Encyclopedia Dubuque
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Affiliated with the Local History Network of the State Historical Society of Iowa, and the Iowa Museum Association.
FLORAL PAGEANT
FLORAL PAGEANT. A grand parade during the Iowa Prosperity Celebration, the Floral Pageant, part of Dubuque Day, occurred on October 4, 1916. Beginning at 2:00 p.m., the parade featured ten floats carrying the celebration queens and their retinues. Four bands played and scores of brightly decorated automobiles entertained a crowd described as the largest ever to witness a parade in Dubuque.
A prize of seventy-five dollars was awarded to Mrs. George Myers whose car and its wheels were completely festooned in white flowers. The Moose Lodge entry, winner of the second place twenty-five dollar prize, featured a moose head mounted on the automobile's grille.
