The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-06-29
SCENE or BEAUTY.
ContInned Iram IIraL pAge.

the parade started the streets were
a perfect mass of moving, jostlIng
and jamming humanity. Every sec
ton of Ellis county was well repre-
scented and conservative estimates
place the attendance between 1900
| and 10 900. These estimates do not
include the hundreds of people who
were assembled at the park.
| The parade began forming on
West Jefferson street about $3.50
and it was few minutes past ten
before the pageant star ted. j. w.
McManus, marshal of the day, had
charge of the formation of the pa
rade and on account of the great
number who took part some time
was required to assign them to prop
er places in the procession. At a
signal from the bugler the process
sion began to move, following the
course as announced yesterday,
with the exception that the parade
went up Rogers street to Marvin,
then to College street and down that
street until the square was reached
| again, and then ont Main street to
the park.
The parade was led by the Dunlap
| Rifles, followed by the Cleburne
Concert Band Next came Mayor
Ross, members of the council and
the speakers of the day in carriages.
| Next in order was the fire depart
ment with the hook and ladder wag-
on, the hose cart and engine, each
decorated in patriotic colors.
The ladies of the Sardis Grove
| had float prettily decorated in pur-
pie and white. Following this float
the Sardis camp had log wagon
drawn by yoke of oxen. On the
log were a number of choppers
carrying axes.
A float decorated in green, white
and purple represented Mizpah
Grove of Ennis. The ladies of En-
mis- Grove No. $50 had float deco
rated in purple and white. This
float carried several members of the
Grove and a young ladies' string
band. The Ennis camp followed
the floats OF the two Groves.
The Boyce camp had float deco
rated in purple, green and white.
\ float that attracted considerable
attention for its beauty belonged to
Elm Camp of this city. The float
was decorated in pink and white
with a pink canopy.
The Will Moore Hardware Com
pany was represented by a gaily
decorated carriage driven by Mrs.
Burton Prince and Mrs. VIII Moore,
A large float containing a display
of hardware and implements repre-
sented the Waxahacbie Hardware
Company.
A decorated trap driven by Mr.
Tucker represented the Ellis County
Hardware Company.
W. A. Knight had "a display of
plumbing material and windmill fix
lures.
A float by the Waxahachie Deco
rating Company carried display OF
paper and paints,
&. A. Arnold had an attractive
display from his music house.
The Modern Milling Company had
"A splendid display of the products of
the mill.
Jolesch & Chaska had float that
was artistically decorated in white
and purple.
a donkey pulling cart and driv-
eu by a boy represented r. j.
Moore.
Nycum d Co. had their market
advertised with a pen of calves.
J r.. King, the second hand man,
had "a decorated delivery wagon.
rhe italy camp had a fac simile II
70 .a- cabin, surrounded with small
ratar-. which attracted many eyes.
Members 0i tHe Milford camp car
r.ei a ..E .u haudsrIkes.
Fi $50. ffI..M MfE" ttafl
10y float decorated .u white sud
yellow
Cuuds Mase.g aud I'D Hudson
had their automobiles decorated aud
lu tI. procession.
a trap representing J. W McMa-
mus tHe Implement dealer. was
drawn tandem ny two sorrels. Tie
animal were driven by two young
ladies
Davenport Isl Patton, tHs livery.
men. we're represented hy buesy
containing four eouus ladies aud
drawn by $50 blacks. tandem
8 huWEy decorated .n purple aud
green represented the drug store ot
Hood a Martin Thi- vehicle vas
traw bv swo blacks a tandem.
driven br Miss isAise @klArm.
Tho Twelve hig stores 10 CHasves
Bros. vnrn advertI esd HF neatly
decorated Hoat
The camps represented .r taa pa