The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-30

Thanksgiving Day at the fair was
a magnificent success. The crowds
on the grounds during the day are va
riously estimated to have been be-
tween five and six thousand people.
The morning was spent in looking
at the splendid exhibits m the various
departments and in viewing the auto
mobile and industrial parade, which
was a big success.
The parade formed ABOUT eleven
o'clock on Fort King avenue, near the
r. S. Hall home. and paraded down
the avenue (led by the carnival band
and the fire Department. around the
square and on out to the fair grounds
and once around the race track.
There were quite number of en-
trants in the parade, and it was a
very pretty feature of this years fair.
The first prize in the industrial de-
partment for the best float was won
by the Welch-Todd Lumber Company.
Their float was a magnificent repro
duction of one of the famous British
armored tanks. AS this huge tank
plowed its way through the streets it
created a great deal of interest and
excitement.
For the out OF town entrants the
prize was won by the Summerfield
Gin and Mill Company, this float be-
ing complete cotton gin, and the
process of ginning was shown as the
van moved along the streets This prize
as had been the understanding in the
beginning went to the community and
not to the individuals
For the best decorated automobile
from Ocala the prize was awarded to
the W. C. T. U. car. which was driven
by Mrs. E. A Osborne. This car was
decorated in patriotic colors and was
occupied also by Uncle Sam, Miss Co.
lumbia, a sailor, soldier, etc.
For the prettiest decorated car from
outside the city the prize was won by
Mr.. B. ]. Benson of Dunnellon. This
was also patriotic car.
There were quite number OF other
most attractive cars and floats. The
car entered by Mr.. Mack Taylor "a
Hudson super-six) was exceedingly
beautiful. 1t was also decorated in
patriotic colors and attracted a great
deal of attention. This car was con-
sidered by many to have been the
most beautiful one in the parade
The "A" Club had very dainty and
lovely car, decorated in the club col
ors- green and white, and occupied by
the young ladies who are mmebers of
this club. They all wore white dress
es and hats and carried pale green
and white sunshades Miss Elizabeth
Davis drove this car.
The RED Cross" car was aAother
quite pretty car. 1t was driven by
Mrs. Jack Camp. and in the car with
her were Mrs. Charles Lloyd, Mrs.
Harry Dozier and Mrs. James Taylor.
They wore Red Cross costumes and
the car was decorated in the Red
Cross insignias.
The float of the Collier Brothers, a
IMAM of war" was one of the best in
the parade. and that of the Ocala Ice
and Packing Company was huge
cannon, and was both unique and orig
inal
There We're quite a number of 9th
ers in the parade.
Summertield did herself proud in
this event Of the fair and is greatly
to be commended for the interest she
took in the parade. and in the entire
fair. Besides the prize winner there
was fine float representing the Mayo
Lyles store, another one of the II. ].
Wall & Son, float entered by ]. M.
Harrelson, which was decorated with
about thirty or forty different farm
products; banner printed with the
following patriotic sentiment was car.
ried BY Dan Shaw. swim the War with
Summerfield Products.S The sum.
merfield Chronicle. one Of the most
ambitious Title papers in the state,