The San Francisco call., 1895-05-18
California Blossoms Arranged
:. in Variety of Magnifi-
cent Designs.
CONTEST OF THE KNIGHTS.
Dashing oaIlants Tilt for. Rich
Notwithstanding for Pretty
Babies.

burg has reached up ana placed a stand
ard on the heights of her history. For her
great day is already in history. Her fu-
ture will not look up to this flag to be sure,
for Healdsburg never goes back-a height
once attained is made secure-but the flag
will mark what a greater step may be
taken under the influence of enthusiasm
and united effort. =
( Some weeks ago the people of this little
city undertook to give a floral show and
festival for her own entertainment. Some
one suggested a little elaboration. 1t was
done. Another suggested further widen
ing of the plan, and day by day the scheme
developed, the momentum growing with
each move until some public spirited citi-
zen threw back his shoulders, took off his
hat and inquired:
''What's the matter with Healdsburg p"
There was q sudden chorus, united in
the expression that "she's all right"
Gentlemen" said the public-spirited
citizen, pointing on the map toward Santa
Barbara and Los Angeles and Santa Rosa,
this festival of ours has got going, and we
cannot stop it until it has ridden into line
with these Others"
And the saying has come true. The
features of to-day's demonstration were
sufficiently distinctive to have invited the
enthusiastic attention of even those who
have seen all the others, and the crowds
that came by the regular and the special
excursion trains from north and south and
who have trooped into the city by every
road leading this way, and in every style
of vehicle, are loud in their praise of
Healdsburg and her carnival, and will go
away tn tell the stay-at-homes what fun
they had.
The day was perfect, the sky unlocked
by a cloud, but the suns straight rays were
tempered TO entire comfort by cooling
breeze. =
q All the morning hours were enliyened
with that hustle of preparation that goes
before a pageant, the dashing abreast of
men on horseback, the tat-tat-tat of drums
the far-sounding call of bugles, the move
: ment through the streets. of detachments
of the parade, the tramp and the slow ell
bowling of the good-natured mass on the
streets. -
=. The procession formed in the streets
west of the park and very shortly after the
: hour set the word was given, and it moved
away westward, winding through the prin-
cipal streets and then returning to the
plaza. Sightseers had found favored
points all along the route to view the
!: parade, but the peculiar advantages of the
plaza, where the cayalcade could be seen
fora quarter Of mile of its length as il
fraversed wide streets, attracted the great
mass there and not less than 5000 people
hacked the sidewalks and looked from the
windows and ,porches and awnings, OF
stood upon the :housetops fronting the
beautiful square:
The procession was over a mile in length,
: and this despite the fact that many of the
floats anticipated as coming from neigh
boring cities did not arrive. Geyserville
was the only place outside of Healdsburg
that was represented in the line, but she
: did herself: proud. She was given almost
> the right of line, with neat little donkey
turnout.
= : But to follow the line in its order: The
Queen, of course, came first, led, to be
sure, by the marshal and his men, the
/ Sotoyome banda priZe-taking organiza-
tion--the armored knights with their
lances and plumes and the glitter of bur-
nished silver and steel. They were the
Queens guard of honor-and then the
Queens float. 1t was an immense and sub
: staEtial affair, covered completely with
:. green things and flowers, except the
canopy which stretched above the throne
at the top. Her four maids of honor oc.
;.cupied places about her on the steps lead
! ing to her high position. The float was
drawn by four white and plumed horses.
S. Surrounded by her mail-claid knights
and followed by long troop of other
knights and ladies, arrayed in bright cos
IL O,,a hor fnl1 nuip mo dc
avery imposing spectacle.
); Just behind this inspiriting array, a:
though to present the contrast of the old
dull order of things with the new and gay
edays.of spring reyelry. came the City Coun
Gil and invited guests in some every day
carriages.
=, In sharp contrast again came the flowers
on, wheels, led by beautiful conceit IL
snnfiowers. The canopy of surrey was
an immense sunfiower. Two black horses
;. were harnessed in yellow, and the rig
trimmed in small yellow flowers, while the
four fair occupants wore SO many yellow
:: sunfiowers. They were Miss Harriet Sc
well, Miss Edna Biddle, Miss Edith Sar-
!. glnson and Miss Nora Terry.
=. Mrs~Dr. Swisher of Healdsburg and Miss
d Byington of Santa. Rosa. rode in low.
seated, .four-yheeled rig that was entirely
covered with roses.
Now came the Geyserville contingent,
=: led by another gallant company of knights
and ladies.
Back of them came float done up in
: white. with a dozen pretty little girls in
white winding Maypoie. The float was
: drawn by -four white horses with white
harness.
George Remmel and wife followed in a
tandem, the rig in yellow and layishly
decorated in wild sunflowers. Two foot
men in white led the horses.
Now came the Geyserville Bicycle Club.
alltrimmed in blue and gold and flowers
the wheels of some of them. w. Harlan.
DR.. d. c. Lazie, Cad Ellis, John Hall and
Charlie Anderson, who are known as ethe