The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21

this galaxy of youthful beauty 'and
grace were Misses Jewett Swift and
Fleece May Phillips, Memphis Misses
Irene Bond, Bolivar; Sarah shannon
and Evelina Kenner, Nashville, repre-
sentatives of Tennessee; Misses Adele
Day, jackson; kathleen Fitzgerald,
Vicksburg; Eleanor Mccormick and
Ethel Gregory, Senatobia, representing
Mississippi; Misses Jean Hollenberg,
Little Rock. Olivia Thomas, Mariana,
Willie Gathings, Earle, Eloise Buford,
Forrest city, and Mary zanone, Wynne;
Miss Marion Bond, jefferson City, rep
resenting Missouri.
! The queens float, of course, was not
entered In competition for a prize, but
among the rs floats and cars in the
! floral parade there were so many beau
tiful women and girls and so many
artistically decorated cars that 1t was
well, perhaps, that the committee APP
pointed by the Centennial organization
as judges were all learned clergymen,
the Rev. Father W. G., Scanlon, the
Rev, w, D. Buckner and the Rev. w.
NJ. White.
They agreed in awarding first prize
for floats to that entered for the Tri-
State Crippled Children's hospital; sec
ond to the Young Ladies' institute and
third to the park commission.
In the competition among the private
cars first prize went to Miss Cynthia
Pope, second to William Englehart and
third to Mrs. S. M. Nicely,
The Crippled Children's hospital float
was well worthy of the honor. 1t rep
resented a great broken lily. A tiny
crippled child was carried in the arms
Of a white-robed nurse In front OF the
car, while other children, including a
tiny baby with her little bottle of milk,
occupied the float, several Of them with
THAR liffIn oTJfnhna nT.nnnad nm beside
them.
The Young Ladies' institute float was
also decorated with pure white lilies,
at each corner a great lily appearing
In which stood a fair-faced young girl
The float of the Memphis park com
with growing ferns and flowers elab-
orately arranged. More than 80 other
floats were In line.
The Judges In awarding the prizes
to the privately owned cars based their
Judgment more upon real artistic erect
than upon brilllance of the decorations,
although how they could have agreed
is beyond the ken of the average spec.
tator who watched the gay array or
cars as they passed up and down the
streets in the downtown district.
Miss Cynthia Pope's car was deco
rated in pink and white roses, forming
a great pink and white basket, while
at the rear, raised on a pedestal, was
q tiny basket occupied by a smiling
little girl. 49,.
Mr., Englehart's car was completely
covered with glowing golden chrysan-
themums i~nterspeTsed with the same
gigantic flowers in white, making a
most effective combination. ,.
Mrs. Neely's car was beautiiully
decorated in a Dresden effect In white,
with dainty patterns worked out III
Unfortunately there was a delay OF
nearly IS minutes in starting the pa
rade, owing to the breakdown, or the
motor of the queens float, which was
followed by an accident E to 4 the f 10 Ns el
tional Defense, one OF the most hand
someiy decorated floats entered In the
floral parade, which did not get into
the general line of march at all. :,
Thirty young officers, mounted, all
of them just returned. from overseas
service. acted AS marshals, under me
command of Lieut.. Col, VIM. ]. Bacon
as grand marshal, and 10 bands led the
divisions.