The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-02
THE PARADE.
Horses and Carriages Bedecked
With Roses and GarIands.

Horses and Carriages Bedecked
With Roses and Garlands.
The parade was an hour late in start
ing. AT 8 o'clock, the hour advertised
for the start, not more than a half
dozen of the turnouts were ready, and
it was 10 O'Clock sharp when the pla-
toon of mounted police cleared the
street and the procession moved.
And in it were many attractive feat
ures. Among the wheelmen, who had
the post honor, were F. c. Osbourne,
whose wheel was rugged out in Native
Sons colors, with a great canopy of
yellow overhead. Mr. Osbourne. by the
way, took first prize for the best dec
GRATED single wheel
q. Holzinger and w. A Marsh, with
their wheels side by side, propelled
miniature counterpart of Admiral Dew
ey's flagship, Olympia. They received
the plaudits of the great crowd which
Fined the streets.
Master Osbourne and Master Jobson
carried off the palm of all extremely
young bicyclists, and We're awarded for
their pains. OF the hundred or more
wheels in line, there were none that
did not present a very natty appear
ance.
Miss Annie Flint, the only lady bicy-
clist in line, turned out a very pretty
decorated wheel, and carried off the
prize she SO richly deserved.
| The Capital City Wheelmen turned
out delegation of fifty-four members.
and fully 100 Of its 305 members were in
the ranks of the Native Sons There
were just fifty unattached riders and
I rrsrafI
turn out 200 members in any process
Sion in which they do not have to move
so slow and to dismount That keeps
out many. Besides, the weather pre-
vented the preparation of wheels in
floral dressing. With a fair day and
no footmen in line, and music in wag-
ons, there would probably be a club
turnout of 200 members in good military
order Under such conditions as yes
terday it was lucky that there were
hfty-four out. 1t is impossible in a
half-and-half procession-footmen and
wheels-to keep the latter dressed as
to line and sections. The club showed
its good will, and that is worth ac-
acknowledgement. For the first time it
had adequate police protection. Fear
that it would not, deferred many from
I
said it would be no use, that the hood
lums would tear off the decorations.
This time the wheelmen were hedged
in by police, and no one interferred
with them.
After the wheelnen came a detail Of
police on foot, while next in line
marched the Native Sons band. Then
came the Queen in all her regal glory
! and we'll ha ,o1a
carriage in which she sat enthroned
lost nothing by comparison with those
which followed and throughout the
day, Miss Petrie was what she looked
a Queen page and two guards stood
ready at her call, and so she passed.
Then followed a long line of car
riages beautifully decorated with Sac
ramento's choicest roses. posies and
lilies Roses were everywhere. Every
conceivable place where a blossom
could stay, there one stayed Horses.
carriages and occupants, all were rose
bedecked. 1t was difficult to choose
a winner. Each succeeding rig seemed
prettier than the one which preceded
1t, and so it went to the end
The phaeton driven by the Director
General, Richard T. Cohn. was easily
the most attractive and unique in the
line. 1t was complete bower of PAM
pas grass plumes which Mr. Cohn had
ordered from the southern part of the
State, and being drawn by two snow
white horses presented a splendid APP
pearance.
twenty members of Sunset Parlor
| turned out in a tally-ho coach, strung
with poppies, and their parlor yell was
given all along the line
The Grand Army of the Republic
turned out in honor of the day. and
the veteran, o. P. Dodge, held the
reins, while the Post Commanders oc-
cupied posts of honor. Twenty mem
bers of the post and fifteen ladies of
Robe Circle and the two Relief CORPS.
FIVE from each, found places in the
big carryall, which was profusely dec
GRATED with bunting flags and flowers.
On dais in the middle was seated Cal
ifornia's first May Queen, Mrs. H. w.
Bragg, on whose brow the crown was
placed in this city in 1853 Besides
the veterans and ladies, five ( young
Dewey's, neither over 4 years of age.
also found room i'm the great wagon.
One of the most attractive features of
the parade was the three-seated car
riage occupied by ladies of the Young
Ladies Institute 1t was in white and
blue, the colors of the institute. and
in it were seated Miss Mary Haggerty
President, Miss Mary Deome and Miss
Julia OLeary (Vice Presidents, and
Mrs. M. Buchanan past President).
The turnout was recognized by the
judges in their distribution of favors.
Miss Edna McClatchy and Miss Flora
Meister drove red tandem Everything
was red-dresses, hats, roses and rig.
They too We're remembered by the
judges.
The pink" tally-ho was a feature
which took well with the crowd and
better with the judges. Everything was