Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, June 21, 1922, Image 8

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Newspaper Page Textmm queer WIS BEAUTIFY PORTLAND PAYS OBEISANCE TO QUEEN HARRIET, RULER OF ROSARIA, WHOSE CORONATION OFFICIALLY OPENS 1922 ROSE FESTIVAL RULES POUND FESTIVAL CENTER Stately Entry Made by Fes tival Ruler." Acres of Blosspms Set Off Park Blocks. WHOLE WORLD BOWS COLOR SCHEME ARTISTIC President Harding's Envoy and Other Notable Visitors Take Part in Ceremonies. Scene Becomes Gorgeous at Night When Colored Lights Lend Brilliance to Landscape. i ySJI 1 BS2 i ... . 1 K .-.v..- (Continued From First Page.) the stairway at the north side of the park, making a most effective picture with the colorful costumes of the queen's retinue and her many attendants. The Royal Rosarian band, George Hall, drum major, led the way, followed by the Royal Rosarians In full uniform, Robert Krohn In command. Fairy Queen Comes Next. Came next the fairy queen and her pink, lavender and golden fairies, with Prince Charming-, royal pillow bearer, tiny attendants, cupids, pages and groups of court dancers, who. with the. Pnuiian in two ranks, lined the way for tr i . . . . y wuceu jnarrjei ana ner maids ol honor. All mads deep obeslance to her as . she mounted' ner throne, escorted by Eric V. Hauser and J. H. Dun dore, the former president of the festival and the latter the queen's prime minister. It was Mr. Hauser who pressed the crown upon the queen's brow as she knelt -upon a silken cushion. The diadem was presented by a delegation from the Portland Business Women's clubs, Mrs. Adelia Prichard, president, and contained 856 Jewels, pigeon "blood rubies and white sapphires. Mayor Baker presented the queen wtth a floral key to the city. He spoke of the honor that has come to Portland at this festival by rea son of the recognition of President Harding, who sent a personal Rep resentative, the presence of high army and navy officers, and other honored guests. Scene Held Unequaled. "Never in the history of any other city of the. United States ha a scene like this been presented," he said. "Before this sea of happy faces, in the midst of this riot of beautiful colors, we have assembled to open our'festival season. Queen Harriet, open wide the city's gates and let joy reign supreme." Before the royal court was then performed a aeries of dances that were a succession of delights ' One followed the other promptly, Robert Krohn directing, a big: grass--carpet-ed space directly before the throne being used. The day was at its prettiest, sunshine not too bright and overhead the tall firs that are' the crowning glory of the great park.. ( . Some of the groups of dancers were living rainbows, gay in color and pure poetry in motion. Others trod more stately measures, while solo and duet dances lent variety and but added to the beauty of the picture. The dancing children -trod as lightly as sunbeams cast upon dew sprinkled grass through trees sway, ing lightly in a summer breeze. Their steps were as delightful as moonlight upon rippling waves of a .slowly flowing river. But who can describe the happy play of these radiant girls, many of them mere tots of three it was all too dear for words. Beauty Called Wonderful. Many who enjoyed yesterday's spectacle said it was the most won derfully beautiful thing they had ever seen. Miss Alice Mary Robert son, personal envoy of President Harding said so, and that was high praise, indeed. After the grand entry and the crowning of the queen there was the children's ballet, a romp of pink cupids that was a delicious frolic Jane Lyon' and Helen ' Walter oieypea inrougn the measures of th dance militaire and the "Debudonte' WaS EiVftn Tiv Vatha. wn Virginie Wylle, both gems of motion ami uuior. Florence Nelson Acm t 1 -o ".o i clci a mil Lydia Patzel pleased with solo num bers that that brought liberal ap plause. ounDeams and Butterflies," by 6i"up ui uiue cnuaren, was de lightful, as were all the rest, the minuet, tambourine dance, Pompeian girls' dance, the follies, a gypsy rondo, the gavotte, a garden ballet and anotherballet that was as sweet as a breath of spring. Assisting Professor Krohn in training the girls who made up the many dancing groups were Miss Georgia Wey of the Y. W. C. A. staff of directory; Miss Dorothy Lyon and pupils, Miss Jesse Marias of .Chris tensen's dancing academy, and Miss Alta Travis of Franklin high school. Adding special charm to the coro nation feature . yesterday was the presence of the stately maids of honor in charming gowns. They are Alice Bowman, Mary Helen Spaulding, Doris Henningsen, Paul ine ntus, t.aith Ottenhelmer, Eliza oecn Plunger, Janet House Margaret Cook. and Ifff lWfJS FETED VISITORS FROM 40 STATES ENTERTAINED HERE. Vivian Carter, Briton,. Among Delegates in Portland on Way Home From Convention. Rotarians from 40 states of the union and from various sections of the British empire were guests of the local Rotary club at a combined business meeting and dinner last night at the Benson hotel. The visi tors were on their way to their homes following the recent conven tion at Los Angeles. Vivian Carter, secretary for the British association of Rotary clubs, was the principal speaker of the evening. Mr. Carter brought greet ings from England and spoke in behalf of world peace which Is one of the aims of the affiliated clubs. Thomas Sheehan of Jersey City, N. J., president of the Durham-Du plex Razor company, was another of the speakers. Mr. Sheehan dwelt on the necessity of good citizenship. A novelty in the evening's pro gramme was introduced by Russell Greiner, president of the Kansas City, Mo., .Rotary club, who threw on an improvised screen motion pic tures of the "Boys' Week" reoently : conducted by his club. Over 20,000 boys were entertained during the week. ' Mrs. Roy Hovens, wife of the new intrjnatioasijjreBident of the Rotary rgl "W ' JT , tS" "h4 I I j?$hs 1 Crowd leathered at- corona. '' - baliti SgijZ Sr.r tllJ 1 ffWm, , tion ceremony at Iaurelhur-t i .ifW ' tZ 'iwlk dancera who took part In corona- l?JVx ss f v fF ' Alk tion ceremony. 2 Eric V. Hauner, fSre& - r'iHX 'N 4 1.lt' 1? jJVv 3 MTX- 2 V- i Featwal aMocIatlon, placing " ' W jgf$ Z. . ' T ! W t crown -on Queen Harriet. 8 .rTV,,-. , wi?iM ,i.JVl VS. SI W 8tnm yacht WUdom carrying 1 : U '1 V -SmtlnK Veen Harriet seated Cf" - ' --X'fS WilW-''l i .V?i -MY m throne wtth her two pretty ,!fS ' iV-1f5? W'lFif W IZXA Win -"lf 4 I- s 4 111 PaR. S Queen Harriet. fewl ifWTa M-S iWiil i iFll 4( ll'1 J II 1 1 prime minuter of Royal Ro il I lis-kr Wr St , sf mlllirxi I Ml ' Y'SlbW i-fWSir 1..VM Delmnt-.treet Cf Wrll ;'V3 " lkkVM h$4X ) A ' SV?Sk fjl T-tneen Harriet walking I k. tf kliV ' 1 MlwJvHfta? JSSL1 A . ' 'ImCs'twVvfsr , . to her throne. 8-Lannch Clarice V VlfP1; ' y&Vji$$r.$ f 'i'Lftf land Rowing c.nb. clubs, sang several songs- and Fred Carberry of Milwaukee led the diners in community singmg. A report, read by ,W. J. Roope, chairman of the local club's enter tainment committee, showed that 2200 Rotarians returning from the Los Angeles convention had been en tertained by the local club the past week. Dry Weather Hurts Berries. LEBANON, Or.June- 20. (Spe cial.) The warm dry weather is materially hurting the strawberry crop in the Santiam valley, and has also caused the retail price of ber- 1? Offl DELIGHT ink vxJw -12. viIl Ties to advance from five to six cents a box. The local cannery is maintaining a. uniform price of five cents a pound for, berries, and is now well able to handle all the ber ries offered for sale. There were a few days during the heavy picking season that the cannery could not handle all the berries, and those who did not have contracts found some trouble in disposing of their berries, f CHILDREN PLEASE MANY AT iiAtTREIiHURST PARK. Skilled Weaving of Intricate Steps Fitting Close to First Day of Queen Harriet's Reign. A Thousand upon thousands filled the slope and terraces of Laurel hurst park last night to view Port land children in ' interpretative dances, a most fitting close to the first day of Queen Harriet's reign. This was a repetltiqn of part of the afternoon's programme, with the skilled court dancers .weaving tliair intricate steps for the delight of their queen's many happy subjects. The cool night breezes and the dark trees In shadowy outline against the sky gave added charm to this effective presentation. So quiet were the spectators, save for their outbursts of enthusiastic ap plause, that Laurelhurst Park seemed far removed from' the tur moil of a city. The tiny dancers looked as If they might well have been the good fairies and the beau tiful flowers that they represented, dancing in fabled fashion. ' Huge spotlights, attached high up in the trees, bathed the dancing figures in light, so that all could see with ease. The colorful cos tumes looked especially beautiful at night. An orchestra furnished music. Woman, Child Hurt In Crash. HOQU1AM, Wash.. June 20. (Special.)- Mrs. Edward Hudson, wife of an Indian living at Taholah, and her 4-year-old son were thrown Into a ditch full of water and the child was nearly drowned when a car driven by C. Premo of the east side ran into a truck driven by Ed ward Hudson on the Pacific Beach road near Hoquiam Sunday after noon. The accident resulted in the arrest of Premo on a charge of reck less driving. Hudson escaped un injured, but his wife and child were brought to a Hoquiam hospital, from which they were discharged Mon Acres of blossoms laid out in charming and original beds with backgrounds of tall shrubbery ana lattices over which roses and vines clamber make the park blocks from Salmon to Jefferson street a veri table fairyland. The graveled paths wind between beds of glowing flowers and a skillful color scheme has been observed by E. T. Mische, who laid out the plans for the fes tival garden. The park board, local florists and nurserymen have co operated, as In previous years, and contributed of their loveliest and finest plants. These have been potted in their owu containers in clever combinations of color and kind, and earth packed so closely about them as to give the impres sion that the garden is an old established and permanent one. Canterbury Bella XIaed. The block directly opposite the Arlington club was decorated by the park boar-:. Canterbury bells swing in a lovt y tall wall about the north end of t.. block, girdling a glow ing bed of purple fuschlas flanked by rows of yellow snapdragons. The south part of this block is a great mass of graceful purple agapanthus. The next block was decorated by the nurserymen and the florists, and is walled around by a picturesque lat tice fence over which roses and blossom laden vines climb in riotous confusion. Crescent-shaped beds of gorgeous big hydrangeas of all colors stand against a background of spirea and smaller beds hold beautiful small flowers, cleverly ar ranged so as to emphasize their lovely colorings. Madison street between the blocks of blossoms has been turned into a center of gorgeous coloring, and is truly a court of color and fragrance. The block south of the quadrangle have arches and walls of greenery and the promenade through the cen ter is flanked by pillars surmount ed .with blooming plants. Throngs See Flowers. Huge throngs of visitors and Portlanders followed the trails of fragrance and color all yesterday afternoon, and at dusk, when the myriads of electric lights cast their radiance over the soene, it was even more beautiful. . During the day Queen Harriet and her court visited festival center, and a brief musical programme and a visit about the grounds consti tuted the official opening of festi val center. This center of flowers is open and free to the public at all times during the rest of the week.. enm M 15 .HERE WATER SPORTS ARE TO BE HELD OX RIVER. Everyone lo ;et Chance to See Rose Show iit , Armory. Blooms Are Choicest. Today is Regatta day of the Rose Festival. It will be featured by a series of water sports on the "Wil lamette river between the Haw thorne and Morrison bridges, start ing at 1:30 this afternoon. There will be an infinite variety of races and aquatic events that are ex pected to prove a big attraction for festival visitors, and great crowds are expected to line the waterfront and perch upon the bridges and other points of vantage where they can see the regatta contests. This morning and throughout the day there will be opportunity for everyone to view the rose show at the armory, where the cho'cest roses of the, year will be dispiayed in competition for prize awards. At the armory, too, an all-day attraction will be the show for sportsmen and tourists, an indoor exposition of outdoor things that will appeal to everyone who loves life in the open. This is an entirely new feature this year, and it is ex pected to make an annual event for all future festivals. Miss Alice Mary Robertson, rep resentative in congress from Okla homa and President Harding's per sonal representative at the festival, will make an address this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the auditorium. This meeting is open to the general pub lic and all are invited to attend and hear Miss Robertson speak. Her subject, will be "Woman's Work In National Readjustment." Nothing has so captivated Miss Robertson during her stay here as Portland's wealth of roses, and it is planned by women who are In charge of her entertainment to give her a rose shower on the auditorium steps at the close of her address. These women ask that all who can do so bring roses for this presen- tation. Tonight at 9 o'clock will occur the admiral's ball in the grand ballroom at the Multnomah hotel. This is an annual festival event, and it is ex pected, as always, to be a delightful affair. Attendance will be by in vitation. HUNT FOR BODY FAILS Sheriff Wilson Is Unable to Find Oregon City Man. OREGON CITY, Or.. Juiie (Special.) After dragging the river for eeveral hours with nets and hooksv Sheriff Wilson reported to night that no trace of the body of W H Collier, believed to have kroi drowned in the Willamette river, had been found. Collier, 23, an ex-member of the marine corps, disappeared MoiMay night. He was believed by t,he sher iff to have fallen into the river from the houseboat near Busch's dock where he and his roommate. Frank Cottrell, had lived since June 1. Clackamas Teacher Chosen. CANBY, Or., June 20. (Special.) Miss Erma Lace of Portland, who has taught the Mundorf school near Canby for the last two years, has been elected to teach intermediate grade of the Clackamas Station school next fall. Read The Oregonian classified ads.