The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-02
FLORAL PRIZES.
Awards Made by the Flower
Parade Judges.
Ladies' Music Club Given First
for Carriages.
CERAMIC CLUB WINS.
Receives the First for Original
Floats.
Hrs. Wyman Given First Rank
for Automobiles.

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Most original Federation float:
First-Forestry club.
Second-Froebel Mothers union.
Automobiles.
For private car. single seat:
First-Mrs. Wyman.
Second-Mrs. Norris.
For private car, double seat;
First-Mrs. Swearingen.
Second-Dr. Lyman.
Federation car, single seat:
First-Good Government club.
Federation car, double seat:
First-West Side Reading club.
SecOnd-Cosmos club.
Carriages.
First-Ladies' Music club.
Second-Nineteenth Century club.
PhaetOns.
First-Dean Kaye.
Second-AGrs. Auerbach.
Pony Carts-Girls.
First-Current Literature club.
Second-CliO club.
Pony Carts-BOys.
First=Chappelle Foote. a ~. A.z
Ok Second-Clarence Sheldon.
Bicycles-Girls.
First-Maud Burdge.
Second-Katherine Keller and Jean
Lindsay as morning glories.
BicycIes-Boys.
First-William Macferran.
Secondhand A. Menninger.
Horses.
First-Henry McAfee.
SecOnd-Dr. W. S. Lindsay.
Miss Mulvane awarded a blue rib
bon for lady rider. No opposition.
The Boys Troop was given a first
ribbon.
Two ribbons were offered in each
event. For the most artistic float out
side of the Federation, Mills Dry Goods
Co. received the first award. The de-
sign was one of the finest ever seen in
the city, representing a pond in which
lay a great waterlily. In the heart of
the flower rode little Dorothy Adams
in a pale yellow frock.
Crosby Brothers were given the sec
ond prize in tins division. Their float
was a May Queen effect and very hand
some. The body of the float was en-
tirely covered with chrysanthemums,
the back ground white and the pink
applied in a scroll design. Miss Carrie
Wilcox representing the May Queen
and Misses Helen Louise Crosby, Mil
dred Merton, May Kelly and Frances
McClintOck as maids of honor in the
float
The most artistic Federation float ac-
cOrding to the judges was that of the
Ceramic club. This was handsome
creation in pink, gold and white. Two
large white swans in the foreground
were driven by Miss Marie Walsh who
stood in a large seasheH. The flowers
were chrysanthemums and the cOlOring
gold.
The Nautilus club took the second
ribbon this part of the display. The
ladies of this club took the name of
their organization as a cue for their
float and made it a great shell, the
outside a sea green, and the inside
shell-pink. The horses which drew the
float were ridden by Masters Laurens
Whittemore and Paul Cowgirl in white
suits with pink nose and white shoes.
riding in the shell were Martha White
more, Laura Neiswanger and Lydia
Holland and Masters Carl Bowman,
Howard Woodbury. and Hal Whiting.
The most original float outside of the
federation was credited to the w. c. T.
u. By use of mirrors and water a pond
effect was secured, in which fOun-
tain played throughout the procession.
In the boat rode a number of little
folks, members of the Junior w c. T.
T. known as the L. T. L. They were
Miss Isabel Dickinson, Master Willie
Eberly, Miss Rose Baker, Miss Mamie
Smith. Master Harry Prescott and Mas
ter John Parks.
The second prize was given to Robin
son. Marshall & Co. for their float in
dfcative of the spirit of the Semf-Cen-
tennial. The sides of the float were
paneled with large silk flags, outlined
with yellow and white chrysanthe-
NUNS. On the apex as a
big canopy at the PROV OF the float
was a big eagle holding silken~ BAN
the boat represented Kansas in 1854 and
the rear part, Kansas in 1904 Miss Ada
Mccormick, representing Kansas, and
Mr. Charles Robinson as the Indian,
were the occupants of the float.
The first prize for the most original
federation float was given to the West
Side Forestry club, which organization
had a float representing the tract of
land west of Potwin which it is planned
to redeem for park purposes. A big
span of mules drew the float.
The Froebel Mothers union got the
second prize for its "Old-Woman- Who
-In-A-ShOe" float. The club col
ors, green and white decorated the
body of the float Mrs. J. w. NeaIe,
who founded the club rode in the shoe
Hester Barber, Emily Seery, Jack
GreenWald, Kenneth Sutherland, Ches-
ter Bunger, Russell Hopkins, King
Lane Ruth Rooster, Ruth Stevens, Mat
tie Payne. and Baby Stewart.
Automobiles.
For a private car with a single seat
Mrs Lou Wyman was given the first
prize. Her machine was a beautiful
creation of white chrysanthemuD1s
drawn by six white doves mounted as
though on the wing. Besides Mrs
Wynan in the car, was Miss Pear
Elliott.
Mrs. Norris car took second prize
Her machine was entirely in green
chrysanthemums and was very eff
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