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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (June 18, 1922)
, JYonien, Churches, Books, Schools and Features SECTION FIVE It. ' - t - , VOL. XLI " ' PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 18, 1923 ' XQ- 35 FESTIVAL OF ROSES, PAGEANTRY AND SPORTS OPENS TUESPAt Four Days of Crowded Events to End Friday Night With. Carnival Ball President Harding to Send Personal. Representative Rose Show This Year to Be One of Sehse-Stealing'Beauty Notables to Attend. THOUSANDS and thousands of visitors will gather here this week to do homage to the Fort land rose and to enjoy the gaiety and pageantry of the 15 tin Mwvual rose festival. From, the moment when tha fair , Queen Harriet arrives on her royal barge Tuesday morning until mid night Friday, when .the festivities end in the grand carnival ball, the city will be given over to merry making. So many events have been ached utod by the Rose Festival board that the four days will be crowded lwith entertainment. A. number of prominent guests, who will come here to visit the. flo ral fete, which has made Portland famous the world over as the rose city. "will add interest to the festival this year. Of first importance is Miss Alice Robertson, representative in con gress from Oklahoma, who is here la the personal envoy of President Harding. She is eager to meet the women of Oregon and in her honor mass meeting has been arranged tor Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the municipal auditorium, to which everyone is invited. Miss Robertson will epeak on, "Woman's Opportunity in National Readjust ment." Tile reJOir-eCdniijraAs will also Ie dis tinguished visiitors. They ar Reair Admiral David Potter, paymaster gjen&rM of tho navy, and Resajr-Ad-nlin-1 J. V. Ctose. Reajr-Adrok-al Chase ia Ira oanumajid of tin Oon Moottout. The officers on .the six de troyera and the mayor of Oregon towns are other noted, guests. Canadian Cities Represented. R. W. Perry, alderman, of Viator ia, P. C, Willi officially repreisent hils tty and there wUH be a. delegatiioai trom Vancouver B. C. From Lewiis toa, Idaho, will come the queen, of tba poise fete In, that city Troth, bee Attendants. "We expect a record-ba-eakAas at- . tendance this year," said Krdc V. Hauser, president of Uh Rose Fes tival board of governors. "Every thing points to the most successful Xestival in history. Unusual Interest has been manifested in the affair tSUs year. The support of outside .. munjichpaliitii.es is most gratifying. . "Tihe citizens of Portland ihave made the festival possible by theiT eomtTibuttons to the furod and I -wish to take this "opportunity to tthank tlhem for showing their faifh tn tihe festival board by aiding us so ma terially." Already the city is beginning 'to take on its gala appearance. .Ninety blocks will be decorated with gar lands of greenery and roses, stream ers and pennants, special attention will be paad this year to the union depot. The festival center in the south Park -blocks, always one of the fea tures of the fete, will be especially ! 'beautiful this season. The displays will be ananged under the direction of the Oregon Florists' club and the park bureau. The center will open Tuesday and may be viewed at any time uui-ins the fete. Fientu 4ot Start Tuesday. The festival wiil open with the ar rival of the queen and her prin cesses at the Belmont street quay at 11:30 A. M. Tuesday. The royal party will land at the east' side in order to occommodate the ;arge crowds. n the afternoon will come the coronation ceremonies, one of the moat beautiful and artistic of all 'the festivals. Laurelhurst Park will he the scene of a gorgeous pageant, when charming dancers doing hom age to Queen Harriet. This dancing -pageant, which is under the direc tion of Robert Krohn, will be re peated Tuesday night at Laurelhurst Park.. Flood lights have been ar ranged so that everyone will be able . to view the dancing. This is expected to be one of the most beautiful fea tures of the entire fete. On Tueeday another event of in terest is the formal opening, by the iueen, of the rose show at the arm ory. The Portland Rose society, which will have charge of the dis play of cut rosea in the rose show, ithe oldest rose organization, In the United States. It has held exhibitions, of rosea grown by amateurs for the past 33 years. Sports Shovr to Feature. In addition to the. displays by in dividual gardens there will be ex hibitions of roses from various dis tricts of the city and displays from other cities of the northwest. There la no admission charge to fh rose show. At the armory-there will be also the first annual sportsmen-tourist exposition, arranged to portray the unequalled .facilities for outdoor recreation in the Pacific northwest. The exhibits are free. An information booth will be maintained and it will be the pur pose of the committee in charge to supply information to visitors about Oregon and the northwest, their V many beautiful recreation points and scenic attractions. The Oregon sportsmen show is in charge of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, with Henry J. Ottea heimer as general chairman. Ploral Parade Friday Afternoon. The grand floral parade, probably ine most popular and spectacular or, event of the fete, is scheduled for Friday afternoon. There will be representations this year from cities which never hefnr h9V tered floats in this parade Th Ambassador hotel of Los ai- and the Palace in San Francisco will Uvft slaborate entries. Seattle is - fifinamsr a float. The Newberg Berrians, the Salem for which Fred W. Vogler, director, including Hunt club- and boy scout night when the Council Crest amuse- ties,, will be augmented by . several form participating, and a realistic note ver before sung by a human rect0r in charge. Aides. City commis Cherrian and the Prinevile Irri- has assembled a wide variety of drills, and vaudeville numbers. Di-;ment park will be practically turned special features of unusual interest reproduction of a great Oregon for- voice, who i being ront f CF; Marshli EGYenMM0?11 p rators will add zest to the parade events, including motorboat races, rector Morse and his big committee over, to the lads from the war craft The premier number of, the pro- est on firs wiU-be other numbers. .N?TY.,-,0J Jftf-.Qi in "-action, Figher' ?reat 8achenii improved Order with their drills, decorated entries and bands. Other towns to be rep- resented- will be Pendleton, The Dalles, McMinnville and Eugene. In addition to the usual pageant- - I j, . I TSf u II r ?1bL: ' mt A y V 1 Jp -.-Ws; JljXffe Miss-HarrietGriffith.-Vhowill-reign. 'ff'Jy r&lr - jjJL ?ve r.Portland Rose Festival this : week , i 'W- JsSr3--A- rv. pprAmnnklfl -nd formal fun- and will tions of the Rose Festival, the board side and governors nas aaaea to tne. pro ia esuraaieu ou.uuv BpwjiaiorB wju uiguwajr uu gramme this , year, a number - of be able Popular events, which with - their sports general appeal, and wide variety streets are eznected . to . srreatlv stimulate : Two the festival spirit and keep the fes- scheduled tival crowds entertained through- ternoon out the four-day period. charge of festival athletics, will put is also to be extended by the festival Park. A varied schedule of 63 spec- be another feature; a sham battls over th state. Bobby Murray, 12- Of special interest to water sports on a mammoth programme of; field ' 1-board, ' assisted by a number of tacular numbers, including elaborate showing an active seotor in France, year-old boy soprano, who sings 14 win v. th. f.tivl rera.tta' and track events, comnetitive drills natriotio . organizations, tomorrow set pieces and brilliant aerial novel- with a, detachment of troops in uni- full notes higher than the highest shell, rowboat, and canoe races, of local sportsmen, are 4 billing; the : anchored in the harbor, - with full ; gramme, will be a historic spectacle. The climax and. ; grand, finals or " .oltolngl . the official Rose Bwimming, diving and surfboat- event as . a, "gymkana," and be- privileges : of the dancing pavilion portraying an attack by BOO Indians . the festival programme-will be the .Fcstlvai -programme:- riding exhibitions, canoe tilting and cause of the fact that the proceeds and concessions. Under the , chair- on .a :pioneer Immigrant train of carnival ball, ; to be given on .Fri- . coronatlos Day. Tveedsy, Jans 20. special stunts. This event will be are to be used as an entertainment manship of i Mrs. ; M. E. Young a covered wagons. Tribes of . the Im- . day evening at the Armory, under ; Arrivab of princess and Coronation of the featurs of Wednesday afternoon, fund with :which--to give - the -1500i committee- ifepresenting the United--proved Order of .Redmea-. from- allthe? supervision of C. Culbertson. queen. ..- -. . , . . ... ' .---."-". be held-between the Bum- enlisted men - Hawthorne bridges, where craft a-trip-over to view the races and-water co-operation from the bridges, docks and the local civic, and business clubs-will provide dancing partners and sachem. They will also stage an In- supervision of Director cuiDertson, fronting on the river. , in the effort. to fill thtf grandstand refreshments for the guests. . dian war dance and. a series of In- will be staged on Friday night at bisr - nomilar events are and field, to capacity. . ' On Thursday night, June 22, the dian ceremonials. An aerial battle, Multnomah field. This will be the for Thursday. In the af- ' Sailors to Clay S. Morse .director in Hospitality, of the visiting-war States-navy, the the Columbia river auxiliary, the Disabled war vet- ton, m run inaian costume, umer . cutcx iauiitwui, erauB auiiuwj, is being given by all post. Veterans 1 of Be Entertained. - festival fireworks to the. visitine sailors staged at : the . Portland baseball lar combat above the rrounds, will comprising singing units from American Leg-ion over Oregon and western uu wor mo ux tma bviic, Foreign Wars, Supervision of F. F. Fisner, great .- a special musical event, unaer display will be showing two airplanes in "Washing- Both floors of the Armory will wm par- va,uaoi ior uancius wuu vw - vvwU . spectacu- Whitney boys' chorus of 2000 I Rose show official opening. . Festival center official opening. Sportsman's tourists show official opening. Resatta Day. Wednesday, Jane 31. The reg-atta. Mass meeting of Oregon women, honor ing Miss Alice Robertson. President War ren G. Harding's personal representative. Admiral's ball. Festival center. Sportsman's tourist show. Rose show. Army and Navy Day, Thursday, June 25. Gymkana. Fireworks display. Rosarian ball. Festival center. Sportsman's tourist show. Rose show. Floral Pageant Day, Friday, June 23. Grand floral parade. Festival center. Grand carnival ball. "Whitney Boys' chorus, featuring Bobby Murray (Friday, Saturday. Sunday.) Coronation Day, Tuesday, Jun SO. Directors in charge Mrs. Frank Mc-' Crillis and W. C. Culbertson. 11:30 A. M. Arrival by royal barge of Harriet, queen-elect of Rosaria, and royal party, escorted by the fleet of her do main. Presentation of Princess Harriett by Prime Minister Dundore to Governor Olcott, Mayor Baker and President Hau ser of the Rose Festival governors, who will welcome her in the name of the commonwealth, municipality and the realm of Rosaria. Landing and reception ceremonies, Belmont-street quay. 12 M. Entry royal to the city, under escort of Rosarians, military and naval staff, soldiery and citizenry, officials of. state. 12:15 P. M. Official luncheon, gold room, Multnomah hotel. 2 :30 P. M. Coronation ceremonies at Laura' hurst park, followed by celebration festivities staged in a pastoral setting of surpassing beauty allegorical dancing by groups of children, direction of Professor Robert Krohn. 4:15 P. M. Official opening of Rose show at Armory by Queen Harriet. 4:30 P. M. Official opening of Sportsman-Tourist exposition at Armory. 5:00 P. M. Queen Harriet officially opens Festival center. Locations ' Laurelhurst Bast 30th and Stark. Take Ankeny and Sunnyside cars. Armory Tenth andCouch. Festival Center (South Park Blocks), Salmon to Jefferson, Park to West Park. The Regatta Wednesday, June 21 On the Willamette river. Course Start and finish of all races between Morrison and Hawthorne bridges. Official review ing stand, Belmont-street quay. Fred W. Vogler, director in charge; Roy T. Bishop, admiral of the regatta ; Ralph Staehli, chief aide. General committee Commodore C W. Boost; Kenneth Beebe, secretary ; Dr. Charles E. Hill, A. A. Hoover, F. K. Newell. F. W. Vogler, George Sheppard. Captain E. W. Spencer,, J. M. Klippel, R. H. Newberger, Sam Smoot, W. H. Curtis. Jack Cody, F- G. 'Epion.-Ed Piere, William Parham, Frank Butler, L. N. Meyers. Regatta judges H. E. Judge, Hal Roach, R. C. Hart. Daniel Pratt. The programme: a Suggestive of a' three-ring ciruns in liveliness and variety of action, the Rose Festival regatta, staged on the Willam ette river between the Hawthorne and Morrison bridges, wtl-f provide li hours and -5 minutes of thrills, laughter and entertainment. Racing boats and out standing water sports talent from all over the Pacific coast will participate in the events scheduled on the programme.''' Among the speediest water craft in he world will compete for valuable clips, trophies and utility prizes. Viewing locations for the regatta can be had on the Morrison and Hawthorne bridges, the docks on both sides ff the river, and streets fronting on the course. 1 :30 P. M. Sixteen-foot race boats, first heat. " - ' 1:45 P. M. Evenrude ' powered canoe race. 2 P. M. Cruiser handicap race. 2:30 P. M. Sixteen-foot race boats, second heat. 2:45 P. M. Fancy diving men and women entrants from Multnomah Ath letic club. 2:50 P. M. Evenrude row boat motor race. 3 P. M. Runabout handicap race. 3 :20 P. M. Ships' rowing race en tries open to crews from ail vessels tn harbor. 3:20 P. M. Surfboard riding exhibi tion. 3:35 P. M. Fifty-yard swimming race. 3:45 P. M. Free-for-all race boats the fastest boats on the Pacific coast will compete in this event. 4 P. M. Canoe tilting contest. 4:15 P. M. Canoe race, Peterborough, men's singles. 4:25 P. M. Canoe race, canvas, men's singles. 4:40 P. M. Single shell rowing race, entrants from Portland Rowing club. 4:55 P. M. -Canoe race, men's doubles. 5:10 P. M. Double shell rowing race, entrants from Portland Rowing club. 6:25 P. M. Canoe race, mixed dou bles. 5:40 P. M. Four-paddl ranoe race. 5:55 P. M. Four-oared shell race, en trants from Portland Rowing club. Admiral's Ball, Wednesday, Jane 21, Grand ballroom, Multnomah hotel. Roy T. Bishop, admiral of the regatta, as sisted by his staff. f The admiral's ball is one of the major social events of the festival week. On this occasion the admiral and his staff In the regalia of their respective official rank do honor to her majesty Harriet, queen of Rosaria, and officers of the vis iting fleet. Formal, by invitation. ' The President's Representative, Wednes day, 3 P. M. ' Municipal auditorium, Third and Clay streets. Miss Alice Robertson, congresswoman from Oklahoma, the only woman repre sentative In our national congress at Washington, wMl address the women of C-regon. Her subject will be "Woman's Opportunity In National Readjustment," Miss Robertson, has been, delegated by president Harding to officially and per- sonally represent him at our Rose Festi val. Many functions have been arranged for Miss Robertson, and she will be an hon ored guest at every festivity during the Rose Festival week. Army and Nary Day, Thursday, June 22. Multnomah field. Nineteenth and Mor rison streets, day S. Morse, director in charge, assisted by Robert E. Wells, Gen eral committee: Phil Metachan, Dow V. Walker, Oswald West, Fletcher Linn, Walter Long, H. M. Kerron, James E. Brockway, Robert Krohn, W, C. Culbert son, Fred Carlton, Joseph Rieg, Mrs. D. B. Kelly, Vere Windnagle, Lionel Mack ay, C. P, Keyser, Thomas Leonard, Colonel William Jordan, U. S, A. ; Lieutenant R. E. Kerr, j. S. N.; Captain J. P. Schwerin, U. S. M. C. "Gymkana," 3000 In the Cat. 1 :30 P. M. Military reviesr and pa rade. Line of march, south on Sixth street from Burnside to Alder street; west on Alder to Multnomah field. 2 P. M. Pageant of flowers, 1000 chil dren participating. 2:30 P. M. Field events, army vs. navy; 100-yard dash, 220-yard dash, 440 yard dash, relay race, tug of war, regi mental drill, navy rifle drill. be 2:45 P. M. Death-defying aeroplane acrobatics. 3 P. M. Hunt club special programme. . u- 3:30 P. M. Drill teams of fraternal organizations in competition. me 4 P m. selected programme by Boy Scouts of America. Motion Pictures In the Making. During the entire programme a motion picture company, composed of artists voices, It0m Los Angeles, will produce a feature au comedy on the grounds. Spectacular Fireworks Programme. Thursday, June 32, 8:15 P. M. Baseball Park Twenty - fourth and Vaughn streets. Fred w. 'German, di- of Redmen of Oregon. Preceded by parade through down town district of several hundred blood thirsty Redskins in war paint and full war costume, who will stage aty attack (Concluded on Page 6.)