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16 TIIE MORNING OltEGOXIAX, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1916. FESTIVAL CEREMONIES ON COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY mmmmmmmmm 1 - ' ii mi. i -. --:- 4,4 " 11 nmwiiay - "assw sfTT-? : j V ftiyfr.l -A rr- - -r y s JQ 4 m 7 1LmAI$ v - -iJx' &,jrm$L - irLr - . . Nc , , . r. r a p:- $ - ; - i . 4 - 4 -- - - . . i ' .? V '-! i . -- i WUnLU HRb nranWAl mHH; Ifnlth AWAHUa filAUh wiyitp si', W1 m. r 4 ar H i vij r - ?! -c A i atv v - v - ; . i - - - . . Columbia River Drive Dedicat . ed Mid Scenic Grandeur. PRESIDENT UNFURLS FLAG Thousands of Persons From All Parts of Northwest Present and j Motion Pictures Will Carry Event to Civilization. (Continued From First Page.) vised construction of the highway; Mayor Albee and others. The Queen, with King Joy by her aide, took her piace on a rustic throne that had been erected a little above the platform. Presently two little srirls 'bearing? a floral crown on a pillow emerged from the underbrush and pro ceeded toward the throne. The little girls were Mary Betly Cook and Lolita Jaeger. King Joy lifted the crown from the pillow and placed it on Queen Muriel's head. Chief Multnomah Appears. About the time that everyone thought the dedication was proceeding famously a. wild warwhoop was heard from the woods above the alls. Presently an Indian appeared on the bridge. He took in the sight below, then rushed madly down the trail and dashed onto the platform. He confronted the Queen. By eloquent gesture he proclaimed his ownership of the great falls and the country surrounding. "What right have you here?" he de manded in the sign language of the Indian, taking in the Queen and all of her attendants with a majestic sweep of his arm. The Queen stepped from her throne and aproached the old Indian. She ex tended her hand in friendship. The warrior dramatically refused. He threw his blanket over his shoulder, and turning, for the first time saw the rreat number of white people present With the painful knowledge that his days as ruler were over he threw down his bow and arrows and sulked away. The Indian character was supposed. to be that of Chief 'Multnomah. It was ably portrayed by Marshal N. Dana. The meaning of the tablaau is obvious, HIai Colombia Appear. With the departure of the Chief prog ress and rapid transportation made their appearance in the person of Miss Columbia, followed by two boys rolling sl winged wheel. Miss Columbia was depicted by Mrs. Irene Albee Stewart. She was attractively attired in a gown of white, with rich silk in alternate tripes of blue and red covering her kirt. Queen Muriel stepped forward and received Miss Columbia as a member of the royal household. Queen Muriel placed a crown upon Miss Columbia's brow and. christened her "Goddess Co lumbia." Ruth and Dorothy Dundore, twin daughter of J. H. Dundore, president of the .Festival Association, then rolled the wheel of progress to the center of the stage and took their seats near the throne, regularly ac cepted members of the court. The band then played "The Star Spangled Banner," and the group of flower girls from the Portland public schools executed a series of wonder fully enchanting dances before the Queen and. her court and the camera men. The- girls were directed by Johanna Cramer and Fay Tromblay. teachers Jn the local schools, and by Professor Robert Krohn. Queen I'n furls Flag. At the conclusion of their dances the girls strewed rose petals over the plat form. The Queen then stepped for ward and, touching a silken cord, re leased a large American flag suspend ed from a cable in front of the water fall. At this Inspiring moment Miss Har riet Leach appeared ami sang "The Star Spangled Banner." The great au dience arose and stood at attention. When she concluded, her song everyone joined in rendering "America." President Dundore of the Festival Association then . presented the King and Queen with a sirver urn. contain ing water taken from the pool below Multnomah Falls. Amid the plaudits of the crowd the King and Queen entered their auto mobile and speeded onward toward Crown Point. As they passed along they baptized the highway with waters from the sil ver urn. A whirring procession of automobiles followed. ' The highway was formally open for public travel. PIONEER WOMAN IS DEAD MRS. CATHERINE SLOCUM PASSES AT AGE OF 74. Plains Crossed From Missouri to Ore gon When ' Four Years Old. Funeral Set for Friday. jurs. Catherine Martin Slocum, an Oregon pioneer of 1S46, died yesterday at the home of her son. Dr. Samuel C. Slocum, 322 Summit avenue, "Westover Terrace. She was 74 years old. As a girl four years old Mrs. Slocum came across the plains to Oregon with her parents from Platte City, Mo., in 1846. They settled in Yamhill County, later removing to Winchester. Mrs. Slocum's father was Cbloiiel William Jennings Martin, who was in John C. Fremont's expedition to California in 1843 before he made to trip to Oregon with his family. Mrs. Slocum was torn December 1841. She was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. For many years she belonged to the congregation of the old Taylor-street Church, but of late years had attended the Sellwood Methodist Church. Her husband was the late Alfred Slocum. who came to Oregon via Cape Horn in the late '50s. Besides her son. Dr. Samuel C. Slocum, Mrs. Slocum left four other children Mrs.-H. C. Smith, Miss Juli ette Slocum and Fred Slocum, of Port land, and F. M. Slocum, of Redding, Cal. Funeral services for Mrs. Slocum will be held at the Portland Crema torium at 10:30 o'clock Friday morn ins. - Hawthorne Booth at Festival Center Wins Hbnors- RESULTS OF SKILL NOTED Xame of Club Is Worked Out In Flowers, and Oregon Grape Is Tastefully XTsed Explanation of Artistry Promised. Hawthorne won first-day honors at the Rose Festival Center yesterday. The judges of community booths awarded the Hawthorne booth 30 points, the highest score. Laurelhurst was right behind the leader, with 28 points. Other booths ranked as follows: Cornell-Westover 23, Sellwood 22, Peninsula 21 and Rose City Park 18. The grand prize will go to the booth having the best total score for the three days of the festival, ending Fri day. Booths are judged on the basis of a possible 60 points, of which 25 are for perfect, blooms. 15 for artistic decoration and 10 points for dis tinctiveness. Victory Baaed on Individuality. Hawthorne's victory in the first day's grading was won on the dis tinctive showing of its booth. The judges were Morris H. Whitehouse, William G. Holford and C. C. Rich, on artistic decoration and distinctive ef- (1) General View of Crowd That Witnessed Dedicatory Ceremony at Mult nomah Falls. 2 Arrival of Chief Multnomah (Marshall . Dana). 3t Queen Muriel Placlnar Crown on Mrs. Irene Albee Stewart as duets Co lumbia. 4 Camera Catches I nf urllnic of Klnsr at Crown Point When President Wilson Pressed n Button In White House. Battery A, Oreso Rational Guard, Simultaneously Is Firing a Volley. 5 Turalns; the First Spadeful of Dirt at Site of Vista House. (Left to Riant) J. II. Dundore. Samuel C. Lancaster and II. L Plttock. Queen Muriel and King Joy Are Standing Above. . John B. Yeon Gets Plaque as Token of Appreciation. feet, and William Martin and J. G. Bacner, on perfect blooms. The Hawthorne booth was of strik ing conception. The top of the booth was a mass of cedar, huckleberry and asparagus, with electric light bulbs half concealed in the foliage. In the booth were three massive vases, one in the center flanked by another on either side, each being filled with roses. There were also many roses in small vases, each rose having a card with its name. At one end was a hospitable bower and at the other a doll house and flowers. The Laurelhurst booth showed evi dence of the most painstaking and skillful construction. The booth was roofed in huckleberry. ' The interior was beautiful, with a background of green maidenhair fern, which was also banked in front. Striking Effect Produced. A striking effect was produced by baskets ' of gorgeous blooms, the handles of the baskets being tied with artistic ribbon bows. The booth as a whole was surmounted by the design "Laurelhurst," in blue bachelor but tons, worked out after the name de sign of the Laurelhurst Club. Mrs. A. M. Lawrence, Mrs. Ferdi- CONDENSED PROGRAMME OF PRINCIPAL COMING EVENTS OF ROSE FESTIVAL. Thursday, June 8. ' 9:00 A.M. Rose show at Meier & Frank's store opens. 9:00 A.M. Oregon Sheriffs gather in convention at Courthouse. 10:00 A.M. Free distribution of roses on streets. 10:00 A.M. Oregon Music Teachers' convention, Oregon Hotel. 10:00 A.M. Oregon Postmasters' convention at Portland Hotel. 10:00 A.M. The Oregonian's second annual roller skating marathon. 11:00 A.M. Y. M. C. A. volleyball contest on Sixth street. 11:00 A.M. Festival Center opens for day. 1:00 PvM. Judging exhibits in Festival Center. 2:00 P.M. Reception on war vessels in harbor. 2:00 P.M. Annual automobile and floral parade. 3:00 P.M. United" Artisans' ceremony in Festival Center. 4:00 P.M. Concert by McElroy's band in Festival Center. 8:30 P.M. Drill by Seattle aerie of Eagles on Broadway. 9:00 P.M. Grand ball in honor of Queen Muriel at Cotillion Hall. 10:00 P.M. Street dancing on Festival Center. Friday, June 9. 10:00 A.M. Free distribution of roses in principal business streets. 10:30 A.M. Annual fraternal, military, civic and industrial parade. 11:00 A.M. Opening of Festival Center, open until 11 P. M. 1:00 P.M. Judging of competitive displays In Festival Center. 1:00 P.M. Rose Festival regatta, continuing through afternoon. 1:00 P.M. Oregon Association of Osteopathists' convention at Mor gan building. 2:30 P.M. Concert by McElroy's band at Festival Center. ' 3:00 P.M. Entertainment at Festival Center by United Artisans. 6:00 P.M. Postmasters' banquet at Portland Hotel. 8:00 P.M. Ualtee parade by Festival fun lovers In masques. 10:00 P.M. Dancing in Festival Center. 12:00 midnight Fireworks display announcing close of Festival. nand E. Reed and Dr. E. T. Parker were in charge of the booth; Mrs. H. S. McCutchan was in charge of se lecting roses. Mrs. A. C. Holmes, Mrs. McCutchan and Mrs. D. A. Fellowa being in charge, respectively, of gath ering roses to renew the exhibit Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Ferdinand E. Reed was in charge of the whole. Rose City Park Booth Tasty. The Rose City Park booth was sur mounted by Oregon grape, tastefully entwined. The centerpiece was a painting of a mother, child and nurse in a rose garden. Rosea in green vases were flanked by two sturdy canna lilies. Cedar and fern formed the covering of the Sellwood booth, which had a background decorated in evergreen vines. At either end was the foliage of fine maple. In the center was a background of moss, with Oregon grape and other decorations, setting off roses In glass vases. Clusters of ferns formed the over setting of the Cornell-Westover booth. which presented a tastefully conceived living room of the old-fashioned kind. A blue upholstered sofa and chair, with home-woven rag rug to match, yellow wallpaper and yellow and white roses in vases on a walnut-statined table made an exceptionally attractive scene. Roses and other flowers and greenery were planted in a small gar den in the foreground. - Cedar boughs formed the top of the Peninsula booth. Roses in big wicker baskets, and maidenhair fern, were grouped about the centerpiece a statuary fountain. Ttoseburg Sends Roses. While Portland roses are with us in all their glory, they are not without rivals. Yesterday W. A. Pettit, of the Rose- burg Review, forwarded to The Ore- gonian great bunches of choice bios soms to show what the prosperous Southern Oregon city could do In the way of rose culture. They were CarO' line Testout in variety and fit to com pete for honors with the finest that Portland produces. "Just a few roses from Roseburg, the. real rose city, with cordial greetings," was the Inscription attached. With the roses, too, came the fol lowing printed message: Roseburg- has the most uniform climate and lowest wind velocity of any weather bureau station in the United States. Raises the first strawberries and roses In Oregon BhlDS more turkeys and prunes than sn other county in the state. Ideal region for livestock and all staple crops. No crop failure in Tu years. Fruit of all kinds thrive here. Good farm land can b bouaat at a reaaonaoie pries. HONOR PAID BUILDER HIGHWAY SUPERVISED FREE County Road master Is Surprised by Presentation of Commemo ration of His Services In In terest or Good Roads. An unexpected but most pleasing In cident in connection with the Columbia River Highway dedication yesterday was the presentation to John B. Yeon of a solid silver plaque commemorat ing. In a measure, his great, unselfish service in building the road. Mr. Yeon. it is generally known, is the man of means who is giving hia entire time, without cost, to the peo ple of his county, his state and his country, so that they may have better roads. It was his untiring energy, his con stant attention to the work In hand and his command of the confidence of all the reople that made the Highway a physical possibility in the least pos sible tt ne and at the lowest possible cost. Mr. Yeon now is serving his third term as roaimaster of Multnomah County. He Is working without pay. A number of representative citlxens in seeking to ehow their appreciation of his work, conceived the idea of pre senting him with a suitable testi monial. Realizing that whatever ma terial presentation they might make would be inadequate, they decided to manifest their gratification at a tima when it would merit the greatest pub lic recognition. Accordingly, at the conclusion of tha dedication services, Mr. Yeon was called to the platform. Blushing like a school girl, he was forced to listen to the en comiums of his friends, admirers, and the deafening cheers of his listeners. To Frank Branch Riley, than whom there is no more eloquent orator on the Pacific Slope, fell the honor of making the formal presentation. Mr. Riley took occasion to pay a tribute to others of the band of noble men who have been active in building the hlsrhway. calling by name Samuel Hill. Simon Benson, Amos Benson. George Shrpperd the man who gave Shepperd's Dell to the public Julius L. Meier, and Mr. Yeon. "Providence only could have provided a citizen to meet the requirements," ha said in prsenting the plate, "and tha activities of John B. Yeon read like a romance of Utopia." The plate is engraved and mounted on mahogany. Mr. Yeon could mumble only a few words of thanks In accept ing it he was so affected with appre ciation and surprise. I mother! i 1 F LOVE IT Millions of Loaves Have Been Sold in Portland. WHY? It's the Flavor That Makes Butter-Nut The Popular Bread We Have Pat lata It Soaaetklnr Be sides Hlah-0.ualltr Flour, Pare Milk. .M4 least, Salt and Bull it KM Water. That " something besides " consists of Rich Sunshine. Floods of Pur Air that come through our work rooms Scrupulous Care. Strict Sanitation. Cleanly. Expert Work manship and Perfect Baking. Get a Big Be Loaf ana CoaTtstea Yosursclf I WHY BUTTERNUT BREAD ALWAYS At Tour Croeer, Baked ky V. S. BAKERY, East lltk and Plaadera.
