Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-14

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the big parade in charge of Paul
Bailey which was held Friday fore
noon and was witnessed by a large
! crowd and was considered by all to
| have been one of the finest ever seen
in the State. Over fifty decorated
carts and automobiles were in line.
and although no prize was offered.
the float of Winthrop Gvange was
| considered by all to have been
/ worthy of special mention. The
| parade which started from Kinds
Hill was started by Dennis Band OF
Augusta. First in line was the auto
| mobile bearing Mrs. Murray L. STAN
| ley. general chairman of the Old
Home View Associations: Albert II.
Young, the Oldest resident, and Miss
| Esther Smith as Miss Winthrop.
Veterans of the G, A. r. were next
in line in an auto, then the Ameri-
| can Legion car, decorated with the
| national colors, with trench in the
rear, several doughboys with mus
kets standing back of sandbags, and
salute was fired when the Legion
| headquarters was reached.
The congregational church float
/ was church in outline, with a bell
| in the tower which rang as it passed.
This represented the first Sunday
! 50 nIoi organized in New England
and probably in America. Inside the
church a Sunday school was in ses-
! sion, with the teacher and children
| dressed in old-time costume.
| The Methodist church was repre-
sented by the church flag which was
| carried in a car decorated in pure
f+white.
Payson Tucker Hose Company had
new and old means for fire fighting
and made a fine appearance and
were greeted with many hearty
! cheers as they passed.
The float of Winthrop Grange was
/ next in line and was decorated in
yellow and blue. A high raised
platform bore an enormous horn of
! plenty filed with fruit and vege-
| tables. Stacks of grain, bundles of
corn stalks, traces of corn, flowers
and evergreen combined to make a
most attractive picture. Four young
ladies from the tableau staff stood
beside the big horn with arms full
of flowers. This was drawn by four
black horses with decorated har-
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kets lettered with winthrop Farm
Bureau" and the others with win
throp Grange"
The b. p. W.. Club float was In
blue and yellow and bore the insig
mia of the Federated Club.
The float of the w. Il. c., which
was blue and white, was decorated
with American flags. Ladies of the
CORPS rode in the car.
The Chamber of Commerce was
rerresented by a car decorated with
red, white and blue and was driven
by Ora w. Maxim, the president
The Winthrop Water District
came next and showed a miniature
stand-pipe which was mounted on a
decorated truck.
The Winthrop Literary Club, next
in line, showed a hayrack attractive
ly decorated with green and yellow.
The d. A. r. depicted a colonial
scene in which the ladies in cos
tunes of the perio were engaged
in spinning and other occupations
of the time.
The hospital float was covered en-
tirely with white fringe, decorated
with white peoples. In this was
shown a convalescing patient, sew
eral nurses. and the matron. Mrs
Ann Ntlt, anu a Tiny DdDN. Next
came the hospital aid float which
followed this was in white with the
words in red, hospital aid. In this
the ladies were engaged in sewing
and rolling bandages.
Mooseheart Legion, coming next
was in purple and white, with sew
eral notices, also children and ell
derby people, as representing those
cared for at Mooseheart Haven. The
Loyal Order of Moose which follow
ed was also hung with notices and
bore large banned with a represen- +!
tation of moose.
Next in line was the float of Crys- !
tai Lodge. l. o. Q. F., and Arthur
Lovejoy Rebekah, with symbols of
both orders, beautiful easter lilies and
pink roses. An angel stood on guard
offering protection to both sides.
E. c. Leighton and sons, lumber
dealers, exhibited IAN advertising
truck showing all kinds of wood
work and lumber.
e. +. Sturtivant, representing Skim
Flat Gable, showed a barn will equip
ped with lightning rods, and from
which from time to time might he
heard the mooing of a COW and the
bleating of a calf.
burlington Bros, coal dealers, ad-
vertised septic tanks, and the float
showed house with old fashioned
drainage and large banners told of
the new method,
Bruneau, grocer, drove a car with
q fine display of canned goods. and
Wilfred Bison, shoe repairer, drove
a car which represented his trade
The D. H. Maxim estate was repre-
sented by a float decorated with
green and white and advertising
grain.
The Winthrop Mills Company had
wonderful display of blankets
which made an attractive showing.
The float was decorated with red and
white. t
The Wadsworth and Woodman
foat was built entirely of oil cloth
and showed two rooms with two
young ladies in oil cloth costumes
and holding oil cloth parasols. j.
Kinds confectionery store, was
represented by Simmons and Ham
mond ice cream truck.
j. +. Donovan drove a car dec
Grated In red and white and which
advertised modern plumbing.
V. II. Wing was next in line with
a decorated automobile advertising
electric wiring.
Central Maine Power Company
was represented by a repair crew rid