The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
GRAND RALLY
BRINGS MANY
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in line, wearing a special uniform.
I'VE all attend Sunday School,"
was the wording on banner carried
by float prepared by the First Re-
formed church Sunday school. 1t
carried several generations, from the
infant in the cradle to the great grand
parents. In addition there was a spe-
cial float distinguished by royal pur-
pie and white trimmings. A COM
pany of about thirty marchers attend
ed ad several autos and vehicles car
ried others OF this school.
Elm Grove made a splendid demon
stration for the out-of.town schools,
with special floats and .conveyances.
The colors, pink and white, were nice
ly carried out in the dresses of the
girls marching by the floats. They
had over a half hundred in line be-
sides others carried in eight cars.
Leighton was again in evidence
with its yong men and women. Last
year the young mems class took the
prize, having all but one member in
line He was so illsfe could not come
Some of these boys paIu as much as
two dollars cash to get someone to
work in their places for the day that
they might attend the picnic.
Mahaska County Sunday School
Association was itself represented by
d special float, a vehicle decorated,
bearing a great key, above which was
the inscription More Scholars, Bet
ter Taught.
Scholars of the Congregational
Sunday school were carried on large
noat and in a string OF specially
trimmed auto cars. They were an en-
thusiastic and likely bunch of little
ones and elders.
Lacey was we'll represented in
numbers and appearance with splen-
did float drawn by four horses. They
also had a big company Of marchers
in line.
Friends North H street Mission sur
prised everyone by the size of their
parade contribution. They had one
of the prettiest floats in the parade.
Green trimmed with white stars.
Scholars and officers of the United
Presbyterian school were in line with
a special work. The primary depart
ment made a splendid picture on their
pretty float and there were numer-
GUS autos and rigs. D..
HawHeye Sunday school was heard
from with a splendidly trimmed rig
pulled by four great horses abreast.
The float was in yellow and white.
Numerous rigs and cars followed
East Center had one of the distic
tive features of the parade float
with streamers carried By marChers,
making a special canopy. The ladies'
class, that took d prize last year.. all
wore special caps and the girls and
boys in line both wore decorations.
superintendent Lane, of the Friends
Pen College chapel schools. had one
hundred and sixty out of school of
something over three hundred in the
parade. They had a float neatly dec
Grated and bearing an Indian tepee.
| Al duartette of Indian maids marched
along behind, Ii was novel and pref
ty. The float drawn by chetland pom.
les was alsn departure. The young
people took great interest in the
work OF tile scnoDi.
Union Sunday school of Wright,
was in line with creditable repre-
sentatiun from that district, as was
also Coal Greek Union of Jefferson
township.
Ladies' of the W. G. T. U. prepared
a special float trimmed in white and
carrying large globe, indicative OF
the extent of their movement.