The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-10-06

were quite number OF visitors from
out of town and the day was observed
as a general holiday.
School was dismissed as soon as the
parade started as IL was impossible
for the teachers to keep the children
at their tasks.
Just what features were to be pre-.
sented was kept secret by the several
committees and many were the sur
prises.
The sidewalks Of the principal
streets were crowded TO witness the
the parade which was a most credit
able pageant demonstrating tlie orig
inallty of the committee and their
intelligent labor in perfecting the ar
rangements. This committee was
Mrs. Charles L. Lahman, chairman;
]. b. Turner and C. II. Grlnith.
As "circusn the parade would
have passed muster and defied critics
with no other feature but the front
and tail ends with the middle piece.
Col Turner, on his magnificent steed'
led the procession garbed IN the vel
vet robes Of an ancient potentate.
Col Soper brought up the rear while
Charley Davidson was Gagged between
the two doughty colonels
Following Col. Turner were Mrs. NJ.
o. Gabbert and II E Ridenhour rid
ing abreast. Then followed the band,
with Mesdames w. 2. Thompson and
L. +. Parker, IT,. on horseback. 4
carriage containing Mesdames orr
Davidson and Turner; anotherin which
sat Mrs. Orrin Rider aud Mrs Farm
er. the latter being costumed and
blackened TO represent col0red coach
man. Mrs. Frank Burkhalter and Miss
Glessle Lee, mounted and costumed as
cow girls; a carriage with Mesdames
Preston Davis. Robert Farmer, \. L.
Rider; Harold orr aud Robert Farmer
IN a pony carriage, escorted by Martin
paden, clad ia a sheet, as f0otman,
Rudolph Heagart IN q cage with
big dog representing a lion; Barney
Mars. mounted, as an old woman and
Fred Smith as a clown Cavalry troop,
c. GOodpasture, Frank knight. ;. $.
Smith and the recruiting officer: Siam
ese twins, Manton Mars and Amory
Chamberlain on one horse: Marshal
Stevens. as the GATED German, and
II. NJ. Price as the lanky, awkward
old maid, In a cart; Charley Wilson in
a cage, as the wild Man from Bor-
neo; Agnes Guntsr Jennie Gunter
and Viva Amos, Ia pony cart; Mil
dred and Murray Britt, mounted and
Helen Churchill, as a Fairy Queen;
". A. Taylor, clown, mounted on q
pony. James Burkhalter, standing lads
rider: Mrs. stanfeld aud Mrs. Wilson,
in a carriage; Garland Mars and
Vance McSpadden, clowns riding
burros: J. E. Klinefeiter. IN cage
with hand organ; Charles A. David
son, IN a cage representing an Onug
outang: f. B. Davidson, IN cage as
a the tafooed wild South Sea Islander;
Dimmie Mars, Charley and Edward
Davidson and Donald Blakeney, IN a
cage, as monkeys; Turner and Lee Dam.
eron as clowns: WillieLemon In costume
mounted, driving lead horse tandem;
Sherwood Lahman,a as monkey, on pony;
Miss Mamie Britt IN a chariot; II ".
Mitchell. mounted, in warrior costume
as Geronimo; Juanita Gabbert,
mounted, as bareback rider; Mary
Halsell, Queen OF the Amazons T. G.
Stretch, driving tandem, accompanied
by ?. L. Soper in white suit, Mexican
sombreroand carrying tin megaphone
through which he announced the feat
ures for the afternoon and evening.
Many OF the carriages we're gaily
decorated, the horses caparlsoned and
the ladies neatly costumed, the chill
dren being in many instances very
prettily clad.
Miss Mamie Britt, as the charioteer
was feature and attracted much at
fentiOn.
one Of the little chaps In the mon
key cage had such an accident happen
10 his trousers as % compel him 70
remain seated during the parade.
TENNIS TOURNEY.
Two sets only we're contested IN the
tennis tournament during the after
noon with I'd Durham referee and
score keeper. Neville and Depue de-
feated Connor and Caldwell Ia the
first set. G-3. but the later team turned
the tables and won the second, 60.
FOOTBALL
The football contest was snappY
md interesting. There were several
sleyer individual plays that evoked
hearty applause Only two dfteen
minute halves were PLAYED tie game
,nding with an even score Of hye