The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-02-21
FLOATS OF THE CARNIVAL
ASSOCIATION.
Float No. 1,

| JANUARY
Janus am |, Oldest of potentates,
! Forward | look and backward and
l count, as God of avenues and gates
The years that through my portals
come and go.
Janus the ancient Roman God, was
| the god of beginnings He had two
| faces ana looked forward and backward
seeing what was to come, and looking
| with retrospective eye on the past The
flower of the month is the snow drop
! indicating the first flower of the Spring,
while the stone is the garnet. Con-
stancy and fidelity are the guiding ideals
OF January.
Float No. 2.
FEBRUARY-Comes next in the
march of months. Februs was the an
| cient Roman deity after whom this
! month was named. 1t was the month
| or publication and was observed with
care by the Latin peoples The violet
IS the flower of this month. while the
Sincerity is the keynote of the month
and those born under its star are lucky.
Next con eS
Float No. 3.
MARCH-Named after the war-god
Mars and symboliZed by the clustering
voice of the lion. 1t was the first month
OF the Latin spring and the Anglo SAX
ons ana other ancient nations gave it
names that indicated the growing lenst h
of the days. The boodstone is the gem
OF this month, and courage and truth
lulnesS as becomes a man of war are
the, guiding principles. The daffodil,
yellow flower OF Spring is the floral
emblem.
Float No. 4.
APRIL-Is the month of showers and
sunshine. 1t is the hopeful period. the
period when life looks light and good
with Its share Of showers, but with sun
shine predominant 1t lis the singing
month The lily is the flower of April
and as is meet innocence is the EN-
blematic idea The stone-listen maids
lis the diamond. Next of the months is
Float No. 5.
MAY-The month of youth and life.
1t IS the boundary line between Spring
and summer. The flowers are out. the
sun shines bright and there is ioy and
sladness everywhere. 1t is meet that
should be Happiness. The vivid green
emerald is the stone of this month, and
the bright eolored and many-hued tulip
is the favored flower. Next in line is
Float No. 6.
JUNE-Which is the pearl of the wear
as some poet has said, and Riley's Knee
Deep in June will be recalled with
fond memory. 1t is the month of the
full blown rose, and health is the
thought that prevails in descriptions of
this month. The pearl or the moonstone
are the gems associated with this month
Float No. 7.
JULY-Is pre-eminently the month of
love and the thoughts of love predomi-
nate IN the AFFAIRS of the month The
royal red ruby is the stone for july and
the carnation, red or white, is the fit
ting flower for the month of Venus and
Cupid. Next in line comes
Float No. 8.
AUGUSTINE eighth month named
after himself by Augustus Caesar, the
great Roman, emperor, in a moment of
self-congratulation. 1t is the month al
grandeur and nobility, imposing in its
array of stateliness. Felicity is the
thought of the month and the sardonyx
pansy with its garments of purple is
the flower.
Float No. 9.
misunderstanding the period
OF life when wisdom begins to be at
tanned and it is the principal Thought
of the month. The royal sapphire is 1bs
Jewel of September and the aster is the
mower Thought most appropriate In
the ancient calendars September was the
seventh month of the year. NV
Float No. 10.
oCToBER-Was the month for the
making of cider in the Latin calendar
and consequently was looked on as the
month of jovialty. The opal, rich. rare
flashing its. many hues INTERCHANGEABLE
is the gem of the month. Hope is tbe
expression of this month, and the gold.
enrod 10 its floral emblem.