The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23
THE FLORAL PARADE.
A Magnificent Pageant Of Bsauty-Lovely
Women, Handsome Horses and Ex-
quisite Floral Decorations.

A pageant of beauty, symposium
of loveliness, an ideal and altogether
appropriate inauguration of the Fall
Festival, was and is the unanimous
opinion Of the thousands who throng-
ed the streets along the line of march
to witness the Floral parade. Both in
number of vehicles and in the artistic
beauty and variety of the decorations
the Floral Parade surpassed the most
sanguine expectations of all. There
was nothing lacking and nothing left
to be desired, the arrangements were
complete to the last detail and the ex-
ecution of the plans was perfect.
The parade formed at the foot of
Main street and the route was as fol-
lows: South Main street to Liberty,
West Liberty to Church, Church to
Broad, Broad to Warren, Warren to
North Main, North Main to the Court
House, where the mounted officers
and vehicles were halted while Mayor
Dick made his address of welcome
and delivered to President R. F.
Haynsworth the keys of the city.
Mayor Dicks address was appropri-
ate to the occasion and struck the
keynote of the hour. The welcome he
extended to Sumter's guests was cor
dial and sincere and he aptly voiced
the sentiments of every citizen of
Sumter. He touched lightly upon
Sumter's growth and prosperity with
in the past ten years, and without
boasting or self-praise, pointed with a
pride that we all feel in our town,
and the hopes we confidently enter
tain of future greatness that will far
exceed any achievement of the years
that have passed
The great golden key, symbolic Of
the open sesame to Sumter's homes
and Snmter's hospitality that his
words of welcome expressed, was deliv-
cred to President Haynsworth who
received it and, with face wreathed
in smiles, bowedsand bowed again in
response to the cheers Of the assem-
bled thousands.
The parade was then reformed and
continued down North Main street to
Liberty and thence down East Liberty
to Levi Avenue where it was disband.
ed.
One of the most striking features of
the parade was the regiment, or
perhaps it were better to character
ize it as brigade, of Graded school
children that joined the parade at
Warren Street and brought up the
rear of the procession until Liberty
street was reached. There we're more
than five hundred children, in the pa
rade. The military company of the
school came first, followed by the
grades in order, beginning with the
tots Of the First Grade. Each grade
had a bright hued banner, and each
child carried small United States
flag.
Where there we're so many beauti-
cult task, indeed, for the judges to
decide which were entitled to the
prizes. for all were artistic and worthy
of prizes. The awards were made,
however as follows:
First Prize double team-Mrs. J.
a. Mood.
Second Prize double team-Mrs.
Nina Solomons.
First Prize, single team-Mrs. f. y.
Second Prize single team Mrs. j.
T.. Kelly.
The parade in detail was as follows ::
Squad of mounted police, under
command of Chief Bradford.
parade, with Mr.. Abe Ryttenberg. in a
buggy decorated with pink paper crys-
anthemums and smilax.
Second Regiment Band
Marshals c. L. Stubs, G. F. Nc
Fadden. W. S. Jones, E. W. Noise,
John Nj. knight Willie Bultman.
The Queens float drawn by four
white horses, and accompanied by two
heralds, Waverly Levy and Marion
Paulling, mounted and attired in
page's costume of light blue and gold.
The Queens float was creation Of
loveliness. of white and gold, on
which were over thousand white
chrysanthemums, over which hung a
In the float with the Queen, Miss
Jewell Burdell, were her two maids
of honor, Misses Marie Noise, and
Rosalie Moses. and her two pages Hal
let Burns and Willie McIlwaine. The
Queen sat on her throne on the noat,
and was attired in white silk dress
and purple robes.
A double team driven Dy Mrs. J. A.
Mood, accompanied by Mrs. S.. ".
Stubbs, Miss Emma Mood, and Miss
Zemp. Decorations American beauty
roses, each lady carrying an immense
bouquet of natural roses.
4 double team driven by Mr.. D. D.
Noise, accompanied by Mrs. Noise.
Mrs. Agnes Begin, and Mr.. Hardy
Moses. Decorations white cryssnthe-
NUNS. The white harness and the
black borses made striking contrast
A double team driven by Mrs.
George +. Epperson, accompanied by
her three daughters, all dressed in
purple, and the decorations of the
trap and trappings Of the horses were
in varying shades of purple.
4 oouble team driven by Mr..
Horace Hardy, Jr., accompanied by
Miss Ena Peu. The stanhope was
decorated in highly colored autumn
leaves, in keeping with the season.
IA oouble team driven by Dr.. Archie
China, accompanied by Mrs. W. $.
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