The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-17
PARADE THE BEST
WITNESSED HERE
The Comic Floats Brought
Cheers and Applause from
Thousands, the Whole Az
fair Being on a Very E1ab-
crate Scale-Crowds on
the Streets the Largest in
Many Years.

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The reign OF King Priscus XVI in
over. 1t was brought to a successful
close when the balls of the city toiIe6
the hour of IL. midnight.
1t was successful reign, in which
thousands paid that homage justly due
the monarch. Business men. women.
boys and gtrls--all mingled together
on the streets or watched from points
Of vantage the antics of the merry
maskers, listened to the band COM
certs, or viewed the two splendid -ar-
AIDES. All entered into the spirit OF
the occasion and enjoyed themselves
to the fullest extent.
Taken as whole it was by far the
most successful Mardi Gras celebration
in Pensacola's history. The visitors. as
well as residents, were pleasantly sur
prised at the magnitude of the celebra-
ton, and the manner in which they
were entertained spoke volumes for
those who had labored so hard to bring
about that which was attained to the
fullest degree.
THE STREETS TANNED.
There have been large crowds 81
PalafoN street in the past to plss4
parades, but possibly none ever e1
ceeded the number that gathered last
night to see the floats sent out b. tha
Phunmakers. And, such a parade AMI
the manner in which each float was
received, could not fa1i To make these
young men who made this feature pos
sibie, proud of their work
was that it eclipsed anything of it's
character ever before witnessed n
Pensacola. There may have been finer
floats, and there is no doubt but that
those seen heretofore cost five times
the amount to produce, but none have
ever been viewed with more pleasure,
or bring such exclamation of sur
prise and approval from a multituds
as did those of Phunmakers, The par
ade was complete. 1t filled every de-
mand and cheer aftercher went up all
along the line OF march as anothehr
rolled into view
The public had come down to the
business center, or gathered along the
streets over which the parade would
pass, expecting to see a comic parade
familiar with the fact that the Plum
makers only took up the work a few
short week ago. and all also were
aware that the young men comprising
this association had been forced to put
on shows and adopt other means Of
raising the money required. There
fore, they did not come anticipating
parade OF the magnitude. Of floats
whose titles were so clever and the
designs so well executed.
Four bands were in the line OF march,
and following behind all of the floats,
as well as between them, on the sides
and marching abreast of the bands,
were maskers- hundreds of them, ar
rayed in all colors and designs OF suits
merry and dancing, but none bois-
ferrous.
The following is short description
of each of the floats:
KINGS FLOAT.
This was an elaborate float de-
plotting King Phunmaker the II glor-
iously receiving the piaudits Of his
testers four in number, who were loud
In praise Of their loyal patron. From
a point of workmanship and art the
artist did himself proud. The blending
of colors as we'll as the artificial flor
al decorations brought much admira-
ton.
fst. FLOAT, THE BOOSTERS,
LUNCHEON.
Since the introduction Of the slang
phrase Shooting the bull' has become
almost as common as any phrase n
present day conversation, the Plum
makers lit upon tie idea to depict the
Saturday Iuncheons that are hel
weekly at the San Carlos. In the cen
ter of table OF Pensaeola's leading hos
telry, stood large bull Around tn
table sat various local celebrities WITH
guns, who took great pleasure in fir
ing shots at the inanimate animal AZ
an individual speaker addressed the
crowd
End FLOAT, LAW AND ORDER IN
PENSACOLA.
An interior OF gambling room was
here shown with characters that pa
tronize such haunts. recklessIy play
ing at gambling games within Two
policemen sat on the front steps
asleep, while on the back steps Of the
same palace" was vividly shown an
other blue uniform making devoted
love to maid.-all Of whom were
totally oblivlcus Of the law breaking
going on within. Mounted on tn.
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