The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-16
BOONE DAY WAS
 CLOSED BY BALL Twenty Thousand Invitations Is-
 sued to Big Affair FLORAL PARADE PULLED OFF 
Ball at Louisville Was Preceded By Elaborate Ceremonies In Which Queen Was Escorted By
 Daniel Boone.

Louisville, June 15-The greater portion of the pageantry of the homecoming week was crowded into today. The pro- gramme as originally planned included sufficient features of It's own, but the great floral parade which was postponed from Wednesday because of rain was an added feature with the result that the days dongs include day and a night parade; dedication, sham battle and a great ball, the latter event being one of the greatest and most elaborate ever held In the south. Twenty thousand invitations were issued. and but for the rigid en- forcement of the edict that nobody not in evening dress should be allowed upon the dancing floor, the crowd would have taken complete possession of everything.
 The ball proper was preceded by elab- crate ceremonies The night pageant ar rived at the doors of the armory at 9:45 o'clock, at which time the doors were opened. admitting the dancers to the first floor and other holders of invitations to the balconies.
 Grand March at Ball.
 At 10 o'clock the column was formed for the grand march which was led by the chaIrmen of the ball and by the mem bers of the floral committee. Behind them came the queen of the ball, Miss Clara Haldeman and Daniel Boone, imperson- ated by MT. w w. Davies. Following them came the maids of honor to the queen. other maids of honor, and large number of young people garbed as the satellites of Mercury The grand march wound In and out the hall making a beautiful picture beneath the thousands of different colored siecsrie lights that swung from tho girSers and the edges of the balconies. The march eFiied at the foot of the queens throne which she mounted with Daniel Boone standing at her side.
 The maids of honor and the satellites formed picturesque background around the throne The satellites formed a picture by grouping about the throne. The satel- lites then marched out to the swing of Sousa's Sound orr march. saluted the Queen. and the dancing commenced.
 During the early hours of the ball an enormous crowd gathered around the ar mory entrance. Many of them were on- lockers but hundreds of others held ad- mission tickets, and for some time the task of handling the throng taxed the abilities of the police to their utmost.
 Gorgeous Illuminated Parade.
 The illuminated parade. which preceded the ball. was a most gorgeous affair. There were fifteen floats in the column each representing some stage in the pro gress of the Kentucky commonwealth. The leading float represented the evolu- tion and the others as follows: The abor- iginal period. adventure, conflict. victory. settlement. government. agriculture, in- dustry, education, heroism, science, cul- ture, achievement, hospitality.
 All of the floats were brilliantly ilumi- mated and the constant burning of red and green fire along the line of march made the scene highly spectacular.
 Rain fell heavily just as the unveiling of the Boone statue was about to take place and caused brief postponement.