The Washington herald., 1919-07-05

tain such an important war orgsni-
zation." she went on. should have
bean represented by . big noat-
well, mother replied a youf0
woman at her saide. everybody
couldn't be in the parade But you
did see part of the real salvation
army. and some Of the boys from
Memphis were In it"
One thing noticed in the parade was
the almost entire absence of the motor
trucks. Only two motor trucks were
in the entire demonstration.
treiy too successful
The horses drawing the Serbian float
were fooled by the artificial green
moss hanging over the camoufaged
iceberg and extending over the har-
ness on the horses. Before the float
got started q quantity Of the moss had
been eaten. II one Of the drivers
hadn't stopped the animals In time,
Serbia's float would have lost its only
live coloring.
The good ship Half Moon" or
rather the bow Of the ship, came near
getting into serious difficulty In "sail-
ing up Capitol Hill This float, rep
resenting Holland. pictured the famous
explorer. Hendrick Hudson. who dis
covered the Hudson River. The tall
mast built into the forepeak caught in
the trees and delayed the parade for
: minutes.
should Aud Acquaintance Be For
got?"
Not much When the Serbian fioat
bians. ran out Of the line Of spectators
and started to talk with their country
men on the float 1t was some minutes
before the police could convince the
tresrassers they must not interrupt
the parade.
In spite of long. dusty and tire
some trip up the Avenue. the leader
Of the negro band displayed an old
fashioned plantation. grin when he
marched before the reviewing stand
With one arm akimbo, gilt baton
twirling and a grin from ear to ear.
he showed a set OF ivories that would
do grace to q new player piano. The
band. incidentally. received one of
the best hands Of any feature In the
pageant
When the huge chorus had sung
about two numbers. one of the special
policemen, evidently feeling the chords
OF harmony tingling In his bosom.
burst into song. So surprised were
persons In his vicinity at this attack
from the rear. that for a moment the
chorus was forgotten And the cop
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a good tenor voice, too.
At Seventh and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., when a large part OF the parade
had passed in review, several little
pickaninnies showed through the
crowd and made their way to the
edge OF the ropes. With eyes wide
open with amusement at the glor-
ious floats. the children stood for a
moment speechless. Finally the
largest of the trio. gasped. and
nudging her neighbor, said: Sally.
thought de circus done left town.
At the fireworks exhibit on the
White Lot. a little girl, gazing sky
ward in admiration OF the beautiful
lights. tugged at her mothers dress
and said: 'rMuddie. did you ever see
such pretty strings of beads. be-
fore?"
A gium-lookinS police officer stood
at the corner OF Fifteenth and Penn
sylvania avenue inwardly riling at the
fact that a good dinner must go by
the boards for the sake of a parade.
Just at the point where a tempera-
mental explosion seemed imminent a
IL
standing on tiptoe held out half an
orange to the officer. He did not eat
IT, but he hummed a little a moment
later.
Near the press reservation on the
Capitol plaza. a little lad. about G
years old. gazed in Mortified astonish-
ment at the young ladies on the steps
who were very daintily tripping the
light fantastic, garbed a la wood
nymph. Finally he turned to his IA
ther and said: Daddy. you spanked
me the time I came in the parlor in
my night gown, why don't the ladies'
papas spank them?" Daddy was
stumped.
Two discharged sailors. at the Pet
worth celebration. expressed great
10Y over the rendition of "Reveille"
by the band. Because it reminded
them of old times? Not at all. Be-
cause, in some way, the kick had
been taken out OF this once for
strain.
DO you find the thrill produced !
by these elaborate but refined fire.
works equivalent to that given by
the cannonLcracker Of yesteryearT
was the question propounded by a
stranger to an s-year-old
kid at the Petworth celebration.
The youngster danced up and down
while he contemplated a rocket
which sprinkled the sky with fiery |
flowers. ''Oh, Geer' he howled.
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