The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-05
Parade Great Reflection Of
Taste and Ingenuity of
Local Merchants
Originality Dominant In
Decoration Of Plethora
Of Floats
MOOSE RESPLENDENT
IN NEW UNIFORMS
Eagles Boost Playground
Project; Pythians Turn
Out Well
Entertainments At River.
side Amuse Many; Mt.
Vernon Trounces
Ashland Moose
Ball Team

Labor Day, the day set apart
throughout the nation and dedicated
to the men of Drawn and brains,
whose work at the desk, in the office,
the machine shops or behind the
plow, makes our national prosperity
possible, was flttingly celebrated Ia
Mt. Vernon Monday in every possible
way known and calculated to do hon
or to the god of work.
Ideal weather conditions prevailed
throughout the day. Old Sol smiled
down on the festivities and pleas
ant breeze prevented his kindly eff
forts from becoming oppressive. The
day seemed to have been made to or.
der and the first glimmerings of
dawn with the promise Of fair wealth
er brought smiles to the faces and
gladness to the hearts of the Moose
committee in charge of the festiyi.
ties as we'll as to all those who in.
tended to take part, either actively
or as spectators, in Mt Vernons
greatest gala day of the year.
EARLY in the morning visitors from
| surrounding towns and from the
country began pouring into the city
from ali directions and by the time
the parade started at $50 o'clock
the streets were crowded with mass
OF people decked out in holiday at
tire, all happy and eager for the
events of the day to begin.
remarked that the city had not had 81
many people on its streets at on'
time since the days Of the old stree
fairs, many years ago.
The stores ON Main street, gayl!
decorated with flags and bunting
made an appropriate background 70
the swarm of people as they movet
slowly along, searching for point;
of vantage from which TO witness tn,
parade.
Fire escapes were soon full, otflc
windows we're crowded, Main and tn
cross streets were lined with vehicle
and the park on the public squar
was crowded with humanity Will
the sidewalks were jammed long be
fore the time set for the parade {
start.
Promptly at $50 o'clock, the pa
rade started from the corner of Mu
berry and High streets and proceed
ed to the public square, then south I
Gambler street on Main and east o
Gambler street to Division street
north to High, east to Catherine an
then countermarched back over tn
same route,
Many requests were made befor
the parade to have the line OF mare
changed somewhat and have the p,
rade so up on North Main stree
but the committee was forced to az
here TO the original plans because c
the weight of some Of the floats n
the frail construction of others whic
made it necessary TO select a rout
that would avoid hills and roug
streets.
The first section of the parade wa
In charge of Chief Marshal Clyt
Brentlinger, the second section W,
led by Assistant Marshal Thomas
Ausklngs, and the third section |
Assistant Marshal julius IIeadn
ton.
The order OF the parade follows:
g First came the fire truck and fir
3 men from the Third ward engh
A. house; the police patrol. filed wi
children, followed; then came Il
'f Mansfield band,
. The float that represented HI
watha Lodge. No. s24, L. o. o. n