The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-06

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of Secretary Walter $ Gilbert. lorn,.
ed the largest section of the miscel.
laneOus division in which @ number
of individual citizens also marched
Spanish.American war and Philip.
pine veterans. some I'm uniform and
others in civilian dress, followed the
Civil war veterans in the military IL.
vision
Several spectators threatened t.
throw fits" or to become dcungcd |.
or afflicted otherwise. when the Red
Cross delegation appeared on the
scene A long stretcher. borne by two
stalwart youths, and attended on eth.
er side by pretty women. seemed t5
invite accidents and other mishaps
to those along the curbs
A number of private cars in the mo
tor division were arti,ucally deco. |
rated several deserving especial men |
tion being those driven by Mrs. p. D. |
Maxwell. Miss Ruth Randol. Miss |
Maye Roberts, Mr. Katz. j. $. Davis. |
and j. Robert Gillian
Although it was not in the line Of
march, G. +. Shuman drove one of the |
most attractive cars seen on the |
streets during the afternoon Besides
flying cloth flags, a number made Of
paper were pasted to the body ana
hood of the car
Members of the committee in charga
of the celebration marched in a bod
directly behind the band City ana
county officials also marched with this
section Mayor W. r. Roberts and
Clinton o. Bum, general chairman.
headed this delegation.
Excellent discipline among the
school children was maintained by the
teachers who acted as sergeants IN
the school division.
The Ardmoreite Loyalty Clubs flag,
! iifty-twO by twenty-seyen feet In di.
mensions and borne by forty employ.
es Of the paper followed directly De
hind the section allotted to high school
students.
Master Cortez Stubblefeld. color.
bearer for the military division, had
about all he could do to manage the
large silk replicca Of "Old Glory" and
along the route became rather tired.
Captain Taliaferro took charge of the
flag at this juncture. and as a mark OF
his appreciation and gratitude for re.
lease Of the burden, the youngstec
kissed the old man full on the mouth
He and the captain are firm friends Of
long standing.
Attaches of the local army and navy
recruiting stations in service and
dress uniforms. formed two separate
1 corps in the military division The
were strictly military in every way,
and everything they did was carried
out as per regulation"
Seven local young men, who have
Ienlisted for training in the officers
reserve corps, for the United States
military forces, marched behind the
regulars"
In addition TO their arms" tha
Woodmen had field ambulance unit,
including two stretcher bearers and @
hospital attendant
Twenty full blood Indians. resident
of Carter county carried large flqg
directly behind the Chamber OF Com
merce and Retailers association Thi.
feature was supplied by 5. A. Mills
local Indian agent
Little Miss Mary Nell Brown. pupil
, OF Miss Hardin at the Washing'o1
school, is one of the happiest little
girls in Ardmore At the conclusion
of his speech at Central park. Stat,
e Superintendent Wilson announced tha
! she had been acknowledged winner O
= the second award in the state pen
, manship contest for school children
D held recently at saltwater, and award
ed her a ten.dollar gold piece as
trophy "And hc did II right out 10
front Of all those people" she told he
n many admiring schoolmates later. "a
p they gathered about her to see th
a prize"
b, Mrs. Robert Gardenhire's singing D
"The Marseillaise.' Frances nationa
hymn, at the conclusion OF Mr. Wi
sons talk, was appauded loudly,
a Although many Of the school chi
q dren complained Of weariness, achiu
y feet and sore bodies, none suffered am
S mishap during the afternoon. The co
< ebration was remarkably free from a,
a cidents OF any kind, and the police ar
b to be commended for the way In whic
i they handled the traffic, especially a
& ter the program at the park was cor
It pleted, and hundreds OF automobile
J. and other vehicles were passin
l. through the streets.
Woodmen of the World did exceller
D. police duty at the park during th
Children's pageant Wires had bee
l' stretched about the park. and the arm
n ed drillers succeeded In keeping M
"a sidewalks clear of all traffic.
% One lone street peddler with larr
stock Of red. white and blue parasol