The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-08-19
QUEEN FRANCES CROWNED
AMID SCENES OF REvElRY
The Stadium was Packed to Its Ca
pacity by Those Who Came to
Witness the Ceremony.

Witness the Ceremony.
The North Yakima carnival is in full
swing, and promises to prove a success
despite the fact of the show being pulled
off here during the dullest month of the
year Monday night saw the opening of
the weeks sport, and the people catered
into the spirit of the carnival with
Yakima's characteristic vim and earnest
ness.
Everybody takes the usual delight in
throwing confetti. Even the married
people and their fathers and mothers
seem to enjoy this particular feature,
which, by the way, helps in no little
degree to keep the ball rollin.'"
The Southern Carnival Company isn't
such fake after all. In fact, some
of their shows are first class. Others
might be improved upon, but taken as
whole. their exhibitions are good
enough for most people. Every com
munity has its kickers, and of course
everybody cant be pleased. From the
turning out to see the exhibitions, one
would naturally think that here is Il
city free from the usual sorehead elc-
ment All the side shows are doing
comparatively nice business. Tuesday
night the streets were one seething mass
of humanity. 1t was and will stand out
prominently as the principal evening
of the week Queen Frances was crown
ed on that evening and the people turned
out enmasse to pay tribute to her mai
esty and the royal court.
The Coronation.
Promptly at 500 O'Clock the ear
| riages in which sat the queen her maids
of honor and escorts started from the
corner of Yakima avenue and Front
street. led by Nagler's brass band, play
ing the beautiful march entitled "The
| Carnival Queen" which the leader him
self had composed for the occasion. Three
thousand people cheered the royal party
as they came down the main thorough
! fare. headed for the scene of the high
dive. after which the browning of the
queen was to take place in the stadium
| Riding i'll the first carriage with 'her
majesty" were two of Yakma's most
eminent gentlemen, the Honorable
Nestal Snyder and Mr.. w. NJ Ander-
son. In the second carriage were the
queens maids of honor, Miss Dora Brad
field and Miss Alice Stephenson. The
queens costume was magnificent, as
We're also those of her maids. The gem
tlemen escorts wore the conventional
dress suit, and a. the royal party sat
upon the throne especially erected for
the coronation. individually and colec-
| lively they looked the part The plac-
ing of the crown upon the queens head
was heralded with thunderous applause
Shouts of Long live the queen" came
from a thousand voices simultaneously
Three thousand people witnessed the
coronation. W. Henderson was accord
ed the esteemed honor of placing the
crown upon the head of her majesty. 1t
then fell to the lot of City Attorney
Snyder to turn over the key of the city
to the queen and pledge allegiance to
her as sovereign during her reign In
very few words. that We're beautifully
arranged and certainly we'll delivered
Mr. Snyder played his role with char
acteristic ability His speech called forth
loud applause and when he placed the
large key into the fair hand of the
queen indicating that she held "a pass
into all the hearts and homes of Yaki-
ma. the large concourse of humanity
sounded their approval by din OF APP
plausc that was deafening.
W.M. Anderson responded To Mr.. Snv-
der'- speech of welcome for the queen
and read the following proclamation:
Proclamation.
My Good Lord the Mayor. Citizens
and Loyal Subjects: II is with the
deepest emotion of gratitude and most
extreme pleasure that /. your sovereign.
accept this key. Never has there been
such an outburst of enthusiasm. such a |
universal expression of approval and
good will. In my elevation TO the seat |