The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-05
CREDlTiDLE STREET PARADE
Procession Composed OF Fire
Department and Civic
Societies.

Yesterday afternoon representa-
tive OF this paper went to Ennis to
witness the Elks' street parade last
night. Arriving at that hustling
| little city the streets were found to
| be filed with various kinds Of
tented attractions. From one end of
Main street to the other there was
apushing, jostling crowd of three or
four thousand people. Ennis was
dressed In gay and festive" attire
and everybody seemed to be having
good time.
The parade was billed to start at
eight O'Clock but it was nearer
nine when the procession began to
move. The procession was not
| large or elaborate affair but the dis
play made was quite creditable. The
deserve much praise for the success
success of this feature of the fair.
The procession was formed with
| its head resting on Brown. The
line of march was north on Brown
street to Main; west on Main 10 Y.
NJ. G.. A. hall; south one block TO
Dallas; east on Dallas to place Of
starting.
The formation of the parade was
/ in the following order;
CITY Marshall Croweil and police
force in the lead.
Ennis Fire Department, lead by
the engine.
Carriage containing Elks' commit
tee composed of Capt. Mark Latti-
mer, j. Baldridge, p. Freeman and
Tom King.
About forty urchins with torches.
First Calvary band of Ennis.
A float representing the Indepen-
dent Order Of Odd Fellows. This
float was elegantly decorated and
was drawn by two gray horses.
There were for young ladies on
the float, one at each corner.
The members ofthe Woodmen had
a very nicely decorated float drawn
by three black horses, The ladies OF
| the Circle deserve great deal Of
credit for the artistic beauty of the
decorations.
Following this float came eight
iurchins in torn and tattered gar
ments carrying banner on which
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Next in order was the Carpenters
Union No. T3s with an artistieally
decorated float.
The Bon Ton Bakery, owned by
Geo. Alexander Il Son, was repre-
sented by nicely decorated deliv-
cry wagon.
| The Daughters of the Confederacy
were represented by four young
ladies on horseback, Miss Winnie
Loggins leading.
Next came the Ennis Rifles repre-.
senting Camp James Longstreet in
1861.
They were followed by an old GOV
cred wagon representing the com
Imissary department of the Confed
eracy.
Then came a float containing fif
I teen ladies representing the early
days of the Confederacy.
Camp James Longstreet came
next attired In uniforms of gray ant
carrying old muskets, knapsack'
and canteens.
Next came the Brotherhood o
Railway Trainmen with prettils
decorated eaboose.
The Ennis Daily News was repre-
sented In the procession by Circu
lator Shelton and Ave carriers OF
horseback.
The rear of the procession wa
brought up by ''muleobill." {" Thi
was quite novel attraction ant
consisted of small bugg,
pushed by donkey.
In the award of prizes for the bes
decorated float the Odd Fellows wol
first prize of So In cash. The sec
ond prize of $40 went to the Wood
men Circle.
The parade was witnessed by sew
eral thousand people.