The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-08
FIELD DAY AND SCHOOL RALLY
Held in Abbeville Last Friday and Saturday
The Occasion A Great Success.
Large Crowds The Exercises Showed That Much
Careful Study and Training Had Been Expended

rade of the schools of Abbeville County.
The floats were eight in number and eV
cry one was beautiful and much admired
and enjoyed by the large crowd. Antre
Vile, Sharon, Lebanon, Arborville, Smith
vile, Warrenton, Edgewood and Abbevill'
were represented. s.. ,
Antreville's float. representing "Domes
tic Science" was of yellow and two shades
OF purple. The wagon was covered II
these shades and the horses wore yellow
blankets. At the stove, supposed to be
cooking, were two young girls, MISSES
Ruth Anderson and Ethel Anderson. The
little Fairies were Misses Lois McCarter
Sarah Black and Lucia Vandiver. This
float was very nicely gotten up and was
one of the best.
Sharon, as Rose Of Sharon" was beau
tiful in. its dress Of red and white, red
roses being used in the decorations OF the
entire float. A large canopy OF red roses
| was arranged at the back OF the wagon,
and all around the wagon we're rows and
rows of red roses and green. This wagon
was drawn by four white horses with red
plumes on their heads. They were led by
four boys: Whit Gillian, Herman McDill.
Allen Palmer, and Gillespie Williams. The
prettiest girl in the school was selected as
Queen of Sharon, who was Miss Idona
Pressly, and four popular young misses
we're selected as butterflies to sit around
the Queen and driven by her with long
white ribbons. The butterflies were Miss
es Ruby Edwards, Madge Pressly, Mary
Pressly, Clara Wilson and Mary Prince.
Lebanon had its float in white and green
and was very unique and pretty. There
was profusion Of white roses, together
with green, which covered the wagon
and wheels. The wagon was white and
bordered with shamrock all. around the
edge. A large deer skin was thrown on
floor, where was placed spinning-wheel,
by which sat Priscilla spinning flax; by its
side stood basket filled with thread spun
from the reel. The girl at the spinning
wheel was Miss Annie Reid; the boy was
Mr.. Tom Sherard. The horses were led
by two school boys: Cliff Smith and James
Gilbert. This float was very much admired.
Smithville- -'America" float driv-
en- by two little girls, standing, driving
very handsome black horse, and were
very attractive in their dainty white
dresses
Warrenton-"Old and New South" The
float in it's colors OF red, white and blue.
spoke for the Confederacy. On the float
sat two girls, one spinning and one knit
ting: Misses Mary Grace Wilson and Lucy
Price. Two boys In Confederate gray car
ried a sword and & gun. They sang my
Homespun is Plain" On the front Of the
wagon were the dates '1s61-1S65." The
horses had each flag in its head-one the
Confederate flag, the other the q. s. flag.
When the parade ended, four girls sang
"Red, White and Blue" These were: Ten
ME Gillian, Mildred Wilson, Josie and
Myrtle Gillian.
Edgewood, as Spring" was decorated
in red poppies and evergreens.
The float was covered with white paper,
and red and white paper draped the wagon
on all sides, falling over the wheels. A
bevy of pretty girls filled the wagon,
dressed in white and red. They were
Malulah Sutherland, Ellen and Ruby
Price, Mary Lee Price, Matte .Bowick,
Margie McCurry, Virginia and Mary Les
lie.
| Arborville - George Washington" - in
two stages of life. Ernest Mckee, as lit
tie Washington, was dressed in white.
standing by the cherry tree filled with
cherries, with his hatchet cutting the tree
down. Herman Sharp, as big Washing
ton, dressed as General Washington in his
field military uniform, with white wig and
cooked hat with black feather. The floor
Of the wagon was covered with clover.
The two horses were driven by Clyde
Sharp.
Abbeville - columbus First Return
from America"
eThe float was draped in Spanish colors-
red and yellow. A throne was arranged
on the back Of wagon, where stood the
king and queen Of Spain, Ferdinand anc
Isabella-Miss Rebecca Jones as queen anc
Mr.. Percy Leach as king. Billy Bradley
as Columbus, stood In front Of the king
and queen with the flag Of spain and his
sword He was dressed in black stocking
net with long full coat of purple extend
ing to knee, and with full white roucht
around the neck; black hat with lone
black plume.
The king was dressed in black velve
and white lace trimmings and q long full
around neck and a gold crown on his head
The queen was handsome in ss whit
beaded satin dress, long train and draper
les Of white, with beautiful crown Of sill
YER and rhinestones on her head.
Master Foster Barnwell, as Court Jester
stood just behind the queen, dressed in tn
red-and-yellow suit Of jester.
Four Indians stood on the float in thei
Indian costumes. They we're: Miss Eli2
abeth Jones, Frank Gary, Andrew Hill an
Richard Sweetenburg.
r Four bay horses, covered with yello'
plumes In their heads, were led by four ne
gro men wearing white coats and dar
trDuSerS.
The Spanish coat-of-arms was painted o
s the sides of the wagon.
Friday evening at the Opera House tn
different schools including Arborville, MI
Cormick, Sharon, Abbeville, and Antre
Vile gave a most excellent exercise an