The daily sentinel., 1912-07-05

] one OF ancient type ana the OlutT
of the most modern design formed an
attractive exhibit from the Elite
laundry
The Grand Junction Seed company
| had a big display of their merchan-
| disc on a mammoth float and made
a hit.
The local chapter of the Daugh-
/ ters of the American Revolution had
| unique float. The interior of
colonial home was show in the float
with Misses Priscilla Price and Alice
| Hamilton in the fiounced costume and
| powdered coiffuers of the ante-revo-
| lutiOnary days. Miss Price presided
at a spinning wheel of ancient type.
The best display of all. in the
| opinion of the parade judges and
practically all of the crowd was the
| block-long section entered by The
| Fair Seated on dry goods box in
the doorway of the little cabin which
was a miniature of the one in which
| he started business back in 1890. w.
J. Meyer was the central figure in
! the first float The little store was
mounted on wheels and among the
old-timers who remembered the little
establishment which was the begin
ming of the present big department
store, the sight was greeted with en-
thusiastic cheers.
On a second float came the lady
members of the Copeco Country
club, all employees of the big store.
The float was a genuine beauty. Mas
sive white pillars. wreathed in vines
and draped in ribbons. rose from the
floor while block braces of the same
decoration held them at the top.
The Package Delivery auto bur-
| dened with packages from the Fair.
came next. while the masculine con-
tingent of the big store came next
on horseback.
o. NJ Elliott had good display
with a big golden shoe in which the
| old woman of Mother Goose rhymes
was trying to take care of charge of
very pretty little children.
G. c. Lamb had a magnificent dis
play in his entry. On the big double
wagon small summer house was set
| amid tiny grove and made an ideal
background for the furniture dis
play. Lounging seats and wicker
chairs made an attractive and allur-
ing sight between the green cotton
wood trees. Surmounting the whole
| display was a tiny lamb, who occa-
sionally bleated of the virtues of his
namesake.
The 'children's delivery" from the
Fruityale school was filled with happy
young boys and girls and made hit
with many people who were not ia
miliar with the system of gathering
up the school pupils in this enter
prising section of the county. r. F.
! Flucken advertised on the wagon as
the painter of the vehicle.
The Bower-Derry Cigar company
had splendid float. On each of
the four corners of the floats were
immense calla lilies. while members
OF the firm dispensed good cigars
from the center. 1t was an expen-
sive and attractive exhibit and de-
manded instant attention.
c. p. McCary had a droll entry.
He was perched on a prairie schoon-
schooner of the vintage of 40 which
was labelled Grand junction or
bust. The wagon was a Studebaker
and was purchased in 1884. Several
other wagons and buggies from the
McCary shops followed, the last of
which was operated by dog power.
b. A. Ryan Mercantile company
1 had happy idea. The front of the
float was filled with big fig leaves
which were labelled 1.-THE clothes of
Adams time" The clothes of today.
were shown in the apparel of several
fashionably dressed young gentlemen
/ who had seats on the rear portion of
the float. This was a popular exhibit
| and received plenty of commendation
] from the crowd.
The ice department of the Grand
junction Gas, Electric & Power COM
pany came next. Flags, fruit and
| flowers, with several fine mountain
| trout, where frozen in the transpar-
ent blocks of ice and attracted the
attention of thousands After the
parade was over people fiocked to the
Electric building to get closer
view of the unusual sight.
Switchboards, fans and other gas
and electrically operated household
necessities We're well displayed on the
second float of the company. They
were remarkably good exhibits and
We're commented on by hundreds of
people during the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Giffin rode in
a prettily decorated stanhope in a
color scheme of yellow and white.
/ j. E. Mckenzie, the plumber. dis
4 played some fine fountain fixtures on
/ his decorated wagon.
The Quist Drug company had a
J novel idea carried out in their entry.
| The interior of the float represented
nursery and happy little family
1t was, too. Mr.. Quist has received
many compliments upon the theme of
/ this exhibit.
j. w. Sorter of the Suitorium had
his wagon decorated for the festal oc-
casion and advertised his business in
the procession.
NJ, II. Loetiler had two floats in the
parade. One was a muslin covered
vehicle which was a fine imitation of
his famous plate glass store entrance.
His auto, gaily dressed. attracted still
more attention, however. for on its
front was the famous fountain where
Mike meets his friends. The bubbler
was working to perfection and many
a spectator wanted the car to stop
while he had a drink on Mike. The