Baxter Springs news., 1918-08-09
PARADE WAS THE FEAT
URE OF THE BIG MILL
TARY SPECTACLE
SOLD LOTS Of COLD DRINKS
Galena and Columbus Made a
Fine Showing and Were
Made Royalty Welcome
in This City

jectives will describe the State Guard
carnival in Baxter Tuesday night
IL was the bigs;.'s AMI hest military
spectacle ever staged in Baxter
Springs-of that We are sure.
The parade was the chief feature OF
interest rs well as the big event of the
big show. Military street was pack
ed almost TO capacity an hour before
the parade was formed. Hundreds OF
people lined the side walks, the street
and every available doorway and win
dow sill along the thoroughfare, all
eager and eXpectant, and it is a safe
bet no one was disappointed.
Walt Sullivan led the parade as
marshal of the day. Walt rode u fine
black horse of superb carriage. He
was attired in military regalia and
carried his sword with all the grace
and dignity of real general. Henry
Horton and his mounted police graced
the occasion with equal pomp and
drew hearty cheers from the crowd.
The fire company followed next in
order and were decked out in appro-
pirate and becoming regalia. The fire
truck shone like mirror and the fire
boys were given cheer after cheer.
The Columbus boys band was a
novel and highly enjoyable feature of
the parade. The sturdy youngsters
produced an almost unbelievable
amount of good music and were one
of the real thrills Of the big parade.
The mayor and the city council in an
auto did not make any special show,
but were august and sedate after the
fashion real city dads are supposed to
be. The administration" automobile
filled an important niche in the pro-
cession.
The Boy Scouts and the visiting Boy
Scouts made a fine showing and a
very military one. They were given
applause without stint.
The Navy League in a splendid au-
tomobile was represented by bevy of
pretty Baxter Girls robed in the colors
of the organization and will not be
forgotten in the appreciation the
Guards are bestowing on those who
helped them make the carnival sue
cess.
The garment department of the
Baxter Red Cross was--well, just as
good as that bunch generally are, and
that is "some" fine. They were all
attired in the clothes of the organiza-
ton and were given much applause.
Prof. o. NJ. Rhine and number of
prominent Baxter people came next
in a gaudily decorated automobile. j.
w. Grantham in another decorated
automobile ushered Adj. General
Chas. Huffman, into the parade.
What was termed the "ukclele
float" was a feature.
The Covey band-"nuff sed," as we
all know this bunch of accommodating
folks always contribute their services
to any public movement in Baxter
Springs and they are wonderful mu-
sic making little assembly that we are
all just as proud of as we are Of our
home town. Rahl for the Covey band!
is in order at any time.
The surgical dressing department of
the Baxter Red Cross lived up to ev-
erything expected of them and i'm
proved on a wonderful record. They
looked just as nice and acted just as
nice as is possible.
"Now look who's coming next!"
The Galena band, yes sir, with Gar
Richardson and Claude McNay on the
drums. Say folks! That Galena
bunch do make music and are just cut
out for q military band. Talk about
a grand mein! That bunch have it
and the Baxter State Guards are in
debted to them for one of the best
features of the best parade Baxter
has staged in a "coon's age"
And the Galena State Guards
There were Sc of them in Uniform and
a splendid showing they made. If Gaa1
lena is made up of men of the class
Of their Home Guards-hats of IN
C;alena! . Looks like real army stuff
anl cthing else. Or
Here comes the Colpmbus State
Guards-not so manX,.as Galena hat
a splendid representation from the
county seat town nevertheless. Col
umbus is just'organizing and have not
procured the suits yet, but they have
q ane husky bunch Of fellows and a
fine company. All that the lack Of
suits took away was more than made
up in soldierly expression and action. /
Yes, there was Chris Van Zant, Fred
Peterson, Fred Simlin, Walter Shoack
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