Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-11-17

| pair shoes--B. H. Riddleberger.
18th, w. L. Boyd, Charles Town.
Silk umbrella--M Palmbaum Bro
5th., Mary Reinhart, pair skates.
John G. Burns
9th, Harry Burns, Charles Town.
Penknife--John c. Burns
Best Display of Country made Butter
1st., Mrs. E. D. Conklyn, pair gun
! bootS--Max Theodore.
Ind, Katherine Crowl, barrel swee
potatoes--S. II. Lands.
3rd., Fannie Burns, Ribbon.
Largest Pumpkin SO IL lbs.
1st., Brooke Blackford, Shenandoah
Junction, signet ring--C w. Brown
Three Best Heads of Cabbage.
1st, Jno Selden, Charles Town.
Rug--C.s'T. Shugart.
JUDGES.
R. E. Harley, Extension Department
Morgantown, w. Va
c. E. Koontz, County agent Fred.
erick County, Va.
A. R. Annette, Fruit Grower. Der
ryville, Va.
On Wednesday night Main street
presented gala appearance. This
climax to the two days festival was
the big parade which started from the
Citizens Engine House. The band led
the procession followed by the town
council and large number of the
Board of Trade in carriages and auto
mobiles, the Red Men in their uni
forms, adding much to the occasion
then line of twenty or more auto
mobiles, most of them elaborately
decorated, especially Palmbaums and
Brown Bros.--and many of the oc-
cupants grotesquely dressed. Their
followed the masqueraders on loot
probably two hundred, some with
faces BACKED or with masks, some
wearing sunbonnets and ancient milf
merry, some wearing dresses worn BY
their anceStors--and colonial COS
tunes and other styles of bygone days
Some carried fans, or parasols, band
boxes, suit cases, and with their
bowling and scraping made much mer-
riment for the many spectators who
lined the street on both sides There
were a number of children masked
who seemed to be having the time Of
their lives--and among the men some
wore armor as in olden times, some
represented clowns, some even don
ned petticoats and showed how very
graceful man can be when parad-
ing as a woman, and one was noted
with a placard I'm a devil in my
own home town" But it was all in
fun--the band played and everybody
laughed and made merry--everyb
had good time. 1t gave one an idea,
on small scale, of what Mardi Gras
is like in New Orleans. The follow
ing prizes were awarded.
Mrs. S. w. Coe, best costumed lady
awarded $500 BY Z. A. Campb
Jim Smith and Chas. Behrend, best
costumed couple awarded $500
Pittman Sisters, most comical couple,
5 lib. box candy, Brown Bros.
Etheleen Davis, best costumed giri,
S1.00, E. A. Campbell.
John w. Gore, most comically dress
ed man, S1.00--E. A. Campbell
Samuel B. Shearer, comical man, 5 ID.
box candy Brown Bros.
Mrs. d. c. Fulton, Mrs. T. A.
Brown and Miss Mildred Phillips were
given pounds Of sandy by President
Goetz and Secretary A. A. Beckmdn
for the best boosters at the Festival
The girls had large umbrella with
a booster card Boost the Board oI
Trade and do it now"
Judges; Geo. B. Goetz, S. NJ Beh-
rend and A A. Beckman.
Officers Jas. A. Smith and r. 6.
Grandstaff took the winners from
the line and put them under guard ia
President Goetz's car, to await the
award Of the prizes.
The members of the various com
mittees who had in charge the Festi-
val Celebration are to be more than
congratulated for the success OF this
most wonderful celebration that has
not only attracted local interes., bu'
outside interest as vel
To general chairman, s. NJ. Behrend
and Mr. Z. G. Henson is credited the
magnificent decoration and arrange
ments of the entire Festival and also
the Automobile and mask parade.
The publicity committee Of which
Mr.. B. H. Riddleberger was chairman
TO the entire community OF the FEST
val, through this committee the FEES
tival was widely advertised through
out the entire Shenandoah Valley.
The men who composed the entire
committees were as follows.
Committee on decorations, booth,
and amusements: s. NJ. Behrend
Chairman R. G. Smithson. DR.. NJ. G
Scott, c. T. Shugart, z. G. Henson
Geo. c. Marsetller.
Committee on publicity: B. Fl. Rid-
dleberger, Chairman; Isaac Herr, E
q. Henson, Gus Brown, A. S Allen.
Committee on Exhibits and Prem
;ums: c. F. Wall. Chairman; w. Z
Reed, George s. Callan, ". T. Strider
E. E. Cooke, F. L. Jordan
Finance Committee. NJ. Palmbaum
Chairman; S NJ. OFT, w. T. Whit
ing, D. S. Hughes, John c. Burns, S
II. Lands, Treasurer.