Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-08
FLORAL PARADE

Las Vegas fair book is new bat the
Albuquerque fair management have
| borrowed leaf from 1t. 1t has been
determined to hold a floral parade
on Thursday of the fair--Las Vegas
day--and to select by vote az queen
to lead it. Miss Jessie Ilfeld has
been nominated as Las Vegas can
didate for queen and she will be
strongly supported.
The Albuquerque Journal speaks of
the floral feature as follows:
Every pretty turnout and automo-
bile and blackboard and go-cart is
expected to turn out to take part In
the floral parade. which will be one
|of the big features Of Thursday, oae
Of the big days Of the fair, now soon
at hand. II the flower parade is not
a success, it will not be the fault o.
the fair association, which has i'm
ported seven expert decorators to
take full charge Of Inc decorative
duties of the event, for which hand
some prizes will be Offered. That it
will be a success goes without say
ing. In the first place the prizes will
be worth winning and In the second
place Albuquerque people always get
In the game. The time to get in Is
right now for the program for the
flower parade is being made up.
Mr.. r L. Gump, one Of the best
known decorators in the world, arriv-
ed in Albuquerque yesterday from
Denver, where he has been. superin-
tendent of the decoration for the ma
tiOnal reunion Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic. Mr.. Gump came to Al
buquerQue to sign contract with the
fair association to take charge Of the
decorations, the flower parade and
other things which require fancy anj
artistic touches. He signed the con-
tract short time after reaching the
city. and Is now ready to SO ahead
with his work.
With Mr.. Gump are seven assist
ants, four men and three ladies, all
of whom are experts. Headquarters
have been opened on the Second
street side of the Barnett building,
where all who are interested in de-
coration for the fair. In the flower
parade and its connected features,
may 70 for information, advice or In
struction.
The Flower Parade.
The flower parade is going to be
one Of the pretty features Of the fair.
twill be headed by queen. who will
have been elected to the exalted post
tion, and at the same time declared
the most popular girl by the votes Of
the people. Her float will be decorat-
ed at the expense of the fair asso-
citation, and her gown will also be
paid for by the association. This
gown, which is an elegant creation of
silk and lace, has already been select
ed and is on exhibition in one of the
big windows of the Economist dry
goods store.
The flower parade is open to the
entire city. The rules of the contest
for the prizes are simple and the dec
Grafton Of vehicles entered may be
simple and inexpensive, or as costly
as the owner may desire, the prizes
going rather for the originality Of de-
3ign and artistic execution rather
than for the monev invested.
The flower parade will be a single
division of the trades display parade,
OF which p. F. McCanna and DR.. 3.
II. Briggs have charge. The prizes
to be awarded in the flower parade
are in two sections. To the secret
society having the most attractive
float first prize Of $50 will be given,
there being second prize of s25.
TO the private turnout adiudged
the most attractive there will be a
first prize of s25 and second prize
Of SIS, and entrance may be had
from The decorators. or from the man.
ayers Of The parade.