom the success of the balls will depend
 There are many events being pan ned for the spring season that no woman seems willing to assume the respons IJility of undertaking the management Of a floral parade. The enthusiasm and Interest that marked the management last year indicates the public spirit on the part of Birmingham women in everything that they undertake, and if the initiative be taken the movement would be sure to meet With cooperation Several young women yesterday, in speaking of the pros- pect of having parade, said a number of men who managed the floral ball last year had assured them that if the women would assume charge of the parade this year they would gladly be responsible for the success Of the ball. The decoration of the trans Is the only inolvidual expense that Is neces- sary, ana the cost is not great enough to oeter any woman from decoratin her trap sn the most artistic manner With the expense and the details of the floral ball 10 be assumed entirely by lBirmineharn men, 1t would seem that plans for the foral parade should be formulated witnout fur- ther delay That it is only necessary for the initiative ha talya dent in the favorable expressions Of 1''ihoer ol b.fmln5ham women who gladly consented to be quoted upon the subject
 -nis' hopeft II. Pearson discussed the supJect With her usual enthusiasm and ex- pressed the opinion that the parade could pc made greater success than that of last year. She dwelt upon the exquisite possi- pilities of flower pageant and hoped that plans would be formulated at once towards its accomplishment.
 Mrs Rufus N. Rhodes also favored a flower parade. "The one of last year" she said, was in every way the most beautiful pageant that was ever witnessed in Bir- mingham, and I am sure that the parade would far exceed the previous one in the number of traps
 Mrs. James Bowron said that Birming- nam must have another floral parade .The beautiful success of the first parade would | induce many other women to enter their l traps this year, and there is every reason | to believe that any effort towards having l parade during the festival week would meet with enthusiastic encouragement on | tine part of Birmingham women"
 Mrs Robert Jemison spoke not only of the beauty of such an occasion, but refer red to the crowds that a gala event would bring to Birmingham. Aside" she con- | tinued, from the artistic beauty of a flow | CT parade, it would be profitable to Bir | mingham merchants, for it would be the means of bringing hundreds of persons to the city. am in favor of annual flower parades, or of any occasion that will at tract the crowds to Birmingham"
 When Mrs. John w. Tominson was ask 1 ed if she was in favor of parade. she re- ] piled that she was most heartily in sym pathy with any effort made in that direc- tion, and that she thought the suggestion would meet with universal favor Mrs Willis J. Milner and Miss Mary Clare Mil ner expressed the opinion that the parade would be even greater success than that of last year
 "There would be less difficulty" said