The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-28
EVOLVING NEW IDEAS.
Many Artistic Floats Will Line
Up in the Opening
Parade.
PREPARING A MUSICAL FEAST.
A Chorus of Two Hundred Voices to
Delight the Ears of the Car
nival Visitors.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, April 27.-The
preparations for the rose carnival are being
carried forward with vim, and the citizens
of the City of Roses have taken hold with
an unusual degree of cheerfulness and en-
| thusiasm. There is general air OF infec-
| tious jollrsy about the city. The vivid
memory of the joys of last year, which
were only taste of what might be, has
served as constant reminder that all that
was enjoyed there might be repeated this
year with thousandfold increase. 1t was
all so new to Santa Rosa last year, all SO
different from anything ever known or ex-
! perienced here, that the half was not made
| of the opportunity, and with the repetition
of the festival this year the citizens have
resolved to leave nothing undone to add to
| its attractiveness.
With more system and general order
| have the preparations been carried on.
| Over twice as much money will be spent,
and the magnitude of the reeult will be in
direct ratio with the amount of time,
money and interest that have been ex-
pended. Timely and well-organized effort
on the part of Director-General Hardin
and his large and capable staff OF willing
workers has produced lively interest in
the event that has not stopped at outlying
towns and counties, but extended even to
San Francisco.
The musical features of the programme
will not be neglected, and the visitors will
hear something unusually fine in the line OF
vocal and instrumental music. The con-
cert, under the direction of Mrs. Alice
Reed, promises to be feature calculated
to please the most carping critic. The
fiesta chorus of 200 voices will be rich
treat. Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Gale, popular
local vocalists, will render solos.
The directors of the carnival held an i'm
portant meeting last evening and the sew
eral committees were called upon for re-
ports.
Miss Elliott of the flower committee
gave detailed statement of the display to
be made in the floral hall. The idea of
securing large tent for additional space
was abandoned. Besides Ridgeway Hall,
which has been secured, the question of
getting Kronke's Park was discussed and
finally deferred for future consideration.
Thomas P. Keegan, chairman of the
parade committee, reported large num-
Der of entries. 1t was decided that a de-
sign representing the firm name or bust
ness in flowers on a float, carriage or other
vehicle would be admissible. A notice was
to be given out to all who wished to par
ticipate to send in their names as soon as
possible.
A feature of the parade will be two huge
steers from the northern end of the county,
to be lavishly decorated with peoples or
other flowers, all of kind, with circular
frame for seats for number of flower girls,
who will ride upon the animals backs
after the fashion of elephant riding in the
Orient. The steers are very gentle and
will be a unique feature of the parade.
There will be bicycle drill and parade
on Thursday forenoon. All the wheels are
to be decorated with flowers. This will be
the largest collection of wheels ever seen
in the county at one time.
Several thousand Japanese lanterns have
been engaged for street decorations; in
fact, the street decorations are to be of the
most attractive character. Many of the
merchants are securing flowers from every
direction, and the business streets will
present splendid appearance.
The carnival will open with an exhibit
ton of fruits and flowers. The Queen and
her retinue will be present. and the cere-
monies will be conducted by her Majesty.
The grand floral procession of decorated
floats. carriages, carts, wagons, bicycles,
equestrians, etc., will come off on Wednes-
day, the 9th, to be Immediately followed
by the great battle of roses and bicycle
races. On Thursday evening there will be
an illustrated concert by Roncovieri's cele-
brated band; on Friday feld-day exercises,
and in the evening the festival will con-
clude with the grand carnival ball. There
will be dancing in floral costumes, and
other novel and unique features will be
included.