Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-02
MUMMERS MAKE
GOOD ALL PROMISES
Distribute Cash Prizes, Advertise
Town, Attract Thousands and
Produce Good Parade

With the payment of the $4,000,
p ize money, to the Keystone Motor
cycle club to-day. The Harrisburg Mum
ises. for this year. offcials gave no
tice that following the annual meeting
in February, plans for next year would
from all sides to the local association.
Announcement of the prize awards
made at the orpheum Theater last
night; brought general satisfaction:
The judges had considerable difficulty
in reaching decision because of the
failure on the part of many to present
entry cards to the judges. A large
number of individuals also failed to
properly mention their entries on the
cards r 49, -.,-.a--
Members of the keystone Motorcycle
Club received the largest award. The
Judges gave this organization $4,000
ior being the finest appearing organiza-
tion in line. and the same amount for
having, the largest number in line. The
Triangle Club, of Steelton was a close
second. and took the prize for the
largest number of paraders from out
Out-of-town Clubs Win
out -of-town organizations Jared
we'll in prizes. Mfddletown presented
the Union Fire Company drill corps in
how to drill and a prize of $500 was
carried back to Middletown for the best
drilled organization.
The Schnitzel Bum band from Eliza
bethtown under the direction of j. w.
Cooke, won first prize with the comic
organizations. and divided with the
Sour Note band of Lemoyne for the un-
ton won second for comic attire. ].
w. Cooke. leader of the Schnitzel Bum
band is a guest at the Masonic home,
and organized his musicians two weeks
ago. Mr.. Cooke is 50 years of age.
Brings Thousands to Town
The parade brought to Harrisburg
many thousand visitors. The streets
-gl,.l
with thousands of people. The weather
was fine, but some of the streets were
not in good condition for parading
Yesterdays parade was made pos
sible through hard work, but to a
bunch of our particular hustlers be-
longs special credit. They worked hard
on the job night and day. This ar-
gregation of hustlers included Clarence
.: Backenstoss, chief marshall Francis
T. HOY: Jr, chief of staff; Robert Buck,
sr', MlIllam b. Orr. George Brookes,
and Samuel Keen.
The judges were Edward Halbert.
Walter Kiester, ]. Harry Aht,sers-
smith, Fred Tritle. Augustus Kreid-
Ter.
Referee-W ellington G. Jones
Prizes awarded were as follows:
Comic club or organization. first
prize, Schnitzel Bum Band, Elizabeth :
town, $50; second prize, Sour Note
Band, Lemoyne, SIS; individual, Ida
Mason, 50; unpaid band, divided
Schnitzel Bum Band, Elizabethtown
$40 and Sour Note Band, Lemovne
$40; team. NJ. H. Hinkle. Hershey
bear and trainer. $40.
Finest appearing club or orzaniza-
ton. first prize, Keystone Motorcycle
Club, Harrisburg. Sos; second prize
Carlo Alberta Society, Harrisburg
Mutt and Jeff with Japanese. sac:
team. Earl Bender, captain wild west.
$40; aid. Amos Drabenstadt, So.
Individual character. Francis Gla-
ser, So; most elaborate Costume. first
prize, $40. George Ellis Indian: sec
ond prize, Albert CANCEL, $5, Belgian
court musician.
Floats. finest, Orpheum, $40: most
original, ]. B. Montgomery, s25; most
historical, B. f. Hoffman, $40
Motorcycles or bicycles, finest dec
GRATED. Heagy Brothers. old and new
year, $40; most original, Heagy Broth
ers, monoplane. So; most historical
Father Time. two wheeled bicycle 81
Organizations having largest mum
Der of persons in line, from Harris
burg, Keystone Motorcycle Club. sG5:
visiting, Triangle Club. Steelton' ss5
Best drilled, Union Hose Companv
Middletown, S25.