The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-26
FOURTH DAY
Of THE FAIR
OPENED WITH A BRIGHT MORN
ING AND A BIG ATTEDANCE
School Children and Boys and Girls of
Canning and Corn Clubs Own the
Fair Grounds and the City

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Canning and Corn Clubs Own the
Fair Grounds and the City
The fourth day Of the fair opened
bright, and the city early began to
fill with visitors, prominent among
whom were members of boys and girls
canning clubs. The first event of the
day was the parade of the canning
club girls and corn club boys and the
school children. This pretty and inter-
esting display started on the square
shortly after 10 am, marched to the
fair grounds and around before the
grandstand, which was crowded with
enthusiastic spectators.
A Star man stood on the CONNER
cial Bank corner and watched the pa
rade pass. The parade, with the other
floats and vehicles that fell into line
was almost mile long, and reached
from the fair grounds to the public
square.
THE PARADE
First was the big float of the o. K.
Teapot Grocery with big sign "We
Lead" filled with small girls in can
ming club costume. These girls are
prospective canning club members, not
yet but soon.
Following the float came the long
orooacc;o,, of oarpioo, oI,1b ,,;r1c boad
ed by Mrs. Moorehead, hundred or
more of them in blue dresses and white
aprons. Marching with Mrs. Moore
head was Commissioner of Agricul-
ture McRae.
Next came the long line of corn
club members of the county, headed
by Mr.. Jack McCully.
With them were children from many
parts of the county carrying banners
which showed that Kendrick, Martin,
Mcintosh, Martel, Fort King, Citra
and several others were represented.
BUNCH OF AMERICAN BEAUTIES
Following the corn club boys came
the pretty float of the senior girls of
the Ocala High School, big bunch of
beauties with banners and pretty cos
tunes, singing as they passed by.
After the senior girls came their
self-constituted chaperons, bunch of
high school boys in an auto, loudly
proclaiming their office.
Next came the juniors in hand
some car.
The tenth grade was costumed as
farmer boys and girls.
The ninth grade was in two autoes,
decked in their class and the nation
al colors.
The eight grade was costumed as
Puritans, the seventh as sailor lads
and lassies.
The sixth grade was in the big
board of trade float, with State Sup
erintendent of Public instruction
Sheets and Secretary Rooney on the
front seat.
The fifth grade was typical of Ma
rion's principal industry, the boys
carrying vegetables and the girls
flowers.
And the fourth grade was the best
behaved and best looking band of In
dian braves and bravesses ever seen,
representing at this day the natives
whom our grandaddies have wiped off
the face of the earth.
Many of the children carried all
kinds Of badges and legends, "Rum
Must Co." "votes for Women etc.
etc., then they came too thick and
fast and the reporter lost track of
them.
There were many prettily decorated
cars, filled with school girls, and af-
ter these came an almost endless
procession of automobiles and car
riages filled with happy people on
their way to the fair grounds, and for
almost half an hour, the traffic man
had all he could do to keep the
stream of humanity properly straight
ened out, for they were coming and
going in continuous streams, looking
like Broadway, New York, without
the street cars.
FAIR NOTES
A Star man rambled at will among