Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1923-11-01
Gov. Walkers Staff
Participates In The
Davis Highway March
Hold Jefferson Davis Memorial High
way Pageant in Savannah
(By D. G.. Bickers)

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visit OF Gov. Clifford Walker, with his
staff, the staff being for The first time
III its official uniform and on it's first
official visit with the Governor. and The
EMERSON DAVIS Highway pageant and
parade, featured today's doing in Sa-
Vannah and at he Tri-State Exposi-
| ton.
The parade and pageant were spec
| tacular and viewed by thousands along
the miles of streets and highway from
me me city hall to the fair grounds, the
Governor and staff, military Iescort
from the llSth under Gen. Rober4 ].
travis. details from Paris Island and
tort Screven, the Marine band. and
| the long line Of cars from Savannah.
fitzgerald, Wrightsvlle, Eastman and
| other points with sprinkling OF cars
from Carolina and some from Florida
making up most impressive showing.
marking the formal opening of this
section of the highway named in honor
OF the president of the Confedcracv.
The motorcades and the pageant and
procession have been directed bv the
secretary of the highway association.
lsidor Gelders, OF FitzgeraId, who Sc.
cured the presence OF Miss Helen G..
Davis, niece of Jefferson Davis, and
! guest of the day.
Queen and Attendants
Alter the Governor and military fol
lowed beautifully drapcd machine
conveying to the Exposition grounds
members oil the pageant and Miss He!-
en- u. Davis, queen of the occasion.
In that car and other cars were the
| Dame OF Honor, Mrs. E. H. Sauduskv
OF Jacksonville; Danes, Mrs. lula
Hartcr of Fairfax, S. C., Maids nf hon..
or, Miss Eugenia Granger and Miss
Maude North; crown bearer, Mrs! Lii
ran V. PEBBLES of EstilI, s. c.; maids.
MISS ula Gordon, Miss Mary Pettus,
| MISS Dorothy Grayson, Miss Marga-
ret Clay and Miss Marie Wilcox and
pages, Stilwell Tram and Billy Gray
| son.
he float of the United DAUGHTERS
OF the Confederacy was attractive rep
resenting wooded scene. Ladies Of
the Sixties graccd the float, which was
decorated III Confederate colors.
The driver was an old colored man
dressed in froqk coat and a high
hat OF the sixties. On the float were
Judge w. w. Sheppard, representing
Jefferson Davis; Francis Leonard of
| the Confederate Veterans Associa-
ton and Mr.. Arnold of the McLaws
Camp.
The members of the chapter who
represented the women of the sixties
were Mrs. A. B. Hull, Mrs. d. B.
Morgan, Mrs. c. H. Beard, Mrs. Cor
don Saussy, Mrs. f. c. Quinn and
mrs. Alex Krenson and Mrs. Lynch.
mere were also some of the members
OF the Children of the Confederacv.
Vets Feature Parade
| lhe Confederate veterans clad in
their suits OF grey and travelling in
automobiles, were one of the features
OF the parade. They were appIauded
along the line of march. Gen. D. B,
Morgan, commander of the South
Georgia Brigade was out in full mi
form. He was a gallant figure
he float of the Woman's Auxil, ,arv
to the American Legion emphasized
the ann of the auxiliary TO aid dis
abied veterans. The float bore a large
nanner announcing the auxiliary as the
largest womcn's organization in Sa
yannah. On the float Mrs. Tattnall
Prltchard represented America. with
MISS Mary Haines and Miss Mary
Coney as her attendants. Other floats
were wonder Marine, a soldier and
a sailor. representing the three bran
ches of the service.
he Harvest OF the Years was rem
resented by the float of Lachlan Me-.
lntosh chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution. Mrs. Ed
ward Frost represented the regent of
the chapter. She held the reins, which
were streamers of the chapter colors.
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The float which told the story of
the harvests of the colonization period
from about l600-l800 was CAV with
Autumn colors and the grain and fruit
OF the harvest There was prouD
representing colonial danes. Drink
ing tea were Mrs. Alfred Moves Mrs.
augustus Kelly, Mrs. Benjamin Purse,
Mrs. James Crafts and Mrs. r "
Martin They were attended bv two
little pages, Mabel La Far and Mar
garet Baker o.
Railford Falligant represented Gov
ernor Winthrop. There was an In
dian represented by Mrs. Blanche La
far and witch, Mrs. Roy Chalkcr
and tour Puritan maids.
Inc Savannah chapter, Daughters
OF the American Revolution were rem
resented by two automobiles. deco
rated with blue and white. the colors
OF the organization, with the insignia
OF the chapter on the front of the
cars. The president of the CHAPTER
Mrs. Frank f. Johnston, with sew
eral officers and members dressed in
colonial costumes.
~, Kiwanis Day
ne day was Kiwa1iiis Dav at the
falr Ill addition to being Governors
day and Highway day-and at the
hlWanls luncheon Governor Walker
and Commissioner Brown of the Agri-
cultural Department made appropriate
addresses. The evenings banquet was
enjoyed i'll the DeSoto and brilliant
pail followed, the Governor leaving
late IN the evening for Brunswick.
The Governor arrived this morning
III special Pullman and was met by
a special committee which escorted
him to breakfast The following mem
bers of his staff accompanied him.
Malcolm Mckinnon, Brunswick, Col.
and Naval Aide D. NJ Byrd, Law
renceville; w. F. Moblcy, Macon; R.
O. Arnold, Hampton; 2. F. Vose, At
anta; H. A. Carithcrs, Winder; M.
Y. Musgrove, bonneville, L. B. Joel
Atlanta Kontz Bennett, Waycross;
1. L. Grincr, Atlanta; c. f. Brown,
Cordele; Rush Burton, Lavonia. f. T.
Moon, La Grange; and DIR. !. O.