Omaha daily bee., 1912-10-02

Judges of the floral auto parade had
most difficult task picking the prize
winners in the parade of yesterday.
To such perfection OF beauty and
uniqueness of design were all the auto
mobiles decorated that the big crowds
all along the line of march were unable
to show any greater appreciation for one
than for another. The six judges.
who, according to the plans for the
awarding Of prizes, did not know eacn
other, were troubled greatly in de-
termining which cars merited the first
prizes. Each Judge. there were iour
men and two women, went up and down
the line OF automobiles parked In seVeh'
teenth street, between Capitol avenue
ana Davenport streets. at the end OF the
parade, and were plainly puzzled.
Positions Are Drawn.
The position in the line for the various
cars were first determined by lottery.
The number Of each car was thrown INTO
a basket In which they were snufiiea
before being withdrawn. The first num-
har Withdrawn sgnified the car which
should be. first in line. The electric
cars were given the first place, linn
cuisines and roadsters followed and tne
big trucks brought up the rear.
Directly behind a specially hired pana
which led the line of march and separated
the throngs that had crowded along the
lthoroughfares rode Chief of Police henry
w. Dunn and his lieutenants.
| The Ak-Sar- Ben board of governors fol-
lowed. Dressed in white military suits,
their coats and hats trimmed in the col
ors Of the knights, they made good im-
preston.
| C. III. Pickens, E. Buckingham, oGuld
Dletz and c. T. Kountze rode In the first
car. The second car was occupied by A.
D. Brandeis, c. r. Courtney, D. J. oBrien
and w. d. Hosford. Joseph BCker, W.
IL. Yetter, c. E. Black and Charles D,
Beaton were in the third car which fin-
Iished out the Ak-Sar-Ben colors,
In J. H. Millard's beautifully decorated
car rode six former queens OF Quivera,
earh splendidiy gowned In royal purple
and wearing hats and neck ruffs to
match. They formed beautiful picture
In the automobile, decorated in Lavender
chrysanthemums.
These five queens were Mrs Jerome Nc
lGee, Mrs. Thomas Latham Davis, Mrs.
IGlen c. Wharton, Mrs. Frank Wilhelm
and Miss Frances Nash.
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Among the most unique designs In tins
parade was the big truck entered by th'
three Omaha suffrage societies, the Equa
Franchise society, the Omaha Suffrag'
association and the Political Equality
league. High school pupils occupied thi
float and through pantomime carried tn
woman suffrage message to the spec
tators A sign made Of wisterias on ;
yellow background OF chrysanthemum pet
ais was printed Catching Up With Chi
cana" A line, Votes for Women" raj
along the bottom of the float. At tn
front Of the float stood big ballot boz
/ finished in flowers, on one side OF whicl
stood a Chinaman and his wife enjoyin
equal rights, while on the other side stoo
la Caucasian pushing his mother, col
llege woman and a business woman benin
bars symbolizng prejudice, ignorance an
, custom White women with idiots, crimi
, nails and Indians stood in the main par
OF the truck. denoting the position !
which the suffrage societies conceiv
womankind in certain parts Of the Unite
States
This float was designed by Miss Kath
crime Hughes, Mrs. Harry Doorley an
Mrs. Hartwick of the Political Equalit
! league, the Equal Franchise society an