Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-20
THE C[TY'S DECORATIONS
Fairhaven Business Houses are
Clad in Gaily Colored
Bunting
Flags and Streamers are Flung
to the Breeze in Honor
of the Event
All Did Well and Who Can Be
Dissatisfied Some of
the Decorations

That Fairhaven is a beautiful city,
without the aid of artificiality will be
acknowledged by most.
= Yesterday, however, the city presented
ra more than usually attractive appear
snce.
The magnificent arch at the intersec-
ton OF Eleventh street and Harris avenue,
draped with eyergreens, and its graceful
beauty enhanced by flags and banners
bearing appropriate notices, words Of
welcome to visiting knights and others,
was pleasing to the eye, while 1t lent
charm to the decorations stretching far
and wide on every side.
Harris avenue looked gay indeed, and
its looks were not deceiving.
The various business houses all had on
holiday clothes. Some were clad in pur
pie and fine linen, but none in rags. II
looked as II the merchants and business
men were determined that the visitors
should know for themselves that the
honor of their coming was appreciated.
And IL is.
Fruit and peanut stand, solid banking
house and robust business block, all told
the same story and all bore upon their
eXteriors decorations OF some Kind or
shape.
NOTABLE DECORATIONS
The Hotel Fairhaven was handsomely
adorned with flags and bunting eyteriorly,
while the rOtunda of the hotel was made
more than ordinarily pleasing by liberal
display Of colors Of various kinds. A ban
ner stretched across the street connected
il with the Mason block opposite, which
was also decorated with excellent taste,
the stores of d. ID. Pagan, Higginson 81
Hardy and Tharaldson & AchesOn pre-
senting pretty pictures, graceful and
harmonious.
Gamwell & Warmers offices were draped
with bunting Of pretty shades, and excited
favorable comment.
ii. X, Stewart. of the Fairhaven phar-
macy, had an elaborate display Of festoons
and Chinese lanterns. Last night these
were Illuminated and presented pleasing
effect.
On Harris street, below Twelfth, all the
stores and buildings were tastefully deco
rated
The Bank Of Fairhaven, Creighton's
grocery. McDougall q DodsOns clothing
house. Fairhaven National bank, Gates q
'KFraser Hardware company. all did theit
j share in beautifying the city.
G. ii. Hinges 1ewelry emporium was a
thing OF beauty, and the various saloons
on Eleventh street were surrounded by
miniature forests, making them look COO
and refreshing without and within.
ID. X. Buffers Sldeboard looked gay ex-
teriorly and interiorily as well, as also die
MOnohan Bros, Griffin q Ward and the
J. l.. Thatcher company.
Montague & McHugh's dry goods houst
looked inviting, and decorated pyramid
graced the sidewalk, inviting all to enter
DR.. NJ. M. Hopkins Blue Front drut
store, MayerSmith Grocery company anC
the Citizens bank all added to the SCENT
effect, which was admired by the passing
multitudes during the day.
G. w. Lysle g. Co., Henderson a
Templn and II. G.. Green q Co.
had their offices neatly adorned will
flags and flowers and tamarac trees
Further down Harris street the Squar'
Deal, the Famous shoe house, the ChicaR
Shoe company, the Pacific drug store
Saul Krotk's dry goods house, Clifford
drug store, Fisher Bros. dry goods, Moor
& Moore Mrs. A. George, Uncle Harris
loan office, the Exchange and Capita
were all to the front and handsomel
l decorated.
AT the lower end Of Harris street tn
-Tairhaven cigar factory, FalrhaYen res
taurant, the Ideal saloon. the c. p. X
company, the Fairhaven Tent and AVN
ing factory, Dorr Brothers, BensOn's bar
Der shop and T. j. Barlow's saddler
store were all tastefully decorated wit
flags and bunting.
On Mckenzie avenue the Focal Cit
house and A. Hamilton q Cos store wer
decorated with flags and bunting.
Thistle e. Co.'S stationery house o
Eleventh street was handsomely decor
ated for the occasion, as was also tn
Fairhaven Furniture cOmpanY's stor'
and that of the Bay City Furniture com
pany on Larrabee avenue.
AS stated elsewhere and here repeated
the decoration throughout the entir
business portion OF the city was credit
able alike to Fairhaven and It's enterpri:
ing citizens.
When the Press Association met her
last September the display was excellen
and the display has again been duplicated
and Fairhaven energy and progressive
ness have scored another victory.
In the above enumeration some entei
prising business houses may have bee
omitted, and II so, the error IS not inter
tonal or premeditated but rather due
exhaustion Of bodily order