The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-12-17

year and half it is like comm.
back to new city, there are S,
many changes and it is so mucl
larger. The first concert was giveI
last night and the park was crowded
1t is a remarkable thing that thou
sands Of persons can gather in tn,
open air to listen to concert pro
gram and keep as quiet as they
would be in a hall, but this is tru,
of Pryor concert.
Johnny Jones is holding his ex
position and it is some fair. Natur
ally the children want to go anC
just as naturally, they have to be
in school so Johnny got around the
situation by offering free show II
the children last Saturday but dur
ing all the rest of the engagement
children will have to pay the regular
price. A swarm of children were
guests of Johnny Jones on Saturday
If you can imagine the whole mid
way, balloons, squawkers, barkers ane
all, with fair showing of animals
you have the Johnny Jones' Show
down fairly we'll.
Lord Waldorf Aston, the husband OF
the lady member of Parliament, spent
a few hours at the McAllister last
week. Accompanied by his brother.
in-law, w H Langhorne, he was start.
ing on a fishing trip to Bimini ano
so came down to Miami to make the
get away. He goes from Bimini Ia
the Bahamas and then back to Eng
land.
We also have Const ance Talmadge
here for week as she is doing some
"outsides" for the new Screen play
Perkins" She must be home in
New York for Christmas but says
she is coming for a month around
the middle of January. 1t may in
terest some of the screen fans to
know that she is Mrs Chef Whitney
off the screen and that she is here
with her husband.
Along in January also we expect
president-elect Harding will come
down for a few weeks where he will
probably hold several conferences.
Miami has a thriving Republican
Club and he is sure of hearty vel
come. He has visited Miami before
and knows that there is no place on
the continent more comfortable in
January than this city of South
Florida.
Just to make you think that spring
is coming, we are going to stage our
poultry show the last week in De-
cember. 1t may seem a little early
but that is habit we have for even
the ROSTERS begin to crow at eleven
%. m, and the hens are all cackling
by midnight.
But just now we are right in the
middle of our Palm Fete and is is
coming off in great shape. Yester-
day was scheduled for the Landing
of Columbus, but Columbus has
grown timid with the centuries and
because of the rain, he decided to
lay off Bimini until this morning.
He landed at ten this morning and
it was beautiful sight. He cane
in with his Spanish grandees and
sailors all looking for land. Indians
swarmed about the strange looking
craft and then welcomed him. Among
the horde of Indians were some
genuine Seminoles. After words of
welcome and friendship a parade was
formed which took them over good
part of the city. The bay was
smooth as glass, the sky was blue as
turquois and the palms swayed in
the breeze as the black, high bowed
boat came into sight. The past was
somewhat broken into, however, by
the presence of an airplane resting
near by and many motor boat
scouting around for an advantageous
point to see the Landing. Three
bands furnished music and over in
the Park some athletic stunts were
being pulled off. Crowds you would
have to see that sea of heads to be-
lieve that so many people had moth
ing to do but be entertained.
In the afternoon, Flagler was the
hero. 1t is estimated that forty
THOUSAND nersons saw the parade,
consisting of two hundred floats.
The first of the parade was the re-
production of the first train, which
ever reached Miami, a train two.
thirds the natural size of Train lOl.
the work train on which a crew cf
men arrived to begin work here for
the Flagler project. Pryor's Band
furnished music and then came float
interests, the educational interests.
the social and the civic. Among the
civic floats were the cars CARRYING
the mayors of Miami from the first
to the present mayor. Miami was
never town but was first chartered
as a city, howbeit at first only a
tent city. After the parade, the
crowd gathered at the Park and
Everest George Sewell and Hon. Will
lam Bryan gave addresses on the
life and works of the great magician
Of Southern Florida. Henry NJ. Flag
Ter, the practical visionary.
While all this was going on this
afternoon, Bobby Simpson, a steepIe-
Jack, gave an exhibition full of
thrills. Selecting the McAllister, a
ten story hotel, he rode his bicycle
around the narrow coping at the
top and then not satisfied. he climb
I'd the fiagpole and stood on his head.
This was just little aside for those
Who love to see just how far a man
'an dare and not break his neck.