Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-05
9TH PARADE
Said ONE OF
BEST STAGED
Junior College Float
Adjudged Winner of
Contest; FL Jardin
And Club Ideal Win

The Fourth of July parade staged
here Wednesday was adju ged n
Of the best ever held by the parade
committee and special praise was
givn D floats. The colorful pro-
cession formed at the Elizabeth
street entrance to Fort Brown and
paraded through the business dis
trict, over the new international
bridge to Matamoros and around the
Plaza de Armas and ack TO
Brownsville over the bridge.
The float of the Brownsville
Junior College was awarded the
prize for best in the school divi-
sion. A prize of SIS was given for
the school award. The float was
decorated with a white background
and regularly placed yellow flow
ers. Occasional sprigs Of green
fern accumulated the two %colors. A
formed the roof. A girl student,
Hiss Helen Bridges, in blacl cap
ard gown, stood on the float.
IN elaborate float prepared by
the Matamoros Rotary club vas not
permitted to cross into the U.ited
states because Of oranges used in
the decorations. The committee
stated that had the Matamoros float
been permitted to cross the bridge
It would have undoubtedly won the
fir award.
winners Of the various divisions
IN the contest we're: Civic clubs,
Club Ideal; schools, Brownsville
Junior College; community, FL Jar
On; and commercial, the I~nterna-
tlvnal Shoe store. Each first prize
carried a S25 award.
In the civic club division special
mention was given the W. o. W..
B. ?. o. z. and Brownsville fire de-
partment. Special mention in the
commercial department went 10
Weller's /. G. A., Martinez Drug
store and Armour & Co.
Great throngs packed the entire
line Of procession through Browns
Vile and Matamoros. An enthusiast
tic reception was given the parade
as it rounded the Plaza de Armas
In Matamoros.
The American Legion bugle and
drum corps in full dress followed
Officer OLeary who was mounted
on q horse, at the head Of the
parade.
Next in line was the 18th cavalry
organization from Fort Brown which
was followed by the Machine gun
unit. The full strength, including
wagon trains, were in the parade.
These units did not make the trip
to Matamoros but fell out on the
return TO the bridge. The band,
however, went to the bridge for the
dedication ceremony.
The American Legion bugle and
drum corps, the San Benito band.
the W. o. W. band, and the 18th
Cavalry band furnished the music.
Cars carrying civil nd military
authorities Of Brownsville and Mata-
moros followed the cavalry.
Included in the parade were Off
cal cars from up-valley towns
Black Diamond cars, new and old.
Club Ideal float, young Spanish
girls club, ". o. ". Hacheros. fol-
lowed by q log cabin float, cars Of
various business houses, B. P. O. E.
float IN blue and white with several
girls aboard, Rotary float with a
girl on the throne, Junior College
float, winner OF the event, Lions
club car with a lion in a cage on
a trailer, the fire department and
many others.
The Club Ideals float was we'll
decorated with flowing streamers
and carried several beautiful Span
ish girls. The FL Jardin float. one
OF the largest in the parade. car
rled several children. The float Of
the international Shoe Store carried
seven young girls, gathered about
one seated on q throne. II was deco
rated IN yellow, pink. red and white.
The parade committee that award
ed the prizes was composed Of J. T.
Bell, secretary Of the San Benito
Chamber Of Commerce, Raw Lee
man, secretary Of the South Texas
Chamber Of Commrce, L. f. Bailey.
secretary OF the weslsco Chamber
OF Commerce. and Myron Ward.
secretary OF the Harlingen chamber