The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-04
THE FEAST OF ROSES
TONIGHT The MARo. cRAs.
GOV. Mc6raw and Queen EltRaoefh
Foster Lead the DAnce-Eossss
In the Decorations

1r-razs exrrrsvzs o. roses VII en6 tn .
nZaze Of glory tomorrow night The pro
grzurse toazy hzS been restricted 70 an
exr1rxson 20 A-ner1can lake IN the morn
sn9 ard the open air concert In wright
park Il the afternoon Sc as 20 allow tie
people TO eztay 20 the fasl the s23sre Il
bal given Ia honor Of Queen Elizabeth ard
her cou~r os honor n the Exposition ouiSa-
ing tonight To-o-roEs programme VII
5e r4led with attractive evsz-x- capped
zi.h ire nszr1l gras or nsas2ss carnival II
tae evening q Wright park
The excurston 20 ire lake cAfs morning
vas enjoyed By abou. DC. II has been
unusually warm al day 80 that those who
went into the cool country were paid wei
FOR their pains. A dip II the lake follow ed
by q sGEptuous izrsch among the oak
trees zas what IRE sxcurssonists enjoyed
This afternoon. HarrnSny band rendered
an excellent programme OF ten numbers
IN Wright park Nearly 2-5e people gath
cred - hear the music. Many numbers
were enccre6.
The narson's birthday VIII De ceIebrzf-
.d tomorrow. as vel as the closing day %
the carnival. Five hundred excursIonlsts
from the lower Sound country. inciueins
several is1gss OF the Druits society, viii
arrive BY steamers ia the morning. Dele
cations from valley towns near by VIII
arrive IN time - see the military parade
in TIRE morning. 50 that these. with the
Eastern excarssonlsts vho have remained
ever 70 see the carnival. VIII swell tae
crowd, Il Is estimated. 20 1908.
Tomorrow morning az II o'clock. there
viii be a military parade. IN which de-
taEhmenf o. marines from the mentor
Monterey and Companies c and ana
Troop r, -. @. W. will participate In
TIE afternoon there siII be the double
attraction Of bicycle races AZ T. n C. A
park. and horse races 81 the track OF the
Pierce County Agricultural and Indus
trial Association. TIE horse races VIII
De given By The Western washington
horsemen. many OF whom are business
men Of Tacoma An attractive card nas
been arranged for bot1 races The track
riders from California and Oregon VIII
compete IL the bicycle races.
Bsx tae GROWING feature OF the carni-
val is reserved for tomorrow night. when
a croxd Of u.errymakegs VIII be turned
loose is Wright park and allowed 20 enjoy
themselves flil the early hours or the
morn. The trees and shr1ooery II tns
park wsll be hung with rows % japanese
lanterns, and these VIII be augmented BY
the burning Of eolored lights AZ intsrysls
and fireworks. These VINO love q good
time are holding thsir energies In reserve
for the ns2sqge carnival.
From al appearances. the carnival COM
rnfrtes will have nice surplus remaining
when al the expenses are pafe. This viii
be placed IN q permanent carnival fund,
Il being the intention TO celebrate ths
feas, OF roses every year hereafter A
water carnival b. night was planned for
this years festival, but IL was decided
not TO attempt II now. Il viii likely ee
done next year.
Chairman F. H. Murray. Of the COM
fnit,es on awards. gave out the list Of
medal winners az the Tacoma fheafer last
night The Peoples Store Co. was award
ed the medal for the most novel feat
ia the procession. For baby carriages,
Morris Gross Won frs. and Ellis Gross
second The Ladies' OF the Maecabees
carried OF the medal for civic societies
Mira ". II BsssindaIe and Mrs. A c.
Broi1aw wer. the winners Of the medals
FOR the most artistic and most novel deco
Fations fer private carriages.
In The bicycle class medals were award
"a as follows: Most artistic, Mr.. Belch;
most novel. Miss Phoebe Howe. High
school, most artistic. Ethel Butler: most
novel. Robert HYDE. Grammar grades.
most artistic. Mamie Williams: mos;
novel. Carrie La1aw. Primary. most ar
tistbr. Fred Andrews. most novel. Bell
Crothers
The rose carnival bali AZ the Exposition
building tonight was a splendid success.
Gov. McGraw and Queen Elizabeth Foster
led the knights and ladies' OF the court Of
honor IN the grand ouadrfile with which
the bail opened. Her Fna5esty's gown was
of blue silk deliberately trimmed She
wore q crown OF rosebGds.
Decorations Ike those % the ballroom
sere never seen before IN Tacoma Thou
sanes of perfect roses were inter1wtned
wfth erersresns n The queens bower and
throne OF state. which was situated az the
the end OF the hail. The background was
q solid evergreens. with roses sn5 other
flowers scattered at intervals. Quantities
q fora pieces were o<ed 20 advantage IN
che decorations around the room. Taco
mas best society was present In evening
costume. Twelve hundred people in al at
tended the ball