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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1912)
19 FESTIVAL SPIRIT SCOFFS AT Our Greatest Asset is the Enthusiasm of Baby Six Owners Aslc Any One or All of Them Ardor of Street Crowds Is Undampened by Weeping of Laden Clouds. NOISY THRONG CELEBRATES THE MORMXG OREGOMAX. THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1912. SEX 1 L ii8 Merrv-Makera Tarn to Their Horns, Bolls and Song When Electrlo Parade' Is Postponed Bands March, Hordes Follow. Despite the rain aa dtne postpone ment of tha alactrlcal parade, the crowds that had assembled on tha busl ness streets to saa tha night pageant remained until a lata hour last night. They (urged through tha Illuminated thoroughfares, blowing horns, ringing bells and singing. Tha rala did sot bother them. Doorways of business buildings held their full eapaolty of humanity. These plaoes formed vantage points from which to view tha passing throngs. Souvenir vendors peddled tnelr warea to tha good-natured throng. Thslr monotonous cries mingled with ths shouts of the Festival visitors la aa Inharmonious chorus. It was tile real carnival spirit. Announcement early In tha evening that tfe electrical parade had been postponed caused aoma disappointment To send ths gorgeously trimmed floats through ths streets la such uncertain weather would have been foolhardy. declare Festival managera. Many of the decorations are of delicate eon truotlon and would have been ruined by tha rain. Tha young women who are to occupy floata will ba dressed In delicate fabrics aad a parade through the rain, it la reared, would nave en dangered their health. Music for tha throng la tha buslnsss dint riot was furnished by the Portland Musicians' Union. Seven banda were emo ovea. ana sisemoiea ai union headquarters, resly to take part In tha electrlo parade. When tbe parade wae called off, M. I Brown, leader of one of the bands, suggested that they com bine and march through tha down-town district. All assented. A crowd fol lowed the white uniformed musicians, as they marched up and down Alder, Washington and Morrison streets. About 100 musicians were In tha band. AUTO PARADE IS GREAT Onnttnud From First Fas.) cnwun lime, oireeia aiong ins route of the parade were roped and tha crowds were wen bandied. The order (rued this rear prohibiting automo biles not In tha parade from encroach ing Inside tha curb llnea made It aea- aioie tor a arrester aumoer or oersoai to aea tha procession. Police Read Praeeaalea. A squad of police also rode at the head of tha Una. occupying neat little cars arovraea tor ina purpose. Tne Fire Iepartment was represented by Chief Dowell In a rose-covered car. A piece In tha shape of a bell added beauty to this entry. Instead of occupying tha place near the head of tha procession, to whloh ho was entities, w. J. Siemens, president of tha Portland Automobile Club, rode In line with the touting car division and took first prise In his class. His entry waa decorated In goldsnroda. bias larkspur and ferns, the combina tion forming tha colore of tha Auto mobile Club. In tha ear with Mr. -Clemens were Mrs. Clemens. Miss Jean Clemens, thslr daughter; Miss Lucllt Clemena. a Discs, and Mrs. J. A. C TalL The car of Oliver K. Jeffrey, who ar ranged tna oeiaua ei ina pmaa waa decorated In white, symbolising a bridal festival. Mrs. Jeffrey and a numoer or menos were in me car, ini women Deinsr aitirea in wnue. Woman Pilots Prlsewtaaer. Mrs, Fred O. Jennings, winner of the third prise In this division, drove her own car. a lovely pina ami wnue acneme. me costumes 01 me occupams belns- of the same colors. The entry of L, B. Menefee, one of the recipients of Honorable mention in ths touring car class, waa ruled wun pretty girls attrrsxl in ping ana wnue. The decorations were in pink rose! ana sinnax. Mrs. E. U Pevereaux, who also won honorable mention, had a car trimmed In larkspur. Miss Oenevleve Thompson,-winner of honorable mention, was accompanied by a. number or girl inenca. They in cluded Misses E. coo, jtMitn scott ami Miss Meldrunv ineir macnir.e was decorated in ping roses ana emuas ami ths dresses or tna ecoupania were in conformity nun i u w.r i,viu. W. E. rtoberta had an attractive en. try In wnicn pin rosea preaominaieo. Others Attract AMeaHem. Thomas Bllyeu had a oar that at- tracted mucB ravoraoie commeau in It with Mm were sera, nureu, in Kmery. Mrs. jacamon ana aire, r uuk- hauler, pi Houston, lex. Another pretty touring ear was that of Mrs. CalUe Oodfrsy. with .whom rode Mill Bedeeu Rankin, Miss urace nan kin and Mies Nettla Rankin. Mrs. Hslen I-add Corbett had a car deoorated In white. Tha ooeu pants ware Mis Helen Ladd. Miss Lesley Smith and Miss Georgians Leadbetter. R. E. Blodgett and wife roda In their handsomely bedecked machine m com pany with Mr. and Mrs. L. Withers. Roses and ferns were the decora- tlona on ueorge M. smltns entry. Misses urace. Hasel and Dorothy Bmitn and Miss Jans sup roda with him. Bed roses and terns wsre the prin cipal decoratlona on F. W. Volger's touring oar. Tha women occupants carried green parasols. They were Mrs. voiger. Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Toung. Mrs. Fanes, sirs, wiieon. Mrs. Miner. Key Wilson ana miss Mary Wilson. Miss Margaret Ksatlng'a entry In tha touring car division was decorated in yellow ana aiaa s oaoasoms snowing. That or I. A. uuineriana waa made at tractive wltlv a. display ot American flags. Other entries in this division In cluded those 01 u. J. Jiaarmaa. W. w. Reacting. Mrs. J. jr. cordray. O. W. Parker, Q. w. mires, Mlee M. Hot- man. J. u. uias, sirs, conn, &a camp- bell. Beld pack and a number repre senting tha Seattle Potlatch Associa tion. A. H. Ellers took the prise for the most unig.ua eatry. ui eatrr cou- i 4 CYLINDER Two, Four and Five Passenger Cars $1150 to $1550 at Portland TVT11 E CI (5-Pasengers, 6 Cylinders) 48 Horse Power, 125-In. Wheel Base, 36-In, Veels p Q t Fully IVlOClel O-O Demountable Rims, Center Control, Thoroughly Finished in Every Detail 1HC2 Plt7UV; Equipped . 1 SEE It's Better to Be A Mitchell Six Owner Than to Wish You Were The Mitchell Line Before You Buy 340 East Morrison Street ALSO AT SEATTLE AND BOISE slstsd of a basket In which rode pretty little girls, on a field of moss, it re ceived much applause along the' entire route. Arttsaas Eater Tea Ci The United Artleans had the largest entry In tha class of club entries and artificially decorated automobiles. bringing 19 cars to tha lineup. The va riety in the decoration schema waa not great, the prevailing motif being masses of ptnk roses upon wblts or tinted bunting aad white costumes for tha oc- cupanta of the machines. itepreaented In ' ths entry of the Artisans were Arleta Chapter, with J. Qould. O. p. Waggoner, Mrs. O. A. Ormsby. Mrs. B, Arsato. Mrs. W. Bush man, Mrs. F. A. Albert, Mrs. L. W. Phelps. Mrs. Delia Stanford. Miss Marls Rothllabergsr and two little girls. Huby Phelps and Marguerite Amnio, Mrs. Bushmsn, arowned aa a queen, aat on a raised diss, surrounded by ths others In the party Portland Chapter, with. I Qulmby, W. A. Wheeler. Mrs. L. Wan less and Mrs. W. A. Whseler. A huge horeeahoe of white rosea, surmounted by a crescent of red, waa Ita decoration. This csr received second prise In Us class. Oregon asaembly of Artisan with Misses N. Hammond. H. Boost and R. Klnnear In the tonneau and H. F. Morrison and Frank D'Arcy In tha front seats. Piedmont Chapter, with Misses EL Morris, Gladys Qrlramell. Vera Tib beta, Virginia Anderson . and Mildred Carr. The car waa trimmed with pink roses and evergreen. . and tbe- young women wore -pink. Lents Chapter, with Mr. aad Mrs. Ed Thurston. Mrs. Mae White. Mrs, Olive Fort. Mrs. Julia Augustine and Messrs. Ray Oaston and M. J. Carmark. Sunnyslde Chapter's car contained H. 1 Kelly and children. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Qlloert and children, Mrs. E. J. Mettler and Mrs. M. Christie. Montavllla sent In its oar J. B. Black man. Ray Gill. Cord Lambert. Mrs. A. W. Stlen and Mrs, Mlgnon Martin. Uni versity Park waa represented by Mrs. B. A. Leigh. Mrs. Q. W. BlsselU Mrs. J. R. Cole. Mr a. B. B. Blrkenbergeri Mrs. C W. MrKenna and C A. McKenna. Willamette Chapter's ear waa driven by M. H. Carter, with Mlases Eva McCoy, Sadie McKee and Mrs. Sophia Karg. Fram Assembly of Artisans entered a oar driven by Isaao Staples, with Mrs, S. & McFadden. Mrs. Edith M. Vena. Mrs. Frsnces May and Mrs. Bert Jack son In the tonneau. Seattle's entry in the class of arti ficially deoorated oara consisted of four machines. In which Joseph Blethen's Potlstck car, representing the Seattle Ad Club, earrled away flrat prise for the handsomest artificially decorated car In Una. The ear waa trimmed with white and yellow bunting and massed with big white dalslss. Over the heads of the occupants grinned the gigantic face of the Seattle Potlaca "bug." The party In tha ear consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Blethen. Mr, and Mra. J. C filatar and T. J. Qeoghegan. Fred Cavanaugh and party In a almilarly decorated oar also represented Seattle. The Seattle car, occupied by Bert Swasea and party, waa sot trimmed with flowers, but waa covsred with streamers consisting of chains at tiny potlatoh bugs, replicas of whloh wsre tossed ent to the orowd all along the route.' Following this party earns Horace MoClure. president of tha Se attle Press Club; W. C. McKay. A. M. Prathsr and Harry McKnlght. In ths 6sattla Press Club car, simply deco rated In the yellow and white colore of the Potlateh. Tha moat grotesque display, and the car that waa accorded a special prise In this elaas. was ths "tired" entry by the O'Oorman Rim- Company. On a huge truck, decorated with purple and white bunting, aat two colossal figures built entirely out of tire rims. A pump in the body of the ear forced air lata the flgvrea la continuously vary ing pressure, which caused the gro tesque ftguree to equlrm Into ridiculous attitudes. The passage of this car along the line of march Invariably was the algnal for applause and a ohorus of laughter. The W. C. T. V. was rsprssented by a car massed In greenery and fringed with red roes bloeeoms. la which rods Mrs. Margaret Christian. Miss It Hous ton. Mrs. C. A. Poaaay and Mra. S. A. Downing. I'ndtr a canopy of flowers with little twin girls, Ethel and Irma Brock, tha Christian Endeavor party roda. In thla car were Clarence Sprague. O. K. Raker, Miss Essie Ma gulre. Mlea Edna Murray aad William White. The Progressive Business Men's Club had a party of men dresssd la white la a ear swathed In red buntlag and surrounded with potted plants. t! B. F. Toung, A. M. Clark, Pr. O. J. Fsr rla. F. L. Oollakur and A. U Stephens were la the party. Thla ear received third prise la lis class. Winner of the first prise la the class wss the entry of the Lyle Commer cial Club.- The body of the car was covered solidly with locust leaves on which wss msied a beautiful display of pale blue "Ragged ltoblne" Inter- parsed with while roses. The ladles la the car wore white and carried white parasols. Members of the party were: Van Huffel. Mrs. L. M. Lawsnn. Mrs. Q. N. Thompson and Mra C. L. liavord. Tha Indies' auxiliary of the lira ad Array entered a float trimmed In red and white roses. In which rods Mrs. Georgia Btaysa. department president: Mrs. May bheliey, Mrs. Carl Abraham, Mrs. Nellie Kellsnd, with Earl Khelley driving. Mrs. U V. Thomas, principal of the Alnaworth school, rode In the school's float with a party of eight children.. In anothor entry of the Wo men's . Christian Temperance Union were represented Mrs. Ada Wallace t'nruh. state prenkiant: Mra. Ward Swopo, secretary; Mrs. Eva C. Whseler and daughter. Two Eats Eleetrle Class. la the electrlo elaas there were two entries, esch winning a prise. Mrs. W. A. T. Bushong and Mrs. Charles Venabla took first snd second, respectively. The Portland Railway, Light A Power Company had tl cars in clas la. Their BCTyZ IN TBONT OF FEDERAL BUILDING ON MORRISON STREET WHEN HEAD OT AUTOMOBILE PARADE WAS PASSING. -T--N f til 7 r .- - " t v s : : - y, v-' s;;-,-r ,. y . a. -V ,-s, -t 'wA- - wr , h y: l ' I v-r -'";'T ' y 4 , ; .-' " ' ' . , I V ; - ' - - - VIEW SHOWI.VO CR.XDSTA.0 yiLL KU TO CAPACITY, I'ROWDI OX SI DEW ALK AD CI RBS. Si's l ss.ejiejajLa. e e e as.ee in.tmtn tiMi.li.n.t'inJ ' jut. --aLee.e M- a 1JL e . , J beat machine took third place. First was taken by a osr belonging to ths Pad flo Telephone Telegraph Company. It was a large touring ear well covered with white rosee, daisies1 snd blus ribbon. A bsnd of "belle girls," togged out In their best, helped ths judge decide the award. Misses Anna Reich, Nina Blood and Clara Bunhnell were In the tonneau. The second ribbon went to the North . Bank Rallrosd, which had a machine, so covered over with rosss that ths driver was barely vlsluls. On the hood ' wss the replica of a locomotive worked , out In roees. The girls In the oar . were Misses Madeline Fowler, liretta . Jennlnga, Helen Woodbura aad Virginia Smith, P. L. McNeal waa the driver. , One of the novel exhibits In ths psrsde was presented by the Harris , Ice Machine Works of HU Johns. It , oonaisted of sn unusually large pleoe . of Ice la which rose wreathe spelling the word "SL Johns" were fressn. The cake of loe was asarly II feet long , eau nn ihi uign. j Working Telephones Ihowa. Tbe Bell Telephone Company alaet had a float representing a telephone i eschange In full awing. Two exchange-' boards and the offlcee of the various departments wsre shown all hooked up' and transacting business with, each ; other. , On the John Deere Plow Company ma-.; china was a harvest field, the sod being a bad of roses. On ths rear was a boy s years old who was driving a deer at tha plow. 1 the Home Telephone A Telegraph ' Company had machines well deoorated with roses snd red ribbon and carrying a Insd nf fair telxphoae employes. The Eubank trtjck, a Pnrtland-bulK automobile, was artistically dsaoratsdw , The Portland Pure Milk Cream Com- , pany and the Olds, Wortman 4k King , atore aleo had well-decorated auto de livery wagons. ' The Iteierson Machinery Company had , a substantial entry, as did the Columbia . Hardware Company, Werihmi A Co. and the 8plrella Corset Shops. "Jeter Fogg," a chsractsr area ted by a cartoonist on sn evening paper, ap peared in real life In familiar attire , aad wbUksrs. Ths Multnomah County Fair at' Ores ham reeelved much auhllolty through the entarprlss of Grssham real dents In entering three or four attrso- ' five floata K. M. Rnberta and wife. E. O. Kardell and wife and Mlea Irene ' Roberts occupied one of the machines.' A. K. Thompson. Miss Ixittie Davit. 1 I -sure Davis and Ave, Thompson and ' Kirk Thompson wsre In another. 1 aaday geheela Make DtapJairs. ' The Mount Tabor Sunday School won ' first prize in its class. Second prise went ta ths First Universalis! Suadsy School at Broadway and East Twenty fourth street. A committee under the' direction of Mrs. E. K. Thomas dseor- ated the car of Mrs. K. H. Snelltng, erf Irvlngton. for this display. ... , Honorable mjntlon In the Sunday, School division wss divided between ths Mount Tabor Methodlit Bundey School and tba Third Baptist Bible School, each having a creditable entry In line. The Mount Tabor boys bad klg "booster" sign In rosea. One of the most Interesting entries In this dlvlajoq wss that of tbo Quaker Sunday School, which carried a dosan young girls nestly attired In toiru Hotel Quaker dresses and bonnets. Other entries In the Hunrtay avhees division, were the First Congregational Church, Emmanuel Partlst Church, Wavsrlelgh Heights, will a display el daisies and a banner reading "Ross' City la a Daisy," Christian Church, Laurolwood. Teylor-atrt Methodist Church, Grace Church. Highland Sun day School, Arista Baptist Church, 1'ledm.Qnt - and , Central , Methodist Churel. , ' . , Peblle Scfceela 1st I4ie. Many public ehools were represented. Thompson, with Its handsomely decor-' ated machine taking first prise. See' ond went to Holladay, while the Orade Teachers' Association, with 4ta rod and white adornmsnts took third. Honor able mention went to Atnswnrth Sehool. At ths closs of the parade tha prise winners went to the Portland Hotel, wl.ere the prises wsr awarded by O. K. Jrffery, Frank C. Rlstgs and JL L. Keats. The Judges Were thanked by the winners, who In turn were , oon gratulated by tha losera. The judges ware Professor - Robert Krohn. A. al. Doyle aad Calvla Mellig, on the grand prise for the most unique and the most gtoteaqqe car, tha tour ing car class snd the schools end or ganlsatlona divisions. J. C. KngllsB and f. A. Taylor, were judge for the other elasaes. t i r tt - ,ni a As a means of vsnttlatlon, 90 o,0o ca ble fii f esAnt,d sir will es imp4 vsry as ut ifce rellwey tuaasle it voodoo.
