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TFE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1G08.
OREGONIAN PHOTOGRAPHS OF SOME FLOATS WHICH WERE FEATURES OF THE KING'S PARADE
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FLOAT RKPH1'EM'I.G Ol'R ISLAND POSSESSIONS.
LANDING OF THE PILGRIM!
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LUST PARADE IS BEST
CROWDS CHEER PAGEANT Of
HEX OKEGOXUS.
Festival Spirit Is Rampant In Gaily
Decorated Streets Through
out the Evening.
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rade. however, was the center of inter
eat for the publlc-at-large. The 'column
moved at 9 o'clock.' on something like
schedule time. It covered much the
same line' of march followed by the
"Spirit- of the Golden West" procession.
Heading the 'line was a platoon of
mounted police, who forced a channel
through the dense masses of eager hu
manity. A picked . band followed the
police and then the fire wagon, lighting
up the head of the column with rapid-fire
pyrotechnics. The parade passed in the
following order: -
Order of Parade.
Mounted police.
Band.
Fire WBKon.
Klnir's flout.
LrfindinK of the Pilgrim.
"Washincton CroKsinK the Delaware.
"If the Man in the Moon Were a Coon."
Band.
Chinese Drama.
Chintse dragon float.
Kair Japan.
Viklns Ship.
"Waiting at tho Church."
Hand.
Where rolls the Oregon.
Commerce.
Horticulture and floriculture.
i Flower wagon.
"Everybody Worka but Father."
Band.
KIM' float.
"Old HeldelheiB."
Woodmen of the World.
Spanih War Veteran.
"keai4 Year."
All the floats were worked out lavishly
and 225 people were required to represent
tbe different characters. The King's float
was in a boat effect and was superbly
colored and decorated. The "Landing of
the Pilgrims" was treated in the conven
tional fashion, as was "Washington
Crossing"the Delaware." Those were the
only two old-timers, and no procession
of a historical' nature would be complete
without them.
Chinese and Japanese Sections.
"Chinese Drama" was a float of superb
mounting. Progressive Portland Chinese
provided decorations and settings for this
float and paid for its construction. The
Oriental effect was finely carried out. The
Chinese dragon, i)s hideous maws spit
ting fire and smoke, was a grotesque
piece of work.
"Fair Japan" was close behind. This
float represented a Japanese tea garden
with comely geisha girls. The Viking
ship was historically correct in the work
ing out of its details. In fact, accuracy
of detail was followed throughout by J.
W. Harper, the able master of construc
tion for the carnival association. For ex
ample, Washington carried an American
flag, but it was not an ordinary American
flag such as the average pseudo "Father
of His Country" would carry on such an
occasion. The flag had just 13 stars and
had to be especially made. That was a
lot of trouble to get one trivial detail fec
curate, but similarly painstaking was the
work on every detail of each float.
Beautiful Symbolic Floats.
"Agriculture and Horticulture" were
beautifully symbolized, as 'was "Com
merce," a representation of the state's
leading resources, industries and manu
factures being effected. Queen Flora's
chariot was arched with big roses sur
mounted by a big crown of flowers. After
the Queen's float the first of several com
edy pictures was presented In "Everybory
Works but Father." Father was enjoy
ing his pipe, his feet on the stove while
mother and the rest of the family were
hard at work.
"Where Rolls the Oregon" was another
symbolic design and possibly the weakest
of the lot. "Waiting at 4he Church" and
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"If the Man In the Moon was a Coon,"
comedy floats, aroused general tirth.
"Old Heidelberg" depicted an inn scene
with a group of congenial students sit
ting about a table singing college songs
and sipping beer. "The Garden of Love"
revealed an unhappy youth burdened with
a large lemon which" he had pick'ed in that
mystic gardening place.
Two fine fraternal floats were presented
by the Elks and the Woodmen. The
Elks float revealed two big elk draw
ing a chariot. Rosettes of the order's
colors 'were artistically used in the dec
orations. The Woodmen's float embraced
a great gilt globe which was attractively
set and decorated.
City's Reduced Payment Refused.
Officials of the Portland Railway, Light
& Power Company yesterday declined to
accept the checks of the city, offered In
payment for electric lights for the months
of March and April. The Executive
Board reduced the claims of the company,
on the ground that the candle-power
called for In the contract Is not being fur
nished. City Treasurer Werlein holds
checks aggregating $10,667 for the months
stated, but the corporation officers will
not accept the amount. The case will
likely go into the courts.
GALA NIGHT AT ROSE BALL
XAVALi UNIFORMS AMONG THE
BEAUTIFUL. GOWNS.
Officers From Charleston, Yorktown
and Torpedo-Boat Flotilla Honor
Guests at Big Armory Dance.
Brilliant success attended the grand
festival ball at the Armory last night.
Bright uniforms of naval and army of
ficers, beautiful gowns, elaborate dec
orations and a merry assemblage of
400 people contributed to the sumptu
ous picture which prevailed in the big
ballroom from 9 o'clock until well past
midnight.
Officers from the Charleston and
Torktown and . torpedo-boat flotilla
were guests of honor. State, city, fes
tival and National Guard officers were
also present as invited guests. Society
was largely represented. The patron
eeses and committees in charge of the
ball were as follows:
Mrs. A. E. Rockey. Mrs. S. G. Reed. Mn.
.T. N. Teal, Mrs. Kenneth A. J MacKenzle,
Mrs Herbert Holman, Mrs John K. Young,
V.rs. Charlrs F. Adam. Mrs. Jullur, J. Meier,
Mrs. J. C. Alnaworth, Mrs. P. J. Mann, Mm.
T B Wilcox. Mrs Richard Nixon. Mrs Julia
E. Hofrman, Mro. F. A. Knapp. Mrs. J. w.
Mlnto, Mrs. Cyrus A. Dolph. Mrs. Ernej F.
Tucker, Mrs. W. H. Whidden, Mrs. K. C.
Meat. Mrs. George Lamberson, Mrs. Charles
K. Wnlverton. Mrs. neorpe Taylor. Mrs.
Thomas Kerr. Mrs. Richard Nunn. Mrs. D. N.
Mcl.auchlan. Mrs. John A. Shepard. Mrs. W.
I.. Bnifle. Mrs. Richard Koehler. Mrs. H. B.
Robertson. Mrs. Henry C Jonas, Mrs. W.
Wynn Johnson. Mrs. I. N. T.lpman, Mrs.-M.
Ij. Holhrook, Mrs. L.. A. Lcwl. Mrs. Albeit
Felrtenhelmer. Mrs. William MacMaster. Mrs.
H. C. Kckenberger, Mrs. F. I. Fuller. Mrs.
Helen I.add Corbett. Mr. W. W. Cotton,
Mrs. William Jones. Mro. C. 8. Jackson,
1'rs. James Laidlaw. Mrs. Benton Klllen,
Mrs. IV. J. Van Sehuyver. Mrs. A. I Max
well; Mrs. C. J. Reed, Mrs Fred H. Page.
Mrs James Mcl. Wood, Mrs. A. D. Charlton.
Mrs. Slgmund Frank. Mrs. M. Flelschner.
Mrs. Frederick Fggert. Mr. Zera Bnow, Mrs.
J. A. Sladen, Mrs. Andrew C. Panton, Mrs.
B. S. Jnsselyn. Mrs. Waller V. Smith. Mrs.
S. M Mears, Mrs Kdward Cooking'nam. Mrs.
Kose Hoyt, Mrs. Adolphe Wolfe, Mrs. lsador
Lang, Mrs. I.. W. .Sltton. Mrs. Winslow B.
A-er. Mrs. Henry McCraken. Mrs. Walter
M. Cook. Mrs. T. M. Anderson, M re. Charles
F. Beebe, Mrs. Thomas N. Strong, Mrs.
Henry W. Corbett, Mrs. A L. Mills. Mrs. Wal
ter F. Blrrell.
Re-eptlon committee W. D. Wheelwright,
Li. Allen Lewis, Richard Nixon, J. C. Alns
worth, Edward Khrman, William MacMaster,
Slgtnund Frank, K. A. J. Mackenzie. Adolph .
Wolfe, W. fi. Ayer, Julius Meier, Zera Snow,
H. C. Campbell. S. M. Mears, Thomas Kerr,
I. X. Fletohner, II. C. Wormian. J. Frank.
Watson, J R. MeCraken, lsador Lang, J. N.
Teal, F. G. Sykes.
Floor committee W H. Warrens, chairman;
Thomes Robertson, C. E. Gielle. Waiter B.
Hee-be, B. U. Houeyman. Marion Dolph, T. a.
MCirath. Chester i. Murphy. Robert Strong,
L. H. Hoffman. Sidney Loweuberg.
THR EAT EMS ALBERTA. TOWN
Rise of Oldman River Causes Anxi
ety in Mcljcod.
WINNIPEG, Man., June 5. The Old
man River at McLcod, Alberta, Is a mile
wide, on account of heavy rains. Low
lands have been devastated and the town
is threatened. The power-house at Mc
Lcod was undermined and fell into the
river this mornhig. Settlers In the low
lands are driving their stock to safe
places.
The McLcod General Ifospit.il and sev
eral houses have been undermined and
are in great danger of collapse.
Thief Caught in Holland.
NEW YORK, June 5. Joseph Cohon.
formerly employed a.s a cashier and
bookkeeper by the Metropolitan Tobacco
Company, has hern arrested in Amster
dam. Holland, on a charge that he was
Implicated In 'the theft of $20,000 from
the company, according to news received
here today. Cohon disappeared in De
cember last. He had been In the employ
of the company since a boy.
New York. There Is doubt about the
naturalization of Mine. Shumann-Helnk, tha
opera singer, as her marriage to Mr. Rapp is
believed to have made her au American already.
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