The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-07-07
Echoes of the Fourth.

LCIOCS Vi tic OAAIA.
The crowd on the Fourth, though
very good, was hardly as large as some
OF the monster celebrations we have
had heretofore owing to greater entice-
set out by Jackson and Cairo. There
were just as many bananas sold, how
ever. The dust on the bananas was
| thicker than previously, but as dust
and intense heat is hard on microbes
no important calls for the ambulance
were reported The parade in the morn
ing and the various attractions through
out the day kept the crowd on the
move
In the parade, Mr.. Joyner's car in
orange and yellow, also decorated with
half dozen of Obion County's prettiest
young women, anon whom were
Misses Elaine Mitchell and Grace Cald-
we'll, won justly deserved priz e !.
The vehicle in sunhowers and oats,
driven by Misses Harris and Wiley,was
extremity artistic. The Dahnkes, best
boosters in Union City, had several
trade floats, sincerely carrying out their
ideas. Miss Mary Dahnke drove sim
gle buggy decorated in wheat.
By the way, we used to hear wonder
full tales bout the proposed advertising
of our town and of all the things our
business men were going to do to boom
it. When Mr.. jerks came with his
engineering work to dig up three of
the best streets we had and put bumps
down the middle OF them, talk con-
corning the boosting OF the town was
at fever heat. But where was all this
spirit on the morning Of the Fourth?
Gee whackyl it was too hot to be pub
lie spirited or any other kind of spirited
Maybe the public spirit all went to
Jackso or the streets of Cairo to spend
the Glorious. The parade was not so
large as formerly but the handsome
trade float entered by the Ice and Coal
Company, under the management of
Mr. Conrad Dahnke, was as elaborate
and artistic as any float that ever APP
peared on our streets. 1t received a
blue ribbon. The Dahnke- Elam- Pardue
real estate float captured the comic
blue. 1t was very original - negro
shanty For Sale" and drawn by the
poorest looking team in the county,
probably borrowed from Green Cald-
we'll for the occasion. 1t is hoped that
the the team got good square meal
and nights rest for this contribution
to the entertainment.
Jimmy Boyd.,s slogan, Who's Jim2"
was a very catchy one, but it could
hardly have been read on the sides of
his automobile when Homer Easter
woods old gray mule ran away with it
and carried this handsome machine
wildly down First street. The mules
excitement was occasioned by honking
of Jimmie's horn.
1t was not generally known that a
car or rig entered under the name of an
order could not compete for cash prize.
The beautiful w. G. 7. U. carriage in
white chrysanthemums, decorated I'M
der the management of Miss Ina Nail
ling, was entered as an order, but the
fine decorations induced the association
to place it in the double-rig class with
first place. The Leonidas Polk Chap
ter entered sulky, decorated in red
and white roses, driven by Miss Hay
don and attended by the Confederates,
but as a request had been made by its
committee to enter it under its chapter
name it was an order" rig The John
B. Gordon Chapter had pretty carri-
age in Confederate roses, decorated I'M
der the direction OF Mrs. Green. 1t
received second prize in the double-rig
class. Miss Harris and Miss Wiley
captured the first prize for single rigs
with their beautiful oats and sunfower
combinations.
NJ