El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-04

OF street parades, especially Il
- the fall season. but proba bl
never was there one before that pro
voked such applause and general ap
probation as that Of the Festival o
the Allies, the opening feature of tn
carnival being held at the intersection
Of Franklin and North Santa F.
streets FOR the benefit Of the Re
Cross. For an hour Wednesda,
evening, between 7-30 and $40 tn.
long line Of floats. riders and march
ers and the crowds that watched ani
cheered them stopped all street ca
ana motor traffic on streets in tn
business center A typical fall even
largest jams Of humanity ever gath.
cred in the center of the city, ant
there was unusual enthusiasm mani.
Tested on every hand.
Police Prepare the Way.
First came a detail Of mounted DO.
lice. June Hunt. r. E. Castleberry and
Joe Fenley, clearing the way
Traffic policemen, the whole force
under Capt. Harry Phoenix and Sergt
Frank Ca 3llnger. kept the sightseers
back. most OF the police working all
evening, overtime, from the day shift
No accidents were reported.
Officers on Review.
Playing patriotic airs the Seventies
band. mounted, headed the parade
while crowd OF army officers, in
cludinE district commander Col. HO-
ratio g. SicSel and Col. r II. Temp
kins. Seventh cavalry. standing i'm an
automobile in Pioneer plaza. together
with mayor Charles Davis and the
aldermen. with many prominent civil
ians, cheered and saluted as the col
ors OF the allies passed. The parade
was a sea Of color and Illumination.
Nearly every ally in the war against
autocracy was represented beautifully
and imnreSsivelv
AirpIane for Democracy.
Representing an airplane. the float
OF the First National bank was one
Of the most picturesque and inspiring.
The white plane was decorated with
the national colors and illuminated by
electricity. one the sides Of the float
were banners with the inscription.
Ever for democracy; down with con
quest"
Seated on the airplane was little
Ruth McNary. daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs James G. McNary. She was
dressed in the national colors to rep
resent the goddess Of liberty Little
Misses Jennetr Rawlings and Marjorie
Nay McNary were her maids of honor
Navy Makes Showing.
-Four sailors were on the float, three
OF them being petty officers from the
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other from san Francisco. who was
here on leave The local officers were
H Goedeci1e. chief master at arms; c.
E Graves, chief yoeman and s. T
Drumheller. hospital corps With two
mounted machine guns, eight men Of
the motorcycle unit at Fort Bliss,
commanded by Capt II l. Miller, were
also on the Hoat
Two motOrcyclists dispatch riders,
rode behind the airplane
4 Princess of India
Miss Ruth Schwartz, representing
an East Indian princess. sat on
gorgeous high throne in a majestic
float. picturinE the eastern possession
Of Great Britain. She was Eowned
in blue satin and tulle, with a typical
hair ornament Accompany her were
Miss Edith Johnson and Miss Sadie
Chaplin. her maidens. Handsome
-tatUes OF oriental slaves. reclining,
thanked the throne. while tall urns
OF blue plumes. illuminated electric
ally. made the float one of the most
striking r B. Twyman and j.
Arthur Tobias were the decorators in
charge The float was the gift OF
the Popular Dry Goods company.
Belgium. the Devastated.
Ruins of Belgium. the country
devasted by the ruthless German
army. was represented by float Of
the Southern Motor company and the
Fl Paso Times a group representing
the sufferers OF ruined Belgium Were-
Nine Annie Girard. Mrs Gertrude
-1ner. Misses Lucille Whitlock, Ann
cite Ship-ey- Barbara GOsline, Inez
Fogg, Betty Nay Fogg, Jeanette Nc
Kinney. Daily Mclaughlin. Barbara
Wallace. and the two little daughters
of Mr.. and Mrs Hindon Butler.
Cossack Dance On Float.
Dr. @. c. Young. himself a native
-es.H-
float II was one Of the most attrac-
tive in the pageant and represented a
dance platform where Cossack dances
were portrayed by Miss Marian Cal
nan and two Russian soldiers. Dr.
Young PLAYED Russian selections on
an accordion On this float was Mrs.
Josephine NatiOns-Morfit handsomely
ter. surrounded by Misses Burtram
and Alzina Orndorff, Nellie May
Bowen. Josephine Morfit, Bessie
Nations, Dorothy Vollertsen, Marian
Calnan, Mary Caples, Helen Reading.
z a e Oppenheimer. Katherine
Helen OShea, George Jaroszeivicz. .
Charles Czarneslzi. William karpowicz ,
and V +. koeuig.
A Grecian Temple
Greece was attractively represented I
by a large float with white colon I
clan temples, furnished by the Gre Z
clan theater. The columns were 1
formed in semicircles at the rear. !
tWined with everEreens. Mrs. 7. ". J
Lanier and the following girls were ]
seated on the float: Misses Harriet |
Heermans. Irene Meyer, Zaleme New ]
some, Ellen Spellman, HARRIET Boz I
tori, Irene Flenniken, Helen Keller.
LaVOn SOrrels, Marian Rullman and /
AIRS. Jack Knight. The colonnade /
was removed from its truck at the /
festival ground and used in the Gre 4
clan booth Mrs J. NJ Frank posed /
the young women, who were attired /
in Grecian costumes. Mai. Paul Har- I
vey cadet commander. represented
Apollo.
Represent the Allies.
One Of the most comprehensive
floats was that Of the allies. carrying
u girls. Mrs. Hugh Grouse Mrs.
T. W Lanier and Mrs. W ,. wise
arranged the piece
Miss Mary Gates Redmond. who
America, queen Of the
festival OF the allies. was the priu-
-ipal figure on the float The other
follow Misses Alice Myles. England.
y Brittanica, Mary White, France
1stelle Berrien. Belgium. Frances
Earle. Greece: Valerie Lorig. Japan. !
Edna Russell. Servia: Sarah Bridgers
Russia; Virginia Semple, India; Sonic
'rouse, san Salvador; Julia Poole.
nina Ethel Brown. Brazil: Rather
ne Pfaft. Italy; Georgina Martin,
-uha: Nellie May Bowen. MOntene- ]
-ro: Esme Grouse. Nicaragua: Helen I
'trattOn. Canada; Margaret Schuster.
'ortuEal:; Edna Robertson, Scotland.
Anne AIagoffin- Siam.
As Joan Of Arc