The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-11-04
HALLOWEEN AT HOME
Fine Street Parade OF Makers Al
Mummers- The Prizes And
The Winners

Elkton's Halloween Parade, held on
Tuesday evening drew many nearby
residents to town and was watched by =
dense crowd Of townsfolk and visitors
massed along the sidewalks on Main
street, from the Hollow" to Groome's
Lane, and in front of the Court House
and Howard House. Stores and many
residences along the route were ilIumi-
mated. The several sections of the par
ade, fancy, comic and juvenile, contafn-
ed a goodly array Of participants in
costumes of great variety, many u
which were strikingly faithful to the
characters assumed. The Elkton Band
headed the procession, which went over
the long route assigned, the youngsters
pluckily holding out from start to nm.
ssh: -Four colored musicians wfah
stringed instruments in draped wagon.
fell in line at the rear on tnu last ma, ch
up Main street and gave several selec-
tions during the halt at North street. A
striking feature of the parade was d. J..
Ayersts Cadillac motor car, elegantly
and strikingly decorated. DR.. H. A. Nit
chelIs car was also in line, but others
that had been expected to join the par
ade did not appear. The display in its
entirely would have done credit, to q
much larger community, and the only
fault found with 1t was that the Sec
tions were not more widely separated az
the closeness Of the ranks marred the
effect of the spectacle. The autos of
Messrs. w. A. Mitchell and Frank B.
Evans, were run upon the Court House
yard, where the judges, Mrs. W. A. Nit
chell. Mrs. H. NJ. Mccullough and Mrs.
G. G. Strickland were stationed The
headlights of the cars with the arc
lamp nearby effectively illuminated the
surrounding space and permitted a criti-
cal view of the several figures in the
procession The awards, in view of the
many meritorious entries, were made
with no little difficulty and were as fol-
lows: Fancy Division-First prize, China
clock, Joseph Mccall; second prize, gold
band Parker Fountain Pen, ]. r. Bidwell;
third prize, solid gold stick pin Eliza
beth Reese; fourth prize, Thermometer,
Carrie Dunbar. Comic Division-First
prize, gold cuff buttons, Hiram Dunbar;
second prize, gold filled watch DR.. Dan
lei Bratton and Willii IN Fenton; third
prize, gilt clock, Henly H. Mitchell;
fourth prize, fountain pen, Ella Bartlett.
Juvenile 'Division-First Iri-e, watch,
Calista Feehly; second prize. set of
books, Cornelia Cooper; third pri-e box
of candy, Roy Deibert fourth prize,
drawing equipment, Edward Hines; fifth
prize, game, Edward Hines; sixth prize,
card game, Cornelia Sloan.
Great credit is due to DR.. w. r. Nor
rison, the originator of the parade, and
his assistants, notably the young laoies
who hustled for subscriptions, for the
results accomplished in the limited time
d voted to furthering the project It's
success warrants the belief that future
Hallowe,ens will witness larger and
more striking displays supported by busi-
ness men and residents Of the town IN
general. Many maskers were on the
streets on Tuesday night, who did not
join the procession, who would have
largely sweled it's length Future par
ades doubtless will be open to all COM
ers, whether competing or not for the
prizes offered.