Omaha daily bee., 1907-10-03
DESCRIPTION or THE FLOATS
Beautiful AlIesories of Public HoIi-
days and Popular sonRs.

Beautiful AlIesOries of Public HoIi-
days and Popular Songs.
King Samson has this year set out in q
wealth of electrical splendor allegorical
representatives of American holidays and
popular songs of the day. Following are
the titles and descriptions:
PrftIe Float.
This float. like the prologue of an epic
poem, showed the burden of the song 1t
was the "arma vlrumque cano" OF the
electric pageant. Twelve massive volumes
were pictured set side by side in the library
Of events. These were the twelve volumes
of the history of Ak-Sar-Ben. In front of
them was one open book on the pages of
which were the words Days We Cele-
brate and Songs We Sing"
New Years Day.
The central figure here was Father Time
moulded in heroic size and seated amid
flowers. over one shoulder was his scythe
and in the other hand he bore the hour
glass Back of him to the right and
to the left incense burned in high
censers. Before him Druds bore stars ON
vans proclaiming his advance, and from a
big rosebud in the front of the float a
beautiful fairy arose, a goblet OF wine In
one hand and in the other a magic wand.
Valentine Day.
Hearts, arrows. wedding bells and love
missives plentiful on this float. Cupid occu-
pied the center. The little god stood behind
his anvil, smilngly forging the last connect
ing link which bound two hearts together
by mighty unbroken chain. The front of
the float was occupied by plumed knight
and his lady standing under a bower OF
green. Above them was a wedding bell,
and lying around were sealed and addressed
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back Of the float. Through a broad window
were visible young man and woman of
medieval times. whose actions aroused the
keenest interest OF the spectators. While
the curtain of the window was up these
young people were quite properly engaged
i'm rolling yarn into balls, the young man
holding the skein while the young woman
wound IL. But the moment the curtain was
draw down the two forms melted into
one as could be seen by the silhouette
thrown on the window blind.
WashingtOn'S Birthday.
A life-size bronze equestrian statue OF
Washington, "The Father Of His Country"
occupied the front of this float Before
him, on the front of the float, was the
shield on which perched the eagle. with
wings spread and beak parted. On either
side of him stood a colonial soldier. Back
of him a magnifcently embellished monu-
ment was inscribed with the words. "Exitus
acta probat, George Washington" At its
side was the stump OF cherry tree in
which hatchet was sticking.
Arbor Day.
A draped pedestal, on which stood a
bust OF ]. Sterling Morton, was the center
of this picture. In front of the pedestal
sat a young woman and a small boy.
typical OF the school teacher and her
pupil. She was engaged In teaching him
how 10 plant tree. Back OF the pedestal
was a vine-covered arbor under which
three children stood, two boys bearing hoe
and spade and a little girl with small
tree, The whole float was entwined with
vines and greenery and decorated with
trees and potted plants symbolic OF the
work accomplished in this line by j. ster-
ling Morton. the founder of Arbor day.
Decoration Day.
A laurel wreath ten feet in diameter,
within which was transparency showing
the badge OF the Grand Army of the Re
public formed the central picture here.
In front Of this arose shrouded monu-
ment. surrounded by an urn. On either
side a civil war soldier in overcoat and
cape stood at parade rest. silently keeping
guard over the nations sleeping heroes. A
little girl knelt at the laurel-strewn grave
and placed flowers upon Il. At the rear
Gf the float incense burned in two lofty
burners, and at the foot of the pedestal
on which they stood a grey bearded vet
esan Of the civil war sat
Independence Day.
The invisible property OF noise, which
takes so important a part in Independence