The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-11-28
17HIRD LANCASTER COUNTY
FAIR A HUGE SUCCESS
Friday Saw Greatest Crowd Euer Assembled
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the Third Lancaster County Fair, was
Educational Day, ard it drew the
greatest crowd ever assembled in
Lancaster. Cloudless, crisp, cool
weather made an ideal day for such
gathering and crowd estimated
at between eight and ten thousand
participated and witnessed the event
OF the day. At few minutes
before IL o'clock, the school parade
proceeded from the Central School
on its way through thronged streets,
marching nearly all of the way down
Main street and returning the same
way. At the head of the parade rode
Chief Orr, head of the police depart
ment, and several other mounted
policemen, Chief Marshal b. Cum
ningham and number of other
marshals and fair committeeman.
Following close came a very credit
able school float from Rich Hill This
was decorated in autumn leaves and
bore several suggestive notices,
among others the school slogan,
"Our Ideals, Three-in- n-One-Physical
Mental, Moral" Inside the float
were several high school pupils and
other representatives of the schoo.
came behind on foot. Next came
Riverside in the line of march and
then Antioch, whose original floats
attracted much attention. In front
was a representation from life of the
teaching of recitation. the teacher
presiding over modern school room.
This float was attractively decorated.
Just behind and attached to the
ttst, was another float, representing
the 'old-field" type of school, with
older pupils seated on split log
Following in order came the CASTOR,
Craigville, Ferguson, Van Wyck and
Douglas schools, all of which made
good showings.
Next in order came float which
attracted much attention, that of the
night school at the Lancaster Cotton
Mills. The automobile was covered
with the white cotton fabric manu-
factured at the mill, with festoons OF
soft cotton, strings of shuttles COW
cred the framework and the "har-
ness" and other parts of the mill
machinery were suggestive of the
work which engages the labors of
these workers who devote two nights
each week to study. Flags of the
State and nation decorated this float
and the schools enrolment was
given as 1923.
The "Red Rose" float was covered
with white and strewn with red
roses, while ten pretty little maids
appeared with flower faces, sparkling
eyes and bright cheeks peeping out
from red rose petals surrounded by
green leaves. This effective foa.
represented the Central School o.
Lancaster.
Dry Creek came next in line of
march and made a good showing
Immediately following came the
beautiful mill school float, white
draped automobile, covered, with red
hearts and soft ropes of cotton. Miss
Ruth Riddle, clad entirely in white,
representing the Queen of Hearts" ;"
drove the car and behind stood the
imperial figure of His Majesty Law
son Caldwell. representing king
Cotton" in his robes of state The
imperial figure was clad in a red robe.
trimmed in cotton ermine. He wore
a kingly crown and welded a scep-
ire of state.
The automobile parade followed
that of the schools. having been
postponed from Thursday on account
OF the rain that day. Miss Kate Nc
Manus drove a beautifully decorated
car, in which yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS formed the color motif With
Miss McManus, who was dressed in
yellow and black. rode several young
women similarly attired and a dog
with big outstanding bow of yellow
ribbon sat next to Miss McManus at
the steering wheel.
Mr.. j. NJ. Yoder's car, decorated
in flags and farm products, attracted
much attention. With Mr.. and Mrs.
Yoder rode several members of their
family and other relatives. A num-
bsirs of other cars followed in the pa