The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-09
Trades Parade
a Huge Success
CONTINUED from rage one,

cred with 4 layer Of the fleecy staple
In the car rode five ladies dressed ii
white.
Mrs. Rford Bonds car, scoring sec
ond prize. presented a beautiful pic
ture and was mass OF pumpkin bios
SONS and autumn leaves. The lad,
passengers of the car carried parasols
OF the same materials.
Other beautiful cars were: f. M
Frey, lavender chrysanthemums; DR.
Martha Bledsoe. poinsetta blossoms
and autumn leaves; Walter Halsey
white snowballs.
Commercial Floats Splendid
Too much cannot be said of the
beauty and taste displayed in the dec
Grafton of the commercial floats. Each
firm represented in the parade dis
played by the float the nature Of their
business as much in detail as possible
The immense float OF the Chickasha
Milling company was the most elabo-
rate and pretentious offering. Every
product manufactured by the mill was
shown, together with the various arti-
cles these products would produce.
The Globe Store, taking second
Prize, was represented by a beautifully
decorated automobile done in pink
chrysanthemums, driven by lady in
pink and surmounted by a huge pink
globe supported by two little girls at
tired in pink.
The Public Drug company, with a
tandem team, carrying throughout the
color scheme Of black and gold;' At
woods grocery, colors orange and
black; the Peoples Store, bale of
cotton, in the midst Of a miniature
cotton field with pickaninnies with
cotton sacks, in action. The Chicka-
sha Ice company was represented by
a six mule team drawing load Of
ice frozen into which cakes were
fruit, vegetables and flowers.
Schow's furniture store was repre-
sented by a float covered with rugs,
etc, and surmounted by a miniature
room fully dressed with furniture. All
banks of the city entc-sl with cars
decorated with pennan,s. Hampton's
hardware store, handsome decoration
showing stoves; Moores garment
Shop. tasty single rig, decorated i'll
pink and driven by Miss Helen Kim
bro, also attired in that color The
National Protective Legion, taking
first prize among the lodges, was there
with large and beautifully decorated
float. Thornton's wall paper shop,
Turner's wall paper and paint store.
were each represented. Ben Brooks,
Chickashas bill poster, gave a demon
stration of bill posting all along the
route, posting Kozy theater advertis-
ing. The sugg entered with decorat-
ed automobile surmounted by a huge
picture of prominent actor.
The Electric Shop, the Chickasha
Gas and Electric company, Dowty1Mc-
Donald. Wholesale grocers, the Royal
and Pearl laundries, Hamilton's clean
ing and tailoring shop, wed with Mich
els, cleaners and tailors. Eagle Trans
fer company, the Deluxe theater,
Hawn's, cleaners and hatters, the Fair
store represented by an Uncle Sam
costume were among the commercial
organizations in evidence.
High School and Grades.
The Chickasha high school and
grades were well in evidence, with
automobile and floats. The Chicka-
sha football team suffered a puncture
to their car, but later took their place
in the procession.
The Mcdowell and Sorosis clubs,
with several automobiles, held posi-
tions in the parade. and with their
tasty decorations, added much to its
attractiveness. The Daughters of the
Confederacy were also represented.
The Library Float.
Deserving special mention was the
float Of the Carnegie library While
it was not prize winner its represen-
tation of the institution was unique,
complete and effective.
The decorated float presented a
scene in the library. The loan desk
was in charge of Miss Fannie Whitta-
ker, the reference table was presided
over by Miss Olive Smith and gath
cred around low reading table, por-
ing over the volumes thereon were
seven children; June Cranwell, Nina
Stone, Elizabeth Bulkley, Joseph
BuIkley, Junius Allen Riding, W. T.
Cloud, jr.. Lawrence and Donald Teis,
Lucille Burch. Large banners on the
sides of the float bore the inscription
Books are silent friends. Meet them
at the public lihary." The float was
decorated with U. s. flags and pen
nants.
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