Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-09-05

nn place m the line was there a gun in
the crowds which watched H. Following
Sid Murray'~ Rand caHle the mayor 81
Mercedes and the floats anil other ve-
hir,c~ followcd in rapid succession.
Several ships were in the parade in
addition To the Rotary Ship of Browns
vile. most of them carrying signs such
a. New York via Point Isabel The
spirit of the whole parade was one Of
optimism a. WAS shown ~ the decnra-
rionS on the ears. Farm wagons anil
implements were plentiful IN the parade.
and artistic Decorative -rhiihy was dis
played IN the arrangement II green dee
orations on the wagons and floats \
float which attracted particular attention
was Il large wagon with cotton planted
all inside of il and an aggregation of
drrkies seated around the edge a negr"
playing fiddle ia the center and another
econ dancing jig
The American Rin Grandc Land and
Irrigation company had if> fnl quota
nf employees IN the parade with All the
equipment .f the company. including sur
v"ying outfits. road gangs. canal riders
and others. \ blacksmith shop furnish
ed a unique design far float The fire
department of Mercedes paraded down
The street n fnll uniform. ready f"r
business with sirens going
M the towns ~ and down the line
were represented M"Allrn furnished 4
good flcai with Il number of Rotary
members who sang. The Eyes of Tex
a>" aS they went down The street The
American Legion of Mercedes AMI Yves
laco had an entry. and the football team
Il Mercedes in full Uniform atirar. ~
attention.
The Mexican miirlry han whirh i
now located IN Mntamarrs. w nr~f III
~" celebration. giving an entertaining
concert following The parade A concert
WAS also given hy Sid Nurrav's Band.
Due 10 the failure nf General Hines
10 arrive from san Antonio on time.
only two speeches were made. one h,
l'r. Fred Johnston president OF the old
spanish Trail .Nssociaiion. and the other
Nv -. y. D'Iirirn The talks were botn
concerning the :. y. 81 end were made
from n stand in the main street. DIR.
Johnston stressed The need of coopcra-
tion. aud urged everyone 20 get behind
o'frien and those who were irving ia
make the move for n seaDort n Succpss
l'r. Johnston stated thar he had been all
over the southern states. and that wher-
ever he went peoDle had heard of the =
%. :. and We're in sympathy with II.
Dave O'Bricn maze a straightforward
talk 10 the people. telling them tha; they
hav" one Of the greatest places in IN.
world Ia live in aud thar il j. up 10 them
10 make ihe most out of it hv putting the
seaport project over AMI making the Val
ley the garden spot Of the world.
Baseball G ime Amuses Crowd
The crowd then went 20 the baseball
grounds and watched nine innings II
fairly good playing between Ia F.ria
AMI Mission. Three brownsville uIa,-
erS. Porter. Weller and Jackson. were
in the In Feria lineup and did good
work. Weller oufpitched Pate of Mis-
sion. and Porter. without peer in the
Valley. did excellent work. Weller
won the game despite the fact thar moor
support allowed Two runs IN the first
inning and on" more in the eighth.
Errors were plentiful on both sides.
Mission making four in one inning. The
game ended with the score standing 10
:; in favor Of la Feria. Thrills were