The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-06
HUNDREDS To TAKE
PART IN THE FLORAL
PARADE WEDNESDAY
Leaders Preparing for the Nest
Elaborate Pageant Ever
Seen In Birmingham
COMMITTEES WORK HAS
SECURED MANY ENTRIES
Handsome Prizes viii Be Offered For
Best Decorated Vehicle and For
the Best Showing BY
Groups.

the Best Showing BY
Groups.
The floral parade to be given Wednes-
day afternoon at o'clock is already as
summing huge proportions The entries de-
Velop the fact that one of the most beau
tful pageants ever witnessed is being
prepared for the veterans
Through the efforts of the floral pa
Iade committee the results have been
marvellous. The committee consists of
Henry B. Gray, chairman; Hugh Martin,
vice chairman; Lorenzo B. Lucl1ie, Tracy
Lay, Rufus N. Rhodes, Robert d. john
ston, Jr., John d. Elliott.
Eight prizes have been offered and will
be awarded as follows.
First prize for equestrian couple.
First prize for children's trap.
First prize for single vehicle
First prize for double vehicle
First prize for automobile runabout
First prize for automobile touring car.
First prize for fire department
First prize for artillery corps.
Formation.
Time: Promptly at p. m. To take
place at Magnolia park and vicinity, as
follows:
Observation-Disclosures avenue east of
Twentieth street
Carriages-Tenth avenue, east of Twen-
tieth street
Chfldren's Traps-Eleventh avenue. be-
tween Twentieth and Twenty first streets.
Observation-Disclosures avenue, east of
wentieth street
South Highlands Fire Departments-At
fire station.
-hos-Magnolia avenue and Twen-
ty-second street.
Artillery and Cavalry-Tenth avenue,
west of Twentieth street.
Line of Parade.
North on Twenty-seeond street to Ave-
nue. G west on Avenue G to Twenty first
street; north on Twenty-first street to
Fifth avenue, north; west on Fifth ave-
rue to Twentieth street; south on Twen-
tieth street to First avenue; west on
f irst avenue to Nineteenth street; north
on Nineteenth street to Sixth avenue;
east on Sixth avenue to Twenty-first
street; north on Twenty street 70
Park avenue; west on Park avenue, past
reviewing stand at head of Twentieth
street, disbanding at Capitol park
Mems Horseback Section.
Ed Tutwiler, David Roberts, Valentine
Nesbit, VIII Dunn, DR.. Edmondson, Bob
Gregory, Houston Davis, George Ward.
Sebe Whatley, Bert Clifford, Ed Craw-
ford, Horace Soper, Frank Smith, Dick
JIax ipC Co r. Dni6 a
Alex Y. Scott, Rance Mabry, Bob Mabry,
J. c. Long, Matt Sloan, Chase Perkins,
John Donelson, T. J. Watson, DR.. N.
Cooke, DIR. Toole, Carl Wittichen, George
Egleston, Ted Joy, DR.. CASTOR Torrance,
Will Huey.
Ladies' Horseback Section.
Mrs. Houston Davis, Miss Jane Mere
dith, Miss Marjorie Weatherly, Miss Sc
rena Kirkpatrick, Miss Ethel Clifford,
Miss Daisy Camp, Miss Bessie Glasscock
of Tennessee, Mrs. Ed Tutwiler, Miss
Sadie Gillespy, Miss Mary kirkpatrick.
Miss Minnie Lee Raynor, Miss Belle Rob-
erts, Miss Kathleen Nixon, Miss Frances
Cash of Tennessee, Miss Dixon Sanding
of Tennessee, Miss LeMay Caldwell, Miss
Miss Eula Drennen, Miss Isabel Cald-
well, Miss Lillian Moore.
Vehicle Entries.
Tally-hos-No. 2, Yancey Chapter of
Daughters of Confederacy; No. /, spon-
sors' tally-ho, with following occupants:
Miss Bessie May Thompson, sponsor for
Camp Morgan-Pettus, U. S. c. ". Miss
May George Cruikshank, maid of honor
Miss Eugenia Johnston maid of honor
for Camp Morgan-Pettu9, U. s. c. A.;
Misses Donald Seals, Marianne Hamilton,
Lizzie Morris Mason, Ira Bradfield and
others; Messrs. FAC Smith, Edward
Southgate, Ed Irwin, Charles Terry and
Bert Throckmarton.
Automobiles. entries as follows: Miss
Eva Conner, chief sponsor u. s. C. ",
with maids of honor; Mrs. Owen Gillespie
and Mrs Henry Dean, Mrs. r. S. Mum
ger, Mrs T. T. Ashford, Mrs. w. d. Mes
bit. Mrs. lack Majors, Mrs. Richard
Massey, Mrs. T. H Motion, Mrs. lCul-
pepper Exum. Mrs. John Armistead, DR.
w. t. Hendon, Mrs. Hugh Morrow, Miss
jamie Harris. Mrs John Kaul. Mr.. J.
Mercer Barnett, Mr.. Ryburn Pnckard,
Mr. Guy Johnston, Jr.
Carriages: Mrs. Henry B. Gray, Mrs.
Frank Order, Mrs. j w. Hughes. Miss
Fannie Dunn, Mrs. c. H. Nabb and Mrs.
Hubert Drennen, Miss Nellie Merritt, Mrs.
Dr. Frazier, Mrs. Fred M. Jackson. Mrs.
Harry Matthews, Mrs. T. c. Thompson,
Miss Tardy, sponsor for Camp Hardee;
Mrs Yeardin, Mr.. l.. II. Abels.
Children's traps: Miss Augusta Clark,
Mr.. Robert Terrell Jr Mrs. John W.
Sibley, Miss Lois Thompson, Mr., Rich
ard Massey, Mr.. Robert Lewis, Mrs C. C.
Snider, F. G. Schilinger, John and Tom
Rogers.
Special Features.
Model of Confederate gunboat "Merri-
mac" mounted on Mr. Gordon Crawfords
touring car. occupied by Miss Frederick
Ferguson, Miss JON Tominson. Miss MAY
Gillespie, Miss Dorothy Schroeder of
Pennsylvania, Miss Margaret Sears of
Boston, Miss Elizabeth Oliplant of West
Virginia.
Sixteen decorated vehicles from Bir-
fire department
Battery I'd" artillery corps, decorated
guns with sponsors.
Squadron of mounted police.
All reunion bands
Red Cross drill corps from Memphis
Tenn, with 80 young ladies In costume.
Grand Fireworks Display.
Alabama State Fair Grounds.