The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-29
OF FLOWERS

Editor News: Nowhere else In the
American continent is there such a
fete on New Years Day as at Pasa-
dena, California. II is the Tournament
of Roses--a joyful beginning Of the
New Year, when every heart and am
bition is thrilled to the highest degree,
not only to start the new mile stone
alright with new and better resolutions,
but that the new shall hold more roses
and sunshine than the old.
California, you know, is the land of
sunshine and fiowers-where flowers
bloom out of doors and the sun smiles
upon you every day in the year-where
lit Is summer all the time and life Is
one long pleasant dream.
| Pasadena, located I'M the choicest To-
cality in the state enjoys the distinc-
ton Of observing each New Year in
her own novel and unique way-every
man, woman and child looks forward
to 1t as to no other day. The 18th an
rual Tournament of Roses was OBJ
served this year with greater demon-
lstration than ever-50,000 visitors came
to see 1t.
The celebration opened with a grand
rarade of gayly decorated floats, tally
hos, automobiles, buggies, wagons,
bicycles, horses, ponies and burros.
The parade was in four sections each
headed by band. 1t passed through
the principal streets of the city, start
ing at 10 o'clock and ending at Tour
nament Park. The prizes offered were
in 21 classes and amounted to $975.00,
awarded to first, second and third. A
special prize-a 500 vase-was offered
by the Tournament of Roses associa-
tion to the best floral decorated turn
out drawn by either one or two horses,
the winner to be debarred from COM
ipeting for other prizes in his class.
This was done to encourage the decora-
tion of private conveyances.
A sterling silver loving cup, costing
800, was offered in 1908 ito the best
decorated vehicle, regardless of class or
ownership to be won two years in sue
cession and the winner not debarred
from prizes in other classes. The riv-
ais for this prize were the Pasadena
High school and Throot Polytechnic
institute. 1t was won in 1903 and this
year by the High school, The displays
of these two institutions were of the
highest order of floral decorative art,
and were the prettiest displays of
flowers l ever saw. The High school
had tally-ho, while Throot had a
fioat-aach uac q mace nf Aoworo Eorr
thousand red carnations were used to
cover the arch on the latter's float.
The first section Of the parade was
made up of six-in-hands, four-in- hands
and floats. Two or the largest hotels
the Green and the Maryland, had
Itallyhos, siX-in-hands. Outriders ac-
companied each of the displays in sec
tion one, which added much to the
effectiveness. A float with Puritan
Colonist, and Indian outriders, repre-
lsenting the landing of the Pilgrims was
one of the many attractive displays.
The Equestrian club, double teams,
single teams and novelty rigs, made up
the second section.
Section three was composed of sad
die horses, double and single pony rigs,
pony tandem, pony saddle and burros.
Section four was the fire department,
automobiles and bicycles. The fire de-
partment was very prettily decorated.
One engine was covered with large
American flag, 5x9 feet, made of calla
ilillies and marguerites for the white
stripes, red roses and geraniums made
up the red stripes and the field of
blue was of heliotropes with the white
stars of white five pointed trumpal
flowers. 1t was a beauty. Men from
many states said 1t was the prettiest
American flag they had ever seen. The
automobiles brought up the rear-they
made fitting sequel. There were about
half hundred autos in line, all sizes,
from the smallest single seated to the
large touring car. The covering was
one solid bloom.
Certainly the parade was a success.
Rules of the parade, laid down by the
executive committee Of almost every
tournament in the past, were in vogue
this year. They provided that there
should be no artificial flowers used.
No turnout, horse, or pony was allowed
In the parade that was not decorated
with flowers. No device I'M the way of
a commercial advertisement was allow
ed. So You see, no clown advertising
cigars, patent medicine, or lunch
counter brought up the rear. No mer-
chant had rig in the parade, they were
lall private turnouts, except hotels,
schools and clubs.
The flowers used in the decorations
were:S begonias, geraniums, roses,
bongainvillas, marguerites, poinsettias,
lheliotropes and carnations, besides
thousands OF yards of smilax, paupas
lplrmes and date palm leaves.
On arriving at the park the prizes
were awarded, then the MANY thous-