The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-31


was decorated in pink and white peoples
with top OF ever-greens and silver
trimmings. while each pony was decor
ated in pink ribbons and led by four
men in white costumes. In this carriage
We're three of little Miss Higgs' friends,
Miss Suzanne Busbee, Masters John
Winder Skinner and Bennett Seawell Ar
mold.
The ninth was beautifully trimmed
r0ny cart decorated in white snow balls,
with little Mr.. Ed Denton and Miss
, CAMEL Debnam. who were dressed in
pure white suits. while little Miss Deb
nam wore a hat of white roses This
cart attracted much attention on ac-
count of the smallness of the occupants
and the tiny pony.
Miss Katie Smith and Miss Alexina
Hardy had their buggy most attraetively
decorated in pink and green flowers
The Baptist Female University was
represented in moving dream of beauty
by thirty-fve young ladies from this in
stitution, chaperoned by, Miss Gibbs, of
the faculty, who rode on pyramid float
drawn by four horses. The entire num-
Der were dressed in white costumes with
large black picture hats, while on each
corner of the oat was a beautiful ban
ner in purple and glod, symbolic of the
college colors. The decorations were
violets and yellow chrysanthemums.
Mrs. r. r. Giersch, Miss Stun1el and
Master Richard Giersch had a handsome
turnout trimmed in yellow roses and
white snow balls.
Mr.. w. H. King had in his trap Miss
Brewer, Mrs Atkinson and Miss Ellen
King. This was a striking buggy, the
colors being reseda gren and white
with white ribbon trimmings.
Mrs. John Cross drove her beautiful
horse to a buggy all trimmed in white,
pink and red. Mr.. Woodall in white suit
with silk hat acted as a coachman.
Mrs g. N. Walters handsome two
seated trap was adorned with white ana
yellow peonies. In this were Miss Vera
Walters, Mrs. VIM. Butt, Miss Florence
Butt and Miss Edna Walters.
Miss Ethel Lyon and Miss Mary Bryan
drove Miss Lyons pretty pair of ponies
to tastily decorated tiny carriage of
ping roses.
Master Joe, Tom and John Boushall
drove their tiny pony cart, which was
deliberately trimmed in white, pink and
green flowers.
y Mr.. j. L. O'Quinn, the florist, had his
handsome new delivery wagon out for
the first time. The glass enclosed wagon
was filled with rare flowers and cut
palms, plants, etc, while on the front
seat rode Miss Margie Haynes and Mas
tiers Willie and Paul Wyatt, who car
ried punches of white chrysanthemums
and American Beauty roses.
The most unique feature of the parade
was tiny cart, driven by Master Hugh
Lee, to which was hitched a small setter,
decorated in red ribbons. 1t was win
ner.
Fifty little Shetland ponies from Mr..
L. Banks Hollis farms were much adj
mired All of these were decorated in
white and pink garlands, each being led
by little boy.
THE INDUSTRIAL DIVISION.
Next came the Industrial Division, of
which Mr.. ]. S. Wynne was chief.
First in this division was the float of
the ey West Cheroot Company. This
was a most we'll designed float. with a
large gold key suspended in the air.
which was intended to advertise this IA
was band of fifteen pieces, which added
much to the attractiveness of the dis
play.
Then came the Southern Railways up
to-date engine, % feet long, which is a
perfect model of the engines used on
their fast trains. Coal being high. blocks
of wood painted black. We're the sub
stitute. At the throttle was Mr. Hol
man Bernard as engineer and the fire.
man Master William Dowell, While
under the tender was a genuine hobo.
Following was the Raleigh Tobacco
Market float, which was a beauty. This
represented real tobacco warehouse,
with piles of tobacco and a hogsheads
decorated in read, white and blue, while
the canopy was decorated in the golden
weed. AS this float moved up the street
a genuine auctioneering sale was going
on. On this sfioat were Messrs. *. f.
Knott, r. Fl Knott, j. II. Cheatham,
Garland Mitchell, Honest Bragg, M.
Lewel!yn, T. D. Martin and w. L. Rice,
of the Raleigh market.
The Plum Tobacco float, representing
the T. C. Williams Company, of Rich
man, was splendid. On this were gour
plum trees, while the top of the
pyramid was tremendous bunch of
plums, while the side of the pyramid was
decorated with tobacco. Mr.. Fleming
Sherwood dressed as an Indian, distrib
uted advertising matter for the company.
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The cotton float of Barbee & Co.,
which came next was one of the most
unique features of the great parade. 1t
represented King cotton in all its phases
from the field to the factory. Mr.. Haynes.
the spot cotton buyer of the firm OF
Barbee & Co. was the king. He sat
on a throne decorated in cotton and wore
a crown and other paraphenalia made
fthe f1eecy staple. The float was drawn
by four beautiful horses and ON the float
were Mr.. Ed. B. Barbee. head of the
finn of Barbee & Co.; Mr.. Jno. Allen, the
lightning magnipulator of the private
wires of the firm; Mr. Walter Crews,
manager of tie Postal Telegraph Co.,
Mr.. Upchurch, a spot cotton buyer; Mr..
Jno. Love, 4 lightning cotton calculator
and bookkeeper; Mr.. Jack Pearce, cot
ton planter: Mr. Van Wyck Hoke, to-
gether with messenger boys, telegraph
operators and others There were in
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