The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-10


and Saturday at the Cotton Mill was
big success despite increment wealth
er which forced the postponement of
the athletic contests until Friday af-
ternoon of this week. Perhaps the
feature of the festival was the big
parade Saturday afternoon, in which
more than 40 floats and cars were
entered. The prize float was decorat-
ed by R H. Brazeal, master mechan-
ic of the Cotton Mill, and represent
ed the evolution of cotton from, the
time it entered a mill until it was
turned out finished product.
The second prize in the parade
was the queens float, decorated by
Mrs. J. Foster Barnwell, represented
a huge flower basket. In this float
the queen and her attendants rode.
The queen of the festival was Miss
Annie Mae Beasley. She was crown
ed by Major J. D. Fulp at the exer-
cises Friday night.
The festival began Friday noon
with the baby contest. More than 55
babies were entered. In fact so many
babies were entered that it was i'm
possible for the judes to examine
them all, so it was decided to hold
another contest in the near future,
when more time can be given to this
important subject. One of the judg-
es, DIR. J. A. Hayne, State health Of
ficer, said that it was the finest lot
of babies that he had ever seen to-
gether and complimented the cotton
mill nurse, Miss Sallie Gossett, and
the mothers of the community for
the showing. Miss Sallie Gossett was
in charge of the baby contest and it
was due to her indefatigable efforts
that this feature of the festival was
such a success.
Miss M. M. Murphy, district super
visor, and Miss Edna Shearer, both
nurses, assisted DR.. Hayne in exam
ming the babies. Miss Elizabeth Ell
lis, Red Cross worker, also assisted
in the contest by distributing health
literature among the mothers. The
following young ladies acted as Sec
retaries: Misses Glayds Brazeal, Lii
liam Grubb and Miss Margaret Sey-
mour. DR.. C. C. Gambrell and DR.. j..
R. Power, local physicians attended
the contest. A public health picture
was shown.
Friday night the school children OF
the mill school gave an entertain
ment which consisted of recitations
and songs and ended with a flower
play. The building was packed and
as many people were turned away as
were able to attend. Miss Ella Mae
Tribble, teacher at the mill school,
was in charge of the entertainment
and she is to be congratulated on the
success which attended her efforts.
Music for the entertainment and
throughout the festival was fur
nished by Hatch's Concert Band of
the Cotton Mill and the selections
rendered show that the band has
Been capably managed.
Saturday morning was spent in the
decoration of cars for the parade
since rain made necessary the post
ponement of the athletic contest.
The parade Saturday afternoon
was headed by j. Foster Barnwell,
general manager of the Cotton Mill,
and W. M. Langley, superintendent.
Both were garbed in green uniforms
nd high topped hats, also green.
They rode prancing horses and alto
gether presented striking appear
ance. Then followed the floats. And
last of all came boys on decorated
bicycles. Too much praise cannot be
given to those responsible for the sue
cess of the parade.
Saturday afternoon at o'clock
the Cotton Mill baseball team and the