El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-04

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nj day night to the playing o
= = bands. the honking of hundred
OF automobile horns and the applaus,
OF the thousands OF people who lined
the parade route and the plazas to SEE
Fl Paso's first annual automobile caval.
eade.
The parade included more than 400
automobiles, trucks and service cars and
It extended from the Hueco street in
tersection Of Montana street through
Pioneer plaza, where the reviewing
stanG had been erected and where the
judging was done and the prizes award
ed. to the union station. The parade re-
CURED one hour and 20 minutes to pass
the reviewing stand with the cars run
ming at the average speed Of eight
miles an hour as they passed in review.
Crowds Line Streets.
Not all OF the crowds were downtown
as Montana street was lined with peo-
pie from Piedras street to Mesa avenue
any many homes were brightly lighted
along the parade route in honor Of the
auto parade. The parade had mardi
sras aspect for the occupants Of the
cars threw confetti and streamers over
the crowd. waved TO friends and
honksd the horns until there was one
continual roar Of horns downtown.
Fusees glowed and searchlights picked
out the prettily decorated cars in
Pioneer plaza. After the parade the
crowds visited the automobile show at
the various show places and inspected
the new models OF automobiles.
Five bands riding on trucks, were in
the parade and there was music galore
Municipal Section.
The automobile procession was lead
by the chief Of police Don johnson in
the Buick police car and with him
were Capt " A George. OF the detec-
tive department; Hugh Thompson, po-
Ice secretary, and W G. Jolly. police
and fire commissioner
Motorcycle policeman Dick Evans
was stationed at Piedras and Montana
street as traffic policeman until the
parade started when he rode beside
chef JOhnson's car on his high DOW
cred motorcycle. H h Bernard chair
iran OF the parade committee, was in
charge Of the arrangements for the
forming of the parade and was in gen
eral charge OF the arrangements at the
stsrting point 4 n Gillispie was in
charge Of the truck division.
Auto Catches Fire.
Shortly after the auto parade had
started on Montana street the decor /
ated car Of 5. Il. Silversparre, of the
Boss Rubber company. representing the
Queen Of Tires" caught on fire as the
result Of the use OF sparklers. The /
flashes Of fire from the sparklers got
into the white cotton on the car and
was put out by Mr. Silversparre using /
his hat to beat down the flames. In the {
Ear al the time were Robert and Eloise !
silVerspsrre- two small children. The
damage was not enough TO interfere 4
With the progress Of the car which was 4
4 prize winner in the accessory di- 1
vision
Haynes Wins Prizes
The Haynes right six touring car.
which won the second grand prize aud
he first prize for the best electrically
decorated car. was a real beauty. The
body of the car was covered with white
sKcella. covered with japanese Fisteria.
Inserted among the decorations and I
dong the running board were many
my electric lights The top was only
lartlF raised at the back and over the
op was a canopy Of floral decorations !
With white doves and set off with more I
Electric lights. A long prov carried
TFo chariot horses" with broad white /
wings. from which ribbons ran back to /
he hood of the car. on which was l
Gated a little girl The car belongs to
he Southern Motor company, being one I
q fEa models b-oyrr-ht here eenacfo1Tr-
or show week. and was driven by Miss I
rene Laugniin- With Miss Laughlin
rere Mrs Leo Schuster, Misses Helen