Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-06-11
the friendliness of the Chinese.
& A Great Parade.

A Great Parade.
After pleasant picnic dinner on
the grounds, the people gathered in
the grand-stand to witness some beau
tiful flag drills, put on by the schools
of Delaware, Dundee, Ryan and Man
chester, the latter not being COM
petitor for the prize. At the con-
clusion of the drills the parade passed
the stand 1t was gotten up in the
form of patriotic and historical pag-
cant, and was probably the finest thing
Of its kind ever seen in Manchester.
Each unit was the work Of some teach
er and her school with the collabora-
tion of Mr.. Ottilie, and these workers
deserve the greatest credit for the
splendid results they accomplished.
The parade passed in the following
order.
i. Landing OF The Pilgrims. Doro-
order.
2. Interior of Puritan Cabin, Gret-
chen Evans.
3. The First Thanksgiving, Mabel
Pinch.
A. Pocahontas Saving The Life Of
Smith, Florence Shepherd.
5. Declaration Of Independence,
Leona Altman.
6. Miss Democracy, Stella Patton.
7. Original Thirteen Colonies. Re-
becca Scanlon and Mary Klinkner.
8. Washington and Lafayette,
Grace Annis.
8. New Orleans Slave Market, Mary
Brunkhorst.
10. Statue of Liberty, Martha Rowe.
IL. Submarine Chaser, Harry Kel-
ley.
12. Spirit OF 1917, Three High
School Boys.
13. Iowa, Laura Dorman.
IA. Little Knitters, June Rose.
Is. A Decorated Auto with School
From Near Monticello.
16. Old-Time Prairie Schooner,
Westward Ho," May Noble.
II. The Star That Turned to Gold,
Jennie Kurth.
IS. In Memoriam, High School Nor
NAL Training Girls.
10. Wild Flowers of Iowa, Ruth
Reisner.
20. The Garden Army, Blanche Cor
anson.
21. Field Unit Of Red Cross, Chloe
Allyn.
%, Prairie Schooner, "In God we
Trusted, In Kansas we Busted" Grace
Farragher.
%. Buchanan Circus Parade of
40 years ago, Ruth Derr.
"a. DelaGafe2I saaSpion Canning
Club.
20. Peace Parade, Representing
Different Nationalities, Agnes Cole
man.
One Of the numerous incidents of
the parade caused roar OF, laughter
from the crowd. The auto float re-
Miss Democracy baked
right before the stand and refused to
go step. 1t was hnaliy compelled
to go on its way by number Of
stalwart young men, who pushed it
over the ground, very much against
It's lnclinations. 1t was good object
lesson IN the trials OF democracy,
something not contemplated in the
The most imposing float
was tnat OF the statute OF liberty. It
was a splendid conception, nnely work
ed out. The entire audience rose to
It's Ieet, wnlle the band played the
Star Splangled Banner as 1t passed.
'lne two most impressive floats, that
touched the tenderest chords in the
uealIs OF the aualence, We're that OF
"lne Star tnat turned to Gold" and
'In Memoriam." The former showed
a Iannlly IN a plain nome, sitting IN
a grlelslrlcken circle upon RECEIVING
mat 1alai news. I'm Memoriam" con-
tanned the green graves OF a half doz-
en- soldiers, decorated with plain
crosses, wnile around the mounds
were Iour Diack-roDed figures, mutely
expressive OF Ine sorrowlng motnefs
IN the alstant homes. Beneath Was
lne iegenu In FLANDERS nelds the
poppies grow" a prolounu silence
.eu upon Tie crowu as THESE lioats
paSSeu.