Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-11
FLOWER PARADE WAS
A BRILLIANT EVENT
THE EVENT OF THE FAIR WAS
WITNESSED BY FULLY SIN
THOUSAND ADMIRING BE
HOLDERS
j. l.. LANDRUM OF SAN BENITO
TOOK FIRST PRIZE. THE HER
AID SECOND AND CIVIC
LEAGUE THE THIRD.

Splendidly gorgeous, suprcmcly III.
spring, was the flower parade yester
day. That it would be the event of the
fair had been predicted hat the pre-
dictiOn proved correct is bcyOnd the
shadow of Il doubt. Fully six thousand
people saw the parade, ana six thousand
people cOmplimentcd it-cvcry part Of
it, from the higc float Of the archangcl
and attendants in the lead to the little
farmers cart that brought up the rear.
The first prize was given j. l.. Ian
drum Of the CiprcS ranch near San Ben
ito, who entered an automobile. the see
Ond went to an automobile entered by
The Herald.
The third-was awarded to the huge float
representing Il Grecian garden. entered
by the Brownsville Ladies' Civic League
The prizes were ali cash, the first 80
the second 4l5 and the third so.
The Landrum car was decorated in
purple wiSteria, blending beautifully
with a white and green background. 1t
was topped by Il pauoda Of purple wis
u Ia, Stl tiISNN SiitIllllIH w bhdi VII Inv
body of the car. Mr.. Landrum drove.
and occupying il were Miss Mattic Ian
drum, Mrs. A. y. Hicks Of San Bcnito
and Mrs. e. w. Colgin of San Benito.
The ladies were drcSAG in white and
wore large picture hats trimmed with
wisteria, adding greatly to the beautiful
effect
Mrs. Grover Wagner of this city de
signed the decoration and did most Of
the work on the car.
The second prize winner. The Herald
automobile entry. was decorated from
hood to folded top with largc American
background. Riding in the car were
Mrs. Wheeler and Miss Sara Young Of
Brownsville and the latter's guest. Miss
Sara Mowry of Laredo.
Back to the Grccian times. Sy hOny-
nous with beauty and StatclincSS. was
The effect produced by the float Of the
Ladies Civic League, the winner of the
third prize. COlonnadeS were ut each Of
the corners. and at each reclined 4 Gre
clan woman. drapcd in the folds of white
attire. and rccumbcnt upon her Shoul-
der. In the center were standing three
Grccian women. Golden tillctS adorned
the heads of all most beComingly The
Grccian princesScs were represented by
Mrs. Franz. Mrs. Fannie Putcgnat. Miss
Geraldine Kelly and Mrs. F. G. SizeIan
The Judges were Mrs. Shaw of New
York Mrs. Freeman of Mercedes and
Mrs. Ray Spittle Of San Bcnito. The
awards were made after the parade, and
when the vehicles returned to the fair
grounds after the tour around the city.
The parade line was formed on the
parade grounds in the post. Headed by
the carnival band. and with the ObreroS
band Of this city bringing up the rear,
the line of march lead ont Elizabeth
street to Fourth on Fourth to Levee.
down Lcvee to Tenth, on Tenth to St
Charles. ont st Charles to Fifth. on
Fifth to Washington, down Washington
to Thirteenth and Elizabeth to place of
beginning w. II. Mason .Jr. was mar
shall Of the parade. He was assisted by
W. G. Whitman and King Mason
In the order of march the float of the
Academy Of the Incarnatc Word led.
Then in order came the phactOn Of
Misses Putcgnat and Clint. trap OF
Misses Neale and Wise, carriage of \. &.
Tucker. carriage of Mothers Club. vic
tOria Of the Learners Club. victoria of
the BurkS Company. runabout of the
BurkS Company. Herald automobile. au-
tOmobile of Mrs. c. EversOn. autOmO-
bile Of G. W. WhttlcSey. automobile Of
the Self Culture Club, the Landrum au-
tCmobile, the Little Indiana wagon. the
Civic League float the Little Italian
flower vendors and their donkey. and the
market cart of the little farmer and his
wife
One of the striking vehicles of the
parade was the float Of the Academy Of
archangel and attendants. Miss Lii
liam Hicks. elevated i'll the center of the
float. represented the archangel. Around
her were seated Baby Kathleen Haley,
Mary Billinghausen, Annie Starck and
Alicia Crixell. Facing to the rear. and
in pyramid style. were Misses Gladys
Layton. Sarita and Marie Starck. Rose
and Mary Thornham. Bertha Barreda,
Josephine Iavaleta, RCmana Canales,
Corina Young and Paula Gomez. The