Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-07-12
TIE FOURTH HERE
The Day Was a Great Success
for the Red Gross

A0ttI OdAJ VII was DIX sue
cess in every particular. Every
section of the county was well rep.
resented and fully three thousand
people we're present. The town
was profusly decorated with flags
and bunting, and everybody was
in a good humor, the day passing
without single instance to mar
the pleasures Of the day. A large
speakers stand, erected in the court
yard, was decorated with bunting
and flags with a large Red Cross
banner six feet square and two
large American flags serving as a
background. Seats from the court
rooms were placed under the shade
of the trees, affording comfortable
accommodations for those who
wished to be seated during the pro-
gram. The exercises of the day
started at 10 o'clock with the au-
tomobile parade and decorated
floats, led BY the Hico Community
Band seated in large motor truck.
The parade formed on Harrison
avenue and moved down Main
street to the square, then out West
Paris street and back through East
Paris street to court square.
FIRED Walters personated Uncle
Sam, A. M. Lee as John Bull, Mr..
Shannon as France, and Lon
Vawter as Italy, all dressed
in costume and carrying flags
of the countries represented,
led the parade on horse
back, then came the band on large
motor truck; this was followed by
the Red Gross ambulance, contain
ing a wounded soldier and two Red
Cross nurses, then another large
truck containing about fifty mem
bers of the Junior Red Cross.
Next to this came the beautifully
decorated car of Mrs. Neill Wright,
chairman of the parade, followed
BY large number Of handsomely
decorated cars with large float
containing boy scouts in the rear.
Just behind this float came Miss
Leach in a beautifully decorated
pony cart, representing America,
and Mr.. Bateman on a poor,
old mule as kaiser Bill. The
parade was nearly a mile long
and one of the best witnessed in
Huntingdon for many years.
After the parade the large audi
ence assembled in the court yard
where the program of the morn
ing followed. Special selections
by the band, patriotic songs By a
large chorus, the declaration of in
dependence and reports from the
various Red Cross auxiiaries of
the county completed the morning
program.
At the noon hour the ladies of
the Red Cross served nice 25
cent lunch in the county court
room. Many families brought
their own lunch, which was spread
in picnic fashion in the court yard.
The young ladies of the Red Cross
sold ice cream and lemonade from
a beautifully decorated stand. Two
large barrels, painted white, with
a red cross on either side, supplied
the throng with an abundance Of
free ice water.
AFTERNOON
At 2 O'Clock the stirring strains
of the band brought the crowd
back to the grand stand. The
choir sang again number of pa
triotic songs, the vast throng join
ing in the singing. Miss Belah
Landlord sang a solo, Just Be
fore the Battle Mother" the choir
singing the chorus. Next came
the reports of the Huntingdon and
Mckenzie Red Cross chapters.
Mr.. j. I. Peeler, chairman of the
Home Service Committee of the
Huntingdon chapter, delivered a
splendid address on the work of
Home Service and Civilian Relief
Committee of the Red Cross, max