The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-06
Thousands Witness the Pageant of the
Allies and Other Festivities on the
Public Square
WEATHER MAN ALSO PARTIAL TO THE OCCASION

ing the quaint costumes of little Brit
tany maids.
England. Misses Florence Leitner,
Ruth Hardee, Nan Brooks, Mary Har-
riet Livingston, and Mrs. Charles L.
Fox.
Ireland Misses Ruth Rentz, Sue
Moore, Elizabeth Davis Ava Lee Ed
wards, Annie Pope Eagleton, Nettie
Camp.
Scotalnd Misses Rexie Todd, Flo
Use Henry. Katherine Liy 1s.',1 Ia
bel Meffert. Blanche Wha, y >nl 4 ma
Camp.
Belgium: Misses Agnes B1sfard
Callie Gissendaner, Virginia Beck
ham, Elizabeth Bennett, Catherine
Henry, Kathleen Leitner, Gertie Brig
ance, Catherine Strunk, Luvie Lee
Schoeflin, Ruth Simmons, Ulanee
Barnett, Ethel Horne, Mary Lane,
Sara Herndon, Carita Camp, Annie
Benton Fuller, Henrietta Livingston.
Last of all came America, led by
Uncle Sam (Mr Sybbald Wilson, and
the Goddess of Liberty miss Blair
Woodrow, and real sailor boy (Mr
LAGRANGE Sistrunk, who was home
on furlough).
The young ladies' representing
America all wore beautiful colonial
costumes and wore their hair piled
high on their heads and powdered as
in I'VE olden days" They were Miss
es Mary Burford, Eugenia Fuller, Fan
ME Robinson, Rosebud Robinson, Dor
is Murray, Janet Weathers, Collie
Clark, Mary Mcdowell, Ruth Erwin.
Susie Erwin, Ruby Cappleman. Alice
Bullock, Louise Bouvier, Mrs. James
Taylor, Mrs. Duncan Mcdonald, Mrs.
Clarence Zewadski, Mrs Watterson
Tucker, Mrs. |. F. Bennett.
At the conclusion of the pageant
Rev Bunyan stephens delivered a
beautiful prayer, after which, just at
six o'clock, Mr. Louis W Duval who
is recognized as one of Ocala's most
brilliant orators, made the patriotic
address, and it was one of the most
beautiful Fourth of July orations that
has ever been delivered in Ocala
1t was very unfortunate that there
were so many disourteous people pres
ent that during Mr. DuvaIs speech
they left their engines of their cars
run, cranked cars and moved about
generally. We hope that in the fu-
ture on occasions of this kind that
that none will be allowed to start their
engines and leave until the program
is concluded, for the noise is most
annoying for those who do wish to
hear the speeches.
After Mr.. Duval's speech the band
played several more patriotic airs.
which concluded the program.
After the program sandwiches and
iced tea were sold on the Ocala
House verandas and in the court
house yard for the benefit of the Red
Cross, and a splendid sum was netted
for the society.
In the evening the dining room Of
the Ocala House was cleared. and for
several hours the young people enjoy
ed dancing, the proceeds from the
dance being added to the Red Cross
funds
This Fourth of July entertainment
committee of the Red Cross MRS. r.
L. Anderson, chairmanj and it was
in every way delightful and success
fM.
There were a large number of out
of-town visitors witnessing the pa
geaAt.
Hon. ]. w Crosby and family OF
Citra, Hon. L. S Light of Reddick,
Prof. McQuarrie and Prof. McLendon
of the University of Florida, DR.. Lo-
gan of the state plant board. Mr.. Ed
win Spencer, Jr.. of Lakeland, all of
whom made speeches at Belleview,
arrived in Ocala in time to see the
pageant.
| Prof. Erwin and family of Berlin,
hoAk ~E ~.