Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-10-31
the RED ROSTERS
WILL ENTERTAIN YOU
MCCONNELL AS MOST FAMOUS
FUNMAkERs, WILL ENTERTAIN
VISITORS AT WOMAN'S FAIR.
ENTRY OF HIGH COCkALORUM
Chickens In Every Form That Can Dc
Served VIII Be Seen In the Red
Resstsr Arrival Parade at Hous-
ton on Monday, November 8.

Houston. Tex.-Beginning with the
arrival Of High Cockalorum Nv, whose
entry, attended by ceremonies such ,
as have been developed only by "
Red BOOSTERS, Houston's famous fun
makers, will be made into the city on I,
the night OF Monday, November
The Red BOOSTERS will hold regal sway
In Houston during the Texas Woman's
Fair through the following Sunday.
Burlesque parades, covering a vide
range Of subjects, will be given, this
climax being attained at the Bed
Rooster street ball on the evening Of
Saturday. November ~. when High
Cockalorum w will be spurred amid
a burst of splendor and blaze Of cleo
trical lightning on Main street.
The Red BOOSTERS are recognized 40
probably the most original funmakeri
In the South. Fun and entertainment
for Houston and Houston's visitors
form the sole aim OF the organization
and this year will see series Of pa
rades such as have never before been
seen in Texas.
All Kinds Of Chickens In Arrival
Procession.
Chicken In every form that II can
be served will be seen In the Red
Rooster arrival parade, which will
start from the Red Rooster Barnyard
on the Franklin avenue bridge Monday
evening, November 6. The procession
will be led by Zouave band, which
will be followed by High Cockalorum
Tvs float. On this float, In the cos.
tune which has been worn by all the
High Cockalorums since the Red
Rooster Inner Circle spurred Its first
leader four years ago, will be seen the
new leader. From the tip OF his toes
to his shoulders he will be a Red
Rooster. From his shoulders up he
will be a man, and the man he will
represent will, on the evening OF NO
vember 8. be more in the public eye oil
America than any other man In the
United States.
Coming after the High Cockalorum's
float will be the chickens. They will
all be on automobile trucks suitably
decorated. There will be stewed chick
en-, chicken on toast, Chicken a la
mode" broilers, old hens and young
ROSTERS. What "stewed chicken" will
7 be can be guessed and advance notices
on the parade from the committee
chairman in charge OF 1t are to the
effect that there will be at least two
chickens stewed for the benefit OF the
crowds along the street. What chick
en- a la mode" will be can best bt
gathered from the. old story OF thu
cook who. when she served the toma
toes with their skins on, was ordere'
BY the mistress to serve 'em Il
mode"
Faith and what might that mod
be?' Queried Bridget.
1 According TO the fashion-withou
covering" answered the mistress.
Bridget looked around the table 4
dismay at the guests. Sure and y
name wild no kivering at all?"
Certainly" replied the mistress.
A few minutes later Bridget brough
in the same tomatoes with be kl4
on them Just as before. But II was !
Bridget that mistress and guests CAV
a gasp OF establishment. All the "coV
ering" she had on was bath towe
"Bedad. and II yez tells me to tax
. ! off the towel yez can git anither cook.
Bridget asserted, truculently.
There will be fourteen trucks Q
chickens" not including automobil
after automobile load OF the variou
|. breeds Of fowls. There will be Rhod
Island Reds. Plymouth Rocks, blac
and white Minorcas, common scrub
any many others.
I All the big cocks OF South Texas wi
, be on floats. In the language OF IN
Red BOOSTERS. the big cocks will
the prominent men OF the Stat
among whom will be the mayors OF
humber OF cities near Houston.
! VIII Catch villa on Second kisi
Q Parade.
y Francisco villa. erstwhile leader {
!, revolutionists In Mexico. Is going
meet his fate on the night OF the Sc
: ond parade. Wednesday. November
The United States patrol that wi
catch him already is made UP and
has been practicing ensnaring u
= willy Mexican since the Barnyard ope
ed two weeks ago. This. however. wi
be but one feature OF the parade whic
y will be known as the Armies OF A
= Nations"
a There will be an English army. &c
. man army. French army. Hebrew arm
Chinese army. negro army. an Anne
lean army and dozen other armie
" And the funny part about Il Is that u
d general OF the German army Is
!, Frenchman. and German Is gener
I OF the English army!
Some OF the armies will be clad
the uniform OF the country they repr
sent. but some will be burlesque q
,. mics. In addition TO the "rcgul
u army" troops In the parade. there W
: be a band OF real. wild Arabs.
"A Election Returns VIII Be ruesdi
!, Evening Feature.
on Tuesday night there will be he
no parade. but The general election I
= turns will be flashed on a screen
front OF Houston newspaper In sig
OF the thousands OF persons who a
deeply interested In the PRESIDENT
" race. Returns In the election will }
r. Gin coming In early Tuesday event.
n and will continue 20 como In until Ia
In the night. II Tuesdays electi,
- counting Is done as rapidly az form
general election counting has bs,
done. the approximate vote should
a. shown before the reports stop conf
Vi Tuesday night. This will be a Il
= ture Of the week OF fun and instr,
tion which Il Is believed will apps
TO thousands Of citizens In Houston
nearby cities who will not receive 4
N election returns until the followi