Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-20
AUTO PARADE TO
Be Bic FEATURE
Pageant of Decorated Cars
to Occur Second Day of
Convention
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parade more than mile in
length. vih approximately a hall
thousand autos in line. two-a-wind
shield. pilI prove one Of the notable
and special features OF cattlemeh +
-onyentiou week
This decision vas reached yester'
tay afternoon al meeting OF The
special auto parade committee. hello
In the Chamber Of Commerce rooms.
The plan was discussed at some
length and With marked enthusiasm.
ia decision being reached by all
present a. exert every effort 10
make the pageant one OF the great
81 which has ever been held In the
southwest
Those present we're Walter eros
set. Sam Vaughn. G G. Maddox. =
a. Caldwell Bob Adair and J. II
Avery
I II was decided that the big pa
rade should begin AZ 3 o'clock on
| the afternoon OF Wednesday. March
Is. me second day Of the conyen-
! ton.
Walter Crossett was named gen
eral chairman of the committee ana
- Harvey Avery was unanimonsy
chosen for grand marshal OF the pa
rade.
The head cars will line up In front
OF the Chamber OF Commerce az the
hour on the day mention
ID In these cars will be seated the
'ncials OF the Panhandle and
pthwestcrn Stockmens Associa
he cars next in line will be filled
visiting ladies and these will be
owed by the members OF the
ockmens Association.
After these the private cars will
their place In line In accord
. with the order OF the parade 10
later determined. Assurance IL
lady given that number OF ele-
ltly decorated cars will have a
CO In the line. and II Is urged by
committee that all cars be gar
ished with some added decoration
coration
'alculation made yesterday shows
there are i06 registered cars In
irillo Out OF this number II is
med certain that not less than
10 may be- drawn 10 the line Of pa
lc To thc>local cars will be ad-
d those from outside the panhan-
H. and plains points, assurances al.
eady received indicate that many
[ Vill be here for the event.
Letters will be dispatched 10 all
auto owners Ia this section. inyiti..9
them 10 participate. and all local
auto owners will be- urged to fall
readily into line For the purpose
% arousing Amarillo owners 10
prompt and willing action a special
committee was named consisting OF
I Walter Crossett G. G.. Maddox and
&C. r. Groendycke This committee
will take up their task with yigor
and carncstness, and immediate re-
suits are anticipated
Il Is estimated that the line OF pa
|rade will reach from the Hotel Am
arillo Hotel to Twenty-fourth street
'on Polk and may possibly exceed
that limit
This is but one OF the many pleas
lug features which will contribute
70 the success OF convention week in
AMARILLO Other committees are
busy pcriecting plans. and import
liant announcements will be forth
coming before the close of the week.
slight hitch. and an eunexpected
one. has been encountered by the
decorations committee. aggressiyely
.chairmaned by r. r. Schornstein.
. Ndvioes were received yesterday
from New York TO the effect that
|c"rtain requested materia, IN the
IW3y Of special electrical devices.
we're not ohtaisable owing to the
Unprecedented demand at Washing
ton on account OF Inaugural week H.
| Elimination.
Mr. Schorenstein Immediately tel
egraphed Denver for similar mate
rial and q is hoped that favorable
reply will be- received today. This
! failure 20 secure the desired mate
rial may enforce changes In the
/ plans already shaped. but the per-
sonnet OF the committee gives assur-
ance that this feature OF the con-
veutiou details will be put through
in good shape.
Every day brings information that
indicates record attendance on the
big convention Il Is now estimated
that visitors 10 Amarillo during the
week beginning March I will num-
Der FAR In excess OF 1900. aud the
task % providing for the entertain
mept % this number Is stpnend-
GUS one But this task has been
shouldered By alert and energetic
committees and j. already being
rounded rapidly 20 completion
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