The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08

Pythias, had a striking foat representing
temple, in W ich sat the sages of the
order, while armored knights guarded the
rear of the room. Six horses in white
harness, driven by Phil Stoffel, drew the
handsome vehicle.
Mrs. Il. Powell and Miss Pearl Pierce
rode under q canopy of flowers, while the
carriage resem bled bank of floral beauty.
A tandem team of handsome horses
drew Mrs. L. A. Norton and Miss Rose
Austin. The eye dwelt in admiration On
the wealth of yellow silk and satin and
the wondrous California poppies which
covered body and wheels of the carriage.
Mrs. Anita de Fitch Grant and her
handsome daughter, Miss Fitch, appeared
in rig covered with gray moss and wild
flowers.
Mesdames Botchkiss, Miller, Wight
man and Grove were drawn by large sor-
rel horse, covered like the carriage with
floral beauty.
Mrs. and Miss Rowland were seated in a
bank of moss and roses and drawn by a
handsome sorrei horse.
The Ukiah band, generous with its
music, preceded the Mill Creek school dis
play, which represented camping out
scene, with trees, flowers. tent, kettle and
cooking rig, not forgetting the pretty
campers, of which there were half dozen.
The Sebastopol stage, decorated finely
and loaded down with handsome toilets
and smiling faces, followed.
The 'Old Oaken Bucket" composed OF
flowers, with its old we'll and sweep. with
young ladies to operate it, was entered by
Mill Creek school district. 1t was a
unique design, well planned-and executed.
magnificent float representing gigan-
tic white swan, under canopy of green
and roses, was furnished by Mrs. Austin.
On the corners were miniature sloops,
manned by pretty boys.
The Cloverdale band headed the next
division, and was followed by the "cutest"
turnouts in the whole procession. Two
poodle dogs, owned by Mrs. Capell, drew
little wagon bearing a pretty boy, and
were followed by neat goat cart owned
by Mrs. Favour
A procession of horsemen and ladies
followed, in handsome costumes, being
from Santa Rosa, Alexander Valley,
Cloverdale and HeaIdsburg. The last
horses in this line were decorated with
gray MOSES and flowers.
Mrs. Newlands furnished a turnout
which carried four girls-pretty ones too
in white dresses, while the vehicle was
hidden with white roses.
The Cloverdale band sent float which
was wreath of Gala lilies and white
roses. In the center OF an immense white
lily sat representative of the beauty OF
Cloverdale.
RaI al~oh ualI fr,~
nished by the Rebecca Lodge of Heads
burg. 1t was excellent in design and
execution and the costumes were appro-
pirate. Rebekah was impersonated by
Miss Ollie Soules.
Guilford school district turned out the
whole schoolroom and teacher, all in
holiday attire and very well behaved.
Both teacher and scholars seemed free
from care and very happy.
Alexander Valley school We'd with the
others in the beauty of its decorations.
Geyserville was represented by a hand
some float, with a double line of we'll
drilled boys on one side and similar line
| of little girls on the other, who went
through with their dunn bbell exercises to
the music of a cabinet organ. Six deco
! rated horses drew them along.
HeaIdsburg public school entered float
which was marvel of beauty.
Windsor Band headed the bicycle turn
out. Petalums Bicycle Club came up Fifty
strong, while the neighboring towns and
local wheelmen made up quite lengthy
and imposing parade. Not the least
noticeable feature of this were the small
girls with ornamented wheels, who came
| first in the line.
The parade was voted grand affair, and
visitors unite in pronouncing it the best
ever seen in this section of the State.