Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-09
PARADE |NAUGURATES|
. BIG WORLD STAIR"
Elaborate Demonstration and
Bazaar Under Auspices of Barn
hart Community Chorus.

The fact that the Barnhart Community
Chorus is holding Worlds Fair bazaar
was brought home to the people OF VII
mington by striking street parade
Yesterday afternoon, with two bands a
half dozen pieces of the fire apparatus, an
army scarchhght unit and string OF
decorated floats and delivery wagons oi
local merchants. automobiles aud bovv
of the chorus members as features ON
land, while overhead whrred and grated
an army arplane. pilotcd by Lieutenant
Phillips. Of the local recruiting service
post. After nightfal tho sky was searched
by the beams from the immense million
candle power reflector and electric lamp
of the army unit.
The parade, forming at Sixteenth and
French streets, was led by Sergeant
Devenish and squad Of police officers
followed by Chief William Lutz of the
Wilmington Fire Department, and his
two assistants \ file of regulars from the
local army recruiting station preceded tn.
army scarchlight unit, which was followed
hy fire apparatus of tho Water Witch,
Fame aud lrion Companies. his whs
followed by many hoautifully-drc
floats entered bv local merchants, IN
cludiug Mcgary Furniture Co, Boston
Cloak Stors. Wilmington and Suburban
Trarspcrtation Co, White Brothers.
James G.. Tuck, Huber Bakery Altord
Piano Co. Lnskaris Candy Co, Joshua
Conrcr & Son. Wilmington Electric A1-
pliancc Frcihof,rs Bakery, Llppincott :
and Stic(f Piano Go
The exhibit winning first prize IN tue
parade that of the Boston Cloak store
was mounted on Republic truck fur
nlshed hy the kcIl Motor o.
The rnvlowirg stand was placed on th(
steps of the Tuhhc Building Mrs T.. Tau
du Font. .Tudgt Daricl 9 Hastirgs ane
James Buckal " acted as JudE 5 Mrs !
Edward " NIlsou. chairman oi ih' World :
Fair Committee. aud Dr tharlcs
Hughes also occupied places on th'
/ Judges stard
Six of the cars in the parade were
I suggested ts possible prl2c winners, hn'
4 the following three were chosen. Bostor
I Cloak Store. Sticff Piano Company an'
( James q Tuck The Boston { loak store
Z float. representing France. was dccoratet
! with baskets oi flowers, the French color
I and with several living models he Stict
\ Piano Company float rcprcs ented seem
in Fairl land with . group OF small gTt
posirC IN fairy costumes The Jane.
Z ] y
atcd AspcCial prize Of a twenty-six piece
I silver ~ct was gwen to the Marmon rond
stcr which fer tured tho automobtc PCS
. ser ser car display
The new du pout limous inc handsom
blue model. the latest product Of WI
mrpton : only automobile factory showI
publicly for the first time, although tn
most prominent car in line, was not
crtcrcd for competition, or Il would Ger
tAirlv have been a winner.
The elaborately decorated float u
form of pink and white coach, wltl
tahlpau of Clndo rella and the Prince, by
prcttllv costirned children the whole
arranged bv Ferris Giles was perhaps th'
most elaborate in the line hut was dcencS
hv the committee to be not ~ competition
for the prizes. which were limited % en-
tries of local business houses.
\ light International truck. tul
nI~hcd through the courtesy Of Whit
Brothers served as the Official car IN Ma'
shalhng the parade, which went tro'
the point ~ formation to Front Narkc
1 Tenth King. Eleventh streets q DelaWar
and PENNSYLVANIA avenues and back I
the Public Building plaza, where II On
banded
Distribution Of favors from the Hube
and Frrihofer trucks tn route feature
the parade and flock ot circulars, whlc
tluttered like pigeons from the aeroplan
"a flight over Market street added
picturesque feature.
The booths IN the basement OF the Cd
Fellows Building were open 10 the publ
last night and made goodly display {
the wares offered for sale by the ladl'
of the chorus in picturesque costume
appropriate TO the natioaallties repT'
sented
} Entertainment features have been a
ranged bv the Globe Amusement Con
panv. Yesterday beng America da,,
was featured by series Of tableau
representing various characters Of Amer
can history. beginning with ncle Sal
and George Washington including Colun
: bus. the spirit Of rs trio, a tribe Of re
! men. William Penn and Abraham La
coin. The following members OF the chorl
, took part in the tableauX: Or. {. v
Hughes. MIR Fuller. John Palmer ROlar
McNev. A. ". johns. Jr, Henry Lodge
John II Clark and Harry + Keen.
: Today being Community Chor1
Day, the regular sing at the High Scho
will be omitted but there will be singl
during the evening at the Far.
Admission to the Far Is free, and II "
be open both afternoons and evening"