The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-24

0 a. AR1 had q nILle laInD -
I'M whose fleece was not white
as snow, because he lived
in Indianapolis "She took her
lamb to''-the Library Pet Parade,
today.
So Mary Kathryne Walsh, $50 Z.
Vermont St, armed with a slate and
milk bottle, and drawing her lamb
by a blue ribbon, joined some $50
other children and their pets, for the
march south in Meridian St, east
in Michigan St, north in Delaware
St. and east in St. Clair back to The
public library.
The weather man was the only
one who failed to cooperate to make
the parade a success. Even he re-
Tented. after keeping away many Of
the goo entrants, and sent the sun
from behind the clouds for few
minutes as the parade got under
way.
The Indianapolis Humane Society
did its part to help Miss Mary Dyer
Lemon, librarian. who had charge.
The police band led the march.
The Red Cross had women on
hand to give first aid. But, so we'll
behaved were the animals. that first
aid was not needed. Only one dog
and one goat were reported TO have
escaped. and they were captured,
after exciting chases.
Santa Claus had a new steed to-
day-but not a very dependable one.
Stanley Boles. 515 +. Twelfth St,
all dressed up in red and white.
tugged and tugged at his goat,
drawing a green cart.
He won't go" Stanley explained,
as the parade started without him.
"@ ETS in Bookland." came
I'D from the Madison Ave
branch Of Camp Fire Girls.
the Wahwahtaysee Phyllis Dich-
mann, 609 Cottage Ave, and Martha
Armstrong, 1899 S. East s., were
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rabbit
The Bears Of Blue River" sat
comfortable and warm. in rivers"
OF blue tissue paper. Marion Wood
3, Of 372 Prospect St, was the black
bear. and Verna Buses. 4. of 1856
Madison Ave, the Polar bear.
Little Ruth Townsend. $50 Ash
land Ave. borrowed a cat ond her
kittens from a neighbor to enter in
the parade. She put them in n
basket. But the cat hoped out and
had to be put back. and finally the
basket became so heavy for Ruth
that Mrs. Hugh McGibeny of the
Red Cross carried it part of the
way.
Perhaps the smallest pet was n
three-weeks-Old turtle. about one and
one-haf inches long. Robert Baker.
525 y Alabam St. carried it in
water filled bowl
The Carrollton Avenue Pony Club
led the pets i'm the parade In the
club are Rose Ellen Mitchell 5547
Carrollton Ave; Grace Buscher. 434G
Carrollton Ave; Willis r. Summers.
1920 CarrolltOn Ave, and Kathryn
Jean Stout. 435S Carrollton Ave.
A rabbit in a wire cage looked
hungriIy at its owner. Kerop Ash
jian. 1924 Cornelius Ave, all dressed
up like an ear of corn, in green and
maize tissue paper.
In a three-deck cage. Charles Ed
ward Fisher, 1909 Evison St, dis
played six homing pigeons and four
rabbits. The cage was decorated
with twenty-six blue and two red
ribbons Charles rabbits have won
at Indiana State fairs.
After the parade Charles let the
pigeons out, to fly home.
Brightwood branch library. which
had an entry list of l5O, claimed the
youngest child entrant Marian Gay
Kester, 2, of 2631 y. Olney st. Her
pet was bulldog, Mickey"
@~ HE Teachers Pet" was Glen
Dixon. 81 w Twenty First
1 St. in red velvet knickers,
white waist, Windsor tie and sailor
hat. The teacher very prim in a
black skirt and white waist was
Clifton Matlock, 2104 y. Meridian
st.
After the parade, Wards Pet
Shop gave each dog a biscuit and
each cat a catnip mouse.