The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, May 05, 1914, Page 8, Image 8
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1 MAY DAY FESTIVAL
A GREAT GUCCI
(Continued from Page One.
A number of children in 1
dresses, with red and blue rib
rode on this float.
Two heralds, Messrs. Taylor
Plyler, of tne Jones Mercantile
pany, carried a wide banner. i
signalled the approach of their
ly float, which for exquisite tast
attention to details, \cas one <i
very best exhibits iniaginabli
color scheme of green and whit
carried out in detail. The
covered in white, was lettere
green. On six pedestals, their
were on exhibition, dry goods,
nery, notolns, shoes, grocieriei
Green bunting drawn high abo\
float formed a canopy a?id
roses and lilies of the 1
were the dainty flowers used,
the ladies employed in the
clerks and milliners, in white di
and picture hats of green, rod
this attractive float.
Most elaborate and beautiful
the Lancaster Mercantile Comp
float, a very long one drawn by
horses. It was a beautiful pictn
its all white decorations. At
end was an arbor, to which
white wisteria, gracefully inter
ed in the trellis work. A numb
pretty girls sat underneath
arbors, as well as beneath the i
moth umbrella, which represi
their cotton business. Cotton
were painted 011 the various se<
and a fringe of cotton and n
ture bales of cotton hung at the
Samples of millinery. dress *
and men's furnishings were si
011 the float." on the back stej
which stood fliss Zelma Johns*
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very lovely gi^l. representing (J
Louise, the trade mark of the
Quality shoe.
A pretty picture in green and 1
was J. P. Macke.v's float. It
covered with white and the fr
work was outlined with ivy and
leaves. Arouuu a untie, several
and girls in white, sat enjoying
drinks and ice cream.
A very effective float was th
the Pepsi-Cola Company. \\
purple and pink was the
scheme. Amid festoons of v
hung around the tloat, were I
Cola ads and peeping out fron
sides and back were nine little
in white dresses with pink rib
They seemed to enjoy the re!
ing Pepsi-Cola, drinking it
straws out of the bottles. J
crate of Pepsi-Cofa occupied the
die of the float.
The Robinson-La than Comp
float was dainty and beaulifu
white and gold. Under a don
gold was a show-case full of je
and much tinselt in festoons,
white bells addedVo the elTecl
big brass jardiniere holding a I
some fern was at the back o
float. Pictures hung on -i 1! .1
It and four little girl- m
dr< - d a hi'
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giri . we.iring hat* of the
To'1'- n e. '. i.i
and the > oiubin.ition of < o
credit to the taste of the
orated it. \ big umbrella rep?
the chosen color.-, shaded the
pant
The tandnrd Urug Ptnipat
a double trap in blue and geld,
two colors vere used to cm
body of the carriage, ;eid tin; \
TO es el'e 11: od OU a ba' i l'.t :
blue. It xall 1: ?:.
1 > ! Oil tli- \ I"
T. Wood a
from the S ir.1. 1
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nior. v to (ho ^ i
Aftor the trades' dl play >\
dainty pink aii<Vr white wnt?
This v\a decorated i?y Mr.. I >.
Williams, preshUmt of the
Fraser Society, nim^-r whose at
the May Festival was given,
rode Mrs. J. K. Connors, with a
or more of little children dres
white. The pink roses, ever>
in evidence about the float,
eclipsed only by the bright,
fares of the occupants.
Then came one of the most 1
fill features of the whole p
Miss Leila Gregory's trap. 1
covered entirely In white am
orated elaborately In Easter
These were massed at the bar
sides and In front. Each whei
covered with white lily petals a
hubs were of yellow. Even Mis
lit* __
ory's whip was emblamattc of the
chosen flower for at the end of a tall
green stem nodded a single lovely
L\\ blossom Miss Gregory, who drove
LOO w'th lier brother, Mr. Thurlow Gregory,
Jr., wore a white drees with
yellow girdle and Misses M'ltee
white Horton and Harriet Lew is, who rode
bons them, were likewise attired.
Miss Carrie Gregory drove her
and Pret*>' Po?y. Frank, to a buggy cu\Com
ored entirely in white. This was
which vefy effective, the vehicle being
love- ('niP(>d in soft material, with the har..
.....i ness, whip, etc.. also white. Miss
if the (',','K?r.v. who drove alone, wore a
(, ^ dainty white liiinorip froek.
e was Miss Itessie Cunningham and Mrs.
float t'untiinghum drove in a buggy
d in 'h'corated in deep shadqs of poaco<-k
goods hi tie an,l cerise. their dresses match111
i 11 i- 'll>; color the scheme of the dee.
p(). orations. t
e the Master James Witherspoon was
white ('r'v,,n his potiv cart by lus cousin,
mlley ^'iss Kmtna Kerr. The tiny buggy
Yi| was covered in white and touches of
store, ,,lue ",e <,ross of Master Witherresses
aml Miss Keijr gave a dainty
e in not<> color to thei| vehicle.
Bringing up the rear of the parade
I was was a verV Rood advertisement of
lanv's tIu* rpcent invention of Mr. John A.
four ^tewmnn. This is his planter and
ire in fertilizer distributor. It was drawn
each ,)V an ox with flags on its wi^e spread
clung horns nu<l KUided by a typical negro
twin- lar,,1,>r. (luano was sprinkled by the
ier of ma,'hine a" 1 be length of the parade,
these An Inscription on the back of the
inatn- stt>0(1 ho re tlio words^ "Stewman's
pnted "'"esser. See It. l).\ltowell."
hales Following the parade w'ere a nutation
'"'r carriages and automobiles. as
linia- we" as hundreds of people tin foot,
edge. w|,? went out to l>r- S'paifs Jawn to
roods S,M> the other events of the occasion.
Iiown Tl,e hirge grounds, so pretty right
> of now with the roses in full bloom, afni,
a fon' an hleal place for such a gathlueen
''ring and were taxed to their full
lueen oaPa?K.v to accommodate the crowd.
which flocked out to witness the baby
vhite show. the crowning of the Quee.i, the
xv;is May pole dances, etc.
ame- Miss Mildred <'r< n. daughter of
cminv Mr* and Mrs. John T. Green, was the
kovs popular ruler over the destinies of
soft l',e day, ai,d l'er coronation was an
interesting ceremony. From the
at of ^ronl door of the handsome old
,'hite colonial home emerged four little
color K'r,s> Misses Laura Gilbert Williams,
iolet < Mary Woodley, Eliza Wltherspoon
>epSj_ Moore and Mary Gildersleeve Wylie,
(j in white frocks with pink ribbons,
girls ,vn'aths of pink rosebuds on their
bons i'eads and baskets of the same flowresh
t>rs ii'eit" hands. These they scatwith
,<>ro(i "u' pathway of the Queen,
\ big v'10 walked alone, down tlie stops,
mid- un('or an arbor of rose vines and on
to the place of her coronation. She
any's nia(le a charming picture of girlish
j jll -race in a dainty wli'te dress, and
ie o; ,1Pr 'onK? dark hair unloosed, hung
welrv ovor llie shoulders and below the
also waist- Misses Pauline Marlon,
i y Louise Wylie, Ruth Funderhnrk.
land- duanita Sowell, Dorothy Moore,
j- Lallage Cnutheii and Louise Pong
)(, were her tnaid^of'honor, and a pretA
'> r'k P Le v f^rnii I. wailkisy after
U < .11. in11 v% id li:. %rie Y'e .
villi i1!: ribboift v e
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pro Ised thr |her
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md placed upon her V> d h- d a
i cro" a of v bite rose- Thi nrottv
.j , Cer? moiiv ?a- greH< d with loud : pplau:-o.
Mr. Gri Kory, tin' chief mnr1
,( shal. w;i- attended by ^even othor
(j?, marshals Messrs. William Gn.n
ore i- ^'iHlains. f'hauneoy Gregory. Wade
Jenkins, VN'il on Mosior. Leo Mellow,
i(> rm t Ibvitv and Robert Alii rut.
i If i They till wore white suits with liith'
r (jJO blue regalia.
The May polo \\,is ,0011 the center
ikI ()t ; rt.it ion and tit.- n.r v., verv
>e gl.id to publish them later. Oti(
into . nr.i was not made, that to the
,i ..11f' pi tiif t irl in ('la 10., and if the*
l(lVS,- lolder ol No. f? of this class will
Maini tnako herself known, a blue ribboft
ispices awaits her.
In it In a very happy manner, Rev. H.
i score It. Murchison thanked the people of
sed in Lancaster in behalf of the Mamie
where , Fraser Society of his church for their
were co-operation and patronage, to which
pretty was due the success of the first big
May Day fete ever heid in Lancaster.
>etati- !!e also awarded the prizes forrtenlar-'de.
tries In the parade as follows: #
It was Hest decorated float, $5. Ltjpcaster
I dec- Mercantile Company,
lilies. Hest deorated automobile, $2, Mr.
k and LeConte Mackey.
el was Hest double buggy, $2, Miss Lelia
nd the Gregory. ?
Greg- Hest single buggy, $1, Miss Carrie
THE LANCASTER NEWS, MAY 5
A Doctor's First
Questi
"How are Your Itowels?" A Simple |
Remedy That ( unrantce* <Jood
liowel Action. J
Trace the origin of the commoner
ills of life and almost invariably you S'
will llnd that constipation was the -Sji
cause. It is not to be expected that
a mass of fermented food can remain i
in the system beyond its time without
vitiating the blood and affecting Unnerves
and muscles. It congests the
entire body.
The results/Ore colds, fevers, piles, I \
headaches, and nervousness, with Its I
accompanying indigestion and sleeplessness.
There is only one thing to
do. and that is to remove the trouhie:
anil when nature seems unable 3?A
to do it. outside aid Is necessary. I.IKL"
You will find the best of all outside
aids a remedy that many thousands do but tenif
are now using for this very purpose, cures permi
called l>r. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, its action is
Many hundreds of letters are re- bowel muse
celved by Dr. Caldwell telling of thejiirally again
good results obtained and among the I forms of m
enthusiastic letters is one from Lieut. | with. It a
(5. \V. Vaughn, of 623 W. North St.. I convenience
Decatur. 111. He is 72 and has had|storc for fl
a had liver and stomach since he a bottle, th
ciinie out of the nrmv Hi- s;u s lu- I i.n-iv
tried about everything, but never sue- know its va
ceeded in getting permanent relief guaranteed
until he took Dr. Cnldwell's Syrup ed.
Pepsin. He is never without a hot- Famil'es
tie in Hie house, and he is never I pie bottle c
without good health. j addressing
It has untold advantages over pills. I Washington
salts and the various coarse eathar- postal eard
ti.s and purgatives, for while these dress on it
Gregory. rPrF'-01
At a booth, beautifully decorate.' f I\EjE."ft,
in purple wisteria, candy was sold, These t\v(
while a number of little girls sold ular jewelry
Ye cream in cones. The proceed? cloty wome
from this lovely affair amounted in largest cltlci
all to about $150. Due credit for gant gold fl
lie suggestion, which culminated in gladen the
the success of the occasion, as well woman no i
is for her tireless and elllclent work. Very stylish
should be given Mrs. D. Reese Wil- Our Free
lianis, president of the Mamie Fraser ing Spearmi
Society, under whose wise leadership sire of plae
the festival was given, to Miss Clara j healthful gi
11. Strait, at whose home the affair sweetens tli
?;i?> nem, who ga\e hit nospiuiiuy ipeui and ai
and her services so generously to the ing and plea
cause, to the group of other faithful sending us
members of the society, each of cover shipp
whom contributed her full share of box of 20 n
labor, as well as to the merchants. Spearmint (
business men, and individuals, who ?
, " I an go ne
helped in any way. All united in bracelet abs
making the occasion both pleasant This offei
and profitable, an event which will Not more tli
long be remembered in Lancaster. 'lot
I Ml hi
One would never have guessed that Davton Olil
this was our first attempt at such a
festival. The pageant was beautiful
and very creditable indeed.
MAYOR AND EDITOR
ENGAGE IN SCRAP M
Mayor (iracc (Joes to News and
Courier oilier and Tun Itouts Afl
to
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editor of Tin- New
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1/ <* i Iv editor of T' h??'? j* m* **-r
1 Cc ' r. vp I' t' follow
T!i m <>r. it i-i'in visited the of r^j
The Now s -ii! ('ourlor. \m nt to H|
li <>:! ol (' I' I.' i in*, c'tv oil! MB
i< r. and told Mr. I.o e no that tin
l |n r would rno il if a oorro i n< (
o'Mit ol tin* nmoling of tin- rltv o\<- .
utivo i limit too lust night in tin frj
II won not j'li!
Mr. la in; inforniod tin* mayor .
hat Iho paper was in the hnhlt of j
printing trtio storh s ;>nd would d ? '
o in thi oa>o Mr. (Jraoo then ho- ^ ~
can alon-inp tin* paper. Mr. I.athnn. ?
iho editor, hearing the talk, askod
vhit was ih" matter. j|
M1 Or i opt M" ! hi* talk diont ' FTTt
tho paner. and Mr. I .a tl?nn told liltn j f j
do }j 1
M* i nnt.!' men i rnni the roninns'ti l
Wtli on ti *ht nraJiircntl stoop* 1 j" j
another broke out. when Mr l.nrmi :,i
called .Vlr. Mttleiohn a liar, f,,r>j|s|
charge being mad - ?n connection'};
will) a statement regarding event- I
earlier in the night.* Tin- new i-nmhatrnts
exchanged severr.1 blows, but
were Separated without serious iniurv
\p either.
Then Mr. Grace was escorted from
tlff> office of The News and Courier. am
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Kcm-iIIdhI (ilhlMtnit Asks for n Month's of
Prayer For Peace.
Baltimore, Md., May 3.?Cardinal
Gibbons, who left Baltimore this afternoon
on the first Ptage of his journey
to Rome, for which point he will L *
sail next Tuesday from New York,
addressed two letters, one to every Lj
priest in the arch diocese of Baltimore
and the other to the faithful
asking for a month's prayer for
! peace.
; 1914.
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inrary good, Syrup Pepsin NP W C~* A 1\I
intently. The effects of 1A1?i VV V^.T a.1 ^
to train the stomach and p p
les to do their work nat- VlUS 1>(
i, and in a short Pine all ... ,. ,
edicine can be dispensed We deliver ord?ra ?o stn> pa
in be bought without inat
any nearby dmg
fty cents and one dollar
e latter size being roc"?m'"'
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t bv those who n!r?' <'v
lite. Results ; r" s*.!v???'^i
or money will be refv Ii
wishing '? by a ?'ree vnian
obtain it po?t*?a'd ;
Dr. VV. It. C iMwe'' 1 1 > i
St.. Monticello, III A
wlon "Tango" Necklace
> beautiful pieces of pop
are the craze anion* so- i I %
11 in New York and the 'My kingdomXQT^
s. They are neat and ele
nished articles that will hi) Richard. But the d
heart of every girl or
natter^iiHw young or eld , I finitely better mea
and attractive.
Offer. /\'e are advrp'H- I at lowest COSt?whei
nt Cheung Gum and do I I
e a h\/ nox of this line, | | The economical For<
mi info every home. It I
e hr.Suii?-w itens the I i extravagance at anj
ds dlgestiol. It is re"re>h i I
ising to nl* To every one || 1
Z ZfL\TZl PLYLER BROS.
sgular fir. packages of the IIII -- 1 o
]um anl include the ele- I | Hoot It >t
o1!""Tr,Jr'Ev"lr" 1"""" II Distributors foi
is for a short time cnly.
lan 2 orders to ona party,
allowed to accept this. I III m^mm^
> S.YLKS COMPANY I |li
io P. O. Box 101 1 ii
/f Modern Business dem
The marts of trade are teen
and women working at top
Accomplishing.
I These men and women
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A safe, reliat5ras^mergi It ?
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steady grind.
Ifou will find Pepsi-Cola at
Fountains or Carbonate*
Bottles, anywhere
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See display in yoi* grocery,
rs at The Lancaster DrtrjrCompai
d get the water set Free.A Also s
Dishes given free. v
v\ n rij ? v There is a premium
r r ( I A I Naptha Powdered Soap
A ^ ^ Gold Band Wrappers f(
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ling Bruin"
When the Bear takeB to eating
Ice Cream in his own Arctic :
regions. Maybe he has sam- ,
"1 pled some of ours, and thinks j
I ,? all Ice Cream is alike. That's i
where he is wrong. There is
^ J none so pure, so delicious, so
delightfully flavored, or so
i3| tempting as ours, and that Is
the candid opinion of everybody
who has tried it. All the
Xingradlenta are carefully sejr
footed so as to insure perfeo
^oti. and the flavors are most
trelightf ul.
DY KITCHEN
;lcos, Prop.
if of city. Phone 95
a horse," said King
nocfern man gets an inns
If transportation?
1 hlbuys a sturdy Ford,
i his made the horse an i
r price.
& R. B. MACKEY, j
irings, S. C.
Lancaster County.
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ands a strenuous life.
ciing with brilliant men X
> speed, and doing and
find?
-Cola
stimulates their rninds and
ins their step.
iys long
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Present the wrap- j
ly, Lancaster, S. C.,
ee the beautiful set
in each package of Ryan's
. They count the same as
>r the Water Set.
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