The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-07-07
ALL RECORDS
SHATTERED BY
FOURTH PARADE


ternoOn. when tOrrential shower IN
terfered with the boat races which
mad just started opposite Bishop park,
and which sent many of the thousands
Cf spectators Sampering for home.
BY universal accord. the parade in
the morning was pronounced just about
tie best ever held i'll the city Not
OILY was the total of those participat-
ing at Il high level but the beauty
and quality of the uniforms and cos
tunes were above amy criticism.
The parade formed shortly after the
scheduled hour. at the corner of Biddle
and Ford avenues Those first to start
were joined by additional units as
Spruce, Mulberry and Walnut streets
were reached.
Louis Eastman, IF the Police and
Fire Commission, was grand marshal
of the parade, assisted by his daughter,
Mis- Eastman. and Charles III. Nixon,
the latter Us typical Indian. All
three were mounted ON prancing
stee,lS
The procession moved in the follow
Jig order, greeted by applause from
the thousands who had gained points
of vantage on lawns and store fronts
along Biddle avenue and in autos park
ed at intersecting street corners:
Members OF the police and fire de-
partments.
A car containing Columbus Busha,
veteran of the Indian wars and an
Cld-time OarSnran; Mrs. Schumacher,
widow Of civil war veteran, and Mrs.
Gresser, a Gold Star mother
COuncilmen aud other city officials
on foot
Wayne County Council, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars drum and bugle corps.
Veterans organization.
Float of Leon SOncrant.
Canadian Veterans.
Canadian Legion Auxiliary.
Order of Eagles.
FOE. float, carrying four girls and
a large eagle.
NOn-Pa rtisan Progressive club band.
Polish Veterans.
Bicyclists on decorated wheels.
school children.
Wyandotte Boat club fOur-oared crew
In uniform with shell.
Girls in blue uniforms.
Bah clubs. --- -'--'4
wyandotte Electric Company float.
ID. Mellin Moran cars.
Stone Cabin roller rink float
American Legion post.
Drum cOTps OF General Washington
post
Ladies' Auxiliary.
Girls carrying huge flag.
'Plac" and ladies.
WyandOtte coke.
Trailer agency.
Girls dunn corps.
Band.
American Legion post.
Great Lakes Steel post of the Amer
lean Legion.
American Legion post
Band of Mittelstat post
American Legion post.
Drum corps of River Rouge post.
Cities Service trucks.
Roosevelt high school band, with
three girl drum majors.
ST Stephens Boy Scout troop.
Boy Scout troop No. 10.
Wyandotte post, No. 1136, VIEW.
float.
Ladies' Auxiliary drum and bugle
corps. WyandOtte post. Veterans Of
Foreign Wars.
veterans Of Foreign wars.
Juniors of VIEW. Auxiliary.
Two posts Veterans of Foreign
Wars.
Down river pup tent
Down River post
Due To the fact that many of the
post emblems were dropping for lack
of breeze il was impossible to ident-
ify some Of the military organizations
in the parade.
Mayor Thomas A. Davis and other
city officials occupied reviewing
stand in front Of Lynch x Sullivan's
store.
Following the parade. a review of
the different drum and bugle corps
was held at ROoseN cit high school
field
The afternoon program carried out
al Bishop park, included tennis
match between Trenton and WyandOtte
players; an exhibition of dancing by
pupils from the Quirk School Of Dan
ces: and beat races.
List of Prize Awards
The following were awarded prizes
by the committee TO participants in the
street parade:
Best dressed and best drilled organ
izatiOn-Wayne County Veterans of
Foreign Wars drum and bugle corps.
Rest nHIsis-River Rouge post, Am
erican Legion.
Best band-Non-Pa Partisan club band
III WyandOtte. This organization of
young players, wearing handsome blue
uniforms is rapidly increasing its ef-:
ficiency and was greeted with warm.
applause all along the line of march
1t seems assured OF brilliant future
Best float-WyandOtte Boat club.
Second best flOat-Fraternal Order
of Eagles.
Largest unit-Grand River post, No
1910, Veterans q Foreign Wars.
Best dressed girls hall team ID.
Merlin Moran.
Best dressed boys ball team ID.
Meilin Moran.
The judges were Sergeant-Major
Gilman of the Second Infantry; Cap