The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-04
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white horses The guards were dressed
In white but had their heads, arms and
ankles barred in the manner the Greeks
used to go. Upon their feet were the old
time wooden sandals. In their right
hands were gilded spears while their left
arms supported beautiful shields OF red
with W. H. S. printed in large white let
tiers on the outside. The Goddess also
bore larger shield CT the same design.
The body guards were as follows: Sem
iors-Will Easton,. Joel Tucker; Juniors
Eaece Lewis; Dean A1innick; Sophomores
Bruce Petrie, Jerry Fitzpatrick; Fresh
men-Oak Throckmorton, Murray Mas
sey.
LEWIS ACADEMY FLOAT.
Next came the Lewis Academy float
This was the appearance Of the first large
vehicle in the procession and as it ap-
peared the enthusiasm took a higher pitch.
1t was a dream in white and yellow roses
built much after the fashion of circus
band wagon, in tiers of seats in which
sat thirty seniors and juniors all highly
decorated, flaming with excitement and
presenting so charming a spectacle of
youth, beauty and manliness that hats
came off and threats poured forth hur-
rahs wherever they appeared. In this
float was demonstrated that the one OBJ
iect that is fairer than a rose is a young
woman, and there was nothing on exhibit
in the parade which gladdened the eye
more. 1t was effective, creditable.
THE ROUGH RIDERS.
Whoever fell upon the Rough Rider idea
g.,
Just about the time the more intense COL
ors were becoming monotonous, into your
sight slipped the khaki-clad Rough Rid
ers,e with blue saddle cloths, rosettted
Roosevelt hats, a moving, soothing vision
of blue and brown, twenty strong, with
a battle pennant flirting in front and Cap
tain Minnick leading with drawn sword.
The sight was pleasing, restfu to the
eye and as it struck every observer it
drew forth as many "ahs" as the queens
float. On Douglas avenue going east the
Rough Riders charged in good order and
added excitement to the parade.
BATTERY A, K. N. G.
Wichita's battery, led by Captain Lou
Aspey, gave the spectators vague idea
Of how battery would move across the
battle field as they started down Douglas
at full speed. Much interest centered IN
the breach loading cannon.
The battery is good one and Wichita
was not ashamed to have it in the pa
rade.
MRS SINGERS SUNFLOWERS
Mrs. I. N. Singers road wagon was a
coniagration Of sunfiowers everywhere.
Besides that peculiar tint of yellow of
which the sunfower has a monopoly,
no other color was visible save the
rich dark brown hearts of these fair
counterfeits Of the honest faced II at
times pestiferous plants sown in this
sturdy land to be so typical of the up
and-coming, never-say-die denizens Of
these broad plains. Mrs. Singer drove
fine dark bay horse whose harness was
wrapped with yellow ribbons and pointed
with more sunfiowers. kansas" was
wrought in sunfowers ON the back of the
seat and 1900 appeared at either side.
Kansas state pride was certainly graft
fed, while the highest artistic instinct
could not have failed to grasp one more
inspiration in the contemplation of
CREATION as thoroughly beautiful as it
was thoroughly patriotic.
PONY CART
The vision of a dainty pony cart trim
med with festoons of bright pink roses
was one of the numbers at the front Of
the parade The little pony was deco
rated from its little noofs to its name.
Roses were abundant and the sun shade
carried by the Misses Betty Gillespie and
Ida Chain were ornamented with pink
roses. The little Misses were attfred in
charming costumes of white, and pre-
scented an appearance beautiful to the ex-
treme. The cart and pony was in charge
of a nattendant. 1t was ablaze of color,
replete with all that makes an attractive
appearances. The wheels were decorted
with roses and as they moved slowly
around as the parade advanced, the idea
given was that Of a moving block OF
pink.
HYPATIA'S FLOAT.
Every one admired the trap Hypatia
beautifed by its yellow and purple wis
terias. The wheels were a golden tint