The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-09-18

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street played IN a most admirable man.
ner and to the edi6cation OF all.
More than $50 young men were on
| horseback, aides of Chief Marshal Harp.
In addition so or more ladies were on
horseback as aides.
| The Knights of Pythias arranged
v ny attractive float consisting OF full
lodge room setting with the King and
Senators grouped about in the full cos
tunes such as used in the lodge room.
| The Odd Fellows had as a float rep
| resentation of the world, showing that
this fraternity has It's membership
throughout the world. Representations
| oil women and children we're aboard, de-
plotting that this lodge cares for and pro-
tects the widows and children OF its de-
/ ceased members.
The Red Men had a very attractive
float in line depicting some Of the scenes
OF the order. This float was character
lstic OF the Indian habitatons and was
much admired.
Walkersville Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
came i'll with fine float depicting the
workings of that order.
Fredonia Council of Frederick, had a
fine float in line. The Daughters of Lib
erty's float was also quite attractive and
was well designed. The Patriotic Order
| Sons of America used the float used by
the Ok Fiber Brush Plant in the parade
the day before.
Brunswick had large delegation of
automobiles in the parade advertising
| the Boosters Festival of that town
| There we're nine automobiles from that
town.
/ Best float in the parade, Red Men,
! of Frederick
Second best float. Odd Fellows, of
| Frederick.
Largest number in line of any visiting
lodge, Hanover Lodge Knights OF Py-
thias.
Largest number of men in line of the
city lodges. Knights of Pythias; second,
| Frederick Lodge of Moose.
Largest number of men in line. county
lodge. Woodsboro Lodge.
Lodge making best appearance in line,
Knights of Pythias OF Frederick.
Thousands OF people hanked both
| sides of Market street, and the various
| thoroughfares of Frederick on Saturday
afternoon to witness the fancy costume
carnival, floral and automobile parade,
which would undoubtedly been a mon
ster affair had not the inclement weather
nterfered. AS it was, some very bril-
liantly trimmed automobiles and fancy
costumed young men and women enter
ed in the parade. There was an unex-
pected lack of costumed pedestrians and
it is claimed that these would have been
much in evidence had there not been in
dications of a down pour OF rain.
PRIZES AWARDED SATURDAY..
The award of prizes Tor Saturdays
parade, were as follows:
Best Costumed Group (females)-
Yamma Yamma Girls, Sophia Wilson
and Helen Batchelder
Best Costumed Group (males )-Uncle
Sam and wife. Ralph and Alton Lipps
Most Comical Costume-Prize money
divided between Clark Miller and Ere d.
erick Kennedy. negro characters.
BestFloat or Display by any Civic Or
MISUNDERSTANDING Lee Chapter Unit
ed Daughters of the Confederacy.
Best Trimmed Float or Automobile
Richard Ross.
The judges were: Professor Henry F.
Anderson. Scholl Hershperger. Miss
Margaret Terrell, of New York, and Mrs.
!! Foster. of Washington; Mrs. Ezra Houck.
Jr., the Rev., Henri L. c. Kieffer and
Harry E. ChAplne.
Frederick's Centennial Celebration
was brought to solemn and impressive
close on Monday. September 18th, when
shortly after noon throngs of school
children and other persons gathered
about the tomb Of Francis Scott Key in
Mount Olivet Cemetery. and sang the
National anthem. Immediately following
the address OF United States Senator
Key Pittman, of Nevada, a grand neph.
ew Of the author of the Star-Spangled
Banner, nearly one hundred school chill
dren, CARRIED in red, white and blue cos
tunes, formed human flag in front of
the handsome monument, and the scene
was as inspiring as any ever witnessed
in Frederick.
Prior TO the ceremonies at Mount Off
the corner of Market and Third streets,
and marched to the cemetery. Chief
Marshal Everest Harding and aides fol-
lowed a squad of policemen. who head
ed the line OF march. The Yellow
Springs Band was next in line and was
followed by platoon of Company A,
Maryland National Guards, under the
command of Lieutenant Munshower.
AnOoC III tiC OPCi NuiiidSOo WHiIi iOi-
lowed next in line were eight members
of the Key Monument Association, Post
master William c. Birely, Professor
George Edward Smith, Miss Mary c.
OFT. Mrs. l.. M Marley, Mrs. F. F.
Smith, Mrs. A. M. Landauer, Miss Will
lie Richie and Miss Eva B. Sim. Others
were: Rev. DIR. U. S. G. Rupp, Charles
McC. Matthias, Hon. Milton G. Urner,
J. M. Dronenburg. President of the
Board of Trade; Mayor Lewis H. Fraley
and County Commissioners Hotter. Moh-
Ter, Stevens and Humm.
After troop of Scouts and the Boy
Scout Drum Corps, the students of the
Girls High School and the North Market
street School followed next in line. For
the first and second best appearing
schools, two handsome silk flags were
offered and were won bv the Girls and
Boys High Schools. of this city, the