The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-09-18
HOME COMING WEEK.
Great Crowds - Fine Floats
Large Numbers in Parade and
the Best OF Order.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH.
All of the enthusiasm and patriotism
that had been zealouslv conserved during
| the creative STA re of the centennial was
| let loose simultaneously on Thursday
afternoon, September 10th. Crowds
! cheered as a flvorite artistic float passed
by in the parade.
For hours after the parade had been
completed and the judges from the re.
viewing stand in front of the Central
Trnst Company had completed their vot
ing, the crowds promenaded up and
down the street. 1t was not until after
| five O'Clock that there was any percepti.
BILE thinning of the crowds AT night
when the streets were Illuminated the
women and the men and the children re-
| turned To their promenadng.
The Union Manufacturing Company
! had one of the most instructive floats in
the parade and by it was shown the ad
vance made in the art OF knitting in this
country. One end of the float contained
a modern 1914 automatic knitting ma
| chine. and the stockings were knitted
and dropped by the machine as it passed
along the street. The other end of the
| float contained log cabin, Ill which sat
a gray haired woman. with her four nee
dies. knitting by hand a stocking. the
machine making whole stocking while
the hand knitter made only a few
stitches.
l.. E. Mullinix, the carpet man. had as
float, a Japanese Junk loaded with rugs
and mattings.
The Ideal Garage Company had a
steamboat as its float. The boat was
built by Manager !. w. Kolb and it was
constructed on a motor truck and set
quite low to the ground The boat was
rs by 81 feet, and made quite pretty
showing.
MI Thomas Kemp. the dry goods
man. had fine float In the parade. the
whole being gotten up by Madison Mel
son. The float was a representation of
youth and beauty and the decorations
were sym5olical of the occasion. The
big float was drawn by four horses and
heralds mounted were grouped about the
groomsmen.
]. NJ. Dronenburg had float rugged
up as modern kitchen with colored
cook aboard
!. M. Newman and Company had a
very nicely decorated coal cart in the
parade.
To the Ok Fibre Brush Company must
go the honor Of having one of the largest
floats in the parade. Two farm wagons
were used to mount it, and it represent
ed Fort McHenry with Francis Scott
Kew in boat in the distance. A large
flag waved over Fort McHenry, which
was IS by 80 feet. The two sons of Mr..
William B. Lipps were in the boat, one
representing Francis Scott Kew.
Mr.. H. K. c. Fox had an excellent
float decorated in red and white with nu-
merous red crosses to represent the Red
Cross stoves, which he sells
Seeger and Company's float was COM
posed entirely of hardware and was a
most novel coutrivance. 1t represented
warship, and practically everything
was taken from the hardware store.
Mr.. c. F. Rothenhoefer had his two
milk wagons decorated in the parade.
Onl the top OF one of these was an imi
tation Of large milk bottle and on the
other was an ice cream freezer.
Mr.. hardwood d. Hatp had his ma
chine in the parade and it was very pref
tily decorated. On the front of the ma
chine was miniature house.
Green's Livery Stables exhibited a
team of four horses drawing a wedding
party. The hack was decorated, as were
the horses
Harner's Drug Store had represen-
tation Of the three sail schooner Mlnden.
1t was very pretty and interesting.
Mount Pleasant District was well rep
resented. There were about rs men on
horseback, and they were accompanied
by well decorated float, showing the
various country products. Quite num-
Der of young ladies gaily decorated were
also on the float.
The Farmers Supply Company exhib-
tied large float, advertising their wheel
wright and carriage making business.
Mr.. Edward B. Measell had his auto
delivery In the parade very prettily deco.
rated with bunting.
The Antique Shop was displayed on
the float Of Mr.. F. w. Obenderfer.
The wagon was decorated as was the
old fashioned sideboard, secretary and
old clock, which is $50 years old.
The float of Keefer Bros was one of
the neatest in the parade. it being rep
resentation of modern bath room.
A feature which attracted much atten-
ton was Farmer Havseed," repre-
sented by Charles H. Hagan, riding on
an od-fashioned bicycle and carrying
bag on which was written. That 81. 500
from Baltimore" The bicycle was con-
structed by the late McClintock Young
and given by him to Mr.. Hagan. Farmer
Hayseed and his bag of gold got good
deal of applause and laughter all along
the line.
The winners of the prizes were as fol
lows For Frederick:
First C. Thomas Kemp, $50.
Second. Harner's Drug Store, SIS.
For county:
First, Jefferson, $50
Second. Thurmont, SIS.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH