Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-01
69OO Loyal Sons
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to walk with it in the rain. The boys
fAirly staggered under it as it was wet.
it would have dragged the captain and
has pages down.
Club captains cloak was pink and green.
1t was made of accordion pleated satin
linking panels of white satin embroid
cred in the chosen color. Captain
Shields wore tall hat like a bishop
miter, encrusted with colored Jewels and
pearls so thickly that the material could
not be seen.
Another notable figure in the Klein
Club was Taylor Foster, Kings Clown,
an individual winner in his class at the
last parade two years ago. Fourteen
brilliant embroidered panels, joined with
satin accordion pleating, hung tobard-
wise from his neck The panels were
OF white satin Joined with blue panels,
and embroidered in roses and lilies. The
snit cost $3.50 to hire for the day.
Thomas Landy, of the Kleins. IN a
trim suit. was huge animated cube
of satin and lace. diamond embroid- :
cred and decked with embroidered lilies
and roses. The Klein Club had $50
persons in line.
Harry Adams STATELY Lady"
The Golden Slipper Club was in line,
25O strong. Captain William Kelley,
Jr., was escorted by thirty pages. their
colors. old rose and pink. blending
with the colorful spectacle.
A figure to arrest attention in the
Golden slipper Club was that of Harry
Adams brilliantly bedecked in female
raiInent. His gown was of pink satin.
tulle and chiffon with slippers to match
and he wore white ermine cape over
bis shoulders. A little white Spitz dog
trailed at the end of a chain behind
this stately ''lady."
Two hundred members of the Silver
Crown Club marched behind Michael
Quigley, captain. and forty pages.
Their colors were lavender and white.
Lobster Captains Rich Array
Eight hundred brilliantly arrayed
marchers followed Captain Joe
Chambers, of the Lobsters. Chambers
suit cost $1,000 to hire for the day.
His huge cape was 10 feet long, made
n half dozen sections. and upheld
by eighty gorgeously costumed pages.
He wore snheadpiece weighing twenty
pounds. His collar, standing up be.
hind, was nine feet high and twelve
feet wide. 1t took eight months to
make his cloak and costume, and it
cost the eostumer $2500. The colors
were yellow and white satin, embroid
cred with red roses. The page boys
carrying the cloak wore fan shaped
hats, ornamented with white aigrettcs.
Two Kings clowns marched with
he Lobster Club, George Hinkle and
oseph Martin. American beauty
,ses predominated in their costumes,
hich were very elaborate.
Veteran Female" Winner Out
Harry Cox, "leading jockey" with
Lobsters, wore a cloak carried by
pages and wore huge collar en-
idered with horseshOes.
Another individual whose costume
-acted much attention was William
Waltman, female impersonator and
inner in eight parades. He wore a
cstume that must have excited the
envy of every feminine beholder. He
had IL made for the parade by leading
Inodiste. Stephen Shropshire, of Nor.
ristQwn, n j., marched with the Lob
sters, dressed as Peter Piper and
leading slim" his famous goose.
which pulled Red Cross foat.
John McAnRny was a king of brill
mt equipage with the Lobsters, wear
dazzling robes which were carried
eighteen page boys.
Valuable Prizes
Hluable prizes are offered by num-
Is business mems associations In
ton TO the prizes put up by Coun-
The South Second Street Business
Association offered $3.50 in prizes
est dressed captains, best fancy
comic clubs, best string band. best
.aale impersonator and best brigade,
Rith second prizes in each division
Other organizations offered similar
prlses In cash. to say nothing of the
eAkes, both big and little, put up by
merchants In different parts of town.
The organizations scheduled to take
art in today's parade and their cap
Tins follow
silver Crown--Captsin Michael Quigley
rhArles Klein--CaptAln John ]. Shields
t.obster New Year aptaln
tkph Chambers
holden sipper-ca Captain VIM. Kelley. Jr.
fIberls---CNptAin Frank Focacio
pouth Camden--Captatn William f. r.
Hfsss Jsaa BAnd--cAptuin Fred W Hagen.
&%rt side. Of camdsn--captaln Edward
rfi<rai-- aptain Michael Abraham.
1rAs Tree Captain George 0iilin.
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