The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-01
FIRST ANNUAL ROSE CARNIVAL
PRONOUNCED SUCCESS; BEAu-
TRULY DECORATED CARS
CONTRIBUTED TO PLEASl RE
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guardians, Miss Ruth holland with two
troops. and with Miss Mildred Gait,
Miss Ruby Ammons and Miss Lucille
Adams with one troop each. The
girls were dressed in their hiking
suits and they looked the picture OF
health and happiness as they moved
down the streets.
The Carter County Demonstration
car with Mrs. Minnie b. Church at the
wheel, bore Mrs. G. w. Young, presi.
dent of the Young's Busy Bees; Mrs.
i. u. Tarver. president of the Pro.
gressive club, and Mrs. Morgan, u
member Of the Progressive club. The
car was decorated in white roses and
chrysanthemums and was beautiful in
appearance.
The Mount Washington Thrift Club,
with Mrs, Josie Ball, its president,
pht in a float that attracted much at
tention. A score of members Of the
club were on the float, all appropri.
ateiy dressed for the gala day and
they took with them a calf a pig
and some fowls representing the
work they do.
nJames Mulkey, OF the Mulkey.Lamb
Hardware Company stood on his float
which was loaded with refrigerators
and stoves and kitchen cabinets.
The Plainview Giants were in the
parade carrying the banner it received
from the A. and NJ. College. designat.
ing it as the banner farm club OF the
county. This club was the first TO
make donation OF money TO build
the club houses for the boys and girls
al Turner Falls.
Mrs. Ada Pearce had n beautifully
decorated car bearing number of
her kindergarten children.
1.-TWO factories of the city that put
in, cars We're the Ardmore Bedding
Company and the Graves Mattress
Factory. Both Of these institutions
had appropriate cars that added much
TO the parade.
A car that will make the judges
puzzle was the May Basket of
Roses" representing the Delphian
Club. Gold and black are the colors
of the club and big yellow chrysan-
themums and smilax made up the
decorations and the roses in the basket
was bevy of the prettiest members
got the club
Mrs. d. A. Dinius and Mrs. w. l..
Jackson both had cars representing
their business institutions at Wilson.
The Deese CommunityClub was rep
resented by boys in straw hats, carry
ing hoes, representing the work done
by members Of the club. These clubs
are raising the men who will own
the farms and the cattle and the hogs
of the country.
The Berwyn Pig Club, with Charles
Conley at the wheel was in the line
Of march. Seated by him was A. h.
Dickson, superintendent Of the Ber.
wyn school. In the back seat OF the
car were Bertran Anderson, Truman
Massey Herman Stamps and G. wv.
Seuiff carrying hoes and rakes. The
car was decorated with corn grown
in the famous Washita valley.
The Pageant Of American History
represented by the float Of the Daugh
ters Of the American Revolution, was
designed by Mrs Rutherford Brett
and it was a representation of a very
high thought. The car was driven by
a man representing the American
sailor and Uncle Sam was repre-.
sented by Luther Atkins. The Amer.
loan Indian was represented by Cubby
Ream, a boy Of Indian blood. Miss
Betty Brett appeared as the Goddess
of Liberty, and Olivia Brett played
Af ~, "
while George Washington was Ken.
meth Livingston. The float bore Con-
federate soldiers and soldiers of the
world war.
Those who gave to Ardmore its
soul Of music contributed largely to
the success of the Rose Carnival. The
float Of classic design in the parade
representing the Philharmonic Club
was show within itself The first
that is known OF ancient music is
through Roman sculpture, and the
ancient conceptions of the sculptors
was carried out in the Philharmonic
float. 1t consisted of Euterpe. the
Goddess Of Music, surrounded by her
court. The throne Of the goddess
was made by four large Tyres. and in
their construction the club colors of
white and green were carried out. !
The goddess Euterpe was represented
by Mrs. j. b. Wall president of the |
club. trumpeter stood at each cor.
ner, and there was group Of three
muses., the Tyre, the pipe Of pan and |
the trumpet. The ladies' who COM
prised the court of the goddess were
Mesdames j. French. w b. Tyer
X, H. Polk. William Ringer, Marvin
Bell, n. c, Wood and Billie Baker.
and Misses Ruby Randol, Katherine