The Washington herald., 1915-10-05
FIFTY THOUSAND IN
MERCHANTS CARNIVAL
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Grated rather simply with flags. The
Associated Merchants Delivery float
one of the largest in the pageant
carried a Southern negro cabin. around
which was assembled a group OF COL
ored folk playing strange music on
homemade instruments. Ihe pass
viol, which actually would give out
sound of a not jarringly discordant ma,
ture, consisted of some wires stretched
across the top of a trunk.
Havenner's Baking Company threw out
crackers to the crowd from its float. The
Holmes Bakery had a large float show
ing an enormous loaf of bread into which
can after can of pure milk was belns
poured One of the entries was Santa
Claus in a sleigh. The most maSnincent
car of the pageant was the prize winner,
in which Joseph Berberich. grand mar
shall, rode 1t was a little fairyland OF
yellow flowers, mingled among which
were snow-white doves. The effect was
wonderfully pleasing.
The carnival section was greeted by a
deafening din. 1t contained the funny
people" of the pageant. 1t was led by
the Naval Gun Factory Band. The Wood
men of the World carrying axes over
their shoulders, formed considerable
group. Their red cross section followed,
carrying a stretcher. On the Wooomen
of the World float we're number OF
fantastically costumed persons. Including
a merry old clown.
Boy scouts Score.
The Loyal Order of Moose was led by
little hoy riding in red baoy carrlase'
drawn by a wooden rocking horse. Then
came the motley assortment Of masque-
raders-Indians devils, clowns and what
not, The Boy Scout drum and bugle corps
made a good showing. Employees OF the
O street market, dressed in their long
whit. coats and white hats, made a hne
appearance.
A little wagon containing humorous
negro was drawn by two goats. Inc TWIN
ballet girls caused a tumut OF laugnter.
! They had long. yellow hair of the boboed
STYLE Measuring nearly six feet. they
wore little pink ballet skirts that struck
them up around the knees.
The grandsons of veterans OF the civil
war constituted one of the drum ana
bugle CORDS Nearly 100 of the young
stcrs were in the group.
Uncle Sam. dressed in the red. white
and blue, was greeted with much APP
plause He held by the hand a little boy.
dressed in the same fashion. There were
also rough riders and cowgirls and cow
BOYS and pretty little girls dressed In
Colonia. fashion with large skirts and
powdered hair.
The punch and ;uddr feat was the GEN.
ter Of much attention. Two aftomatons
kept up a long conversation of foolish
ness. while at their side \ tire-eating
, Magician took gu!p after Sulp of blaze
from & spoon.
George NJ Barker. the lumber man,
entered a novel float. being a sort OF
arbor supported by pure white columns
OF wood. J. W. Gregg, the dairyman,
demonstrated the bottling Of milk on
his float. Freund. thc plumber. had his
float fitted up as a modern bathroom.
Tho Joseph Berberich float was a
mass OF Christmas trees and ever
greens forming an arcade beneath
which stood figure. dressed In the ma
tional colors. The coal wagon floats
| were numerous. On the delivery wagon
OF the New Columbia Laundry were
coiored fellow in full dress suit ana
lnischicvous monkey.
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