The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-16
SEATS ON G|LDED FLOAT
HIS HONOR TO BE PUT
UPON THE THRONE
City Officials to Have Honor
Seiace On Vehicle Drawn BY
Hundred Horses

81. paul will attend the Man.
kato Winter Fete and Carnival SEQ
strong on January 20, according
10 word received in the city to-
day. A meeting is being held in
ST. Paul today for the purpose OF
making complete arrangements.
Tor The trip. =.
One CT the most spectacular fea-
lures of the grand opening parade OF
the Mankato winter carnival, Oh The
night OF January 10, will be a huge
hoat, hearing the mayor, the men,
bers Of the city council and city Of
ticial3, drawn by one hundred horses.
Details for the carrying out Of thi1
idea were laid before the members OF
the Team Owners Protective associa-
tiun, at tl.eir. meeting last evening
and were approved. The team stcrs
will furnish the hundred horses,
which are TO draw the gorgeous float
Councilman w. Il. Hammett, presi-
dent Of the Team Owners Protective
association, has been working or
plans for float of this nature fog
.iorie time past. Last evening he
presented his scheme to the teams
ters and it met with ready approval
The float Wa. be i big affair, twenty
feet long, with a canopy top over
it all.
Mayor On Throne.
At the front of the float will be a
large throne. standing on dias
Mayor L. V. Walters will ride in
state On the throne. Below him will
be seated the members of the. city
council. as they are seated about the
council table. The city clerk, city at
torney; city treasurer, city engineer
chief OF the lire department, chief oil
police, street commissioner, repre-
sentatives of the water works de-
partment and of the parks and all
ether city officials will be seated or
the float.
On each corner of the front of tho
! float an. y oraaneaifM post viii bt
erected In tnes rear a large snotligh
will be placed on each corner CT thu
float and electric lights be strung al
about the canopy, The float will BIZ
decorated with gaily colored bunting
srreamers and imitation snow. Over
all will be thrown tinsal until. reflect.
ing the rays Of the myriad lights, tn,
float will fairly dazzle the eyes.
Firemen Will, Prepare Float.
1t is planned to- build and decorate
the float at the Mankato fire static,
and members Of the department will
have charge of the construction work
When completed it is believed thi
spectacle will be one of the mos
gorgeous features of the entir,
parade.
Preceding The big float, bearing tn,
| city Officials. Will be drawn a smalle
| float, also decorated and bearing
large sign with the words, ""Tean
| Owners Union No. 552-We Pull Flo
Mankato." Committees have beel
appointed by President IIaHamett 1t,
attend 10 all details OF getting tn
enc hundred horses on hand to pul
the float and to- attend to other de
tails of the affair."
-Four new members of the Team
Owners Protective association wer
initiated at the meeting last evenin
and officers were; installed. A hum
orous program was carried out whic
all the members enjoyed greatly.
lunch was served and a smoker en-
ioyed later in the evening. Practic
ally every member of the organiza
ton attended the meeting last eve
ming, there being fifty-two present.