Sue Hemingray in Kindergarten parade

THE WHOLE WORLD

Challenged to Beat Our

Second Kindergarten Parade.

WAS A THING OF BEAUTY

AND RARE GRANDEUR NOT SOON TO BE

FORGOTTEN BY THOUSANDS OF

SPECTATORS ON THE STREETS.

The bicycle parade for the Kindergarten entertainment Monday night was big, but the show given yesterday afternoon of the same purpose was bigger, and the general opinion was that such an event was never so successfully given anywhere before. It was a monster show in which the carefully conceived plans were executed perfectly, and there was not a jar in the whole performance to mar the occasion in the least.

The weatherman did his part perfectly, and the promise made by the members of the committee a week ago, as to what they would do if the weather did not interfere, was well kept, and nothing but words of praise for the success of the event could be heard last night.

If it was to do over again, there would probably be some banners placed along the line, announcing the cause for the display of so much spender [sic] splendor, and Grand Marshall Coffeen would probably not be tripped from his horse, but these oversights mattered little, as everyone knows of the big show to be given “for the children” Friday night and are buying tickets faster than the printers can make them. That is what it all was for, to sell tickets.

There was 864 persons in the parade, and it required just 50 minutes for all to pass a given point, being over 2 miles long. Besides the people there were 281 horses and about 20 cyclers in the line, all striving to show up to the best advantage possible. The handsome turnout made by the ladies added charm to the occasion, and the bands all played their sweetest music, whether from yellow or black back books.

It was a gigantic undertaking by the ladies of the school, and in Mr. Cromwell and his able assistance, the right persons were selected to plan and execute the preliminaries, and to the committee great credit is due.

THOSE WHO MADE THE SHOW.

The line of the March was occupied by the following: Superintendent Baldwin, Captain Turner and officers Benbow, Benadum, Deems, Thornburg, Beall, Galligher, McIlvaine, Ball, Vickery and Cole, who formed a line across the street that was much admired.

Grand Marshal, Lee Coffeen; chief of staff, Herbert S. Maddy; Aids, C. A. Spilker, Dr. F. L. Botkin, Will Meeker, W. E. Floyd, Ed. Hill, William Ault, J. N. Evers, E. E. Georgie, Leroy Willson, John Meredith, W. J. Hilligoes, Clyde Benadum and Robert Crabbe.

Indiana Iron Works band, followed by mounted officers Charles T. Redding, Lewis Cates and J. N. Evers of Uniform Rank K. of P. in full uniform, and Captain Hummell and 30 Knights in line, in front of Captain J. K. Ritter and his company, representing Muncie Canton in full uniform, was Will N. Meeker and John Meredith, mounted and uniformed. These two companies represented the secret societies, there being no others except one, in line, and their appearance and beautiful maneuvers were very attractive and a bright feature of the show.

The window glass cutters and flateners [sic] flatteners were the only members of the labor union that answered me call to fall into the line, and the 40 odd young men with canes made fine appearance, and had they been allotted enough space some maneuvers equal to those made with the "diamond pen" or flatener's [sic] flattener's rod would have been seen.

The Ladies of the Maccabees came next in line, in four decorated cabs. The occupants of the vehicles were: Mesdames J. K. Ritter, Etta Miller, Alice Cavolt, T. L Zook, Gertrude Colvin, Jennie Rapp, C. Beardsley, F. Matthews, John Hall, John Mohler, C. Sanders, J. T. Wise, R. Sanders, G. H. Searcy, J. McGill, Ada Manor, M. Baylees, Emma Guffigan, Eli Yockey, F. Knapp, Nettie Boomer, A. A. Truitt, C. Knowlton, T. Snell, Josie Thornburg, Ida Greeley, and Malinda Smith.

Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Hart in carriage.

Murray and Frazier in their prize bi­cycle float, followed by a half dozen bi­cyclist representing Wachtells.

Fourth ward martial band. Thirty boys carrying red umbrellas represent­ing the London clothing store. Next came the employes of the Indiana bridge works, 100 men strong. The offi­cers of the company led the procession and there were some interesting and very appropriate banners being earned by the men. One read: "Sow the seed, tend the growth, if uou expect to reap a harvest." Another read: "We must educate or perish." The men were lead President Kimbrough who kept pace well, and his party was frequently cheered.

In the business men's department the following firms were represented:

Muncie Lumber Co., Architectural iron works; Maring-Hart glass works; Palace of Sweets, Hoffman & Franklin, undertakers; Wachtells, load of valises; Youse Haffner, carpet store; Ned Howe; J. K. Ritter, jeweler; Muncie flour mills; Mark Top, meat shop; Hick­man Bos. [sic] Bros., grocery; A. T. Wells, roofing works; R Scott, hardware; Muncie Tea seore [sic] store; Robinson’s Bargain store, Will Hankins, plummer [sic] plumber; Arthur Case, bicycle float; Young & Kessler, hardware; Keller, Fudge & Co., clothing; Muncie Music Company; C. Brown’s insurance agency; John Turrichi, ice cream; D. P. Campbell, wall paper, the Globe Clothing house, McNaughton's dry goods store, Koons & Manok, shoes; City Hat store, City Steam Laundry, Tuthill, flour and feed; Potter & Moffitt, under takers and furniture; L. Harriott, dentist; L. Herrrmann, millinery; Rosenthall's candy wagons, Out of Sight barber shop, Nickey, wall paper; C. V. Horn, freight wagon; Banner Shoe store, Holleymer, meat shop; Cottage Steam laundry, three wagons; Brown & Shirk, Harter Bros., Davis & Rutherford, Eagle Shoe store, Muncie Floral company, Lacey's grocery, Sam Moore, grocery, four wagons, J. L. Russey, drayman. The Fair dry goods store, Atlantic Tea Co., Nelson & Miller, planing mill, Muncie Sanitarium, Maggs, the tailor, Indiana Iron Co., F. L. Shinkle, drugs; Boston House, August Maick, The Bon Ton Bakery, with four wagons; Ideal grocery, Jockey Club Shoeing Shop, with W. Harper, W. J. Long, Ed Goldrick and Mike Omeara in buggies uniformed, Mammoth Shoe Co., Hummels' bakery, Williamson's flour exchange, J. A. Goddard, wholesale grocer; M. G. Mock, Thornburg's shoe store, Open hearth furnace of Midland steel works, L. R. Brand, American and United States express wagons, Woodward's dye works, Busch & Russell's stone yard, J. T. Wise, grocery; O. E. Baldwin's grocery, Kirk Bros., decorated tandem, Eagle band.

Some of the the floats were very handsome, and all bore some kind of a decoration adding to the beauty of the occasion. One of the most novel was the float presented for inspection by Davis & Rutherford. It was a bath tub loaded with water, a boy and a hand pump. Robert and Harry Jackson with their goat and wagon represented the Palace of Sweets, and from the wagon of the Muncie Music Co. came sweet strains of music made on mandolins. Red Murray in his "yellow kid" suit in a cage with teo sheep was a good representation for the Globe, and the floats representing McNaughton's and the Boston dry goods stores were each handsome wagons Ritter Bros, had men at work on a wagon, showing the people how they make old furniture new. Morris Lauer had the only original Martial music, and the Out of Sight barber shop with Homer Hend­ricks on the wagon at the side of a chair at work was a feature.

The Fair dry goods store had one of the few banners. It was inscribed "the Kindergarten a worthy object."

There was a good representation in the fancy carriage department of the parade, most of the handsome vehicles being decorated with flowers and ribbons.

Messrs and Mesdames F. W. Heath, Edward Galliher, J. M Kirby, Mrs. H. G. West, Miss Chella Baker and Masters Edward Cromwell and Herbert DuBois on horseback, headed the vehicles and were a bright feature.

Mrs. Thomas' drag was occupied by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Little, and the following little children: Rob Heinsohn, Emily Ethell, Josephine Dages, John Dages, Elizabeth Sampson, Gene High­lands, Bennett Heath. Their motto was "Come let us live for the children." Mrs. C. H. Over and Mrs. A. K. Smith oc­cupied another drag. The horses, white, were decorated with red ribbons, with American beauty roses used for the decorations of the vehicle. Mr. Goddard's drag was in charge of Will Goddard and was occupied by Misses Grace Keiser, Mary Baldwin, Anna Goddard, Bessie Williams and Edna Streeter. The dec­orations were pink and white pinies.

Misses Edna Boyce, Sue Smith, Reba Koons and Isabelle Preston occupied a trap decorated. Misses Hazel Cromwell and Sue Hemingray were a party of two in an umbrella covered phaeton with piney and ribbon decorations on the horse and vehicle.

Another party of happy participants were Misses Janet Turner, Charlotte Bishop, Martha, Janney and Ethel Davis in a trap. Miss Maude Neeley and Miss Adel Huston of Paris, Ill., occupied a spider phaeton. Mrs. H. S. Maddy had as her guests in a drag the following young ladies: Misses Florence McNaughton, Emily Olcott, Louise Anthony and Fannie Turner. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Klein and Mr. J. J. Hartley and daughter, Mineaux Lucilie Hartley composed two parties in spider phaetons. Mr. F. L. Wachtell and his mother, Mrs. J. A. Wachtell occupied a new stanhope. Mesdames A. J. Williams, G. M. Bard, R. S. Gregory, and Misses Cliff Bower and Louis Maddy occupied a drag, Mesdames Charles Bard, D. F. Lane, W. L. Holmes and John M. Kessler, and Messrs and Mesdames Will Davis and Will Boyce made two other parties. Mrs. George Ball and her guests occupied a carriage, with Mr. Ball as companion on horseback. At the corner of High and Main streets their carriage was broken down. In the rear of this division were several persons in carriages and buggies.

The last division of the parade was headed by Kirk’s Hayseed band, made famous during the recent campaign. The roster of the band is as follows: John Eskew, John Schumack, E. W. Kirk, Ote Wilson, Ed Eskew, James Neely, Sailor Morret, Frank Bechtell, Edward Hamilton, Carl Schumack, Charles Mitchell and Ed Netzley, all (?) very fine musicians. These boys claim the majority of the applause accorded the travelers in the line, and quite rightly too. They will be out again Friday for the same cause.

The division consisted principally of the display made by the city, and great credit is due Chief Shepp of the fire department for the idea and its execution, as he conceived it. The chief asked Mr. Arthur W. Patterson to head this department, as he was president of the first fire fighters in Muncietown. It was then known as the bucket brigade, and on the old vehicle occupied by Mr. Patterson was the original ladder and buckets used. Following him came a vehicle occupied by Messrs. George Dungan, Charles Gass and Harry Richey past chiefs of the department. They were followed by every piece of ma­chinery in the department, and it was in good shape showing up to the credit of the men in charge. The first hand reel was followed by the one-horse reel that was known as the horse killer, but it killed several men also. The display added much to the general exhibition.

Following the department was the unique display made by Henry Roller, and this with a few vehicles closed the show.

LITTLE ONES.

"Tod" Boyden made a great bit as a bather.

John Savage made a good mexican wheelman.

Arthur Keelor played the clown barber to perfection.

Selma sent a large delegation over to see the parade.

Ball Bros.' wagon had 660 boxes of fruit jars on it.

Jessie Masters made a great hit as an Irish wheelman.

A number of out of town people witnessed the parade.

Mr. and Mrs. George F. McCulloch occupied a carriage.

Grand Marshal Coffeen was but slightly injured in his fall.

The ladies of the Maccabees made a fine appearance in carriages.

L. Hermann's bevy of girls attracted the attention of all the boys.

John K. Ritter commanded 27 finely uniformed men in the Canton.

The Merchants' Cafe was represented by "before and after" on a tandem.

The crowd on the streets as spectators numbered nearly ten thousand people.

Mayor Cromer and several city officials were in the procession in carriages.

The newly organized union of glass cutters and flatteners were out 85 strong.

The entertainment is but two thirds over, and the last third is the best of all.

The martial band was out in full force wearing their handsome colonial uniforms.

The uniform rank K. of P. did some fine drilling under the direction of Capt. Hummell.

Mrs. Herrmann's display was one of the very best of all. It was her own novel idea too.

Ed Murray the “"original country boy" will assist in the Kindergarten enter­tainment Friday night.

A large umbrella brigade was a novel feature, representing the London. It was composed of 22 boys.

Mr. Hart states that 200 tickets were sold at the Midland steel works and the boys out there sent in for another 100.

Complimentary words could be heard on all sides over the fine appearance of the lady and gentlemen horse back riders.

Ed Murray the “original country boy" was much in evidence driving a donkey, and kept the large crowds in a roar of laughter by his quaint sayings.

The fire department exhibition was an unique feature. It was led by A. W. Patterson, Muncie's first fire chief, when we had nothing except a bucket bri­gade.

The balocony on the Walnut street opera house was loaded so heavily with human freight that Superintendent Baldwin very wisely had the people va­cate the place.

In the carriage that made the display for Shinkle's drug store was the follow­ing sweet little Kindergarten candidates: Lizzie Kennedy, Ruth Reeves, Lottie Reeves, Ada Davis, May McPherson, Bertha Harper and Ruby Simmons.

A large street roller with a hen sitting on top was the unique way in which Henry Roller presented his name to the spectators of the parade yesterday. Henry sat on the roller and threw bon­bons and candies to the ladies and chil­dren.

Edward Murray the "original country boy" has kindly donated two days work to the Free Kindergarten Association, and he will be seen at the circus today in his New Hampshire "home spun" telling in his perfect vernacular way what will be seen at the show Friday night.

Ed. E. Murray was in New York City last year and played the part of the country boy to the business men's pa­rade, just as he did here. He said that although the New York parade was larger than the one here, it did not excel Muncie in point of grandeur and magnificence.