Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-04
sAuER CAR WINS FIRST
PRIZE IN FLORAL PARADE
Second Award Is Made to Car
Entered by r.. ID. ALL
port.
MANY GOOD DESIGNS ENTERED
'|ohiliciing Reports as to Postpone
men, Cause Some to Stay Away,
p"t Parade Is Spectacular and In
tetesting Affair.

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NhIls weather conditions and con-
tus'on caused by one postponement of
me moral parade and a report given
,u'f eHcy at the eleventh hour that a
''"" postponement had been order
Gu ,uFtaiied the procession to one half
OF me length for which preparations
i-"' hee'i made. the final street pa
sea- of the Confederate Veterans Re-
""i"i' vas beautiful and picturesque
spectacle OF which its promoters and
Hshasers have every reason to feel
proud.
'hief Marshal r. Il. Airport. Chair
ma Moses Thalhimer. Claude l.. Bat.
Nis and T.. G. Pelouze, who formed
ne committee in charge of this event,
si" showercd with congratulations
4aht night upon tho success they had
hchieHed In the face or many difficult
tbs
The board Of Judges announced the
award of prizes after reviewing the
p" .ade at Lee Circle. as follows:
First pr.ze-Car No S. entered by C.
f. Sau.r, 800.
Second rrize--Car No. IA, entered by
X. q. Airport. $50
Third prize-Judges divided in opin-
ION: draw declared in points of merit
between car No. |. entered by C. L.
Batkins. and car No. 10. entered BY
/
vined between Mr.. Batkins and Mr..
Duia
CONFLICTING REPORTS
KEEP SOME CARS AWAY
There were forty-six cars on the
entry list, but only twenty-sia fell in
ihe Tor the start. This was due TO
confusion caused by the conflicting re-
PORTS concerning the time for the pa
i'adc. The owners Of the missing cars
IA a Tor, Il
race vas TO be postponed until II
hciock this morning because Of the
inc!crncncy OF the weather
Inc committee decided early in the
afternoon. however. to present the
promised pageant before the exodus OF
reunion visitors began. Positive an
norncement was made shortly after
the noon hour that unless rain inter-
iered AT o'clock, the parade would
form at the city Hall at that hour
Twenty Of the entrants reported on
time. and the marching column was
formed. shortly after the appointed
hour the marching order was given by
Chief Marshall Airport.
The procession moved UP Broad
street, headed by police detail of
ten men pr the bicycle squad Then
came incl Shriners' Band. leading the
Arab Patrol Of Acca Temple. Mobiles Of
the Mystic Shrine, then tho procession
Of automobiles with their gorgeous
ana tastcfully arranged floral decora-
lions. Half a score OF motor cars car
:ying citizens brought up the rear
Viewed by admirirg thousands that
lined the sidewalks all along the route
OF the parade the procession moved up
Broad 10 Second street. turning down
Second and into Grace then moving
westward 10 Adams, thence TO Frank
lin, proceeding to the Davis Monu-
ircnt and Lee Circle, where the board
Of Judges awaited the pageant
HANDSOME Cars ENTERED
by FIRE DEPARTMENT
The board consisted Of Rev. J. Calvin
Stewart, y. D., Colonel and Mrs Willis
II Chapman, Of greensboro. y. c..
Miss Yctta Goldenburg, George J.
Freddy, Lieutenant J. y. Hoffman.
Miss Bertha Rankin and Miss Marie
Rankin.
Two decorated cars at the head of
she citizens division that represented
tho Richmond Fire Department. under
the supervision OF Chief Joynes. elected
complimentary comments all along the
line OF march The two cars were dec
Grated by members of the Fire Depart
mcut
The Sauer car, which won the first
pre-, carried as its centerpiece a gaz-
ing CLONE. which hung from a canopy
|, Three women and a little girl occupy
ing the seats under a canopy repre-
sentcd four generations of a we'll
known German family OF Richmond
mother, daughter. granddaughter and
great gTa ndda tighter.
The second prize winner the Airport.
car was pink. with white seats and
decorated with apple blossoms and
vines. The Batkins car was green and
decorated with profusion of large
red roses. a huge doll sitting under Il
canopy in the tonneau, and the Dula
car was a design OF floral Hlotor-
boat All of the ears in line made a
good showing, their decorations being
tasteful and elegant.
The car representing the Equal Suf-
fraE. League was very deliberately
decorated in white and yellow. the suf-
frage colors. with the legend, Votes
for Women" figuring conspicuously in
the design. The decorations of the
car. which was tn electric were the
gif, Of Mr.. and Mrs. RI. s. Meloney.
In the car were Mrs. II. p. Valentine,
president OF the Equal Suffrage League
of virginia; Mrs. Sally Nelson Robins,
vice president; Miss Marion Thayer and
Mrs Julia Tyler Wilson. daughter OF
DR.. Lyon &. Tyler, the president Of
william and Mary College.