The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-09
PIKE PEOPLES
PASS IN PARADE
Novel Pageant Witnessed by
Thousands at the Worlds
Fair.
CONTEST FOR MANY PRIZES.
Procession Two Miles in Length
Contains Many Unique. At
tracrive and Interesting
Features.

Peoples Of all the nations Of the world
gathered together In holiday attire yes
trr.iav 10 march in the great Pike parade
at the Worlds Fair. The parade was one
OF tn. most novel and Interesting Of -he
many pagearts that have delighted
,hrongs al the Exposition. and the r.vsslry
among the conc-ssionaiEes Tor supremacy
and the consequent award. ~ prizes a.
sUred an exc-il.nc. in the showing That
greatly plea SD the spectators
AZ noon the coTt.e. 81 strange AMI out
Iand,sh peoples AMI things started and
until . o'ciac. II wound it, length a.'hS
tho. lire al march through the EruundS-
Several miles 81 floats AMI detachment
OF mounted people passed before the
Louisiana Monument. where the reviewing
party was stationed
The rarade vas reviewed from the steps
OF The Louisiana Purchase Monument b.
President Francis. Governor Dock ~ q:
Missouri. and Governor Van Zant Of Min
nesota and Exposition officials.
With a detachment of mounted police
lesd.n. the way the parade moved from
tbs. west end az the Pike through tn main
picture. The grand marshal. = W Han'i-
Ian. was attended by his chic. % STAFF.
Colin NJ Selph. both 81 whom were
mounted upon handsome horses
The committee Of judges. composed 81
N.ssrs > r. WHITAKER Executive Com
bury. Executive CoInmiSsiJneT for Rhode
Island. Waiter Il. Woodward. NJ VI HUI
bert and w Russ Samuel. AWARDED IN"
priz..s offered for distinctive features in
the Pike parade.
PRIZE WINNERS.
Tho awards were as follows.
First prize. for best dscoTated and most
novel float. to Esguimau Village, Second
prize. for largest and most Spectacular
demonstration. to Chinese Village. third
prizs. for han9sDm.st girl in parade. to
Miss Josephine Constant Of PASS. on tEe
Pike: fourth prize. fo- finest and II, 81
beautiful fora! display. TO Jim Key, the
equine wonder. fit1 rriZ-. for the most
comical and original dispay. TO The Fad
from Under and over the Sea; sixth prize.
for the hanlsomest Dis lay and showing In
III. entire palad.. TO Hal = Fire FIg5.erS.
seventh pr.za. for the most unique display.
to Mysterious Asia and InGia: Elglth
prize .Jr the b.st-dcco-atsd vehicle -four
horses anb tally hob. Containing impeTsJn-
alton of MephistO. Faust and Margusr-
it. 10 Hereafter. on the Pike. ninth prize.
for III. best hand OF music to the famous
Dub IN Band. from Ireland. on the PIX:
tenth prize the most unique feature in
GoOse. TO Temple Of Airth: Eleventh D. ize
for the oldest feature in the para;s. tie
Indian Bales Of ths Wild Wes.. TO Cum
rnins's Indian Congress and Wild Wet
Honorable mention is made o. the as
plays made by the BOer- British Veterans
from the Rosr War. the Irisn iaunling
cars from Ireland. and II. display from
Cummins's W!lG West and Indian Con-
gresg-
The babies o. CImra.n's Wild West
Show the sleeping infant in the arms II
Nanny Lisa. the old ,Iarkcy nurse ON the
baby Incubator wagon. and the march ing
goose and funny cid man OF the Tempt.
OF Mirth al took Special prizes The
Thereafter and Irt-h Village features in
the parade. which both landed prizes at
traered much attention along the line OF
march and were hits Of the parade
The parade represented every concession