Evening journal., 1912-10-11
PRIZES 90 TO OWNERS
OF DECORATED CARS

One OF the most spectacular OF
Home Week features was the auto
mobile parade last night. Several
hundred automobiles participated in
the big procession the fourth of tho
"Old Home Week" celebration. 1t was
one Of the most pleasing of the week
and to T. c. Bradford the grand mar
shal. is due much credit sor his indc-
fatigable efforts to make the affair
the success Il was. Every car was d.
corated and some were most artistic
and appealing IA design.
Because OF the many beautiful cars
In line the committee appointed to
Judge them for the cups offered had a
difficult task in reaching a conclusion
as 20 the winners. The Judges were
President of Council Samuel H. Ben
son. Jr., councilman James Kane. Of
the Fourth ward and David Snellen-
berg, clothing merchant The first
! prize for the best decorated gasoline
car was awarded to Harry j Stoeckle
and David @ Jones Both these cars
were so handsomely decorated that
the committe could not decide be-
tween them. so they agreed to give
each contestant cup
The FIRST prize for the best dec
Grated car driven by a woman was
awarded 10 Miss Sue " Paris, Of
No. 1900 Clayton street
The first prize for the best decorat-
ed truck was awarded to the Pull
man Car Company.
The prize for the most grotesQue
decorations on any car was awarded
to Gayle Porter Hoskins. artist Of
No. 1905 Franklin street
The prize for the best decorated
motorcycle was awarded to E. r.
Burkins, Of No. 1920 King street His
, machine was made up to represent an
: airship The Pullman Company's
truck was brilliantly illuminated with
colored electric lights.
Miss Paris car was bedecked with
red and white chrysanthemums sew
eral hundred of them. flags and bunt-
81 ing and a pyramid IN the center with
= an electric light at the top
Mr.. Stoeckle's car was decorated
p by the NJ. Megary and Son Company
: II was covered with autumn leaves.
J white and pink roses. ivy. and other
: flowers and electric lights in most be-
) wildering array
! Mr.. Jones car was covered with
2 5000 pink roses At the top OF the
] radiator was big white owl The
e Examinations consisted OF 200 electric
bulbs. This car attracted much atten-
b tion all along the line
d There was one car in the parade
e handsomely decorated. driven by q
j, young woman which the com.
o mittee considered. but it was
p learned that the woman did not drive
] over the entire route This. dis
- qualified the machine. otherwise II
was regarded as among those to be
o considered for the prizes
The parade formed at Fourth and
6 French streets and moved promptly
Z at s o'clock Marshal Bradford and
I the members of City Council headed
: the line in automomiles. All the par.
ticipants were in line on time and
= there was no difficulty in getting the
parade started The route was dow
n French TO Front to Market, to Ninth
r 20 Gilpin avenue, to Van Buren,, &c
ii Pennsylvania avenue. to dupont. tC
4 Delaware avenue, to Tenth and Mar
! ket and dismiss All along the route
I people burned red fire. which made
2 the streets almost as bright as day
The various floats were loudly ap
4 plauded
= When the line reached Tenth ant
!. Market streets. those not competing
S for prizes turned down Marke
d street. while those seeking prize
J. circled Court House square AM
e parked in Market street betweel
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