The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-14

mel. WITH shoes and caps to ma tCh,
trimmed with purple
A tandem drawn by white horses.
position fashion. gaudily decorated
with purple ribbons, was followed by
the Elks Juniors The lads were richly
appareIed in sailor suits, and the uni
forms added to the beauty of the affair.
The Kansas delegation was preceded
by a unique idea Two black faced
delegates occupied go-carts. and these
We're pushed by white delegates 1t
reversed the order of things prevalent
in the days when John Brown started
on his famous raids.
tiny stage coach, drawn by Shet-
land ponies. was followed by the Cow
boy band. and introduced the Ouray
delegation. Two little girls attired in
the EllSs' colors occupied the coach.
The delegates wore soft white hats
with sweaters and trousers to match
and made a smart appearance. Pueblo
came next. in purple busters, white
trousers and neat straw hats. These
uniforms were among the showiest in
line. There were handsomer uniforms.
but the flowing Pueblo garment pre-
sented striking contrast to the 9TH
ers.
New York was represented by mon
ster stage coach. drawn by six pranc-
ing horses. The delegates rode inside
and on top.
The next display was unique. and
was reminiscent of the south 1t was
A wagon drawn by two horses. One
animal was thin and gaunt and several
sizes larger than the other. but it all
went. The. wagon had several supposed
bales Of cotton. and the rig made the
first laugh of the parade.
More Fun Coming.
The rest. of the fun was coming. This
was the Mississippi delegation Their
faces were blackened. and they were
attired in the most fantastic garb TO
represent the cotton pickers of the
south. Cake walks. dances and banter
kept the crowd convulsed with laugh
ter. The ladies" of this CAV party
Kept up A running Irritation with every
one on the street
The Detroit delega ton presented
striking contrast TO the foregoing pic
ture. They were attired in white. and
carried q huge American flag between
them The flag was stretched to its
full proportions and the effect was
smart. patriotic and striking
The Illinois and Michigan delegations
were also uniformed. and presented a
swell appearance. If any Of the dele
cations made 4 more Imposing appear
numbers. They were led by Fosters
band. which was in two sections
The next display made a decided hit.
and the delegation was immedia tely
picked out as priZe-winner They
came in for third prize. and would un-
doubtedly have captured the second
place had they been in larger num-
bers. This was the Joliet. Ills. dele
cation. The members wore the striped
gsrb of the Joliet prison. and initiated
the lock step. The makeup of the
men was realistic and startling. White
powder gave them the CHASTITY prison
pa llor, and touch of black here and
there added the plug ugly appearance
naturally associated with people be-
hind the bars. The gang" was liber-
ally aplauded. and they were a big
feature of the parade.
Denver Band Played Well.
The New England delegation rode in
carriages. Satriano's Denver hand came
next. The members wore red coats
and black trousers. They looked well
and played even better than they
looked. They led the Colorado delega-
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