Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-05-23
THE QUEEN OF ROSES.
The Rose Fair and Bicycle
Parade.
"A LIVELY CONTEST LOOKED FOR
And a Grand Show Of Flowers is
Promised.

The event Of the season-the Rose
FAlr-the floral fete-is rapidly taking
form, and will a. usual make Salem sn
attractive center for the time. Last
evening meetings were held by the
floral society and the bicycle boys per.
fecting arrangements for the occasion.
The ladies in charge finally decided
to have q floral queen elected, and all
the details have been perfected today.
The following named young ladies
were suggested a. desirable candidates:
Misses Jessie Breyman, Lucy Viii
Jams, Jessie Dalrymple, Bla anche AL
Uert, Augusta Lownsdale, Ada Staple
Ton, Jessie Stump, Grets Strickler.
Ethel Hughes, Mollie Bernardo, Lena
Bier, Rose Woodruff, Nina Huelat,
Anna Briggs, Meta Dayis, Mary Van
Wagner, Anna Metschan, Lulu Hirsch,
Mattel Hutton. Ella McNary.
Ballot boxes have bee n placed at the
w. U. Telegraph office, DearbOrn's and
Patton's book stores, and fee OF 5
cents has been fixed for voting. Per-
sons can vote for any one they please,
and as often as they pay the small fee.
A committee composed of Mrs. r. 3.
Bean, Mrs. Geo. III. Burnett and E.
NJ. Waite will have charge OF the floral
queen work and will be assisted by
Manager w. F. Wade. OF the w. U.
telegraph Office. Voting will be con.
tinued until Monday noon when the
fortunate candidate will be announced.
In the meantime THE JOURNAL will
give the daily status Of the vote, and 1t
is anticipated that lively election
season will be had.
Mrs. VIM. Brown was again elected
superintendent Of the Rose Fair and
all details not In the hands OF commits
tees will be In her immediate charge.
The following committees were APP
pointed tor the event.
On finance - Mesdames /. F. Bah
cock and A. l. Wagner.
On music -Mesdames Geo. II. Bur
nett, Il. M. Waite and r. II. Raymond.
On decorations - Mesdames ]. ID
5utherlAnd,A r. Hofer and Al. Mon
roe.
On booths Mssda ames w. w. Mar
tin, X. Is. Fleming aud Charles Cos.
per.
Bl' ats and cArriages-E. M. Waite,
A. Y. Hofer, Mrs. X. Is. Bean, Mrs. Geo,
II. Burnett, Mrs. J. ID. Sutherland.
Messrs PHI Raymond and A. .Hofer
were also appointed special COMMITTEES
10 arrange matters Ia connection with
the strawberry department OF the fair
Ia the event this feature IL added.
Entries At the Rose Fair will be
closed ~ II o'clock Wednesday. The
doors will be open for visitors at D..
aud until lAts In the evening. The
procession OF decorated bicycles escort.
isg the Rose Queen aud her n.aids of
honor on an elaborate noat will occur
Dsiween $50 aud q O'Clock, II is pro.
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