The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-26
MAGNIFICENT AUTOMOBILE PARADE
Beautiful Display OF Artstcaly Decorated Motor CarsA
Scene Of Beauty and Artistic Achievement

The automobile parade Wednesday
morning al ten o'clock marked one of
the most brilliant pageants that ever
occurred in OcaIa.
Hundreds and hundreds of people
Witnessed the parade. Every street
up and down which the automobiles
passed we're lined with spectators,
and the interest and enthusiasm man
ifested in the parade was intense.
The pageant formed in front of the
Ccala House; went from there up Ok
!lVGha avenue 10 Winona street
across 20 Fort King, back to the city,
thence to the OcaIa High School, and
from there out to the fair grounds, and
several times around the race track.
Al the grounds a number of photo
graphs were taken of the beautiful
cars.
The parade was led by Master Ber-
uaId Koonce. driving his little Brown
Ie ca. L was literally covered with
l,d gopg.e., and was mast attractive.
-I....g WITH I'm was Master Norman
TC,ne.
.:r. bradford Webb and Mr.. Geo. T.
Maughs were in the formers car. and
'hsy acted as the Official starters Of
lie parade and marked out the route
FOG &c automobiles to follow
The following is a list of the cars
and their occupants. as nearly as We
could secure them:
Miss Blair Woodrow had Mr.. Ed
ward Holders car, and with her were
Misses Onie Chazal, Sidney and En-
ma Perry. May Mcintosh and little
Sidney Cullen. This car was very
beautifully decorated in poincetti
blossoms and quantities of bamboo.
The little girls wore white dresses
ana red ribbons.
Another beautiful car was that Of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Barse. With them
were Mrs. Minnie A. Bostick and Mrs.
Simmons. Over the car was a large
round canopy, entirely made of big
pink, white and yellow chrysanthe-
nuns, and the same handsome flow
ers were used with very artistic eff
feet all over the entire car.
One OF the most beautiful cars was
that of Mr.. and Mrs. John Taylor
which was most deliberately decorate
I'd with big yellow sunf1owers, and the
entire car was covered with a lattice
work Of green and white bunting
the whole forming a big basket.
Driving with them were Misses Ma
ME Taylor, Janet Weathers and Bes-
sic MacKay. The ladies were prettily
gowned in white, and carried sun
shades made of big yellow sunflowers.
Mrs. Edward Holders car was ex-
ceedingly beautiful and elected many
compliments. 1t was entirely covered
with yellow chrysanthemums. In the
front and rear of the car were huge
yellow butterflies, which were most
effective Driving with Mrs. Holder
were Misses Alice Bullock and Eloise
Miller. Master Edd Chazal and little
Misses Marie Mexican and Charlotte
Chazal. The ladies wore white gowns
and big white hats covered with yell
low chrysanthemums.
Mrs. Charles Rheinauer had her car
exquisitely decorated with pink and
white peoples and quantities of pale
green bunting and silver tinsel. Driv-
ing with her were Miss Valeta Potter
Miss Pauline Sullivan and Miss Jo-
sephine Turpin of Americas, Ga. They
were all gowned in white and pink,
and in their hair wore wreaths of pink
and white pOppies.
Another noticeably lovely car was
that of Mrs. Will Edwards. She drove
her own car. which is a white Buick,
and riding with her were Mrs. John
IL. Edwards. Miss Percy Christian and
Mrs. Charles of Oldtown. This car
was very charmingly decorated with
hundreds of big red peoples and yards
and yards of silver tinsel the effect
being exceedingly beautiful.
Mr.. J. NJ. Mefert and his son, Mr..
Bruce Meffert, drove their rnabout
and it was one of the most unusual
and attractively decorated cars in the
parade. The car was ornamented
with punches of oats, vegetables and
other farm products.
The Meffert's big car was driven by
Mr.. Fred Meffert, and riding in II
were Mrs. ]. NJ. Meffert, Miss Mabe
Meffert, Miss Rexie Todd and two Of
the Younger Meffert children. This
car was adorned with American flags
and bunting.
In Mr.. r. E. Yonge's car with hin
were his son, Master Laurie, and his
granddaughter, Miss Thelma Sage. Il