The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-09
CROWD IS AMAZED
At MAGNITUDE OF
ACRfAT PAGEAN
JUDGES HAVE DIFFICULTY IN
DECIDING UPON WINNERS
IN EVERY CLASS-MANY
HANDSOME FLOATS RE-
CEIVED CHEERS FROM THE
THOUSANDS.

Schools were let out, stores and
shops we're closed, homes were shut
up and Brunswick, visitors and all.
turned out in full force yesterday
afternoon to behold the cOnsummation
CT the .city's first attempt at acting
host to the country at large-the great
floral, fraternal and industrial parade.
With few minor exceptions, every
thing moved smoothly just as
planned Delay of the Queens float
in coming to the assembling point
caused Parade Marshal Phil Burgess
to send scores of Boy Scouts scurry-
ing in all directions until the errant
car was located and hurried to the
scene. This caused the parade to
start five minutes after 3 o'clock, the
time scheduled on the program.
Thousands OF people, hundreds Of
automobiles and vehicles Of every
kind and description Tired both sides
of the line of march. Up Union and
down Newcastle. all the way from
London to G throngs had gathered
to watch the parade, which moved
slowly along these thoroughiares. As
the parade rounded into Newcastle
street at the intersection of G, the
crowds along Newcastle seemed to
have increased. Every available space
was occupied by anxious onlookers
From building tops. tree tops, auto
mobiles, windows. etc, hundreds had
gathered to view the parade, while
the sidewalks on either side were
thronged
Headed by mounted police patrol
and escorted by the Boy Scouts, the
Queens float, following closely behind
the Royal Italian band, moved oppo-
site the judges stand amid a wild ap-
plause. The beautiful queen. Miss
Winnie McKinnon, and her maids Of
honor, were all handsomely gowned
i'll white The queens float was one
of beauty as were the occupants.
| Those riding with the queen were
Misses Marie Hopkins Kate Hummel
and Fannie Gordon, who were partic-
| ipants in the queens contest, and Miss
| Eugenia Maxey and Miss Julia Church,
sponsors for the queen. Arriving in
| front of the judges stand, the four
| handsome horses drawing the float
were ha ed, and the queen and her
maids left the float and went to the
stand, where the ceremonies took
! place. Miss McKinnon was crowned
as queen by Judge ID. w Krauss in
| a short, talk, and when her crown
was placed, loud applause followed
| Mr. Fred Allen, appointed king by
Miss McKinnon, then appeared and
1 was crowned as king by the queen
Miss McKinnon was then presented
with me handsome prize, a diamond
ring, while the others who won prizef
were likewise presented with them
With the addition of King, Allen
the queens float then moved from the
stand as it arrived, and was followed
by float after float, and cheer after
cheer went up from the monster
crowd. Brunswick people, as wei
as her visitors, had expected some
thing out of the ordinary in this pa
rade, but it went beyond all exp6cta
tions 1t is a safe prediction to make
that no city in the south Of a popula
tion twice that of Brunswicks ha
ever pulled off such a gorgeous spec
taclc.
The entire parade passed the re
viewing stand. then proceeded dow
Newcastle to Mansfield, where
swung around and moved over tn
same course on the opposite side 0
the street, finally disbandiag at tn
intersection of Gloucester and New