The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-29
FINEST FEATURE
Of THE FAIR
Industrial Parade this Morning Best
Arranged of the Sort Ever Wit
messed in Ocala

If anyone had any apprehension as
to the success of the industrial par
ade staged for the fair this forenoon
it was dispelled when the line began
moving just after eleven o'clock from
in front of the Star Office.
The procession was led by the city
fire apparatus, each truck having it's
full quota of firemen.
The parade as it passed the Star
building was then made up as fol-
lows:
Auto, Mrs. Anna Tweeuy, secre-
tary of the fair association, with Mr..
Eric Collier driving The next car
contained President earn and other
fair officials, followed by the car with
mthe judges who will award the prizes,
l@Vhose names we did not learn.
The w. G. 7. U. car, driven by Mrs.
E. A. Osborne, was beautifully decor
ated and contained number of young
ladies dressed as sailors, and soldiers.
Mrs. Jack Camps car represent
ed the Red Cross Society and was
draped with its emblematic white and
red crosses. With Mrs. Camp were a
number of members of the society
dressed in regulation uniform.
The "a" Club car, driven by Miss
Elizabeth Davis, was decorated in the
club colors, white and green.
Mr.. Mack Taylor's Super Six was
gaily decorated in patriotic colors, and
had as passengers on the hood of the
car two little boys one as sailor and
another as a soldier, with an immense
eagle over their heads. Other char
acters in his car represented "Libe1
ty," sailors and soldiers.
The next car contained the Ruther-
ford Show band. This car pulled a
trailer made up into a battleship as
the contribution of Collier Brothers.
1t had on board full crew of young
sailors and marines, ready for action.
Then followed the Boy Scouts on
foot, and fine showing they present
ed in their uniforms.
Davies, "The Tire Man," was fol-
lowed by the lime exhibit of the STAN
/dard oil exhibit of the Standard Lime
Company, Kendrick.
The Ocala Ice & Packing Company's
contribution was a large decorated
log cart upon which was mounted a
large cannon, ammunition" ice, hams
crates and ice, representing each
branch of the business of the concern
The Welch-Todd Lumber Company
presented large "tank" an imitation
of the big British war machines used
$50 successfully on the Germans of late
suitably decorated with large flags OF
the allied countries.
Dunnellon was represented by a
nicely decorated car containing Gun,
Gle Sam" with representative of the
army and navy and the Red Cross or
board.
Summerfield was on hand in full
glory with dozen automobiles, loaded
with patriotic citizens, and each one
decorated not only with the country's
colors, but with corn, peas, rye, beans
potatoes, cabbage, hay and other form
products.
The Summerfield portion of the pa
rade was headed by three young men
on horseback, carrying flags. Their
came the citizens Next were the in.
dustrial exhibits of our hustling neigh.
Dor, a cotton gin and grist mill in op.
.eration, agricultural displays of ev.
cry kind. A banner announced that
"Summerfield Farm Products Viii
Win the War" The Chronicle had 9
suitably decorated exhibit and announ-
ced it was the Marion county farmers
paper, and distributed copies of an in.
teresting little extra gotten out fol
the occasion. The merchants of Sum
merfield also had floats.
Messrs. Fennell & Phillips of Ken
drick, had a fine farm exhibit consist
ing of about every variety of farm
produce to be thought Of. Mr.. Fen
nell followed his exhibit driving col
to plow (on wheels). The colt car
ried sign "My First Lesson. The
outfit caused much favorable comment
The L. R. Chazal & Sons Company:
float contained bags of the products Of
the concern, which includes everything
that can be made from corn.
Among the other Ocala busines:
houses represented by floats in the pa
rade, and which space forbids even al
attempt to describe, were the Ocals
Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Moses Gro
Gerry Company, Savoy Cafe, White Sts
Transfer Company, Maxwell Autt
Agency, the REQ Agency and Others
which the reporter failed to get as The
procession went by.
The parade was a big success ant
those who had charge of it may wei
feel proud of the result of their efforts
h in this direction.
ATTENDANCE INCREASING
There was a very slender attend
ance at the fair during its first tw'
days, and it was much feared ther'
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