The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-01
PEOPLE CROWD
ROUTE TO WAIT
FOR SPECTACLE
Floats Are ElabOrately Dec
Grated - Actors Leave
litter Around City.
BALLET GIRLS DANCE
TO WITHSTAND COLD
Julien Friant, ImpersOnating Act
ress, Puts His Dress on
Upside Down.

Twelve thousand people grinned,
then ehuckled and finally laughed up
rOarOusly last night at the performers
in the Mystic Capaha parade, which
circled the business section of the city.
Many considered it rival of the Veil
ed Prophet pageant of St. Louis, and
some thought it was even better.
1t proved to be 4 real treat, far
above expectations. Autoists who
viewed the spectacle as it passed south
on Pacific street, hurried to another
section of the city to look it over
again. Some saw it three times and
declared they could enjoy it three more
times.
A. NJ. Tinsley, who was in charge of
the project, was the recipient of con-
gratulations last night. owe were
only rehearsi2s. Visit until You see it
Friday night" he replied.
George Patton and William H.
Bohnsack Jr., also did much to make
the event a success. They selected the
costumes and supervised the construc-
ton of the floats. John l.. Miller OBJ
tanned the funds necessary to carry out
the program. These four men origi-
mated the idea and made it a reality.
Never before has such a crowd turn
ed out to witness a public celebration.
The whole circuit which the pageant
traversed was thronged. 1t was esti
mated that 5000 people assembled
along Good Hope street, from Freder
ick to Pacific streets. This was the
largest crowd in any section of the
city, although the throngs on Main
street and Broadway would not have
seemed small in st. Louis.
The floats were elaborate, artistical-
ly arranged and the actors handled
their parts like veterans.
The parade left West End Hall and
started south on Pacific street shortly
after 1870. The Schuchert Concert
Band led the delegation, followed
closely by a burlesque of mounted po-
lice. Allen Kimmel was in charge of
the squad.
Ben Gockel, grand marshal of the
parade, fell in line behind the mount
ed police" He was costumed so as to
represent a cross between Russian
general and "dominicker" rooster,
but he got the idea and played his part
well. Gockel's aids were Ben Green,
Adams, Otis Goza and Manning Kim
mel.
Uncle Sam" was the name of the
first float. Roy Clark impersonated
YOUR Uncle Samuel, Estes Grissom
plaved Miss Columbia and Mike Sulli-
van tried to look like the army and
navy. This delegation was applauded
all around the course, although Uncle
Sam wore an expression which indi-
Gated that he had weathered hard
night.
The float, depicting life in a barn,
ward made hit. The chandeliers hiC
their identity behind feathers anC
SPURS. Four hens and two roOsters,
Iopsided ratio, were in the coop, but
thew scratched for worms in content
ed manner. In one end of the CHECKER
house stood full-fledged shock o.
corn.
"The Moving Picture Show" was ont
of the best floats in the caravan. Rus
sell Dearmont presented a striking i'm
personation of Charlie Chaplin, tn
funniest man on the moving plctur
screen. His hair stood on ends an
then reversed. An initiation in tn
Elks could not have mussed 1t more
He laughed like Charlie, acted Tx
him, and even attempted to dance, bu
few recognized his gyrations.
Harold Stubblefield was the bale