The New York herald., 1921-07-05
COMICAL PARADE
HELD IN LENOX
Mrs. w. J. Peabody as Indian
SqualU Is Marshal.

Special Despatch to THE NEW Yor- fiEe,LD.
LENox, Mass. July 4.-With patriotic
and historical floats. characters symbol
cal of childhood stories. clowns and
town organizations. all dressed up,
Lenox held its greatest Independence
Day parade.
The procession started on Yokum ave-
rue, opposite the Lenox Club. and pro-
ceeded up Cliffwood and Main streets
with two bands and Liberty bell. Mrs.
Nelson J. Peabody of Boston. who is at
the Aspinwall Hotel. riding a chestnut
charger, was marshal She was dressed
as the glittcring wife of Stockbridgc
Indian chief, with two feathers reach
ing over the headpiece and down the
back, moccasins and lots of shiny beads.
A realistic float entitled THE Stock
bridge Indians" was designed by the
Misses Emily and Kate Winthrop The
braves and squaws were from Mr.. Gren-
VILE L. winthrop's place. They were
holding council in an evergreen glade
with the chief standing outside his tee
pee smoking a pipe two feet long. A
smoking kettle was suspended from a
tripod.
Miss Kate d. A. Bonner designed the
attractive historical float The first nag
made by Betsy Ross. 1777." Miss Lucy
Gilmore was Betsy"
Before Mrs. Andrew Carnegie sailed
last Saturday she sent orders to have
Shadowbrook represented in the parade !:
the result was entitled THE Lenox
Brotherhood. Lady Bowlers." with a
bevy OF the stars OF Lenox in charge OF
at y a a
gardener. as IAN echo Of long ago."
Miss Kate Cary was much admired.
She was driving a mottled old gray horse
adorned with splotches of black paint,
blue ribbon on each ear and red rib
bon on the tail, hitched to single
scatter. Beside her was Mr.. Carleton
Brown, dressed as Dalmatian, with
Mr.. Leonard Peters. Jr., as a poodle. be-
hind. Miss Cary wore a little flower
decorated bonnet slightly larger than a
silver dollar, with dangling ribbons. Her
old fashioned white waist had long and
large fluffy sleeves. She and Miss Jane
Allies" with America. Great Britain,
France, Belgium and Italy represented
The Lenox Library. OF which Mr.. Gren-
vile Lindall Winthrop is president and
Miss Edith Fitch, librarian, had four
foats that delighted the children. There
were Alice In Wonderland characters,
"Humpty Dumpty." the Cheshire Cat"
the Mock Turtle" the Rabbit" and two
rag dolls in hand embroidered frocks
Miss Kate Fielding, as wide Awake
Lenox," rode in Mrs. Raymond r. Ba-
ker's automobile. From Mrs. william
II. 8. Griswold's place came an old man
with long white whiskers labelled IAN
old antequate" OF Lenox. Mr.. Manton
X. Sedgwick was "Uncle Sam" Mr..
Peter J. Tyer sounded the Liberty bell
The Lenox Chamber Of Commerce, of
which Mr.. Benjamin II. Rogers is presi-
dent and Mr.. George r. Hughes secre-
tary. was In charge OF the parade.
Water sports and fireworks at the
Lake Mahkcenac Boat Club closed the
celebration tonight.
A float designed by Miss Mabel Choate
and entitled Agriculture took second
prize in the stoclrbridge parade to-day.
A barroom OF 'Ye Old Red Lion Inn,
1773," received first prize, and Heaton
Hall. showing The Spirit OF America. .
the third. Miss Margaret Severn.
classic dancer. was marshal