Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, June 11, 1909, Page 13, Image 11

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    FRIDAY.
.JUNE
11, 1900.
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WEALTH OF SITE
magnificent Italian gardens, the match-
STRIKING FLOATS THAT WERE SEEN IN "SPIRIT OF GOLDEN WEST" PARADE
less buildings all these and more Seattle
showed in miniature. In The rear three
maidens formed the Seattle seal. Miss
Anna Miller as the Orient, a steamboat
in her lap: Miss Grace Geary, holding
Alaska gold, and Miss Laura Taylor,
bearing a railroad locomotive, as repre
sentative of the needs of the Pacific
slope.
"Swedish American" singing songs of
the Joint countries rendered by the Swed
ish Singing Club. The Monitor borne
aloft for a moment on the crest of a gale
weathering it as she has weathered many
before, while the Monitor's white-clad
sailors sat on the rocks and watched the
boat ride the gale. Above them Columbia
BY PARADE
Oregon Cities Tell Story of
Rich Resources by Symbols
of Natural Products.
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THE MORNING OREGONIAN,
SHOWN
QUEENS REIGN IN BEAUTY
Washington Also Has Entries in
"Spirit of Golden West" Pageant
That Is Viewed by 200,
000 People.
Pretty queens, lovely fairies, enormous
products of tree and vine, which might
well be the nightmare of some forelorn
earthworm lost in an abode- of great
things. These were the sights that drew
and held the attention of 200.000 people
who gathered in Portland streets last
night, floats prepared by Oregon cities,
with their elected queens surrounded by
a retinue of maidens, as fair even as
they, were madly cheered Impartially,
but It was In no sense difficult to tell
where were congregated crowds from
different sections. The applause of such
groups rose above the general din when
the floats in which these people were es
pecially interested, made their appear
ance. In such a mass of assorted sights, cal
culated to Inspire every emotion that
floats can Inspire. It is almost Impossible
to particularize any one of the many
Those provided by the different Willa
mette Valley towns were striking repre
sentations of the resources to be provided
in tho district of which each town is the
center.
For that which Is unique, Vancouver,
"Wasn., must take the banner. Vancouver
successfully mounted on a wagon a re
plica of the great Vancouver bridge bear
ing a North Bank freight train, loaded
with the products of Clark County. High
on this float sat Miss Ploy Dumdi, reign
ing over her possessions.
St. John was not lacking in a similar
endeavor. St. John successfully portrayed
tne great Iron industries of the Pen
insula City. Great forges cast their ruddv
flares aloft, while dark-colored Valcana
tended the flames. Steel wheels and the
paraphernalia of an Iron works showed
tttat St. John wished to lay particular
emphasis on her steel and Iron manu
factories. Mies Georgia Perrina was queen
of this float.
Corvallis and O. A. C.
Corvallls, Queen of Benton County."
led the Oregon floats, with Miss Cleo
Johnson, of the Oregon Agricultural
College, in regal authority over her
dominion of prunes and one great ap
ple. The college Itself was what Miss
Jolinson emphasized as the most im
portant activity of Corvallis, as she
waved the college colors.
Pendleton shared honors with Corval
lis. Miss Margaret Dickson was Queen,
and she lorded it over an assemblage of
shooting, shrieking: cowboys, tending
the sheep and cattle of her dominions
As assistants. Miss Dixon had Misses
Katie and Cleo Standford.
Miss Delia Raybura ruled over the
Ia Grande float. Apples, cherries,
fruits and flowers were La, Grande's
claim to public notice.
The Peninsula was represented by a
great fountain, over which Miss Vera
Cummin; was dominant. Under a
unique Roman galMiry. she had Penin
sula maidens as escorts. These were
Miss Lena Zygowskl. Myrtle Worthen
and Anna Fehrenbach. k
The enormous salmon. King of the
Columbia, driven by Miss Harriet Kelm.
the spirit of the waters, was large
enough even for the imagination of
those of the spectators who were an
glers. Cherries were portrayed on the
Salem float, where Miss Bertha Allen
reigned. Miss Lucille Traghi was a
dainty spirit of the rose.
Enterprise and her queen. Miss Edna
Browning, riding on an Bnterprise bul
lock, drew much attention. More than
one would-be hog and sheep raiser vowed
that If Enterprise hogs were like those
rortrayed on this float ho would be sat
isfied to fake up farming In the Enter
prise region.
Independence showed her Oregon
beauties. And beauties they were in
reality. Equipped In the garments of
royalty. Miss Gladys Conway, with her
attendants. Misses Emma Kelm, Daisy
Vincent and Ethel Metzger. captivated
more than one male heart in the crowd
Grants Pass Offers Fruit Float.
Two bunohes of luscious Tokay grapes
were the attraction provided by Grants
Pass people. But there were peaches
and pears and an abundance of other
good things. Some even went so far as
to dub by the title of "peaches" the
pretty Grants Pass misses reigned over
by little Miss Kdna Cornell. Misses Lizzie
Ross. Geneva Myers, Kthcl Johnson and
Stella Arnold were her attendants.
There will be a rush shortly to visit
Bay Ocean if the flaxen-haired mermaid
denlcted amid the turmoil of the waters
on the Bay Ocean float can be found in
the haunts of the Oregon beach. Bay
ivean was me cnimren s float and they
recognised it accordingly. Chubby, bare
legged youngsters played happily In the
real sand in the pearly caves.
Another sea scene was Hawaii. " Here
a surf-boat forced its head above the
waves, but where were the native occu
pants? Palms, tropical birds, gorgeous
hued butterflies, gave an atmosphere thai
was unmlstakeable.' Hawaii will have
many Oregon visitors if the Hawaii float
Is anywhere true to life.
"The Argonauts." the seekers of the
old-time golden fleece, fared forth In a
mlghly bark. Great muscled rowers
stood at the gigantic sweeps, the tang
of the salt was in the air. They seemed
to fly through the water led by the war
spirit pbrohed on the prow of their ves
sel. Who could doubt the success of their
much-delayed search when such mun,
led by surrh spirits, scoured the waves in
their quest. '
Seattle's Entry Charms All.
'Queen Anna Lamping sat in state un
der the great crown meant to typify
Si-attle as "Queen of the West." Seattle
was represented by representative Ex
position scenes. The verdant lawns, the
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patron saint of America portrayed by
Miss Sigrid Salander, while Svar, the
patron goddess of Sweden was repre
sented by Mrs. W. Sunden. Youths
marched alongside the float dressed in
the peasant national costume of Sweden,
chanting the chorus of the songs sung
aloft.
Lumber, greatest of Oregon's indus
tries, and the lubmermen's organization
were advertised by the dark, satanic
looklng cat, believed to be the patron
saint of lumbermen. Witches, accoutered
In black, black dunce caps surmounting:
their heads, surrounded, in worshiping'
attitudes, the black cat, stretched in the
awful shape of the hoo-hoo cat assumes
for its advertising purposes. .Behind the
cat rose a globe and a log in which the
implement of the craft was burled.
"Summertime in Oregon." a profu
sion of gorgeous Caroline Testout
roses surrounded the great fountain
pouring forth in abundance Oregon's
glorious water. Enormous poppies in
profusion grew round the pools form
ing below the fountain, and burled in
a great Oregon rose Mrs. P. L. Tragio
could be dimly seen, while attendant
sprites upon the flower queen were
Misses Nettie Kelm and Lenore Mc-Cullum.
It was a lovely picture formed for
Oregonians in the state seal float.
Crouched was the beaver, guarded on
both sides by the shield of the Un
ion. Misses Ruth Richards, Marion
Handler. Lillian Treuk and Esther
Reader illustrated the figures compos
ing the great seal.
Iilberty Bell Applauded.
Heralded by its guardians, the much-
wanted Liberty Bell appeared. We
might not have the genuine bell.
guarded by the Quakers, but yet we
could watch its very duplicate. Even
the great jagged crack; impairing the
safety of the bell was plain, while the
engraving, while not plain to the eye,
was yet reproduced with a view to de
tail. The Philadelphia guards took
great care not to leave the bell un
guarded, as in quaint old costume they
warned those passing not to touch
the bell.
And. so it passed. Pictures of coun
tries, cities and districts unknown to
many of the observer?, faithfully re
produced in a manner that will ions
linger in the memory of the observers.
Bands there were In abundance. But
none would forget the Peninsula boys,
led by their 2-foot baby drum-major.
Gallantly he marched. martially he
beat time, tired and weary, the boy
yet managed to lead !iis command for
the whole of the route of the parade.
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No. 1 "Pendleton, Capital of
Umitlila County."
No. 2 "The Peninsula."
No. B "Seattl. the Exposition
City."
No. 4 "Vancouver, the Bridge
City."
S'o. 8 "Klnj of the Columbia."
. 0 "Salem, the Cherry City."
No. 7 "Enterprise, Capital of
Wallowa County."
No. 8 "Bay Ocean."
No. 9 "La Grande. Metropolis of
Grand tlonde Valley."
No. 10 "Grants Pasa.
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WILL THROW ROSES TO WIXDS
Peninsula Will Scatter Its Choicest
Blooms.
Following is the connected route of
the Peninsula rose train of electric
cars this morning, In charge of J. H.
Nolta: Five cars will leave the car
barns in Xorth Alblna at 8 o'clock this
morning and run to St. John first, and
then picking up roses at all stations
return to "Williams avenue, then south
on Williams avenue to Holladay ave
nue; on Holladay avenuo east to Grand
avenue; south on Grand avenue to East
Morrison street; west on Morrison
street across the bridge to Second
street; north on Second to Washing
ton; west on Washington to Twenty
third ; east on Washington to Third ;
south on Third to Morrison; west on
Morrison to Eleventh; east on Morri
son to Third; north on Third street to
the Steel Bridge, and back to North
Albina.
It is urged that residents along the
St. John carline have their roses at the
way stations ready for tl.is special car.
On Williams avenue residents are tsked
to have a carload left at the Williams
avenue schoolhouse grounds at the
corner of WilKams avenue and Russell
street, where they will be picked up
by the rose train.
Manager Nolta Issued yesterday the fol
lowing Invitation :
All members and officers of tho Xorth East
Side Improvement Association aro invited to
Ko with this roee train as the guest a of the
Per.ineula Rose Festival Association. To the
residents of the Peninsula let me m.y that we
want to make this rose train one of the pecu
liar features of the Roe Festival of 1009, so
that visitors will remember It for all time
to - come. We have the rosea on the Penin
sula, 0 bring them promptly to the waiting
stations at all the way stations. "We cannot
get too many.
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SANDALS
For the Little Tots
The Ideal Summer Shoe for
Children. .
These are nature-shaped
and let the foot grow the way
nature intended.
Made from soft willow calf
and with very flexible heavy
extension soles.
Sizes 3 to 8 .1.25
Sizes 8V2 to 11 S51.50
Sizes liy to 2 $51.75
Special lot of Sandals, sizes
9 to 11, while they last the
price is 83
These are $1.25 values.
The Staiger Shoe Co.
SMART SHOES
Washington St., Near Fifth.