The San Francisco call., 1896-05-07

Two niue cnlloren, tlorence SchWarZ and
Master Arnold.
Following came the Schuetzen section.
San Jose Turn Verein, the float an old
German castle, with a representation of
the fable, "a Sleeping Beauty" Next
came the A. o. Z. W., with a float show
ing characteristics of the order, and the
. A. y. f., with float representing wood
land scene with Foresters.
In the fifth division. under Marshal E.
w. Conant. the Palo Alto band furnished
music. The town of Palo Alto had an
appropriate float with a tail tree. Its
school district also had a foat-a floral
scnooi-house that was much admired.
Then followed a bicycle clup in doubles;
boys wreathed with flowers; the Franklin
Cadets and Franklin School foat repre-
sentlng the Queen of Peace and Plenty
an angel and a cornucopia. Following
was pyramid feat of girls in light
dresses, the East San Jose float, Queen of
the Marigolds, Gardner float, and Hamil
ton float, the latter a huge Gala lily of
Gala lilies, with an angel inside.
IBOrchard School district was i'll the pa
rade with boat of roses and sweet peas,
forming a platform from which rose
leaves were winnowed over the streets.
This was floral shower"
Hester School district had handsome
float drawn by six black steeds. The idea
was pretty, with two great swans drawing
boat OF marigolds full of little girls in
white. Another float had fully 100 chill
dren under a canopy on an immense
wagon.
Santa Clara had the sixth division to it
self almost, with its band and its town and
foir
scene, with children as butterflies, and
after it a chariot typifying American his
tory. Ladies on horseback followed, and
presently the Willow Glen district float,
''Music, was in line.
Resting upon the bed of the float was an
immense scroll, and upon this "Music" was
portrayed and group of six young peo-
pie with Tyre. The side of the float had
measures of music work of flowers, in
which the notes of the staff spelled out
"Willow Glen"
Saratoga float was a trolley car. The
next was the Alyiso steamer, propelled by
unseen power and apparently sailing along
the street-a pretty floral ship. Los Gatos
had a magnificent floral float carrying
ladies under canopy. Campbells float
was camel of white roses, ridden by
child. Pala had great tbarge-Cleopatra'
barge-in white and yellow flowers, that
was admired. Morgan Hill and bayfield,
were also represented with pretty floats,
and there were iunny brownies and fairies
here.
There were interesting features in the
seventh division, st. Joseph College float
portraying an old mission in flowers
Santa Clara Mission reproduced-and after
it the old place transformed into a classic
structure.
Notre Dame College had a beautiful
Egyptian float in white and gold repre-
senting Liberty and Faith. Gates Aiar
showed Justice crowning Virtue. The
University of the Pacific float was work
of art, the Parthenon with its ruined
columns and representation of Apollo
and the Muses. on Mount Parnassus.
3. Santa Clara College float re presented
modern art building, open on all sides and
affording glimpses of the sciences aud
Flora on the throne. The figures upon it
were all in classic garb.
In the eighth division were grouped the
following eauipages: BurIingame County
. Club COACH the Misses Clark of San Jose,
drag; O. A. Baldwin and j. R. Chase of
Santa Cruz, two-seated carriage in yellow:
the Misses Morrison, four-in- hand; Misses
cart and pony; Miss Susie Hubbard, deco
rated buggy, white Lamarque roses and
blue ribbons, drawn by four donkeys;
Mrs Ward Wright, double-seated car
riage; w. H. Selby, double team; Wal
ter Meads of Alviso, double team;
Mrs. ]. II. Henry and DR.. F.
K. Ledyard, tandem trap; the Misses
Lena, Julia and Clara Lauck, and
Bertha Warren, tandem cart, trimmed
with marigolds; the Misses Greening, tan
dem trap, handsomely decorated; Frank
Ross, triple tandem in blue the Misses
Sexton, trap; Mr.. and Mrs. c. G.
II. Mcbride, trap; Tilbury gig in
red; S. R. Schroeder Jr of Red
wood City, trap; Miss Viva Burren
phaeton; one child's rony and cart; Es-
telle Gray and Clifford Langford, pony and
cart in pink and white, fairy prince and
princess; the Misses Burke and Geraldine
Hatch, dog cart; Misses ToDie Eberhart
and Petite Phster; Master Oscar Eberhart,
English Sedan carriage; Marie Fischer
pony dog cart; A. di Fiore, pony carriage
Mrs. Louis l.. Arguello, double phaeton;
Miss Emma Juth, double phaeton, in white
roses; Miss Lottie Upton, phaeton; the
Misses Lieb, the Misses Tisdae, Miss Kate
Dunno, phaeton; Mrs. c. E. Chap
man, phaeton; Mrs. George Steiger,
phaeton; Miss Maude Littlefeld,
phaeton, white roses, red carnations anu
blue ribbons; the Misses Gallimore phae-
ton; Laurelwood farm, J. Donohue, floral
horse; A. T. Herman, marguerite surrey;
Stull and Sonnikson, surrey and pony
G. B. Dittus, chariot three-in hand, car
nival colors, and the Sainte Clare Club,
San Jose, six-in-hand.
The last division contained novelties in
bicycles, double tandems and bicycle
floats.
Prizes were awarded to the Native Sons
(frst) and the Womcn's Club (second).
In the school competition Horace Mann
got first. High School second, Grant third.
Longfellow, which was worthy of better
prize, a special banner.
County schools-Hester first, Gardner
second, San Jose third.