The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-03
All hail to the queen.

crush that followed in the wake Of the
imposing pageant, hundreds were turned
away.
!. The parade, which preceded the corona
ton ceremonies, passed down Nicollet
avenue from Tenth street to Washington,
to First avenue N, and up that t1orofare
into the midway grounds. The queen was
seated In a beautiful float made to rep
resent huge, pearly shell Of pink and
white hues, lavishly bedecked with flow
white wings before the royal equipage
Surrounding the queen i'll the carriage |
We're flower girls and pages, all looking |
very captivating in their powdered perl
wigs and dainty silks and satins.
The Queens Retinue.
In the, queens. retinue were the beautiful
maids whom the different prominent mu-
inequalities Of Minnesota had sent to do
homage to the fair ruler of the commercial
in which rode the fair flowers of Mime
sofa, were ten outriders, costumed in
strict keeping with the occasion. With
these attendants stepping lightly beside
the prancing horses gaily caparisoned, the
picture presented was one to live long in
the memory.
The maids wer Misses Lulu M. Crow
ell, of Rochester,; Marie R.. Hovey, Fer
gus Falls; Edna Herrick, Moorhead; Mar
guerite Carroll. Ada; Margaret Mattson
Warren; Linda A. Robbecke, Thief River
Falls; Inez Legree, Crookston; Ida Skor-
ish, St: Paul; Bessie Hamilton, Austin;
Mamie Rooney, Owatonna. al
In other carriages preceding and follow
ing the queen and retinue were Mayor j.
G. Haynes, Theodore Hays, president of
the carnival association, and such courtly
wits and gallants as Clarence Taylor, City
Clerk Lydiard, whose stern demeanor, was
almost Ceasarian, Frank Town and Fred
Thomas. Nor should mention fail to- be
| made Of the bold, dashing aJabs,ur, whose
genius has mustered and Joined in a
harmonious whole the manifold attrac-'
lions Of the Midway.
Great Throng Looked On. .3
Between densely packed curbs the
pageant made it's way to the grounds and
thence to the grand plaza facing the great
grand stand in the Midway, where thou
sands Of people gathered in anticipation
| of the event. The queen was first con-.
Quoted to her seat with all the pomps and
| circumstance BETTING the occasion, to
| inspiring strains by Rossiters First Regi-
| rnent band. Then Theodore Hays, as pres
! ident Of the carnival association stepped
to the fore and, after brief speech placed
upon the queens head the royal diadem.
Mayor, Haynes followed with a felicit-
! Gus Speech in which he said that while
Americans could make quite as much
noise as any over mock monarchs, the
only royalty they actually recognized was
| that Of good fellowship and good cheer.
] The regular evenings performance COM
menced at the close Of the mayors speech
| and the crowd which could not find seats
in the grand stand kept moving down the
line. The performance went off somewhat
more smoothly than it did the first night.
Diavolo was forced to loop the loop twice
in order to give every one who desired to
| do so a chance to see him.
Winners In the Parade.
III. D.. McAra- b. G.. Best and j. M.
! Hughes. The parade was a great event
and much credit is due r. F. Jones for
the skill with which it was planned and
carried out. The entries and winners in
the several classes follow:
Four-in Hand George Miller entered Miller
A. P. Baker was awarded first prize. four
INLAND and opera coach filled with ladies III
and and the third prize to Mell1ister's four.
Cabriolet OF victoria1John NJ. Root entered
J. NJ. Root won the silver cup given for this
cobs G. T. Honstains fine turnout was very
close second the judges having great difficulty
Park Wagon, stanhope, Mail or Spider Phae
toni. n. Kenyon entered Molly Morrill, ant
Maplewood; 1. v. Gedney,. Harold and Edward
rich, Glenwood and Prince; a. w, Harwood
Prince and Bess; T. n. Bly,, Howard and Dan
4 r. W.. Munzer, Pat and Roger;"A.s w. Lud
wig, Major and Flora Thomas Bloom, Brownel
and Barlow.
6. G. Goodrich won the rn-handled sill
yer cup given as first prize for this class. T
N. Kenyon got second with his fine pair ant
Best Pair Trotters-Al Gluck entered Sill
verstreet and Silversign; J. Frank Gould. Lock
: wood and Gameheart; J. B. Sinms, Charlie Macl
and Kittie Mack; A. l.. Hazer,. May and June.
81 J. F. Goulds team did not show before tn
judges, the crowd and fire engines forcing Their
out. J. B. Simms won the fine silver cup. a
/, Gluc!S won the second prize.
: Best Pair Pacers-M. D.. Rothschild entere
J, Elsie Gambrel and Buff Wilson, W. T. Smith
Carbonate and Mate.
M. L; Rothschild was awarded d., the silye
PAGERS appear to be invincible.
Best Trotter-J. d. Vivian entered Jappy He
= George f. Long. Rose Baldwin; George c
Sherman. Mabel S.: A.. W. HARDWOOD, Marjorie
w. G. Buchanan. Harry;.E; G. Best, Lady B.
r. George C.. Sherman carried of the silver cuI
being the first prize in this class, not, how
l ever, without strong competition from Japp
/ Ho. I'D Viyian's entry,e which secured SCI
: best it Pacer--55T N Kenyon entered Ned NJ,
!. . dun; H.. 8. Ray, Jim Halls E. r. Farley, Johl
I ME UNKNOWN.
5 r. N. Kenyon with his: high going pace
Ned Medium had q walkaway winning the q
s won second and Rays Jim Hal secured THU
prize.
For Fraternal Bodies.
s The uniformed fraternal bodies partici
3 pating in the fraternal & parade, Fride
p evening will be admitted free to the in
g dustrial streetsand Midway grounds
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