The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-05-23
GREAT WHITE WAY
Carnival Celebration Last FRI
day Night in Union City.
CITY THRONGED WITH VISITORS


Union City had lost her magic and that
our streets would reyerberate with emp
ty sounds full many day before the
returnIef the wand, was no prophet and
spoke without counting his host.
Thursday morning the clouds began to
thicken and farmers looked on encour-
aged that crops we're about to receive
the blessings OF rain. Promoters OF
the White Way did not join them in
these pleasurable anticipations. 1t
looked like the queen and her pageant
we're not to enjoy the smiles OF heaven
nor the raptures fthe multitude. Moth
ing daunted, however. arrangements
proceeded, and the showers came gently
until the dust had been laid and then
the sun came out again with greetings
to spring and all the glories of its glis-
tening, shimmering beauty.
Meantime here and there stranger
appeared along the street. Seven O'Clock
and the master of ceremonies, DIR. Tur-
ner, began to assemble the forces for
parade. The Court had been erected
and draped near the postofiice. The
parade line formed north of the NJ, G.
& st. L. tracks near the Dahnke- Walker
Milling Co. mills. Promptly at o'clock
Major Alexander, Superintendent Of
the Water and Light Plant, pressed the
button and the lights OF the Great
White Way, Union City's splendid new
street lighting system, burst forth in a
blaze OF glory, upon one OF the largest
and most enthusiastic crowds Of people
ever assembled in Union City. They
Il. Eesssedi ed siias siias streets from one emf to
the other many thousands strong, be-
ing estimated all the way from five to
ten thousand. Judge Jones, who is
present and holding court here, care
fully estimated an assemblage OF six
or seven thousand people. So large was
it that those who inaugurated and con-
Quoted the movement we're actually SUR
prised.
DR.. Turner, on his beautiful prancing
sorrel, gave the signal and the parade
started after him. First in line was the
Business Mems Club Advisory Com
mittee, an automobile draped with We
10 things, in which were Geo. Dahnke,
! G. B1rdick, J. P. Verhine, F. e.
Quinn, w. M. Mailing, w. G. Rey-
iolds, e. HI. Marshall
Next was the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen in a handsome automobile,
With Mayor Coble, DR.. Blanion, Harris
'arks, G. T. Moss, John Semones, w.
!. White.
Next was the Queen and her maids.
he Queen, Miss Marie Lockhart, was
D an automobile with J. 9. Burdick,
r. Her court, Miss Helen verhine,
naid OF honor, and her maids, Misses
lila Littleton, Katie Morris, Myra Nash
nd Eddie v. Fowlkes, were in another
ar. There we're twelve outriders as
blows: Dewitt Caruthers, Pierce Par
ne, Milton Talley, ]. G. Harris, Lewis
IcAdoo, Pierce Caruthers, w. T. Har-
IS, Shelton Watson, Johnny Cobb, Cur
S Harris, Curtis Verhine and Carl
Iitchell.
Then came the Union City Concert
and, with the famous Bob Robinson
J leader, playing some spirited and soul
,irring marches.
Many handsome and unique floats
,lIowed. There were the Opening
uds, !" Sunday school class with Mrs.
v. Jones as teacher. Mrs. Robert
1hite and her primary class, Mr..
Ieadow and his junior boys, Rev. Stu
i and his Bible class and Miss Blanche
'uart and her class as follows: Virginia
nrlin, Lillian. Neblett, Lille Averitt,
axine Webster, Birdie Hassell, Mary ,
90 Smith, Mary Bryant, Norris Friel,
nnie Margaret McClanahan, Helen !
cCorkle, Ruth Jones.
The West Tennessee Monument Co.
me with beautiful tall monument Ii
aped in white. Mrs. Saml. D. Woos-
= and Miss Mabel Smith were in a i /
ngie rig Of pure white. drawn by a j
bite horse, beautifully decorated. The |
lehman Hardware float wss large
anne draped and decorated with At
active commercial signs. drawn by .
am Of horses Bransiord & Andrews