Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-07
MUNMERS' PARADE
UNSURPASSED

things on a mangificent scale and oi
never falling short of complete success
in any demonstration that may be
planned Danville on New Years day
made all its promises good by bring.
ing forth a mummers' parade which
in point of magnitude and up-to- date
and entertaining features was never
surpassed in this section of the State.
That Danville never does things by
halves and that when it plans func-
ton it always proves something worth
seeing is fact we'll recognize by the
peopla of neighboring towns. Thus it
transpires that Danville always has
the crowds.
On New Years day, next in interest
to the mummers, themselves, was the
immense ooncourse Of people who
turned out to see the demonstra ion,
fully one half of whom were from out
of town.
Not only was every incoming trolley
car packed to the limit, but the trains
on each of the railroads brought hun
dreds of visitors. BY one o'clock the
sidewalks on Mill street were black
with people; by two O'Clock it was
difficult for person to thread his way
through the crowd: by . 80 O'Clock,
when the parade started the thorough
fare from the river bridge to North
Mil street was packed and the mum
mers marched between two solid walls
of human beings. Fortunate were
those who stood near the outer edge
view was obstructed aud who obtained
| only an imperfect idea of what the
/ parade was like Windows, awning
roots and other vantage points were
occupied by eager sightseers.
/ The parade came up to the fondest
expectation. The most OF the couoep-
tons were comic in their nature, the
costumes, without exception being
carricatures. luiicrous limitations of
1 the real thing.
The king and his brilliant equipage
constituted one touch OF real dignity
and beauty. To Ambrose Prentiss and
his jaunty little pages, who SO grace
fully upheld his expansive aud luxur-
iously embroidered cape, we are In.
debted for this much-applauded de-
parture, which won the first prize.
| It is the first time that any one ever
attempted anything so elaborate in a
| New Years parade in Danville.
Prominent among the marchers, this
| year, were the girl" dressed,
under merry widow" hats as large
as oart wheels; girls who walked with
real grace and dignity displaying
French high heels under big feet and
all the requisite accessories of dainty
/ female toilets.
Among other muoh-appl features
were the Indians from Blooms burg !;
the Lime Ridge Drill Corps and Col,
Jigsaw and company The GREASE
Pot" product of the Structural
Tubing works, presenting the plant in
miniature and float drawn by two
cows from the farm OF o. B. Savage,
the home of Crystal water, each prov
ed q great attraction aud we're ap-
plauded for their originality.
The marchers were led by the com
mittee in T. j. Prices handsome auto-
mobile, kindly loaned for the occas-
ion. An adequate idea of the length
of the parade and the variety of feat
ures embodied may be obtained from
the list which follows relating to the
award of prizes.
The six cash prizes were awarded as
follows:
First prize, twenty-five dollars. king
and attendants.
Second prize. twenty dollars, Red
Men.
Third prize, fifteen dollars, Lime
Ridge Drill Corps
Fourth Prize ten dollars, Colonel
Jigsaw and company.
Fifth prize, five dollars. Grease
Pot" Structural Tubing Works ex-
hib"t
sixth prize, two dollars aud fifty
ceuts, Crystal Spring water.
A ton of coal was aaardad each Of
the following: Girl 10 Yellow, Spirit
of '76, Sod Busters, Or. X llum. V. :.
and tie Air r,hip.
Twenty FIVE pounds of -four were
awarded each of tie follo"ing: The
Unicycle, the Elephant, and Horseless
Wagon.
= bnX Of cigars was awarded TO the
Upsidedowu Man, Police Patrol and
The Hunters.
Oue-half dozen photographs were
awarded each TO the Two Bears and
Guess Who'll. Am" man.
Other prizes wsre awarded as fol-
lows:
One half dozen silver spoons, | a1y
in Black, at head of Northumberland
band
Gents umbrella. "Harrigan.
Laties' umbrella. Loue Merry Wild
ow.
One dollar aud half bust, White