The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-26
BARBECUE A BIG SUCCESS.
TOVER TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE
 AT SCHUETzEN PARK.

PeopIe-yery Interesting Display
 Reyiewed by the SIayOr-seenes in
 the Parade and at the Park.
 The New Haven Retail Butchers and srocers' associations annual barbecue yesterday was an immense success and me of the best ever given in this city. Thousands lined the sidewalks along
 he route of the procession and ten
 housand people. according to good es-
 mates, attended the barbecue and the
 ubsequent. festivities; which included
 ontests and games of various kinds,
 limbing the greased pole. chasing a
 ;reased pig, which latter event afforded
 ;reat amusement. .s.s.
 Nearly all the delivery wagons of the
 eading butchers, grocers and bakers,
 wholesale and retail, were in the pro
 ession in fancy dress. The display of
 merchandise, fruit, vegetables, live
 tock, prepared foods, etc, was on 2
 nore elaborate scale than hitherto.
 Thousands tIlronged the sidewalks on
 he line of march and generously ap- lauded each exhibit as it passed. To ach round of applause there was a .earty response from the crowds Of hildren who rode in many of the big trucks of the wholesale firms. Twelve owboys headed the parade followed by squad of twelve policemen under the Erection of. Sergeant Gibson. Next anne the Second regiment band, fol- owed by the marshal and his aides, hen Mayor Studley and guests in car 1iages.
 One of those large tally-ho's drawn by our horses, had seated in it all the of .cers and many members of the jour eymen butchers union. Then came he wagons the Fleischn1an Yeast con- any with six teams, National Biscuit ompany with four, s. s. Thompson, he baker, dressed in white bakers suit, nd accompanied by half a dozen Of his cad clerks, was in an automobile. cut ing quite a figure. Boardnan's Gold tar Coffee also had a good display, onsisting of a white and yellow float. Another one of their wagons was raced by an orange tree, having on it's ranches hundreds of the yellow fruit. The drivers of WinsloW's bakery 1agons beat a merry tune on their ongs
 Two wagons filled with Watermelons nd merchandise were objects of much rnusement to the older folks, and the # osition of the darkies was envied by & he boys not in the wagons. The way he youngsters gorged themselves with 4Fatermelons along the line was &ource of much enjoyment to the spec ators. More than once one of the boys Friendly to some other fellow on the 4 ldewalk would roll melon off the * Fagon and the latter would run to the treet with it to share the prize with # is friends The local fruit dealers ex- # ibited wagon loads of fine fruit which & ere an aggravation to the sparkling & yed youngsters who saw the luscious E ruit from afar.
 One team had a tree aboard on which ere growing oranges and lemons, and, .ue to nature, some of the fruit was
 catered over the earth in the wagon.
 his was special mark for the small
 oys, and by the time the parade
 cached Church street none of the or
 nges that were in the team were left.
 Hut the lemons were untouched.
 A dairy exhibit was one of the many
 Slteresting features of the parade. In
 he float there was two young lambs
 another two calves and a third car
 led a Jersey COW. with, a milkmaid,
 iao worked at milking the COW with
 nabating ferYor.
 The display of M. c. Dingwall's dairy
 ores was perhaps the most unique. lEtsty and catchy of all Forty boys ! ostufned to represent sacks of coffee tksaests of tea, tubs of butter and boxes ES, cheese were hitched up to and drew I beautiful float trimmed with flowers, [ I,lvergreens and potted plants. On the q ti3at upon a rustic settee was a little ,, 1rl representing the queen of trade, ,lad directly back of her, suspended nid the surroundings of plants and <, flowers, a large egg which was made +oi qygs. It showed much taste and pa slence in its construction and interested \ lie thousands who saw 1t along the line march; other pretty wagons fol- BSWed, calling attention to the good Ieiings to eat and drink at Dingwall's. l( t the rear of the display came a large IT