Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-06
GREENEVlLLE PARADE BIG SUCCESS

was the most imposing as well as the most ludicrous thing in it's line ever seen in the etty, having probably 200 in line. Mutt and Jeff rode the same horse at the head of it alongside another comic | character on a polka dot bay. Uncle Sam and four red devils immediately pre- l ceded the wonderful Cootie band of about | twenty-five members with every variety of wind instrument that could groan, l whee1e. bark, cough or gargie In every known dissonance of sharps and flats ], Out of the multiplicity of those in line | only few can be mentioned, but the rampa aging elephant with his red coated trainer that took first prize spread con- sternation as he charged along incline and made dashes into the crowd. shaping wildly with his trunk. A hoop skirted female and red shirted hreladdie car ried something that looked like casket with the words Norwich Dead, Greene. vile wide awake" on it, and the Bar rel family with their baby carriage and their encirclfng barrels were an instant hit Mrs. volstead with her infant in a sgo-cart drawn by sleepy white horse with a bunch of hay hung in front of his hose drew a laugh everywhere as the blackfaced baby sucked from the bottle hung in front of him. The "reserection of the old Jefferscnian club was anoth-
 
 saw a white horse with a Hibernian col lar dangling from his neck drawing di- lapidated old buggy.
 Tennyson Club Float
 The Tennyson club float, entitled News From the Front 1862, represented family party seated around tea ta- ble, while one of the members read the newspaper. The paper was a copy of the New York Times published in 1862, and the costumes and furniture were genuine. All details were carried out as nearly in the style of the period as pos- sible. The driver, MT. Reardon, was in costume. The float was decorated with green garlands and red rambler roses, with baskets of red, white and blue flow CTS, and red, white and blue wheels. Members of the club on the float were Mrs A. P. MacDouga1l, Mrs. R. c. Brit tin, Miss Frances Grover and Miss Uf- ford. Miss Marion Agnew, daughter of one of the members, rode as the little girl of the family. The committee in charge were Miss Ufford, Mrs. Mac Dougan and Miss Grover.
 K. of c. Float.
 The float of the Knights of Columbus, represented the principal work of that great order in the recent world war. A miniature, hut was erected on the front part of the float and model of the huts used in the various camps in this coun- try and FraD%e, which were of untold value to the Boys in the service. The hut was surrounded by small trees and plots of grass, making an attraction and realistic setting. Members of the order, who were formerly enlisted in the service rode on the float dressed in their uniforms, which made the float stand out prominently for the purpose for which it was erected, Everybody Welcome Everything Free! was the slogan in war time and therefore held a conspicuous l place. The float was designed and exc cuted by Edw. Reardon, Peter Farrell. Joseph Nolan, Thomas Connolly and Jo- seph Gadle.
 U. S. Finishing Co. The United States Finishing company was we'll represented with two floats. One was beautiful garden scene in lavender and white, using wisteria blossoms to decorate an arbor under which sat the 1 following young women in light summer | frocks and picture hats: Misses Lillian Prodell, Edna ProdeI Amelia Erwin Louisa Erwin, Alice Ericson, Ruth Eric | son, Ruth Cote and Doris. Cote. This float Twas trimmed by the young women of the | engraving department. and won genera admiration George Swapton was the driyeE
 1 The other made hit arso as 1t passed down the line. It was one of the com pany's durnpcarts, lavishly decorated to represent large basket of yellow dais- | ies and the young women riding were | costumed to correspond half of them be- l ing in blackface. The float was trim med by the young women of the clerica force and those riding were Misses May l Whooley. May Kilday, Flora Sample Jeannette Spellman. and May Swanton ] It was driven by David Bowen.
 Kings, BIuebirds' Float
 The Kings Bluebirds Junior Circle O Kings Daughters of Greenevile Congre I gationaF church appropriately represent 1 ed=a nest of b1uebirds in the woods, witi the girls all in blue in their leafy bower Miss Constance McLearn was the moth CT bluebird and those in the nest wer Susie McNeely. Ruth Whiting. Winifre' Zahn, Marion Blackledge, Edna Baldwin Sawtelle, Lucy Buchanan, Helen Val 1 Dyne, Henrietta Ulmer, Annie Gee.
 St. Mary's School FIeat. l Dainty in pure white, wftt ,red ram bier roses used in decorating, was tn
 float of St. Mary's parochial school o
 which rode a, group of a dozen littl
 
 cherub wings. In the center was
 large cross of red roses beside whic stood Gertrude Fontaine with the othe children grouped around her represent
 ing the Spirit of St Marys. They wer Alice White, Catherine Brennan, Esthe
 Fahey. Mary Ibbison, Mary Delane, Marion Shea. Mary Lallon, Madelin
 Daly Jeannette White, Muriel McCla1
 ferty and Helen Carroll. On the sides i AH@w
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 ,I Polish Peoples Float. Red and white with arches of gree i. leaves made a brilliant showing for tn ioat of the Polish people, with the girl that country. Those on the float wer , Stella Stecewicz,. Helen Skowronska, An : na Piotrowska and Caroline fach.
 Prize Winning Autos. Paul H. Zahn's decorated automobil which won first prize was decorated il red, white and blue with a large red lib
 erty bell as a feature upon the doors.
 Red white and blue were also the dec
 orations of William A. Pitchers machin which took second prize. It was drive by Charles R. Williams with Mrs. Will ! liams Mrs. Pitcher. Misses Jessie an Margery Hill and Hazel Evarts ridin . in the car,
 Luther circle of the Swedish Luthera , church had a very effectively decorate ! automobile, decorated in yellow and whit to represent daisies and the passengers i
 it carrying yellow parasols.
 :, Those in the machine were Doroth Pearson, Doris Peterson, Rose Keenar . Carol Pearson, Melvin Pearson and Cuz l. tis Wise. It was driven by Henry Wise. -G.-g