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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1911)
TITE SryDAY OBEGOyiAy. PORTLAyg, 3IAY 28, 1911. i "i iiv"i fn" T taT-.. . ' T .'. to attend 53-IS! ?1 3 r i .WEEK ORTLAND is Already Planning for Its An- I . - . itn I r nual Period of Magnificence, wnicn wgin c RmarW Scale Than Ever Before Elaborate Program Has Been Prepared and the Final Details of the Big Affair Are Being Rapidly Completed Outlook Bright for Greatest Crop of Finest Roses Portland Has Ever Known 4 ? M srx .eve .'t 1 PORTLAND, In than a fortnlrht. will put ld cmr and tnll to njoy a wek of entertainment and traustnnt For U has becoma tha atabllihed cuatcm of the city to ive orer tlx dy out of each year to adoration of the "Queen of Flowers." and la that period to extend the cor dial hand of welcome and hospitality called upon to entertain at that time. -I Almost every city In the and baa some form of diversion, but few of them haT been so endowed by Nature aad so sifted with manifold advantarra as Portland for affording delightful recreation and royal enjoyment. The J-ortland Hoee Festival stands today as eot of the etroceest Inspirations to t-lvlc pride and one of the nnest floral fetes yet conceived and perpetuated anywhere In the I'nlted states, and. perhaps, anywhere In the world. The Rose Festival has come to com mand for Itself a place amoait tha fore most fetes and Bestas of the country, and all within tha short space of four years. It waa In Hay. 17. that tha concrete Idea first took form and re sulted In an Initial celebration a month later. Pence that time the Festival haa crown In magnitude and In diversity of programme, to say nothing of tha unrivalled amount of valuable publicity It has contributed to the city. And tha Portland Festival does not lose. Inster by comparison with the 'Priests of Fallaa." the celebrated civ ic demonstration of Kanxas City, or with "The Knlchts of Aksarben." at tmiaha. or with any of the elaborate carnivals for which California cities rtava been noted for years past. Greatest IVsllval Vet. Tho Fifth Annual Festival, on a Mirrer scale this year than ver before, opens June and continues through the week. There might well be In cluded In the celebration "Rose Sun ey." the tabbath preceding the secu lar eventa of the oMclal programme, for on that day a large majority of the churches of all denominations devote more or less attention to the "roses" as a theme for the day's worship. The rhurches axe filled with roses as dec orations aud the pastors draw timely lessons from this richest and fairest product of all the flor.U kinElm. This feature of the week's programme la purely voluntary, but this fact does not (errart from Ita appeal to humanity. nut the rial spirit of the season Is to be given birth on Monday noon, when that gay old monarch. Kcx Ore (onss. King of the Carnival, arrives From the realm of mysteries to assume his genial reign over the events of tha waek. From that moment until Satur ev night, the city Is ts.be In rala at ilre: streets, business houes and resi dences are to be decked In gala garb and the people are to make merrv. This year, for the first time since the Festival waa begun, the arrival of the King Is to be ater.drd by pomp and ceremony. Heretofore, he has entered the city modestly and announced only hr heraMs a.-d accompanied by merely a short procession through the streets. Rut. this year. "His Malcstv" Is to come Into h:a own In a manner benttlng hia "royal station." And. In the greeting i.. .in k- riv.n him. the Rose Festi val haa been accorded the generoua assistance of tha Portland aioior isoai .-i..K ,k- l.tnrli Motor Boat Club and tha Astoria Centennial Commission. X.s wKl precede his coming by a plo . ..... ...... 1 .. .1 rrt:,n.l from the Ha will begin hla royal procea- stoa at tho eeat of Bis temporal r . A n ,. rnvtl barce orT the mouth of tne Columbia River, attended ty a large aseemoiy m t.i - .1-. .k. 1 ...rt Centennial on board tha Imperial enuadron manned and furnished by tha Motor oai u Arrival of nwttval Kin. As the marina procession approaches . . . . 1 . 1 . Us..-ki tha local earnor. o ' ...... 1. ... -n..i. hi ii.nd the Willamette ..uw ... - nd r th monarch with a flt of and will form In doubl column to coo . . WA t ha CltV. ThO eVT- rangemeata have been so timed that tha prow of the royal baxga will touch . -, ,h. curk atreet wharf at exactly 1 o'clock, noon. Mondav. and at that moment every bell and whistle . .- . ,.r.i into life and give tha merry sovereign such a greeting aa no visitor caa aver oeeo wtll Join tha other noise-producing Xorcee to make tha welcome memorable. Tha entire programme for Monday, tha opening day. will bo In charge of (aa Motorboat Club. In addition to tha pageiat which will escort tho King to the city, tha club wl'J give a series of races la the local harbor during tha afternoon. Five crack events will be run off. the course to bo laid from a point between Burnsldo and Morrison Lucaa aa& aioaad. a buoj 4 fel - - js tt - L . atV- V ' : Hjzz? -- nr r;' - ?c - - H-iz? yttwai'J.LJJ -t- 1 - .- lT . sr. .v-ow 1. 1, iiawMi uuuaaraj 1 1 , 3 i Ll'-rCf''..f1.V' -v- .i;i' A ' . e aT . . J - - fa i s. Mi. iujw -a .. . if i ' .-j-zl-z -.m4i . v - By r z "-rv llr,r r wr y-r-- - -r H 1 - y Vy--i : j4 f-iiif -3 !; ft aRft-it -- til. -f tsa.et'". jii.- v L "'-'.-'-'.-', JIlT--.-' ''-i--t - i "V - -i t-e- 4 L JiisV . vJ P " V Jl -" f - .. . ; . .... V - 1 ' AeM. 4 . '.'. .5 tween the Inman-Poulsen and Portland Lu-nher Company mills, then down through the city around a buoy oppo alte the Portland Flouring Mllla. to place of beginning. Thla arrangement will permit of a freo range view of the contests from the best possible vantage point along tha water front. The night programme will consist of a finely Illuminated and decorated marine pageant, in which the boats will form In line north of the fcteel bridge and proceed elowly up-the river . 4... nn... ih. ijk . A barge . U uvtu. . . f " With a cargo of brilliant fireworks tha formation halts the pyrotechnic dis play will ha shot off. Several bands will take part In the parade. A aeriea of prises will bo given both for the afternoon races and for the best Illumi nated entrlea In the parade. Aside from the formal programme. Monday will b dealgnated aa "Home coming day." and ail Portland-born people are expected to come back to the city to remain for the week'a fes tivities. In order to reacn u.-.u former Portlandera aa possible, a vast amount of literature haa been dletrlb nted among business houses. The pub- SS w'- U elated a-ist U spreading- lnvitationa to the "home coming." The Rose Festival management haa been for months urging- a system of uniform decorations for the week, theee decorations to Include street lines, bus iness houses Including display win dows public and office building and residences In the central districts. Many people have responded by prom ising to "dress up" more lavishly than In former years, and It is expected that the city la to devote Monday to com pletion of tho decorative and Illumi nating work. The filanji tot welcoming o tkp out- of-town visitors for the big days of the week include a serlea of forenoon mu sical serenades' through the business streets. In which all the bands recruited by the Musicians' Union will take part. This will mean about 16 bands all told. The aecond day will mark tha open ing of the 22d annual rose show, given under the auspices of the Portland Rose Society at the Armory. This floral ex position, unparalleled anywhere in America, will continue for two days, and will be participated in by thou sands of amateur and professional ros axlans of the city. A large array of valuable trochlea will be awarded and unusual interest has already been shown In this feature of the pro gramme. In all commemorative celebrations or carnivals or tms cnaracier, u ia su- 11- .4 iIibi tha HnMltftClllar t) i iu j jr nuiuivbcu ...... and the picturesque la tho thing. Tho Festival nas empuasiKu yu-i i. its plans by preparing two magnificent electrically illuminated float' pageants, the first of which takes place on Tues day night. ill ...f.nA-a t V. I. ftrt T 11 H M P. aO- pearance of the King following his tri umphal arrival, xne uuo m w -jestio procession will bo "Tha Land of a Thousand Wonders," and the floats will be the last word 01 me - and skill. The designs and ideas have been worked out by General Manager George U Hutchin. and each of the Objects treated will . be an original conceit, an immense improvement over the studies represented a year ago. Great Array of Floats. Mr. Hutchin has evolved a series of brilliant themes, which he is confident will surpasa In splendor and elegance the best of those which have appeared In the leading parades In other cities. Every one of them will up-to-date and will represent some Phase of the worlds progress in iaiu"". - eral hundred people will "e required to man the various floats. In these living pictures scores of tlf? young wdmen and girls garbed In gorgeous costumes, will appear. More than six months have been spent n building these floats, and Mr. Hutchin has studied the won 01 mo - artists of the world's greatest modern pageantry in order to ve Portland thf best possible results More than 25.000 electric lights In a bewilderment of color will be usea in u t """""' . . Following the general custom, no word has been , . ,, f th elec- given out aa 10 u " . i .. v. mnnngement trlcal noat P ', " ,. th. withholding this as a surprise -for tho "mmedTately following the electrical parade will be the revels of the mas quer, and the street Promenade to bp given in inouie m the gods o the masque and frolio respeftively. and In which the carnival throngs are invited to take part. The principal event of Wednesday's programme will be the pictwuesque mo tor car parade under the auspices of toe Portland Automobile Club which in recent years, has brought out th. finest decorative schemes that the Rose Festival haa produced. This year It will be enchanced in beauty by a Sf" Tr tum-out of car. and a more diver silled scale of floral treatment than CVer' wondrous Vehicle Parade. On Thursday there will be another spectacular street procession, the dec orated horse and carriage parade In which it is estimated that more .than 1,000,000 roses will be used- pressing up the entries In the various competlUve division, and section. Thi. feature is in charge of the Portland Hunt u and theRiverside Driving Association. an5 will be from i four to five miles to length. All members of the . Hunt. uiuo both men and women, as well aatna noy. Sd girl, of the Junior Hunt Club win .oenlr In costumes mounted on Selr blooded steeds, and the division. t apart lar the Driving Association will bring out the grandest array of smart equipage, the city ha. ever .een Special sections have been set asld. for district improvement bodies andls this a large number of handsomely deo- (Cousluded on Page 7.) 1
