The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27


trousers. These pleased the kid
dies who shrieked delight
Particularly striking among tho
floats was that entered by the Pal
ner school, with d replica In real
logs, the characteristic rustic style
OF furniture used By the school, Of
the cabin In which Abraham Lin
coin was born and seated IN a chair
before the cabin was q Lincoln
almost the picture Of the martyred
president
Much attention was drawn TO the
buccaneer band from Sahara grotto,
Indianapolis, led by q regular Cap
tain Kidd with flowing black mus
tache and carrying q baton sur
mounted by q skull and cross bones.
The musicians wore pirate boots,
blue coats, yellow pautaloons and
red turbans. Other prominent fea-
lures were the two chariots in the
Chicago Aryan section of the pa
rade, one bearing Uncle Sam and
Miss Columbia and the other Miss
Chicago.
Bay City, Mich, sent a delega-
ton of caldron ladies in green
bfoomer suits with old gold trim
mings and miters of old gold with
green streamers.
Rotary Float Pleases.
The Davenport Rotary float,
among the foremost in the parade,
carried out in detail the character
istic insignia OF the organization.
The front was adorned with q huge
painted wheel and the effect was
employed in the four wheels OF the
truck, even the steering wheel be-
ing arranged to carry out the cog
effect. Young ladies' seated on the
float carried purple and gold para
soils with the letters ROTARY
painted between the ribs.
No less attractive was the float
entered by the American Legion,
upon which was mounted a machine
gun attended by two overseas vet
Grams dressed in khaki and wearing
trench helmets. The float was
literally covered with Flanders
peoples,
OF the band uniforms, those Of
Achbar grotto's musicians from Co
lumbus were singularly striking, OF
dead black, with two rows of brass
buttons in front. The scheme was
carried out in the patrol uniforms
z with the waists of the members
girdled with red sashes.
The parade was led by a platoon
of Davenport police. preceded by
the colors. Next came the Grand
Marshal, John A. Derthick in an
automobile with other Mohassan
grotto and national officials.
Veterans of the Civil, Spanish
American and World wars next In
the line of march. Then came Is
automobiles containing officers OF
the various grottoes.
Accompanied by Mayor A. C.
Mueller and city officials. Mohas-
san grotto. Davenport, was fore
most Of all in the parade. The Mo-
hassan band, in purple and green,
was followed by the Mohassan pa
patrol. Davenport caldron in cos
tune and prophets in regular street
clothes followed. Mohassan made
an exceptionally good showing and
deserved its place at the front.
Hapae's Fine Showing.
Blue coated and white trousered
35-piece preceded by the colors and
its band Hapac grotto, Des Moines.
was the next in order. The patrol
CARRIED in white shirts, orange
trousers with light blue sashes
came after the band. Hapac pro-
phets and caldron were next
Then came an Atlantic City" au-
tomobfIe, reminiscent of last years
big meeting. The car contained a
buxom bathing beauty. The out
door-sports idea was carried out in
detail in the decoration of the au-
tomobile.
Koran Prophets. Philadelphia,
Pa, dressed as Quakers and wear
ing powdered wigs, aroused much
comment by the richness of their
attire. The "Quakers" wore bro
ca1ed jackets calculated to appeal
to a feminine love for finery.
The oxus grotto band. Dubuque,
dressed in orange jackets. blue
trousers and tan sashes, was spec
tacular. The band is composed of
IS pieces.
Aryan GrottO Pleases.
Aryan grotto, Chicago. made up
one of the most beautiful parts of
the parade The Aryan group was
led by officials on horseback. Then
came the patrol, in black jackets
and red trousers, bearing the col
ors, and the Aryan band, which
proved its excellence in street con-
certs here last night. A Victoria
carried the Aryan grotto officers.
Prophets were dressed in spotless
white, in contrast to the clashing
coiors OF the other grottoes. Miss
Chicago" girl in a chariot, and
Miss Columbia" and Miss Uncle
SAM brought here by the Aryans,
were winsome in their youthful
ness. A truck load Of Aryan wom-
en-, composing q "Bevo Band" caus-
ed laughter.
Plenty Of Girls.
Mohassan grotto struck the ORR
entail note in the first OF its two
floats. which carried out the King
solomon idea OF pretty women and
lots of 'em. But the greater sur,
prise was the second Mohassan
contingent, the float of old maids.
all dolled up with oid-fashioned
mitts of Civil war days, their heads
bristling, porcupine-hke, with cork
screw curls. Their cracked voices
rose to heaven in chorus inaicat-
ing they were from Iowa" The
Old Maids Ball" would have been q
more appropriate musical number.