Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-21
CHAUTAUQUA PARADE WAS
BIG SUCCESS YESTERDAY
LOnQ Line Of Decorated Floats AeSed the Wide Interest
Taken in the EVGRt-JudgeS Had Difficulty in
Making up Their Decisions for Prizes.

Mrs. Turpin's guests were Mrs. Ira
Lowe, Mrs. B. NJ. Council, Miss Lille
Glover, Mrs. A D, Gatewood, Mrs.
w. C. Carter, all attired in white and
carrying white parasols.
The prize-winning car, that of Mrs.
c. o. Niles, was dressed in white, with
3. tracing of green ferns, beautiful in
its simplicity, and universally admired.
Riding with Mrs. Niles were Mrs.
George Fields, Of cambridge; Misses
Annie May Bell, Martha Bivins, Eliza
beth Bivins and Martha Wheatley.
Mrs. J. E. Prathers' car represented
the Red Cross, and was a distinctive
feature in the parade, with its striking
emblems of that organization. Mrs.
Prather's guests were Mrs. John P.
Butt, Miss Hopkins, Miss Breeder, lit
tie Misses Hazel Prather and Gertrude
Butt.
Mrs. H. B. Mashburn's car was one
of the most attractive in the pageant.
with its artistic decorations of white
and pink, blending in perfect har-
mony, and many were the compliments
bestowed upon it. Mrs. Mashburn's
guest was Mrs Harry Parker, of Mon
tezuma.
Though not a contesting float, of
course, the auto fire truck which led
the pageant, was one of-the best dress
ed cars of the occasion. Seated upon
the truck, in a bower of rosebuds and
other flowers, was the little daughter
of Chief Macarthur, the fairest bud IN
the bouquet of beauty and loveliness.
The beautiful car of Miss Clara
Willie Prather, and about which the
three judges fingered a long while in
making up the awards, was by far one
of the most artistically decorated in
the line, and several ballots were TAX
en-, the judges reported afterwards,
before a decision was reached. Miss
Prather's guests were Mrs. r. P.
Moore, Miss Ethel Loving, Miss Ger
trude Hudson, Miss Genevieve Prather
and Master Stewart Prather.
A striking float was that of the Me-
Neill Construction Co., pretty cot
tage, complete, filled with jolly par
ty OF young folks, and mounted upon
a large auto truck.
The Americus Bottling Co.'S float at
tracted much interest and attention; a
large auto truck artistically decorated
in colors, and carrying more than 2
score of young girls, who slipped the
sweets bottled by this company.
The handsome car of the Ameri- Cola
Co., carried bevy of charming ladies'
and was feature of the parade, with
its multi-colored decorations and Ii
quid sweets.
Artistic in conception and design
were the floats of Messrs. Leonard
Gartner and J. E. Johnson, represent
ing two snowy motor boats in a sea
of white lilies.
The big truck of the Amerrcus Coca
Cola Bottling o., was dressed in
holiday attire and carried besides a
load of liquid sweets, cargo of pretty
girls, the float eliciting no little ad
miration in the pageant.
The auto truck of the "Ayashery'
was a feature of the parade, and was
artistically decorated.
Mr.. Gordon Stathams Overland car
was one of the very attractive ones,
Mounted above the fair occupants was
a new motorcycle, dressed in colorsr
as was the car Mr.. Statham's guests
were Misses Mary Littlejohn, Mary
Parker and Brownie Hodges.
The Americus Auto Co. had two
handsome floats in the parade, each
filled with a bevy of pretty young
girls and handsome matrons.
The float of the Tennessee Chemical