The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-05-23

OreQ man UftfScu ~ CuCio Cdlli anu du-
other dusky spirit with banjo. adVer-
tising, brick, cement, etc. The Singer
Sewing Machine Co. furnished an ex-
pensive float, with the Singer machine
in evidence. The Union City Lumber
Co. had large commercial float, drawn
by a spanking pair Of fine horses,
Goodwin Bros. furnished cage Of alli-
gator bait, bunch of pickaninnies
dressed in tropic style, one OF the most
original offerings.
Groceryman Rainey had one OF the
largest and best floats, pyramid Of
canned goods beautifully draped.
The Union City Ice & Coal Co.,
Dahnke-Walker Milling Co. and
Dahnke's Cafe consolidated in a big
float for the band, which. when the
parade disbanded, was stationed on
First street and used by the band.
One OF the interesting contributions
to the parade was small bungalow cot
tage on wheels, lumber furnished by G.
I. Moss & Co., built by Chas. Conn,
painted by Robt. Craig and insured by
White & Quinn.
A big red goose, large bird some
seven or eight feet high, furnished by
the Toggery, advertising the Red Goose
School Shoe, walked in the parade.
The May pole float, draped in the col
ors Of the City School, was large one
and very attractive with the May pole
and the girls circling around the pole,
under the direction Of the teacher, Miss
Cora Wingo. The girls were Madden
Jordan, Sadie Williams. Leal Pace.
Alice Lee Reynolds, Mary Horner, Mary
Howard Turner. Theresa Talley, Nola
Almond, Vieva Roper, Zula May Har-
ris, Lucille Bradshaw.
The Niles Drug Co. had bicycle con-
small but nevertheless in har-
mony with the spirit OF the occasion.
An automobile decorated for the oc-
casion by Mrs. F. e. Arm was occu
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Arm, Miss
O'FIannery, Miss Freeman, Mrs. McCul-
Iough and Mrs. Powell, the ladies dressed
for the occasion and wearing
hats from Mrs. Arms millinery store.
rhe automobile was draped with flags,
.unners and banners. 1t was hand
iome car.
The Woodmen were in line, with 80
nen in uniform under the command of
,urry Mabry, Of the Union City Camp,
md P. U. Glover, OF the Antioch Camp.
The City Fire Department had its
quipment in the parade.
The line moved slowly to marshal
music down First street and then on
Washington with white lights every
there, circling the courthouse and back
) the stand near the postcffice. Here
be queen and her maids assembled, the
advisory Committee of the Business
lens Club and the Board of Mayor
nd Aldermen.
Chief Marshal Turner, assisted by
ids j. L. Glover and A. +. White, had
barge of the parade in its march.
Mr.. Geo. Gibbs, Jr., then addressed
le queen and presented the crown as
blows:
Il come tonight commissioned by
ie people Of our town to crown you
ueen OF our carnival, to crown you
ith crown more wonderful than that
orn by any earthly potentate, for it
i'll glitter not with jewels from the
osom OF the earth, but with that same
70 with which Great Jupiter Of old
pped his thunderbolts.
And when place this crown upon
,ur head, it is syrabolic Of the crown
e OF that noble American womanhood
at has through all the years raised the
andards Of our morality and civiliza-
on and kept men true to patriotic and {
traditions; and we make obei-
nee to you, typifying as you do its fade
IS beauty and endless youth 4
II crown you queen as representa-
10 Of our mothers, sisters. our sweet
sarts and wives, and may you and 9
ey eser s
Rule in the realm Of the human heart
Aud reign as qneen Of your womauls arr /
And may you exert your benign and
influence through all our toll /