The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-27
Monster Dirisible Craft viii Make
Its Initial Voyage at the st.
Louis Exposition.
PIANO FOR HANDSOME LADY
Grand Floral Prize Parade To
Take Place and $1,000 Will BE
Awarded i'm PriZeS-Other
Features to Draw Crowds

Cl. l4OulSs AUS
eagerly anticipated event of the
worlds fair. an exhibition voy-
age on an airship over the ex-
position grounds, will take place at
noon on Saturday, August %, which is
Liberal Arts Day. A big airship, of the
dirigible or self-steering pattern is
scheduled to fly at o'clock from the
tall tower of the American DeForeSt
wireless telegraph concern, above the
Plaza of Orleans and around the Palace
of Liberal Arts, high up in the air.
Four anchored balloons, one at each
corner of the palace, will mark the
course. This is an event which prom
Uses to bring an immense crowd to the
fair.
other features of unusual interest
will be the first display of daylight,
fireworks at noon: a pretty floral pa
rade; a procession of dignitaries and
other persons in automobiles; and the
distribution of many valuable prizes,
including a piano worth $3.50, to be
awarded to the most beautiful lady
present.
At 9 o'clock in the morning the Pal
ace of Liberal Arts will be thrown open
and the public invited to enter. In
side will be found a glorious array OF
decorations, every exhibitor seeking tc
outvie the other in Transforming the
booths into bowers of beauty.
The famous Mexican band and sew
eral other great bands viii open the
festivities with music, being stationed
in different parts of the huge exhibit
palace.
The beautiful floral decorations
everywhere will give the appearance OF
a grand floral festival day, and the
pretty sunken garden outside will ado
to the effect.
AT 10 o'clock parade will reach the
Plaza of Orleans. just outside the Pal
ace of Liberal Arts. In this parade will
be the st. Louis Exposition officials,
United States government officials,
foreign and state officials, all in auto
mobiles decorated with flags of their
nations, while the bands will play the
national airs of the countries represen-
ted. The main reception will occur in
the unoccupied space that was allotted
to Russia in the palace of liberal arts
which will be handsomely decorated
with flags and banners, as we'll as with
flowers of many colors.
After the formal reception and ad-
dresses the crowd will scatter over the
building, for there will be entertain
ments in four different places at once.
There will be continuous free shows,
music and vaudeville attractions, and
singing by large chorus of Indian
girls from the government Indian
schools, and of children from various
public schools. There will be novelty
in the way of music on all kinds of
instruments from all parts of the
world.
At o'clock the grand floral prize pa
rade will occur, starting from the Sun
ken Garden. Prizes aggregating $1,000
will be awarded to the most hand
somely decorated automobiles in this
parade. The beautiful lady receiving
the $3.50 piano will be crowned Queen
OF the Floral Parade. The judges to
decide will be selected from among
men of prominence who are good
judges of beauty.
During the entire day the Republic
of Brazil will serve free coffee to visi-
tors and will give away souvenir bags
Of Rio coffee.
Every visitor at the Liberal Arts
Palace will have the privilege of pur-
chasing a special Pike ticket for 50
cents which will admit to all Of the
fifty shows on the Pike.