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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1920)
THE- 3IORXING OliEGONIAX, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1920 HUNDREDS OF FLOWER-BEDECKED ENTRIES MAKE PARADE A PAGEANT OF BEAUTY. me CARAVANS "4v. www :-x-Xs:-: i'j assay LIVENS RAINY START HOMEWARD Fifty Special Trains Take Shriners From Mecca. 4 4 Even Babes Happy in Spite of Drenching. 1 iPJ ft. ROSES NOT MUCH USED LEAVING IS REGRETTED All Entries Except Fire Depart ment Hare Variety of Orfgon Flowers In Decorations. All Movements- at IT n ion Station Speedily Made Delays of Only Few Minutes Encountered. IW'V-S i fit e FLORAL cm Continued From First Pe sized the close connection between the Shrine session and the floral parade, which ia. of course, the last formal event in the week's round of pleasure. Floral shrine emblems were frequent, although none so well carried out as those, offered by fire department en tries. Gratitude Owed Bands. Portland owes a debt of gratitude to the banda who played so well throughout the entire line of march. A number of thesd were Shrine bands, lome of them having to rush to their trains from the parade lines. Despite valuable uniforms ruined, they never faltered and their musical contribu tion was as fine ss it has ever been. Among the bands whicn took part no atly were: Al Kader, Portland; Gizeh's fine pipe band of Victoria, B. C. ; the Washington national guard band from Vancouver; the Cherrians band, of Salem; Alhambra temple, Chattanooga. Tenn.; Isis temple, Sa Iina, Kan.; Tripoli temple, .Milwaukee; Osman temple, St. Paul, and Al Ashar temple band of Calgary. Silk Caitopr Cover Qneen. The great ear which bore her ma jesty Queen Claire and her maids was an imposing royal barge, decked in yellow iris, gladioli, dahlias, tritomae, snap-dragons, calla lilies and fleur-de-lys. The main color scheme or ange was carried out not only in the entire decorative plan but in the cos tumes of the queen and her maids, each of whom bore a giant orange balloon. Young lads in Grecian tunics of burnt senna bore garlands attached to the regal barge. Her floral majesty's barge was cov ered by a golden silk canopy. The smiling queen was seated in state, while her 20 maids of honor, robed in flowing , garments of orange hue, laughed defiance at the elements. Cherrians' T'.utry Imposing. An imposing- entry was that of the Salem Cherrians. The marchers bore in their lapels a mall bunch of cher ries, while C. B. Clancy, King Bing, rodfi in his car of state. Sixteen Salem gills rode in a mag nificently decorated vehicle, silver teasles, white statlee and carnations, white snapdragons being used. In the Cfnter - was a circular canopy. Red gladioli were used effectively. Another group of young women, Rf.rbed as old-fashioned maids, rode in another entry by the Cherrians, which was a mass of flowers. They tossed the blooms to the crowds along the side lines. On a throne rode the cherry queen. Behind her rose two enormous growing rose bushes, as fine as could bs found anywhere, with their blooms intact. Fifty Cher rians were in line with the Cherrian band. , Prunarians' Entry Good. An impressive entry was made by the Royal Prunarians, with an elab orate float in which their queen wis carried, escorted by a drill team of IS men and 80 marchers. Surrounded by masses of Canterbury bells, roses and drapery, Queen Fay I, otherwise .miss ay Vance of Vancouver, - was enthroned high above the heads of her subjects. The entire entry was under the direction of M. S. Cohen Captain C. C. Fleet led the drill team and Captain Arthur Caldwell the marchers. The great pyramid of Ghiza, sur mounted by the shrine emblem, was entered by the city engineering de partment. At the base of the great pyramid, which was executed in black and white, was a bordering bank of roses and a fringe of cedar boughs. One Entry Depicts Oasis. Fire Chief Dowell's car depicted an easis In the desert, with a brown ahelk seated under a canopy of blooms and a group of bronzed Arab boys waiting upon him. The body of the ear was hidden in roses, while up right poplars marked the fringe of ins oasis. Wallace Alfred Greenland, official tnascot of Al Kader temple, was the principal feature of the entry of the fire marshal's office. From fes cap to polished pumps, the youngster was faultlessly attired as a Shrlner at a formal function. A papier maehe camel, and (rroup of Arabs were the distinguish ing features of engine company No. Irora Twenty-sixth and Nicolal streets. Truck company No. 2 pre vented a big fire truck, extension lad der and all completely buried in roses. A huge Shriner emblem was modeled in roses, on the side of the truck. Wild Flowers Are Used. The float from Kings Hill, forming $art of the queen's escort, was deco rated entirely with wild flowers, nmong which rhododendrons, lupin, foxglove and daisies predominated. One of the cleverest entries in the city department was a perfect replica of the Mount Tabor reservoir, rep resenting the water bureau. Th miniature reservoir was complete from grassy banks to cement walks, The float of the finance division was decked in roses, Scotch broom and Sweet William. Great vases filled with flowers an the vases themselves modeled out o flowers, distinguished the exhibit of engine company No. IS. Seed-bearing grasses were effect ively used by engine, company 1 in the decoration of their entry. The general idea of the design was a sun eel modeled In many-colored flowers. Fire Hat Made of Rosea. Engine company 29 entered a float decked with red, pink and white roses, cedar boughs, purple static and can terbury bells. An enormous fireman's hat, modeled In rosea, was the cen tral figure in the entry of engine com pany 25. A murderous-looking torpedo with a little destroyer floating above it marked the float of the navy recruit in? station. A little boy and girl rode on each end of the torpedo. Parkrose was appropriately repre sented by a car buried in wildflowers. E. C. Piper, driving the car, was for tunate in being covered by a pulpit shaped hood of blossoms. The ubiquitous and indomitable fife and drum trio of the Grand Army of the Republic added zest to the entry of the ladies of the G. A. R. Tecorations were formed of pink and red roses and masses of greens. Battleship Model Entered. A model of the battleship Oregon entered by the Kiwanis club drew en thusiastic applause along the entire line of march". A cozy green bungalow covered with ferns and cedar boughs and filled with chubby infants depicted rOf 1 If - " S 'sail l&rj!Sw.a -s: f" 1 Lilies and doves. First National bank, vrlvatelr-ovrnrd tonrinir ear. entered ef parade. Mrs. A. H. Johnson's the work of the Salvation Army res cue home. Among the attractive private cars was one driven by Mrs. i. T. Thomp son of 1074 East Glisan street. The car was massed with blue lupins. white marguerites and lavender and gold draperies. An elaborate float, topped by a dome of red roses, supported by col umns of white roses, was entered by the Knights and Ladies of Security. Mrs. R. Campbell and Mrs, N. Wiest rode beneath the dome. A solid pillar of roses at each of the four coiners and a bank of ferns at the base com pleted the exhibit. A suggestion of something good to eat as well as a pleasure to the eye was carried by the car of Mrs. Agnes Munford of 573 Washington street, which was trimmed with daisies, ferns and huckleberry vines. Peacock Motif Is Used. The motif of a peacock was worked out consistently in the car of Mrs. Arthur H. Johnston of Villa St. Clara, who won the first prize last year. The effect was gained through the effective use of snapdragons, delph inias, cornflowers and peacock feathers. Mrs. William R. Boone rode with Mrs. Johnston. A car driven by Mrs. J. H. Macken zie, 170 Vista avenue, was decked with red and green drapes and red roses which harmonized .with the auto's brilliant yellow body. ' t One of the striking industrial floats was that of the Portland Flouring Mills company. A Back of flour was modeled in white carnations, and the familiar insignia of the company was worked in red carnations. Red peonies and maple leaves surrounded Mies Mary Towey and Miss Joyce Parkin, who rode in the float. Boot and shoe workers' union, local 366, entered a car trimmed with roses daisies and cedar boughs. A pyramid of white blossoms con stituted the principal decoration of the entry oi the Greek Business Men's club. Lesion Float Symbolic. A symbolic float of intricate desiern was that of the. American Legion, on' which army, navy, marine corps and nurse corps were ail represented. A globe of roses was guarded . by an armed marine and- the pin of the Legion was worked In blooms on the side of the float. Surrounded by the four branches of the service was Columbia. The famous Legion but ton was well depicted in flowers. A Venetian gondola .modeled in greenS and blossoms was entered by the Italian-Swiss colony. Little black faces peered winsomely from the floats of the Rosebud Study club and the Women's .Civic club. . A drill team which made a good im pression was the one armed with lances which marched .'for Kirkpat rick council. Knights and Ladies of Security. The central figure in' the exhibit of engine company 27 was a pyramid of Caroline Testout roses. Municipal Shop Gets Prise. One of the most attractive entries was that of the municipal shop, first prize winner In its division. Perched on a huge toadstool at the front of an elfin garden of beauty was a frog under the skin of which was 5-year- old Erroll P-blHipat - In 'the -center of ICQ , Ttiam which won first nrize In class for industries, business firms and bank. and decorated by Individuals. 4 car, winner- of second prise for beat-dee a handsome flowery butterfly of purple and white was his little sister,! Doris. The entry had been decorated by W.. J. Phillips, master mechanic of the city shop, and father of the youngsters. The city department of finance was a handsomely decorated car. with crescent of golden Scotch broom and glowing scimitar of woven roses along the side of the machine. The city milk department float had many children at play and at tables sur rounded by huge papier mache milk bottles garlanded with roses. The street cleaning bureau was repre sented with a decorated machine, and the bureau of construction entered float 'showing a Willamette river bridge at the rear of flowery deco rations. A huge, pyramid of Gizeh was the entry of the bureau of main tenance of the department of public works. Seasons Are Depicted. - Three seasons, spring, summer and autumn were beautifully depicted in a series of community floats. Spring, which led, was the entry of Ala meda. Four pretty girls in fairy garb danced gaily ahead of the main float, elfin heralds whose energy and spirits were not in the least dampened throughout the long parade, who danced as gaily on the last , lap at Twenty-first and Washington streets as at the first stretch down Oak street. They were followed by a beautifully decorated machine in which bachelor buttons, peonies and fleur de lis. vied, symbolic of sprina. . The Irvington community float rep resented summer with a dreamy deco rated car of greens, snapdragons, roses and maple leaves. , Westover contributed the autumnal auiomoDiic, a decorated . machine in which the effeot.of autumn leaves was very cleverly carried out - in an arrangement of orange and red flow era; chief of which was the orance arown tritoma. The occupants wore yellow mid brown robes. The Portland police entry; in the line was an automobile decorated in larkspur, marguerites, snapdragons ana iox-giove. The Portland fire department had many effective entries. Enginev com pany nine from East Thirty-fifth and Belmont streets was. outlined in pink roses. Engine company 27 -from Mon tavilla presented the Shrine emblem in outline of vari-colored roses. Tn pyramid of Gizeh in rose banks was the offering of Engine company 23, Seventh and Stevens streets. Engine company 24, Interstate avenue and Killingsworth avenue contributed an effective Shrine emblem in flowers. Engine company 18 of Irvington presented an apparatus outlined in flowers, chiefly roses. Eastmoreland Beauties Shown. The float prepared by Eastmore land residents was a grouping of Eastmoreland attractions, showing Crystal lake and a young man in the garb oi a ieea college student, L. Nathan Sweet, and a fluffy summer girl. Eloise White, ia a flower-encased canoe, riding on the lake. Bachelor buttons and daisies predominated in the flower arrangement. i The Al Kader float was one which drew much applause from the specta tors: It -was -sc bower' of--beauty in , JF -t. "TV '. 'T "ill Mlllli-J Elks' beautiful entry, which won first orated privately-owned ears, decorated which statiza, red carnations and Can terbury bells decked a center from which were sprayed, gilded palm leaves. A float in which peonies, carnations, roses and bachelor buttons vied and the figure "61" was written In flow ers, was the entry of Ladd & Tilton bank, "61 years in Portland." - "Estacada. favored of the gods," was the entry of the Estacada liom munity club of eastern Clackamas county, a large, flowered machine in which were numerous young women in flowing garb. ' Sellwood board of trade presented a float in which a horn of plenty dis charged roses and purple blooms. Wbite carnations in an imitation of Mt. Hood topped the . float of the Greek Business Men's club. Japanese Float Entered. Portland Maru" was the name on the bow and stern of a boat replica entered by the Japanese society of Portland. Several oright Japanese children were on the decks and threw roses into the crowds. One of the most imposing of the floats crystallized the aim of resi dents in southwest Portland for. the completion of Terwllliger boulevard. There was a painted view of Portland from the boulevard, a horn of plenty, a mountain road, witn summer cot tage and lawn in miniature. The float waa decked with ferns, moss and daisies. - It was entered by the Southwest ' Portland Improvement league. The women's benefit association of the Maccabees entered a flower trimmed float with members wearing Grecian robes. ... -.... A- large rose anchor of red. and members of the Knights and Ladies of Security in white robes featured the entry of thaf order. - Girls wearing tartans were in the float of the Daughters of Scotia-Entries-Attract Applause. Neighbors of. .Woodcraft entered two decorated automobiles and a rose Maypole, which attracted much ap plause. Roses and daisies were chief decorations. The Veterans of Foreign Wars had an entry in which world war veter ans appeared in full service uniform and "tin hate." Mrs. Winnie Monroe was the Red Cross nurse. Sweet peas and carnations were features in the decoration of the Mll- waukie float.- A large white bear was a feature of the Zerolene, Standard Oil company float. ' Attractive youngsters ranging In age from & months to 3 years were shown in the interesting float of the Albertina Kerr nursery. The youngest was Jeanette, aged 5 monts, who lay quiet in her little crib, holding the thumb of her nurse, throughout the parade. There were rocking chalra and hobby horses on the float, which was decked with greens and maple leaves. ( - Oregon wild flowers, lupin, rhodo-, dendon, fog-gloves and daisies were sprayed over the entry of Kings Hill district, driven by Mrs. Thomas Hon-eyman.- - .In theAlameaa park entry; directly behind the dancing sprites In pink and the harp-centered- floaty was- the wf'iMitt i ir'-a'ftfte Ivv,. XTVto'lr. -Aur J. fr anadian mounted police, unique entry In parade. 8 M. I,. Kline's ear, prise In fraternal societies' division- by florists, Alameda escort car, in which relief dancers were carried by Charming Mrs. Jack Lewis. Green, purple and pink was the color scheme. Mrs. Norris B. Gregg drove the flower-decked entry of the Cornell Westover residents. Mount Tabor was represented by a I huge basket of flowers in which were snown tanterDury Dens, lox-giove. larkspur and gladiolas. Pierrots and Columbines with masked and painted faces pranced in front of and occupied the decorated machine of the Portland Heights dis trict. Peonies and wild roses sur rounded the car. Clubhouse Replica Shown. The Laurelhurst district was repre sented by a repiica of the clubhouse, with lawn, roses and tiny summer chairs. Mrs. A. J. Ersted drove a beautiful entry, a decorated automobile in which pretty young women were sur rounded by a bower of flowers with floral canopy overhead containing cornflowers. Japanese iris, delphin ium and larkspur. A pyramid of greens decked with red roses and surmounted by a papier mache bulldog was the automobile entry of Mrs. E. Erler. Winged yellow sprites wene a fea ture of the prettily decorated auto mobile of Mrs. L. W. Bobbins, Molalla. Oregon. A. Weaver of St- .Johns drove a decorated machine. Climbing roses and snapdragons surrounded the automobile of Mrs. E. M. Welch. Purple and pink flowers were fea tured In the machine of Fred Ballin. Oriental Trimmings Used. Oriental trimmings and richly em broidered trappings hid the automo bile of Seid Back, driven by himself. -A purple, color scheme . was fol lowed out In the automobile of Mrs. J. Statler. - Little Lois Malone graced a flower, sprinkled auto entry. Gently swaying baskets of green moss were the tiny cradles in which babies of the Salvation Army Rescue home rode through the parade lines. There were five babies, attended by Salvation Army maids. The float was in the shape-of a Salvation Army hut, outlined in evergreen fir sprigs. Pasadena Entry Easy Winner. The Pasadena rose tournament en try which in previous years has been a- consistent taker of first prize, on occasions -capturing the grand prize, was an easy winner in its division. It showed a gondola, 33 feet long. formed out of greenery, pink, white and red carnations. Great bowls of white peonies were carried, a laven der color scheme being carried out by the hats and veils worn by the occu pants. Little Roberta Wells " manned" the -rudder, which steered the float. The patriotic entry of the Canadian Veterans' club was a maple leaf and. purple lupin tank, in which rode a number of veterans In their "Car negie derbies." A banner told of the engagements in wnicn iney nad par ticipated. Paschandaale ridge. Bour. bon wood, Vimy ridge, the Somme. Hill 70, Amiens, lpres. Arras and Mons. - - - - - Eight pretty girls In .white picture hats rode 4n W. P, Moran a car entry, snri& i.S-t- "Z w for .nVtrfi sifn li1Hl u Kiitfiiiiii muni tf mm a-n&fctjLntt ia. OAncricai bCKioB enry, wnrcn as at the head of which was a magnifi cent floral butterfly. The car was uniquely decorated in wild parsnip Mrs. David Honeyman's roadster was charming in its rose-like effect achieved by pink and white peonies and carnations. Wee little Doris McCartney was a pink fairy drawing M. L. Kline's car, while white-winged Gertrude Dowery presided over the rose-bowered car, two tiny little sprites in pink. Doro thy Almy and Elizabeth Hogmeler tossing rhododendrons to the crowd. The blooms were brought from Mount Hood yesterday. The Astoria chamber of commerce was in line with an entry of yellow Scotch broom and bluebells, with the name "Astoria" handsomely worked in flowers on each side. Oregon City Commercial club used purple lupin as a basis, Oregon City being shown In yellow daisies. Palmolive had a gigantic basket of flowers as its entry, little human rosebuds being mingled with the real blooms. The typical little cook of Swift's was portrayed by Elizabeth Stone In a handsomely decorated truck, which bore the initial "S" in white daisies on a background of purple. Eugene Ftadiatora had two floats in addition to their marching person nel. One was a sportsmen's float. depicting the hunting and fishing of Lane county, while the other por trayed the agricultural possibilities. Crown mills were represented by a fine floral crown, with great sheaves of wheat attached to the machine and the name of the mill worked out If! a floral design. Firemen Work Out Emblems. A gigantic crescent, scimitar and other Masonic emblems were worked out by the fir.nen of fire truck No. 2 at Fourth and Morrison streets. Three de.ys were used by the firemen to de sign the gigantic emnlems and 24 hours' continuous work by tne differ ent fire platoons was required. The Irvington fire truck entry showed floral bells of red and pink roses aad the .words "Al Kader" let tered in blooms. The bureau of standards appropri ately showed a pair of balances, while the entry was a symphony of purple and white canterbury bells and daisies. Wee colored George Edward Can nady, & silk-clad courtier of old. on his tiny bicycle received an ovation fiom '.he crowds right along the line of march. Steady rounds of applause were given to the stalwart northwest mounted police platoon. Hitherto Portland has seen them only In the movies and, as an escort to Mayor Gale of Vancouver, B. C, in their scar let, they made a magnificent appear ance. The Portland hunt club entry was a tally-ho, with a iramber of sportsmen in hunting "pink." The tally carried cornucopias of-flowers and was fol lowed by members of the hunt club with wreaths of flowers over the necks of their mounts. The Washington high school entry In maroon and gold was one of the prize winners. Judges of the various divisions of the parade yesterday were as follows: .rr. ,,'-'2 iv i f-iirtn-'iiWrroiVhaiilr iint-TiHiiWi-Tf H-nr'ir r iV5 - a - w - winner of first prise for best-decorated arnica wi i cacen Bioog roiire ionic Section Ore K. J. Gilmartin, Albert O. Atein. Paul C. Bates. Sections Two and Three Henry Bergrer Jr., Mrs. K. B. Spencer, K. C. KldrJdge. Section Four Mra. L. A. Lewis, J. C. EnKltxh, A. O. Clark. Section Five Mrs. Elliott R. Corbett, Mrs. C. C. Colt. Julius L. Meier. Sections Six and Nine -Charles Goodale, Mrs. William Fiebis. Mrs. Ira L. Rlggs. Section Seven Mra. Frank E. Smith, Robert H. Strong;. Clyde I.. Keller. Section KlKht H. G. Effinger. Mrs. B. C Peets. George M. Simpler. Section Ten Mra. D. C. Herren, J. Stark. L.. M. McMullen. Milk Production Grows. WASHINGTON, June 24. Milk pro duction reached a new high mark In 1919, when 90,000,000,000 pounds of fluid milk was produced, according to the weekly market letter of the United States bureau of markets. It estimated the number of milk producing cows on farms at more than 22.000.000. Carefreeness ! IN the pause of the world's work when duty is. done and you linger a moment by the wayside of Life you'll find the very Spirit of Carefreeness in the carefree drink for the carefree. Virginia Dare is the finest among all pure food fruit drinks, because it is a real wine, aged in wood. Sold Everywhere. Writ us for "Tha Art of Hospitality" a book that solves the problem of social entertainment. - GARRETT & COMPANY, Inc. Only Amtricm Producers ef Genuine Bevrraf Win 10 Bush Terminal Brooklyn, New York Mason Ehrman Co, Distributors Portland, Oregon Approximately 15.000 sheiks and tribesmen of the Mystic Shrine rolled up their tents and stole away.. But they didn't do it silently. The dope was upset. The bands played, cymbals clashed. chanters sang and delegations yelled. Not that these Shriners were jubilant at leaving Portland, for they all re gretted the departure. It was simply that habitual happi ness that marks the pilgrimage. Shrine bands never stop playing, it matters not whether they are enter ing or leaving Mecca. Fifty Special Trains Leave. Fifty Shriner specials rolled out of Union station between 3 o'clock yes terday afternoon and 3 o'clock this morning. Mast of the trains departed on schedule time. A few were de layed a few minutes. "Portland's so sorry to see us leave that the heavens weep," read a banner carried by Rajah temple of Reading. Pa. The large delegation from this temple, including a band of 24 pieces, a patrol of 32 members and a drum corps with 58 drummers, used two trains, the first leaving shortly after 7 o'clock and the second shortly be fore 8 o'clock. So that they might hasten home and aid in the entertainment of Shriners who will pass through the south on the homeward journey, the nobles of Al Malaikah temple of Los Anseles left on their special train at 4 o'clock. The first train to leave Union station bore Alnad temple, East St. Lrfiuis. Delegations Are Directed. Train officials with megaphones directed the delegations to " their trains. Delegations were admitted to the train sheds as quickly as their trains were brought into the station yard. All precautions were taken to pro tect against accidents. The Southern Pacific company placed patrols on every bridge and every highway tra versing their road in the state of Oregon. At the station were hundreds of railroad officials and employes, as sisting B. JG. Palmer, in charge of the terminal forces, in handling the crowds. Each train was accompanied bv a special representaitve of the traffic department. Trains will continue to leave Port land today on practically the same schedule that ,has prevailed since 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. HARDING ESCAPES PICKET National Woman's Party Will Xot Harass Senator This Summer. MARION. O., June 24. Ohio suf fragists today denied a published statement that members of the na- -tional women's party, who picketed the republican national convention in Chicago, are planning to picket Sen ator Harding's home here this sum mer. Dr. Gillette Hayden, state chairman .of the party, said tentative, plans have been made for a deputation of suffragists to call upon the senator at his home here in July. Moose to Toledo In 1921. AURORA, 111.. June 24 The Loyal Order of Moose in annual meeting at Mooseheart. 111., today awarded the 1921 convention to Toledo. Ohio. In all probability, it was stated, this will be the last Moose convention to be held away from Mooseheart. Czechs and Poles Clash. PRAGUE, June 23. Sharp fighting between Czechs and Polish frontier guards is reported from Karwin. French troops have occupied this re gion and the Italians have moved into Teschen. Xcgro Named Woman's Slayer. ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. June 24 Dr. F. N. Goodwin, negro physician, is charged in a warrant issued today with the murder of the woman whose headless body was found in a lake near here, June 16. Thone your want ads to The Ores nlan. Main 7070. Automatic 560-95. 11 TV -Wat. It Oi Wine (DI-ALCOMOUStO) if v.