Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-05
THE MORNING PARADE.

I
dawned and not a cloud fiecked the
sky or mot f1eck clouded the sky"
or, in fact, any way you want it. The
day did commence beautifully-a typi-
cal, dangerous July day, with occas-
ional flashes of cool breeze mitigating
the heat Of the summer sun.
Lancaster awoke Tuesday morning
with a realization that the long-talked
of event was actually at hand. Thous-
ands of visitors had been invited
and thousands of others Lancaster
knew would come also, as the slogan
had been, "All Grant County is We'll
come" And when we said that we
meant it-and everyone else who want
ed to be with us. The square was de-
serted in the morning except for the
early visitors as large part of the
adult population and all the ''kiddies,"
were at the South school getting ready
for the big parade.
It is something peculiar, in fact, al
most uncanny, to see parade, much
less a home parade, start on time.
This one did, and the first intimatiOn
the spectators who lined the square
in large numbers, had, was the mar
tial strains of the Lancaster concert
band dressed in white with red, white
and blue sashes, twenty-five strong,
turning the corner on Walnut street
and proceeding nOrthward to the
square.
Preceding them and heading the
parade was fittingly enough, "Old
Glory carried by Thomas lockwood
and followed by remnant of the
Grand Army.
Next came Captain Charles H. Bax-
ter, and the speaker Of the day, Hon.
Kenneth Burgess of Chicago. Follow
ing that his honor, the mayor and
party, and then the float of the forty
eight states.
L. A. Clark came next with a car
decorated in the national colors and
following him came c. D. StrattOn and
wife with a beautifully decorated car
IMPLYING the Liberty Bell. Following
that was the NJ w. A. float with log
cabin, the Woodman goat in the rear
and guards in white and others in cit
liens dress with axes comprising the
lodge officials and the Forester team.
The r. n. A. float followed with
about twenty ladies dressed in white.
Then came the decorated cars of H.
E. Schreiner and Charles Schneider.
Two boys with decorated wheels came
next followed by the V. Z. Showalter
car. This was one of the most strik-
ing effects achieved, the vehicle being
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EN- Our Flag; First, Last and All the
Time"
A finely decorated w. G. T. u. car
followed this and then the Cash Basket
Grocery float, it being a huge white
basket with four little boys as custod-
ians. Proud they were.
The Lancaster Boy Scouts on a huge
float with Rolla Lorenz holding Amer
lean flags and the boys seated and
standing behind him. This float drew
forth much applause. Rebekah lodge
was next in line with pink and green
float, and H. G. Orion followed with a
handsome car with a white back
ground and myriad of pink peoples.
White doves perched ready to fly at
all corners of the car.
The Farmers and Citizens bank
came next with red, white and blue
colors the W. r. c. float following.
Will Tiller with yellow decorated
carriage, drawn by black horses was
next in line, and then came Austin
Dewey as Uncle Sam" Mr.. Dewey
carried out the party with dignity and
with his immense height and costume
made a tremendous hit.
James Hayden, Richard Hufftil and
Burton Sumner, 1.-THE Spirit of '76''
followed, playing with all the vigor of
youth, those old martial airs. Old
Glory held by thirteen girls IMPLYING
the original colonies and with eight
escorts in Colonial costume, was the
next feature.
Ten Odd Fellows in full uniform
headed by Lieutenant Colonel Berne
Pollock of the lodge, swung into line.
Then came J. c. Doolittle with a white
and pink car, the driver being invis-
ible and little Helen as the topmost
part of the car.
L. Weber followed with a white
and green car, and the Mystic Workers
with yellow car. Haley & Edwards
with a handsome car decorated in
white with lavender chrysanthemums,
white doves at the corners and Paul
Ruth driving, followed.
Stanley Edwards and James Fowl
er dressed as fOotmen, directed Paul.
Harvey Schmidt, Harry Barnett and
H. A. Studebaker followed with nice
ly decorated floats. F. G. Meyer came
next with a Japanese" car, white,
with yellow chryanthemums, Japan
csc lanterns and parasols and three
young ladies in japanese costume. This
car was unique and created a stunning
effect.
David Crichton's car in black and
white, and the Birmingham & HiXOn
Co.'S Boosters, the same being colony
of Young Americans with noise-mak-
ing devices and seated on a huge horse