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Show 1 AUTOMOBILE PARADE DRAWS 3 THOUSANDS OF SPECTATORS 'if k fj First Prize Is Won by the Elks, Second Prize by Becker Brewing Brew-ing Company and Third Prize by Haremtage Club Street Crowded as Beautifully Decorated Autos Pass Through the Business District Judges Find Some Difficulty in Making Awards. i J The largest crowd that has ever gathered upon the streets of Ogden, last night saw one of the most beau-I- ilful Illuminated and decorated auto- 1 1 mobile parades ever given in the j Klate. Nearly 160 decorated automobiles were entered in the paraae. Fully jlk half of the machines were or such a jjj nature as to cause the judges to do come worrying In selecting prize JetT winners, the floats were called again and again before the Judge could decide. de-cide. The prize winners were as yfl follows: First B. P. 0. Elke. Second Becker Brewing company 0(! Third Haremtage club During, and after, the parade the streets were jammed with humanity. Confetti flew like snow in a blizzard, covering the sidewalks so thorough ly that It was Impossible to walk In feonie places without kicking up the paper flakes ' Music was heard on all sides. Crashing bombs were sent iofl'1 Into the air. When the bombs ex ploded, three powerful searchlights played upon the cloud of smokf v.lth various colored rays, producing a ouderful effect. Revelry and good nature were rampant ram-pant verj one of the thousands upon the streets appeared to be In 1he best possible humor. No complaint com-plaint was heard when In the rush and crowding at street corner's, rev- elera were crushed In a manner more of less uncomfortable. Men. women Mid children alike accepted with laughter gifts of confetti in ee9 and jjp mouths and no one raised an objec tion to being brushed with paper ehaker9 or tickled with feather dusters dust-ers .gll There was an absence of pronounc- ! ed rowdyism But few arrests were I made by the police. Every patrol man on tbe force worked overtime J last night to aid In tbe success of the affair. There were 12 special policemen employed. The Immense crowd, composed of citizens, visitors from the surrounding surround-ing communities, Brigham. Logan, Sail Lake and even the southern part of Idaho, began to form upon the streets before 7 o'clock Before the signal was given for the parade to eiart. the crowd spent an enjoyable hour promenading, gazln into the elaborately trimmed windows of the vurlous business hoiiMi-s The three searchlights played upon them, the bands rendered selection after selection, selec-tion, and various other features put all In the right humor to appreciate and enjoy the big parade. Shortly after 8 o'clock, the explosion explo-sion of a big aerial bomb sent up from the City park, followed by a gorgeous 10-break sunburst bomb was The signal for the parade to begin The streets had been cleared of vehicles. ve-hicles. Only the street cars passed along the thoroughfares. A platoon of mounted police headed head-ed by W. 1. Norton, marshal and followed fol-lowed by the decorated police patrol v.as the first division of the parade. Behind came tbe A. K. of M. band. The other features In the lead were the autos with the governor, nls staff the city commissioners, the official car of the chairman tne beautiful flout in which rode the queen. Miss Edith Brewer and her attendants and the cleverly decorated automobiles automo-biles of the fire department Company B, National Guard of Utah, In platoon formation, acted as a guard of honor of the governor and the military bearing of the boy was the subject of favoraole comment. com-ment. Back of the covernor came the Elks float The F O. Eagles had a clever float In the form of a ship and behind the float marched the prlze-wlnnlnc drill team under lb leadership of Earl Golfer The drill team of the Woodmen of the World brought favorable com-BientS com-BientS from the crowd as the members mem-bers marched with their axes. The other numbered automobiles came in order. An organization that worked hanj for the delight of Fashion show yls- , itors was tbe excellent military band of the State Industrial scnool. The banc! played steadily during the afternoon af-ternoon and played with as much freshness and vigor during the evening even-ing in the parade Among those automobiles recalled b 'he judges are the following Mrs David C Feci??, Dr E. C Rich, Wlllard Scowcroft, The Eagles, Br craft Automobile f'cv Wrights Chief A. B. Canfleld, Glen BroB , and Harmon Peery. Mrs. Eccles was without an automobile au-tomobile number or she would have won a prize. The big automobile fire truck showed evidence of much skillful work. The chief's car was a feature. fea-ture. Chai rman Joe Thomas or the automobile au-tomobile parade had a clever float but he told the judges not to con-elder con-elder It because of his position. |