The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-09-11
CIVIC LEAGUES BIG
CARNIVAL SUCCESSFUL
Beauty OF Automobile Parade
Proved Surprise To
Everybody.

Everybody was deI:gtted with the
r;.ic League Carnival and surprised
Of the beauty, the ingenuity and the
variety of the various FACTIONS.
The weather was perfect and the
,ravjous thunde. storms had abol-
isf,d all dust. III Chs evening the
moon was in cle@r - and every
thing was lovely Tt baby show
was enclosed on the south side OF
the park by rope fest9oned in red
and white
The crowning Of the queen was on
platform built over the fountain
with the cluster Of electric globes in
the center. On each side of these
globes was q tall oleander with big
white tissue paper flowers attached
to the branches. Growing ferns
and palms formed a back ground for
the throne.
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When the automobile parade ap-
peared every one was literally on
tip-toe and some even on house tops
and telephone cables 1t was led
by the fire truck followed by Mayor
and Mrs. E. P. Dobbs, with Misses
Rebecca Stewart, of Athens. Their
car was decked in the National colors
and little David DObbs sat beside
the driver holding fine big U. s.
flag
Next came Mr.. Ralph Northcutt
as King robed in purple and gold and
with the most respondent crown
Mr.. Len Baldwin could get, in
golden car festooned with purple
chrysanthemums.
Little Banks DuPrs sat beside him
holding the Queens crown on a
white satin cushion. which he car
ried until the King took it.
Mr.. Charlie Brown drove the King
car.
Then came the lovely flower girls,
Emmie Montgomery and Katherine
DuPre, both in pink and seated in
a big pink car, wreathed with pink
roses and green garLa1ds and driven
by Mr.. Dan Blair.
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The Queens car was deliberately
aFaped in soft white cheese clotn
with garlands of white chrysanthe-
nuns outlining and decorating it.
An immense white umbrella seeming
y covered with white butterflies
shaded the Queen, who was Miss CO.
"a Brown, and she was appropriately
dressed in white lace with rows OF
pearls around her neck a Medici-
collar Of white lace, and a square
Orocaded train edged with a white
ostrich feather border. She carried
magnificent fan Of long white os-
"ich plumes with tOrt0is shell sticks
'Hlch her mother uses at receptions
d" Ihe executive mansion and on
Sucu occasions as when she dined at
NE White House and was escorted
~ IAe table by President Taft. This
d" was more appropriate than a
Oouquet and gave the last touch of
SPiehdor to her costume. She had
."o pages, Robert Gilbert and Will
nam DuPre, one on each side who
s"''ieo her train on the way to the
,hFone. The knights who unrolled
lie white canvass from the dais to
'Ne park gate through, which the
Aing and queen entered were Will
nam Gilbert, De Witt Cole, Montgo-
merry Anderson and Albert Sans.
ne orown-baarer, Banks DuPre joio-
~ Ibis group of pages and knights
'''eF the coronation. During that
'I'-i but impressive ceremony the
@sht lovely maids Of honor were
7'''ped on each side Of the throne. |
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Inc Queens distinguished father.
Governor Joseph M. Brown, was
those who assembled the da-
rs, " ieilcltate her on the coronation. !
nv crown was really a coronet
,'.-0A is more becoming than a regu-
| crown any way The queens
=, 80" brown hair was arranged in
.. '75 large puffs high on her head |
t. 'I Der face beamed with happiness
Os'ltting the occasion.
b, he maids of honor came in four
-, ,t,30orately decorated cars each in
pt.- W OF worn by it's occupants.
,ns zane Misses Laura Nj. Hoppe
ninl. l-,lzabeth Reynolds who wore
cor WIN white lace capes and their
"s green trellis covered with
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