The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-31
Everything Is Ready for
It's Opening on New
Years Day.
Streets and Buildings Are Gay
With Fluttering Flags
and Bunting
A Monster Parade Arranged-Pro-
grannn1e Of Elaborate
List of Prizes.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PASADENA, Dec. 30.-Great prepar-
atoms are going on in Pasadena for the
tenth consecutive annual rose tourna-
ment which will be held here Satur-
day, January 1, and everything points
to its phenomenal success.
The committee having the matter in
charge-M. H. Weight, president; Cal
vim Hartwell vice-president; P. M.
Green, treasurer; John Mcdonald, sec
ond vice-president. and Frank P. Boyn-
ton, secretary; Horace M. Dobbins,
Thomas Early, H. r. Hertel, c. J. Will
lett, directors-have been indefatigible
during the past two months in arrange
mentS.
Already the streets are gay with f1ut-
tering pennants of blue and yellow, the
tournament colors, and visitors are be-
ginning to pour in from neighboring
towns.
The business houses are building
scaffolding for decorations and very
general enthusiasm is displayed.
1t is prophesied that the parade this
year will be nearly double in length
that upon any previous occasion, and
the apprehensions aroused by the Sc
we're cold weather of the past month
have been partially allayed by the un-
usually warm weather now prevailing,
which is bringing out rapidly flowers
enough for a creditable decoration.
grand stand which will accommo-
date several hundred spectators is in
process of erection on Orange Grove
avenue, opposite which will be the
judges stand, lavishly decorated in
palm frondS and pepper branches. One
of the features of the parade will be
the Americas Club, which will make a
snowy appearance in picturesque cos
tunes of yellow and white.
The parade will form at 9 o'clock
Saturday morning and will include the
following features:
Platoon of Police. City Marshal w. S.
Lacy in charge.
Officers of Tournament of Roses Asso-
citation NJ. II. Weight, president.
Seventh Regiment Band, D. D. Parker,
Troop D. N. G. g. Captain Charles H.
Rowland.
Company Float, Captain Lester Lip
Pioneer Coach, e original Pasadena Set
tiers.
Drum Corps, A. c. Jones Leader
Americas Club, Major N. S. Bangham.
knights of Pythias. Major j. c. Scar
brough.
Catalina Island Band. c. H. Porter
A o. L. w, w J. Hess, Chief.
Boys Brigade. Captain J. w. Sedwick
Throop Institute, Elliott Howe, Chief.
Six-in-hands, Colonel l.. P, Hanson,
Equestrians. Dr. F. F. Rowland. Chief.
Four-inzhands, Thomas L. Hoag. Chief.
Pasadena Band, F. A. Haskell, manager.
Pasadena Public Schools, Professor j. d.
Graham, chief
Two-horse Family Carriages, Edmund
Lockett, Chief
South Pasadena Public Schools, Pro-
fessor W. B.. French, Chief.
Single-horse Family Carriages, E. H
Royce, Chief.
Whittier Band, Captain ]. NJ Allison.
Y. NJ c. A. Athletic Club, c. c. Rey-
nolds Chief
Pony Carriages, c. NJ. Bunnell Chief
Novelties Burros, Goats, etc, and Cen
eral Bicycle Division Amos Bye,
Chief.
Fire Department, A. S. Turbett, Chief
The prizes, which will be awarded
for the three best entries in each class,
include elegant pieces of cut glass, sill
verware, money, saddles, brides.
whips, blankets and elegant pieces of
bric-a-brac. The fourth best will he
rewarded by handsome banners only in
some cases. The first, second. third
and fourth prizes will be indicated by
blue, yellow, cardinal and heliotrope
banners respectively, so that all spec
tators will be able to recognize at once
the prizewinners in each class. These
are OF silk ornamented with gold and
in themselves are handsome trophies
and will add greatly to the brilliant
effect of the pageant.