The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-29
Pageant Of
Progross Parade
Business, Municipal, Public
and School Children Cele-
brate the Last Day OF
Fair

UfStIS tltS LdSt Ddy VI
Fair
w It'll ideal weather and the tena--
perature slightly warmer for t.
biggest day of Fair week all inter
est Friday morning was centered
On the Pageant of Progress Parade
for which plans and preparations
have been in the making the past
several weeks.
Early Friday morning people be.
gan arriving from various sur
rounding towns and the country to
view the big event of the week. As
the forenoon wore on local resi-
dents began swarming down town
and collecting with the others
along both sides Of Main street un-
tit by eleven O'Clock it looked ike
cMeus day IN Sumter.
The parade. ia charge of com
nsittees composed Of S. O'Quinn,
Henry P. Moses, John NJ. Barwick,
Riley. Robert T. Brown. Rob-
ert +. Mcleod and oscar White.
started promptly ON schedule time
down Main street which by this
tine was packed closely on each
side with eager watchers. The fire
department leading the procession
WAS followed By q decorated truck
containing the Scotch Highlanders
: hand which furnished music for
thes event
Then followed the business floats.
many Of them beautifully decoraI-
ca ana showing much pains and
time had been spent IN preparing
them. The Hoat Of Schwartz
Eros was especially artistic and
eIaborately decorated causing much
scomment from the onlo5kers as
! well as the floats of the Cherry
Company and the Carolina Pro-
! saucts Co. both OF these latter
carving out the idea OF the pro-
ducts represented in their decora-
tons, the Cherry Company using
sfarnitureS and rugs and the Caro-
iina Products Co. making use OF
80, - =, e. - .,,,.rl3,,cte IN a
sffect;rs manner
ss.ss1tss, sss,a. - sdacorated car representing
tize First National Bank was beau
tifuIfy decorated and received ap-
pIaase wherever seen.
Several Others deserve great
- - M f,s.t ~ the Evans
o. .arr;ed ont the idea
g. at s St,,s ,s,s,Ilstrr enresented showing
), s,nfs,;at,,r,e Welding plant with the
Wsaslsers at work.
IN the third division of privately
decorated cars were many more
showing both beautiful and artistic
N saesiirn. Then followed fhe mo-
f;,r driven school floats in which
: t;,,v:stots dressed IN white and diff
I faTe,,ts uniforms made q most
niaas;ng anuearance. The young
I s;saies representins ST. Joseph S
academy made a most conspicuous
and delightful picture occupying
several oars Ia the parade.
yy4 he ". III e.. "A. 1QEQlSQeQ d III.
ia cb,,r1ssa,ne well carried out with
$ I,.f,,; Iaf1s;a drawn AN, Ford Of Ia model,
sts;r;,,s hove, made IN IN black
Z
S.s1 Ths a;ve unifs headed bv the car
sn;sya. band represented the various
r,,ral schools OF the county, each
ss,,.l,aol ands flis;iisiit,n CARRYING ban
s ,,,aI.s an, l,le,,,a ff their school
- 5, s, $, : 4 Teray,t featnres renresent-
- - sos,ou-ea ~ tho civ schools OF
&. - MA .anta;n;,s .,,un.
Eel. ,,,as.s,e.,.. Who 5vere
s.lsos = ...,. .l-aa. ..e, - ao4h7sToas
a,ast an.snsiasn, nv
$3.50 = :. ey,assea ani;
s4.,st s,,a;,. tine an5, effort
80 ~
program had been wen spent. The
parade as whole was most de-
scitiediy q success from every stand