Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-02
LILIES OF FIELD
OUTDONE BY Clubs

bcbinu the C0VnlCnde OF steam -CXul-
Ing horses and bibbed and tuckercd po.
icemen and the first bund in the Mum
: mcrsi parade, marched the chevaliers of
= no Silver Crown with all the coniidem,
nonchn!ance Of veterans. for many Of
them had been at Il every New Years
Day in the last forty five.
At least had Michael Quig'Cy, tho
captain. whose robes spread away.
ward in twenty two directions. Over
the head of Quigley was great CANOPY
Though what purposes. besides that Of
visualization it served. was matter Of
doubt, for it had no top. Thie outfit.
rr-bich covered approximately five square
brards, was of white satin. sewn with
| little gobs of pink. blue and crimson
fur.
In all this spiendor. then. 1t was Of
little moment that little iciclps "lung
TO the ragged end Of Captain Quig-
leySs mustachc.
q Az the sides Of QuigIcy marched the
House Of McClinchcy. in the walk
step. dance step tnat fifty years of
terpsichorean development hrs not suf-
feed to alter. The youngest Of the house
Of McClinchey. Eddie. aged five. did rs
well as his brothers. cousins and uncles
Marched also under the standard Of
fhe Silver Crown, but very Circum-
specify, Fred Cow. representing his own
dream OF love at the Scashore--a slim
figure with real or fegned accentua-
tions. He called himself The Bathing
Girl" At the last minute he was
persuaded 10 wear stockings.
Females Are in Line
The HOLSTERS, who were third in line
appeared to have gone Studiously into
the matter of female impersonations
The piece de resistance. perhaps. was
the Queen of Sheba costume worn by
Johnnie Walton. "Ya don't hafta die
more'n wunst, said Johnnie cheerfully.
Ms he lifted of his ovprcoat and ex-
,osed his entirely bare chest and shoul .
ers TO the wind
He took last pull at his cigarette
,cfore he moved into line. saying: II
don't care how dead 1t kills me slong
as the prize comes. ! worked a long
time and spent lotta dough on this
outfit"
Other days in the year. not counting
SUNDAYS. Walton works in a berf-pack
ing plant.
Another uIurcment 10 pneumococct
was "Ar' Shepherd, whose home is al
1926 Preston street.
II guess you might call me ths
Ted Lady" said al" throwing oper
S<fis wrap and revealing an cXpanse oi
bare flesh above the fourth rib. Hi
knees were bare. and his calves were
z covered only with the sheercst silk
There were some three yards TO thC
train Of his gown and less than hall
yard of cloth on his body.
Jim Ryder. who said he was a Rus
Sian ballet dancer. gave promise Of Of
fering little more resistance to th'
elements. His costume was thin bu
.,Daaue. ana he might have worn wha
! he chose beneath il.
What everybody said was "A knock
i" was the fantasy in dry good
->,e along by Frank Keenan,, captain
ne Lobster CluD, and has seventy
Ia pages.
Mr.. Keenan, and his cOterio succeeded
getting themselves into the contrap
on at just about two minutes befOr
parade began. 1t was said tina
lev had been at IL from midnight.
Jake Stlngcr, veteran Of sevGnt
ears and at least forty New Year car
.ivals, the Oldcrt man In line. marche
with the Lobsters. lie was kin
clown.
Littlest Lobster Happy
The littlest Lobster in line was Char
te ,Ferth, aged four, who wore a jocke
IL and gilt overshoes.
Frank Garter appeared with the Lob
sers as "a $40, 900 beauty"
Two bridal costumes appeared in III
Nncy dress section, and each Of tn
tides had considerable difficulty wit
ellis. They were \. u. McGowNn an
larry Domminck, of the Silver Crow
)lub. At one place DOmminick got {
'adiy tangled In his train that he cOuI
OF proceed.
The youngest female impersonator
lae fanr yaar old EIwnrA I1nylo Nl