The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-03

Oil secuons or the state, fully 4p.OOO OIL
whom were packed in and around Ex-
change place. the great electrical parade
last evening locked like a slow-movins
milky way"
The l6 beautiful creations OF the genius
of 10th century electrical Illumination
were cheered at every point the applause
growing as wonder followed wonder. The
pageant was easily the feature of most
successful week Each OF the floats, typi-
cal OF seasons. OF flowers or OF something
IN keeping with the spirit of the celebra-
ton. was on big scale, and strung with
rainbow lights and bearing prettily at
tired and comely young women. each one
burst upon the admiring gaze OF the
throng with something new TO astonish.
The parade left the Olneyville car barn
in Olneyvile at $40. The line then swung
down Broadway, through Aborn TO Wash
ington street then through Dorrance ana
into Westminster. where multitude that
In itself was wonderful sight was impa-
tiently waiting. From curb TO store walls,
In the street Itself. and i'm every window.
on cornices and other points OF vantage,
men. women and children OF every age
and nationality saw the spectacle, as the
pageant moved majestically up the city
principal street. When the crowd on up
per Westminster street found that the
line was through Mathewson 10 Weypos-
set, and thence up Broad, they came
pouring down the hill all the way from
the square. and brought up at the Grace
church corner in pushing. Jostling
swarm, but one which was good -natured.
merry and paWN fyl Of AT the 1aE eaTnifI HERsp ssir
II was 10 minutes before o'clock when
the automobile bearing the chief marshal
turned the corner of Dorrance and WASH
lngton streets. followed by car wltn a
typifying the Dawn" As Its splendor
burst upon the throng there was mo-
ment's awed silence all up and down the
sea of humanity rolled up In the big
square Then came the peoples manifes-
tation OF approval and all the way from
porrance to Exchange, from the depot 70
Westminster street, swept the tumult'
Emens OF art in electricity followed one
another around the corner. Dawn was
followed by THE Pearl Maiden the
Wave of Happiness. Winter" Spring
rFern." Golden Rod "wistaria,"
l'Daisy'' and LILY" The pageant appro-
priately closed with sable-gowned
might" while Pearl Maiden" wave
u Happiness" 1.-The River Of Content"
and 'The Flight OF Time" varied the sea-
bons and the flowers.
So perfect were all the arrangements
that with the exception OF an instants
halt now and then, the floats glided
smoothly along with never hitch. No
wheels could be seen: the two men
who operated the mechanism were so
appropriately attired as to seem part
Of the picture. and even the trolley
arm was so draped as TO conceal its
real purpose.
When Dawn" appeared IL bore nine
young women. Anna Lacy, Margaret
Mcdonald, Anna Kehoe. May Bentley.
Mary Mcguire. Louise Hofeditz. Mary
Hanley. Bertha McDuff and Cecilia
Farrell.
THE PEARL MAIDEN"
"The Pearl Maiden" seated comfort
ably in a great shell in a marine set
ting, was next. Three young girls and
two small boys filled in the figures in
this float They were Anna Walsh.
Rose Nickerson. Jennie Silva, John
Saillant and Michael Welsh
1.-The Wave Of Happiness" with the
pueen on her throne and nymphs all
around her. showed a huge green sea.
Its crest fecked with white. Lights
Of blue. green and white glistened on
The green OF the sea waves. In this
noat were Miss Williams. Miss Thomas,
Nellie Clarken. Emma Finnegan, Ber-
tha Kfrkby and Miss Farrell.
Spring" showed the princess. en-
throned among the bright Nav flowers.
on the Spring" float were Elizabeth
o'Connell Mary McKenna, Minnie
BARLEY. Mary Coleman. May Doherty
and Nav Marsh
The Fern" float was a beautiful
sylvan picture. with the woodland
plant springing up on every side, each
leaf hiding an incandescent globe.
every stalk sheltering forest nymph.
Seven young women occupied the
places on the Fern float. They were
as follows: Miss Peck, Miss L. La
Flamme. Tessie Reardon. May Dona-
hue, Jeanette Aaronson, Blanche Rob-
blee and Nettie Muir.
The wild Rose" was shown in all
Its glory. Admiring denizens OF the
wood paid humble court to the queen
G1a1
est OF lights shed rainbow glory over
the pastoral picture. Each maid. Mt
tingly attired held garlands of the
rose as, tribute to the sovereign The
"Wild Rose" was occupied by Loretta
Abrams. Esther Wood. May Day, Eva
Jerome, Minnie Connor and Mary
Walker
THE SEASONS.
Then came summer" The goddess
Of the season sat in state upon
verdant mound, while everywhere
about. amid festoons of bright lights,
entwined as the flowers of summer,
were the subjects of the queen. on
the float were the following young
women: Miss b. Gregerman, Miss f.
Weisman. Miss A. O'Brien, Miss c.
Packard. Miss d. Hygon and Miss F.
Downey.
Winter" in his robes OF fur and
seated in snowy majesty followed. in
striking contrast to the soft beauty
OF summer. The following were on
the float: May Cooney. Margaret Ma
guire. Veronica Lewis. Ellen Carlson.
William Clement. Sidney Hodgkinson,
Mcmahon. Morris Segal and
Raymond Pariseault.
A band followed and then came the
lilly" one OF the most beautiful cf all
floats. Great pond lilies. with human
petals, and stems OF cleaning light, rear