Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, October 6, 1916, p. 1. MISS BOWLES IN PAGEANT TODAY. Ninety-three of Indiana's prettiest girls on horseback and escorted by footmen in Indian costumes formed an important part of the county processional pageant this morning. Each county conducted a contest among its young women to determine who would represent it in the pageant. Miss Mary Furste of Huntington, received the highest vote of any contestant in all counties of Indiana and she had the honor of representing "Indiana" and lead [sic] the cavalcade. The young women assembled at the Y. W. C. A. building at 9 o'clock. Miss Marie Bowles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bowles, of this city, represented Monroe County.