Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-18
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orientaIs Play; Quartet Sings.
The oriental trio. dressed as Turks,
led the forty Des Moines Elks, who
wore citizens clothes and carried sun
flowers.
The Worlds Comedy Four, the Chi
cago quartet that has made such a hit
at the convention, led the Clinton dele
cation. and from the automobile in
which they rode they sang to the ap-
plause that greeted them along the
route. Eighteen Of the Clinton Elks,
who wore white and carried canes, fol-
lowed the singers.
E. L. Stoltz, member Of the parade
committee, rode with the Clinton Sec
ton.
Iowa City Has Menaserie.
The Iowa City band, dressed in navy
blue, led the way for the Iowa City
Elks and their menagerie. There were
fifteen in the band and twenty-six in
the delegation, including those doing
doubles" under the animal hides.
A dancing giraffe, controlled with
difficulty by a crimson clad black
faced Elk, an elephant, guarded and
steered by an equally noisily dressed
colored individual, and huge rooster
made up the menagerie.
The Iowa City delegation was SOM
berly dressed in black gowns and NOR
tor board hats of the regulation vars
| ity graduation style.
Ten Davenport Elks rode In hack,
and a water wagon, labeled Muscat1ne
Camels," supported fourteen from that
city.
Automobiles Fine Display.
The car Of the LaShelle Cigar Store
headed the automobile section. De-
signed to initiate a drigible air ship.
with it's overhead gas bag, this car was
more than attractive. An Elk was
mounted in the prov and the entire
structure was prettily decorated In
purple and white. A Staver car from
the L. S. Gantz store was next.
Following it were three cars from
the Marshall Auto Company, a Regal
40. a Maytag 40, and a Jackson. All
Of these were deliberately decorated
and trimmed
From the hood of the Regal car, an
immense pair Of Elk's horns protruded,
while from the prongs pink ribbons
stretched back to the car. The decor
alive scheme was pink and white.
The Maytag was bedecked with
purple and white, and the Jackson car
was a creation Of brown and yellow.
All carried young ladies gowned In
white
EIdridse Car Bower.
A latticed bower, of purple and white,
which had openings on all four sides.
was mounted on Buick car of the
Eldridge- Beebe Auto Company. The
design was beautiful and the color eff
feet handsome. 1t, like the others, car
ried young ladies dressed in white and
wearing immepse picture hats. This
car was entered jointly by the
Eldridge-Beebe Company and White
head & Weisman.
Hardy Friends car was festooned
with purple and white and carried over
1t a canopy from which ribbons were
suspended
"kids" Are in Parade.
The section of boys and girls on dec
Grated bicycles, who numbered more
than a score, was led by l. E. Huber
on a. motorcycle. Some Of the decora-
tons of the bicycles were unique and
attractive Such signs as Nov know
papa will become an Elk" and my
papa is an Elk, My mama is a dear"
were carried by the riders.
Industrial Section Last.
The industrial floats brought up the
rear Of the parade, If the riders Of the
DR.. Carver show are not included. In
this section tho Lennox Furnace Com
pany had three drays loaded with fur
naces and ranges, the Flower meat
market had seven vehicles, one OF
which carried a butcher busy saving
meat Brithan & Co. had two wagons.
A pair Of white horses drew a prettily
decorated carriage carrying girls of the
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c. Wilbur store and Letts-F7etcher
Company were both represented by
wagons. After them came the Carver
show riders.