WEALTH OF ROSES
SMILES AND
RAIN
PORTLAND'S GREATEST FLORAL PAGEANTrA RARE GARDEN OF RICH BLOSSOMS
FEATURE PARADE
Rose Festival history the story of
superlative beauty in decorative flo
ral conception waa written Thurs
day afternoon ""amid the showers
that baptized the' greatest of all
Portland's floral pageants- a climax
-to the intensive activities of the
Shrine convention and grand intro
duction to the Rose Festival.
Defying the elements, a wealth of
varied - blossoms, , dainty . maidens in
of varied blossoms, dainty maidens in
numerable, their rprtng time garb a
fantasy of color, passed resplendent be
fore admiring thrones that made up the
greatest 'crowd of spectators ever as
sembled. for a Rose Festival event.
8HRIXZ BAXDS BEMAIX
From far. and near came the entries
that made up the long line that filed
through Po-tland streets. Pasadena. Calf.
Vancouver, B. C-. ' and many other near
and distant communities gave their most
friendly talents to the Introduction of
elaborate floats. Industrial, civic and
fraternal organizations participated,
Schools, community organization and lo
cal individuals achieved spectacular ef
fects. The passing of the Shrine convention
was exempllfjed. not only In several
floats of great splendor, but in the ap-
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pearance 01 several umiua vi Dummg,
The following musical organizations, of
which the Kem temple band, a splendid
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IX. led the big parade, thrilled with
their music:
Shrine bands from Kem. Osman, Al
Kader. Alhambra, El Kahir and Isla
temples; Salem Cherrians. Koyal Ro
sarians. Eugene Radiators. Vancouver,
B. C. kilted - police band t Vancouver,
Wash., Prunarians and the Eagles lodge
band of Seattle,
QCEEN EICHLY i-TTIBED
A contingent of police and Mayor
Oeerge I Baker headed the procession.
Following closely was the parade's hon
ored participant, W. Freeland Kendrlck.
retiring imperial, potentate of the Mystic
Shrlbe. with Mrs. Kendrlck, and an es
cort of Shrine officials. -
Queen Claire (Mrs. Cameron Squires),
attired in the sparaling robes of state,
Wounded bv courtly rroun of pretty
girls, was the central figure In one of
the most splendid floats in me enure
parade. A glint of sunlight might have
Inundated the queen's official carrier,' for
its brilliant colors and its massive beauty
would blend, seemingly with such a
thing.
FLOWERS GALOEEr ;';
Three high schools were to have had
floats in the parade, but none materialised
except that of Washington high, which
entered a profusely decorated automo
bile on which canterbury bells predom
inated, and in whose gorgeous floral
burden were represented flowers of nu
merous varieties .furnished by A.' J.
Clarke. .' - '-....
' Eighteen members of the Royal North
west mounted police from Vancouver.
B. C.in their striking uniforms . of
scarlet coats and bluo trousers, and
mounted on fine horses, .made a splen
did picture. They preceded and fol
lowed the decorated automobile carry
ing Mayor R. H. Gale, Mrs. Gale, W. J.
Blake Wilson, president of the board
of trade of : Vancouver, and Colonel
James Walker, one of the -widely known
and popular military figures of the Ca
nadian Pacific country.
GIRL DRIVES SHETLAJCD
A gay array vat the turnout of the
Portland Hunt club. A four-horse team
drew the float adorned - with cornuco
pias of, rosea pouring out their floral
wealth. Following the float came the
riders, men and women, costumed In
black coats and white riding trousers,
while each horse had a collar of ferns
and blue flowers. -
kittle Ruth Callan, 4-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. nd Mrsj George Callan of
Milwaukie. made, a ; dainty picture in
the dainty cart drawn" by "Bessie Gor
don CaUan," a pedigreed Shetland pony.
Ruth was costumed in yellow, and the
cart decorations were of like color. .
Miss Dorrts McCleave drove tandem
two glossy black steeds. She waa cos
tumed in white and, with her father,
headed a" group of Portland Hunt club
Junior members. The Portland Hunt
club made a pretty and novel entry., as
the organization always does.
The Shetland pony "and cart, in which
rode Annie and Charles' Baxted. - at
tracted mucn attention, - r' -
The Willamette Heights entry, "Apollo
the Sun God," which was float. No. 1 in
the queen's section, was an attractive
float,1 with yellow as the predominating
color scheme. , rx, '.,., ,.
POLAR BEAR AK" FLOAT .
This division closed with the appear
ance of the Round-Up riders from Pen
dleton a riot of gay color and : noise
verbal.. The horses were at their best :
the horsemen keen . to show their skill,
and the old stagecoach loaded down
with real Indians.
(The float of Balfour, Guthrie & Co.,
heading the section, represented the
Crown mills and "Golden Rod" flour.
base - of the float -and roses and carna
tions were , used, while sheaves of wheat
were placed i the corners. , . A crown
of roses was suspended over the body
of the float. B. F. Bennett and Miss
Marie Linden were in the seat and the
cargo was a bevy of pretty little girls.
The Zeroline float had a huge polar
bear in the foreground,, with an ice cJva
at his back. - Blue and white of the
hoarfrost formed the . color motif i otA
this float, and white carnations, roses
. and blue lupines were used ' to fine ad
vantage. . . " . j
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. The First National bank of Portland
sent out in its float O. I ZettervalU
W. p. -jooer, Kuth Hall, Mary Zerenuer,
Alice Nolan. Belle Thompson. ".Dorothy
. Finch and Baby Oneta Thompson. The
. girls were costumed in white." the de
. sign of Mrs. Lv E. Woodruff. Green
and white and red were the -prevailing
colors "Of this float the green of the
ferns and native vines and the TUla-
mook huckleberry, the red of carnations
and roses, and Bermuda lilies were used
freely. ' White doves rested on staffs.
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and leading to them were streamers of
white and red. - : f ' -
Delphineum and yellow iris, used free
ly on a background -of delicate greenery.
formed the color scheme for the float
of the Northwestern National bank. Rid
ing on the float were: Juanita: Davis.
Ella Mao t Wheeler. Ruth Pedigo and
Helen A. Cowles.
The float of the Ladd A Til ton bank
presented apleaelng symposium of color,
pink roses and carnations predominat
ing on bases of green foliage.' Banners
hung front two standards, announcing
"Oldest Bank in the Nrohtwest." and
Sixty-one Tears of Continuous Serv
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Canterbury bells and loupines, Ber
muda lilies and white roses gave a deli
cate color effect to the float of the
United States National bank, in charge
of B. F. f Taber, and v; with Dorothy
Caughey. I Virginia Thompson. Nettie
Mann and Lillian Anderson riding on
the Coat, ) A canopy of pink carnations
was suspended over them, and rosebuds,
half open,' were used most effectively.'
A . lively picture was that - presented
Lby. the dosen young girls, ' clad in pink
gingham gowns, on the t float of the
Adams Garment company.
The Boot - and Shoe Workers' union
had an automobile decorated with ferns
and ' daisies, with the vehicle outlined
tn roses against banks of green. -
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The grand circle. Neighbors of Wood
craft, had a large float upon which -a
number of women, formed in a circle
about a lloral pyramid 'and the decora
tions of the main float were in the
colors of the order. Multnomah circle
and As tor circle filled the escorting
cars with : members.
The ' women's benefit association - bf
the Maccabees was represented by a
float and degree staff of members and
children, t . . : -. . . -
Anchor council. Security " Benefit as
sociation, i known' as the Knights and
Ladies of Security, was well represent
ed by a float decorated with banners
and a bevy of girls. .
Kirkpatrick council, Security".Benefit
association, had a oautlful float, and
its degree team was entered.
Portland lodge, B. P. O. E.,- presented
a large float with an an tiered elk on
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DECORATIVE HtTMAKS v
The Daughters of Scotia float had
several bonnie lassies in Highland cos
tumes ana flowered decorations. -
The Ladies of the G. A. R. were aided
by a fife and drum corps or three vet
erans -John Walrod. aged 81 : . T." EL
Hills and J. G. Chambers. The three
sum up 225 years. "And we are -not old
fellers yet, declared Past Department
uommanaer wairoa. ine iioat. ouiit by
the veterans, was loudly cheered along
tne line, t -i. -
Pat Malone had as entry No. ll
dog r drawing a beautifully decorated
cart. Several bicycle entries were well
received.), j
Mrs. E. M. Welch drove her auto
mobile; loaded' with some fair flowers
of the human race, . .
No .othe vRose Festival ever saw such
a show from the fire department.
SERGEANT QriXTEX PRESENT
From radiator cap to the farthest point
of the longest ladders of 'big track 2
there waa simply one mass of roses. - On
tho - sides huge Shrine emblems were
beautifully worked out in flov.ers. There
were IS machines in theparade. in addi
tion to the 72 firemen who marched at
the head of the parade." These were fol
lowed by six machines carrying the fire
cniers ana outer city officials. .
Decked in the style of 1776, the float
entered by the police ' department was
awarded second nrize in its division.
Mrs 1 JW Jenkins. Mrs. a A. 4nskeep,
Sirs. H. A. Circle and Mrs. Lv A. Harms,
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house of flowers with letters And a fence
of marguerites. A. tiny jShrinor stood
at th- dfor,' bidding all wplftmc.
- Quantities bf pink 'and white Rambler
roses, purple - lupine and attractive
maidens made the Portland Hflchts ei -
try one of the prettiest of this section.
Westovara car was .decorate! vr.A rea
gladioli and other-garden f lowers. Uast
moreland was represented by a trans
planted bit of Heed college campus. A
college graduate in cap, and gown was
sitting serenely on the' millrace. while
near htm stood a co-ed playing golf. A
realistic airplane soared overhead.
Other entrte-4 included Irvlngton, Ala
meda and Sell wood.
PRIZE AWARDS'
Mrs. A. J. Ersted's car, a bower cf
beauty, captured the W. Freeland Ken
drlck 500 prise for the best decorated
private entry.
Section one. class A, fire departments.
best decorated motor-drawn apparatus-
First prise. 125 and silver trophy, en
gine 15; second prise. $100 In cah, truck
8, Fourth and Montgomery streets ; third
prise. $76 in cash, engine 6, Fourth and
Montgomery streets; fifth prize, f25 In
cash, engine 1 ; honorable mention, fire
marshal and engine 18. Irvlngton.
Class B. air other city departments.
motor drawn entry First- priie, 12j
in ah. municipal snops ; secona prise,
S100 in cash, bureau of police ; third
prlzeV $75 In caah, water works; fourth
prize. $50 in cash, department of public
works, maintenance department: fifth
prize.. $25 in cash, bureau of purchaps;
honorable mention, city engineer's office.
Class C, horse-drawn entry First
prir, $100 in cash, bureau of health.
clubs, civic organizations, fraternal so
cieties and colleges ClaBS A, best dec
orated entry First prize, $500 cash, Tas
adena; to the six next best community "
entries with $100 prize each i Salem. Park
Ttose. Ore an City. Astoria. Kslacada,
Vancouver. -
Section three, schools: best high school
entry, decorated by florists Firm prize,
$100 cash, Washington high school.
Ruction four, clubs, civic organizations
and fraternal societies of Portland.
Class A. best decorated civlo club
entry First prise, $150 cash. Rotary
club ; second prise, $100 cash. Rosebud
Study duo. .
run H ht decorated fraternal so
ciety entry First prize, $150 1 cash, Klks:
second prise, iuu caan, ieignuors ui
Woodcraft. - , , , .
Class C, best decorated neighborhood
or community club entry First pr!a.
$160 caah. Alameda: eecona prize, iuu
cash. .Mount Tabor ; honorable mention,
Cornell road and Westover ; second hon
orable mention. Sellwood.
Class V, best decorated patriotic so
ciety entry First prize. $150 cash. Ca
nadian Veterans' association : second
prise, $100 cash, united espanusn vr
Veterans. : a
maaa Ti het decorated foreltrn so
ciety entry First prize, $150 cash, Ital
ian colony; second prize. iu
Japanese Association of Oregon.
Class F, best decorated entry from
charitable organizations or hoHpital
Firsts prize. l&l caan. w aveny
home; second prise. $100 cash. Volun
teers of America; honorable mention,
Albertlna Kerr nursery.
Section 6. private cars nec'ai pnzn.
$500 in gold, known as the "W. Freeland
Kendrlck Imperial Potentate prize." for
the most beautifully decorated private
automobile Mrs. A. J. Ersted.
Class A. best decorated privately
owned touring car, entered and dn
orated by Individuals First prize.
ver trophy, M. L. Kline; second. Bllvr
trophy, Mrs. w. 1. Moran ; tnira, soua
sliver vase, Mrs. 3. T. Thompson : hon
orable mention, Mrs. E. Erler, Mrs. J.
H. M&cKenzla. Mrs. L. W. Hobbins
of Molalla; A. Weaver and Fred A.
Ballln. . y .
Class E, best decorated- prlvatply
owned touring car decorated by florists
First prize, silver trophy. Mrs. Ernent
Welch; second, silver tropny, airs. a. it.
Johnson ; third, silver trophy, fceiii Gv
B1CK.
Class D. '"oest ' decorated privately
owned roadster or two pannger car,
decorated by individuals Klrnt priz,
silver trophy, Mrs. Agnes Mumford ;
silver trophy, it. A. wauin.
Class oesi aecoraira privaieiy
owned roadster or two passenger car
decorated by florints First prize, silver
trophy, Mrs. David T. Honeyman ; sfc
ond, sliver trophy, Miss Jeannette Stet
tler; third, silver trophy. Mrs. J. D.
Wheeler.
. Section six, automobile dealers; no
entries. .
Section sevens Industrial, business
firms, banks, etc., best decorated motor
entry First prize, silver trophy. First
National bank of Portland ; second prize,
silver trophy, Standard Oil company ;
honorable mention, I.add Sc Tllton bank.
Crown mills and Golden Rod Milling
company. Northwestern National bank
and United States National bank.
Section eight, mounted and driving en-
r'eclass A,, best club or organisation,
uniformed and decorated mountert -er-ons
Ktrst prize, $100, Royal -North est
mounted police: honorable mention, Pen
dleton Round-up.
Class B, best decorated pony, cart and
driver First prize, silver trophy, Annie
Baxter.
Class C, best .decorated saddle hor
or pony, with boy or girl rider under 16
years of age First prize. $50 canary
bird and cage. Ruth Callan ; second
prize, silver trophy, Frederick Henning
sen. - - -.-..,
Section nine, unique, Hasa A. rro't
unique decornted entry First prizfl, $100
cash, state fih and game comrnlnion ;
second prize, $50 cah. raoilc HiRhwHjr
association; third prize, honoralle men
tion United States forest service. ,
Section ten, motorcj clis and bicyclin :
Class A, best decorated moiorcyciw
with sido car First prizo, trophy, Mr.
and Mrs. George T. Btrine ; second prize,
Swiss Floral company.
Class B. bet decorated motorcycle,
solo ; no award.
Class C, best decoraff-d bicycle T irt
prize trophy, George Mwarrt Cannatfy;
honorable mention. llbert Charlton.
Oonventlon Begins Monday
Vancouver. , Wash., June 25. The
three days national convention of drug
less physicians will be held in this city,
beginning Monday, Arrangements for
the entertainment of theJsitors and for
the convention program ae being made
totday at a conference of the convention
committees. - 1
A charming array of. extravagantly decorated vehicles and marchers, with gay bands in number, composed
the floral parade of Thursday afternoon to which two. nations contributed 'decorative talents. Above,
, left Pasadena, Cal entry, winner of first prize. .Right Beautiful creation from-the municipal shop,
a first prize winner. Center, left Replica of battleship Oregon, entered ; by Kiwamis club, to which
prize was awarded. Right Waverly Baby - Home entry, a splendid creation. Below, i left Alameda
park float, a winner in the community- division. . Right Vancouver, B.. C.,,-float, carrying Canadian -officials.
Bottom Contingent of Royal Northwest Mounted Police, - a mounted prize winner.
wives of police officials, dressed In co
lonial style, rode In the float. -
An interesting feature of the city divi
sion was the car -rrying the veteran
Sergeant John Quinten, who retired sev
eral years ago after many years of serv
ice. This fk&t was entered by the
police bureau.
The municipal shops furnished . big
butterfly as the motif of decoration and
a very small boy rigged out as a frog
perched on the front end of a car. '? .-.
- The city bureau of standards had an
attractive vehicle with a large pair -of
scales illustrating" one' of the . techni
cal activities of the organization. r
' That of the city water bur au, a . large
white truck on which had been , worked
out In flowers, greenery and white wood
work a beautiful . model of one of : the
municipals reservoirs on Mount! Tabor,
was lourjjy applauded. - " ' ;
. The ciqr health department had a float
bearing huge mirk bottles - each cor
ner and a group of children t out a table
with Dr. Mack, milk Inspector.. ;
The city : street cleaning bureau had
one of its big tanks buried in roses and
on top a comedian spraying -a hose and
telling the world that . Portland bad been
dry since 1915. ,
PASADENA'S GIRLS' PRETTT
An attractive and artistic float was
entered by the municipal bureau of
finance, with the fairer employes-of .that
department seated under a floral canopy.
e. The parade was - ended - with a huge
gray pyramid on a truck, the entry of
Al Kader temple of the hrine.
Pasadena's entry was in the form of a
large boat, banked with long stemmed
pink and white roses and -quantities of
carnations in the same colors. -Girls tn
lavender frocks and picture hats made
the float one of the most artistic in the
parade. -, - - a- -
' One of Salem's floats, which was es
corted by ,, the Cherrrans In . dapper gray
suits and bats, was covered ; with, red
peonies. lilies, and roses. Girls atUred
in old fashioned ruffled dresses 'with
hats , of the same colors stood at the
sides, s The , others a smaller : car, : was
decked with red and white roses and
with a canopy. of. the same flowers.
: Oregon City chose lupine with yellow
roses for its car; Vancouver's entry, es-
corted by Prunarians, was in white and
lavender; while Astoria's could easily
be picked .because of the huge fish of
white roses on .each vide bf the car.
The flower1 covered gondola entered
D7 uw uuian oihtici ot rvrusoa ana
the cars from the Grecian. Chinese and
colored -sections also attracted a great
amount oi lavoraDie comment. . ; , .
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