The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-07
big SUCCESS
IN EVERY Way.
Was The Moose Labor Day
Celebration
Parade One Of Best Ever
Seen In City
While A Big Crowd Was At
| Riverside Park
TO See The Athletic Events
And Fire Works
Automobile Races Are Held
| At HiaWatha Park

Inc MOOSE LdDOT Lay CeleDratlOn
was big success in every way from
the start of the parade at 10 o'clock
in the morning until the last of the
fireworks were fired at o'clock at
night. Saturday and Sunday rains
somewhat dampened the ardor of the
committees, but they kept right on
with their preparations, almost being
compelled to wear bathing suits at
the park Sunday afternoon, but when
Monday broke clear every one got on
the job and made things hum.
The parade formed between nine
and ten o'clock and there was no con-
fusion as is generally the case with a
large gathering. Chief Marshal Brent
linger and his first assistant Thomas
Auskings, placed each float and lodge
as they appeared and when the pa
rade started up High street the head
of each section knew just where to
fall in.
The Moose are being congratulated
on all sides for what is considered
one, if not the finest parade ever
pulled off in Mt. Vernon, and this
good feeling extended to them more
than pays for every effort put forth
to make the day success.
The parade was scheduled to start
at 10 o'clock and at 1915 the band
| played and they were off. 1t is hardly
| necessary to go into details as to the
formation of the different floats and
lodges as everybody who could go
was out to see for themselves.
| High, Main and Gambler streets
and the public square, all along the
line of march, were crowded to their
capacity and this was indication
enough that the 1915 Labor Day cele-
bration in Mt. Vernon was going to be
something to.be remembered.
The merchants who turned out with
floats are to be congratulated, as
there surely never was better dis
play, there being little over mile
of floats and with the other contin
gents, the parade was nearly two
miles long.
There was only one slip-up in the
arrangements of the parade which
the committee is very sorry for and
it was not discovered until about five
minutes before starting time. The
Moose had invited the old soldiers tc
take part in the parade and thought
that they had arrangements all made
for conveyances, but there was some
misunderstanding and there was nc
way for them to ride, but they were
on the job, ready to go and thai
shows they had the right spirit. The
| K. of p. lodge in twenty-five automo
, biles, headed by their drill team and
accompanied by Kokosing Co. No
II, Uniform Rank, surely made fine
appearance and showed that Timor
lodge is up and doing
The Maccabees' float, drawn by
, | SIX horses ana cOnldlHiHS Tue ue5ie'
team, was one of the pleasing sights
of the parade and shows that this
lodge also is to be considered amons
the leading lodges of the city. The
Eagles, mounted, with Old Glory a
their head, were complimented OF
their turnout.
The space is not large enough il
these columns to give each mer
chants float the credit due them fol
their fine appearance, but as a whole
each merchant in the parade received
his share of compliments
The streets of the city surely pre-
! sented a different appearance Mon
day from what they generally do II
Mt Vernon on legal holiday
At Riverside park everything wa
carried out as scheduled, there beini
at least ton Thousand people on tn