The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-10-07
Novel Parade of Nearly a
Hundred Decorated We
hicles Viewed by the En-
campment Visitors.
Four Prizes Were Contested
for-Two for Artistic 81
feet and Same Number for
Novelty.

were beautifully decorated. although the
vreater number confined themselves to
"a bit of bunting or couple OF hags.
-Four prizes were contested for.
The following were the awards:
First prize for artistic decoration,
Col. Charles A. Wood.
Second prize for artistic decoration
Mrs G. W. Strong.
First prize for novel decoration, Dr.
r. H. Waite.
Second prize for novel decoration. Mr.
"A. E. Offett.
Mass of Red and Yellow.
Colonel Wood, who is a vice chairman
of the committee which had the parade
in charge, was easily the winner OF the
first prize in artistic decoration he
drove phaeton which was literally COW
cred with American Beauties and car
nations. He made no attempt at
presenting any characters, special fea-
tures or designs His vehicle was SIM
MY one great mass of red and yellow.
The spokes. the wagon box, the dash
board and almost the entire machine it
spelf was invisible.
There was considerable question
whether the second prize should go TO
Mrs. Strong or to Mrs. DR.. Hickling, the
daughter of Governor Stone. of Pennsyl-
vania. who drove beautifully decorated
phaeton. Mrs. Strong also drove a
phaeton. over which was suspended a
solid canopy of American Beauties. her
vehicle was almost as completely COW
cred with flowers as Colonel Woods.
II was lower machine and presented,
many thought. really more gracefui
annearance. Colonel Woods phaeton
sat higher from the ground, and, with It's
rich decorations. gave it an appearance
of dignity and style which Mrs. Strong
phaeton lacked.
A Great American Eagle.
Without question, DR.. Waite was en-
titled to the first novelty prize, for moth
ing on the line compared with his great
American eagle, into which his small
steam automobile had been converted
From the dashboard, or from what hat
been the dashboecd. rose the imposin'
and commanding neck ai1d lead of tbs
bird of prey. The neck was fully two
and one half. feet long.
Two great glass eyes sparkled lumin'
ously. and from the distended nostrils oil
each side of Notwithstanding beal
were blown at regular intervals grea
puffs of steam. The exhaust of the ma
chine had been zcleverly arranged II
come out through the nostrils instead o
from under the wagon-box.
From each side of the seat rose enor
NOUS wings of eagle feathers. The.
were fully three feet wide at the tips
and were so constructed that DR.. Waite
nv pulling a cord, could make them fla
like the wings of monster bird. From
the rear of the vehicle was grea
spreading tail. which could also b
made to flop up and down. The bod
of the wagon was covered with eagl
Feathers, making it look like the bod
of the bird.
Late in Assembling.
The vehicles began assembling
Massachusetts Avenue between Scot
and Dupont Circles al 8 o'clock in tn
morning. as the parade was schedule
! to start at $3.50. Many were late. how
eyer and il was 10 O'Clock before a.
were in line. In the meantime larg
crowd had collected to see the process
sion move forward. Major Sylvester de
tailed 100 bicycle policemen to act
bn and n nrQEpu
outsiders, pedestrians and other vehicle
from breaking through the line.
In the automobile parades which hav
been given in Washington heretofor
great confusion has been occasioned b
the crowds coming between the ma
chimes. OF necessity such a formatio
must proceed slowly and by jerks
Sometimes the intervals between tw
vehicles will be three feet and at other
1t will be fifty yards. II the crowds ar
allowed TO pass through, the machine
become blocked and The parade break
I'D in disorder. This morning the officer
rode so closely together the line wa
kept intact from one end of the roui
to the other.
Autdu VI Alt pioScosiVb va
rode a Gordon of mounted officers, VIII
kept the streets clear for the approach
ing vehicles. Back of the mounted me
was a line of bicycle officers and a lin
of bicycle officers rode ON either sid
OF the long line OF machines.
Mr.. Offett's Display.
Mr. Offett, who took the second no,
city prize, drove an electric runabol
decorated in such manner as to /
emblemaiic of the G. n r.. The LEI
tiers &c. A. r." stood out boldly acros
the front of his dashboard in red an
purple flowers and spread eagle va
presented in flowers behind the sea
The spokes of the wheels were Irvine
with bunting and American flags wei
draped about the body of the wagon.
The judges who awarded the prize
were Mr.. Alexander T. Hensey, vic
chairman OF the committee; Mr.. Edwi
Duff, the committees secretary, an
General Torrance. The prizes consist
kayserzinn cups. upon each OF which
engraved the date and occasion of i
being won. These will be presented
the winners this evening.
The parade was given by committt
selected by the G. A. R executive con