Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-11
FLOWER PARADE WAS A BRIL-
LIANT EVENT.
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Putegnat drove a dainty phaeton deco
rated beautifully with ivy %geraniums.
The young ladies were handsomely
gOwned i'll summer attire, and blended
perfectly with their setting Of summer
blossoms.
Literally covered with yellow peoples,
blending into green, was a trap driven
by Miss Ethel Neale, accompanied by
Miss Amy Wise. The rig was drawn by
a splendid horse, one of the most attrac-
tive in the parade, and caused much ia
fOrable comment. This horse has been
a prize winner at five fairs in the state.
Morning glOries, the glory of the
south, served to decorate with beautiful
effect the carriage OF $. c. Tucker, driv-
Ell by his little son. William, who
was accompanied by little Misses Annie
Tucker, Margaret West, Rachel Rich
and Elizabeth Jones and Grover Me-
Donald.
Golden rod, the national flower, and
beautiful butterflies, were the decora-
tons used by the Mothers Club ear
riage. The vehicle was driven bv Mrs.
Frank G. Pierce, the president of the
club, who was accompanied by Mrs. W..
II. Dickens, and several little children.
emblcmatic Of the purposes Of the organ
i%zation. The children were Ruby and
Raymond Dickens, Dorothy and Doris
Cole and Rachel Pierce.
MagnOlias, the delicate and beautiful
flower that grows rampant in the state
Of Louisiana, and in parts Of Texas.
was the decoration used by the Learn
ers' Club III their handsome victoria.
The vehicle was occupied by Misses Zoe
Wells. Anna Kelly, Laverne Morris and
Florence Bell. The white dresses and
white hats trimmed with green worn by.
the ladies made an artistic accOmpani-
mcnt.
One of the decorated vehicles that
proved a stumbling block to the Judges
was that of the BurkS Company, deco
rated with lavender ChrySanthemumS
and SnOWballS. 1t was one of the pref
test sights in the parade, and a sum
merry effect was lent by the four maidcnS
who occupied the victoria, Misses Bea-
tricc kinlOch, Sara Hobbs, Lucille and
1'Ilb bhi -. louI III HtlHl WHICH
drew the vehicle were driven bv Earl
Burks. The Burks Company also had
another vehicle. Il runabOut buggy, deco
in white chrySanthcmumS with a
green background. Drawing the buggy
was 4 handsome pair Of horses owned by
the company.
The two-paSscnger automobile tof
Mrs. G.. Everson was a maze Of hand
some yellow chrvSanthemumS. The BODY
of the vehicle was thickly covered with
them, and the vehicle was prcttily dis
tinct from the other vehicles of the pa
rade.
Another strikingly handsome San Ben
ito car in the parade was that Of G. w.
WhittlcSey. 1t was decorated with
lilies, and a cluster of lilies was
suspended from an arch over the hood
Of the machine. StreamerS of white rib
bon ran the length of the machine, above
the passengers, who were Mrs. G.. w.
WhittleScy, Miss j. &. Ballingcr, Mrs.
+. {. NanneSs, with T. Nave driving.
winter FLYING Through the Rio
Grandc Valley Over the Green of Sum
mcr" might be the name to designate the
ear entered by the Self Culture Club.
The car was decorated with beautiful
pink trilliumS i'll graceful prOfuSiOn.
llluIIS III iHC lOililtdu us Miss Itt MI
Caughan, cOStumed as queen of winter.
with snow flakes %glistening on her head
and furs. The car vas driven by Mrs.
w. {. Craig.
Really cmblematic Of the Lower Rio
Grandc Valley was a float entered by
farmers Of the Little Indiana section,
near Brownsville. 1t was decorated with
l05 ribbons, awarded to farmers i'll that
section as premiums given by the
Brownsville fair for agricultural and
poultry displays. SunflOwcrS covered
the wagon literally. and it carried
twenty-five heads Of cabbage and two
coopS of white and black orpington
chickens. prize winners at this fair. The
wagon drew a great deal Of attention,
and was a fine advertisement for the
push and energy Of the farmers Of Lit
tie Indiana.
Burncll Goodrich and MarcclluS Nc
Davitt. cOStumed in red az Italian flow
vendors. leading a burrO laden with
baskets of flowers between them march
ed near the end of the parade. and CAV
a very effective foreign touch to the
pageant. This was one Of the prcttieSt
and most artistic of all the entries and
was applauded by hundreds.
The amusing feature OF the parade
was the entry that brought up the rear
laughablv small Shetland pony. a
small cart af proportionatc size. a lit
tie farmer with a chin beard and his lit
tie wife with the "old gray bonnet seat
ed scrcncly by the side OF her husband"
Going to market was written all over
the rio in large figures. tigurativcly
speaking. and in the body Of the cart
were many and various vegetables af-
fordcd bv the soils of the Lower Rio
Grandc Valley. The little farmer was
Frank Goodrich, the little wife" was
Solomc NcAIlcn. and the pony was lead