Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-21

new New York-Buffalo freeway
with various industries along il
in model form. At the end was
a 12-foot Niagara Falls, cascad-
ing 600 gallons of water a
minute.
Eisenhower Trophy Winners
The 199th Army Band, New
York National Guard, and Serv-
ice Battery. 104th Field Artil-
lery Battalion, National Guard
winner of the 1856 Eisenhower
Trophy for close order drill
rounded out New York's entry.
North Carolina vas repre-
sented by its governor. Luther
H. Hodges, and the Junior
Chamber of Commerce Drum
and Bugle Corps of Charlotte
N. c.
! Next came Rhode Island. frs
the Kentish Guards OF East
Greenwich, then the LaGallt
Academy Band of Proyid cncc
LaSalle is the States largest
Catholic school for boys. The rs
piece band wore white silk-linec
maroon capes and Army oversee;
hats.
Vermont's governor. joseph 3
Johnson, was ASSIGNED the nexr
spot in the parade.
Locomotive ard Train
Following Gov. A. B. Chan.
der was Kentucky's 7l-foot 10.
connective and train. There were
two fat cars carrying replicas G
Fort Knox. MY Old Kantuck,
Home" the State Capitol a
Frankfort, Cumberland Falls
and Churchill Downs. Two girl
in Colonial costumes rode in tn,
scabcose.
J The Eastern High School Banc
of Middletown end Moreheac
High School Band also marched
70" Kentucky.
] Tennessee sent the Torristowr
HIGH School band of 100 pieces
briliiantly clad in orange coats
black trousers and orange anC
black shakos.
They we're followed by the An.
drew johnson Post 1890. Vet.
Grams of Foreign Wars Drum anC
Buele Corps.
Ohio came up with quite ar
assortment. Following Gov. c
William O'Neill was the Quake
City American Legion Band from
Salem. Behind the band was tn
Usef Khan Grotto Foot Patrol O
Akron-50 men in blue jackets
red trousers. white shoes anC
stockings, rifles and swords.
Girl Rides COP. Elephant
Then came Burma the Ele
plant, the COP. mascot. Ridinl
Burma was the daring Miss ely
dene Bush of Sisters, Ore. tn
secretary Of Mrs. Howard A
Coffin. Miss Bush volunteered
though she had never ridden al
lelephant before.
! For Louisiana. the Abbevill
!, High School Band marched g.
strong, in military uniforms O
pred and gray with red-plume,
hats. The group was preceded b,
1t. Gov. L. E. Frazer.
Leading the 5th Division wa
Secretary Of the Air Fore
Quarles and Col. William 7
Smith. the deputy marshal.
Gov. Harold w. Handley o
Indiana moved ahead of tn
float. Crossroads of America.
In front was a map with fou
girls facing in a different direc
tons to signify the "crossroad
angle.
! On the 55-foot space also rod
the Purdue University Glee Clul
of So members. The whole effec
was that of Tyre. In top hat
and evening clothes of blacl
capes with red lining. the Choir
listers occasionally broke int
song.
Float With Lincoln Motif
Illinois float, preceded by Gov
William G. Stratton, had Lin
coin motif. On a 20-foot scrol
were the words: "Of the people
by the people. for the people.
Seated in the land of Lincoln
with a torch of liberty. were fou
girls. two Of them the daughter
of Gov. Stratton and Presiden
tial Assistant Sherman Adams.
The mart-stepping Universit
of Illinois band came next il
! line.
Gov. James E. Folsom led tn
Alabama procession. The three
TERED float. shaped like an IS
on its side, featured a large sta
in front and a 7-foot heart a
the rear, before which was Mis-
Alabama. The theme was Star
Fell on Alabama.
The 3lst Infantry Divisio
Band, Alabama National Guarc
followed.
, Main and Missouri Bands
: Names governor, Edmund
/ Muskie, rode ahead of the POI
7 O'Rockland Junior Drum an
. Bugle Corps.
/. The APIECE Missouri Militar
= Academy Band appeared in nav