Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-10
|||ADE W THE RAInnA IfPS To
Be GIVEN TONIGHT; THE
INDUSTRIAL PAGEANT
TIE Business Houses Of Boise Unite n Mammoth
Parade Through the Streets
Of the City

} one Of the most original floats in the
} entire parade. A deer drawing . pillow
on which was seated q gaily dressed
} young lady surrounded by flowers and
decorations in the carnival colors.
Negroes in Line.
Tho negroes illustrated the develop
ment Of their race since the emancipa-
ton by large float on which were
exhibits in the educational. scientific
and industrial field. Inventions that
have been Of special benefit to the ne
groes. children who have been educated
In negro schools and many other
things that showed the races develop
ments In the last 80 years were on a
beautiful float. decorated in Rainmak-
ers' colors and lighted with Japanese
lanterns.
The Falk grocery had ono of its wa
CONS decorated in colors while colored
fire burst from the top and sides of the
big van.
The growth Of Alexander's stores N
this state and in eastern Oregon was
shown by large and well decorated
float preceded by the names OF the
cities where the stores had been estab-
lished and the dates Of each. Baker.
Caldwell. Ontario and Boise were all
represented in the procession.
| A gigantic pipe organ that played
selections in every block of the long
march was placed on we'll decorated
float by the Eilers Music company.
j. Well & Co.'S float consisted Of a
smoking room surmounted by a giean-
tic cigar. the whole being fastened into
an automobile decorated with the usual
carnival colors.
with darkies singing sonA of the old
melodies and girls attractively dressed
In some Of the newest styles, the Owy-
hee grill had ...at that attracted con-
siderable attention as 1t filed slowly
through the streets. The grill had
planned and worked out a dining room
scene with banks Of flowers and purp,e
ana gold streamers forming the princi-
pal decoration.
"sss Idaho Fist.
| See Idaho First" by pack train Thu
movement that has been attempting 70
get large park in the Boise national
forest reserved by congress had two
pack trains in the procession last night
| Cakes and cakes Of ice into which
were frozen fruits and vegetables ana
around which were stacked cases ~
more fruit formed an attractive feature
or the exhibition Of the Boise Ice a
Commission company. A live hog was
In cage Just out Of reach Of the ceelrv
which he was trying III vain to eat.
Ten little girls. all children in the
families Of the members Of the order
were eagerly peering over the ton OF a
gigantic ola
perched several Of the national birds.
The float was beautifully decorated
The girls were all dressed in white and
we'll carried out the design representin,
! the protection of the home guaranteed
by the Fraternal Order of Eagles The
float was we'll lighted and carried be-
hind 1t the engine that generated tho
current for the illumination. The high
school band was in line and was fol.
lowed by 100 more Eagles. members of
the order. all dressed in white ana car
rying IF. o. E." pennants.
The George A. Anderson store had a
large mermaid suspended in front of a
highly decorated electric runabout In
the machine were seated several girls
surrounded by banks Of flowers.
The Idaho Candy company's float
distributed some of its products n ~.
crowd as 1t went through. It was piled
high wit h candy pals decorated in the
high with candy pals decorated in the
several young ladies who bowed and
smiled to the crowd as the float went
by.
Fine Electrical Display.
Flashes Of lightning zigzagged back
and forth across the face Of the great
float Of the Idaho Oregon Light q
Power company. Highly decorated with
carnival colors. lighted by a powerful
dynamo concealed inside of It the
crowd gave 1t one Of the first honors In
the entire parade. The four coal
black horses wore white harness stud
ded with small electric lights, while the
name Of the company was given in
large electric letters on the side OF the
float.
The Pioneer Tent 4 Awning com
pany drove great tent mounted ON an
auto and we'll lighted. while the Sweet
Teller Hardware company followed
with . kitchen scene and distributed
biscuits to the crowds as they passed
through. A great paint bucket in green
was the principal feature OF the ex-
hibition Of the Globe Paint & Wall Pa
per company. The Mode had three well
filled and highly decorated autos for its |
exhibition. Children, dolls, toys and
employees Of the store were crowded |
into the machines that were banked |