Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-10
VAST THRONG
OBSERV VESDAY
SAN BERNARDINo PACKED WITH
cELEeRAToRs
ALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA is
REPRESENTED
Parade cheered by Thousands-FIap-
Jacks Tossed from Pioneer Float.
Many Daughters in the
Procession

All Southern California celebrated Ad-
mission day yesterday at San Bernardino.
Every parlor of Native Sons and
Daughters south of the Tehachapi Joined
in the big parade, the barbecue, the
speechmakinR and the reunions-all done
in the open ia true California style.
Sundays trains brought in several
thousand visitors, but Mondays trains
brought as many more and they We're
swelled by hundreds who came In buggies,
carriages, wagons and automobiles.
1t seemed like Fiesta week and Fourth
of July combined, the extreme warmth
of the weather, of the hospitality and
of the noise being particularly remin1s-
cent of the nations natal day.
All San Bernardino, seat of the larg-
est county in the United States, was dec
grated and yesterday, even the vehicles,
from bicycles and baby buggies to trains,
showed the colors of the state
And everywhere there were bears-bears
known and unknown to nature. There
were thousands of them in paints and
colors and flowers, some with impossible
heads, razor backed hump-backed, sway
backed, long and short shouted bruins,
Teddy and grizzly bears, all colors OF
bears and nature faker bears.
Crowds Cheer
The streets during the parade were lined
with spectators to the building line. They
filed windows roofs and porches.
All waved canes with ribbons, blew
horns and tossed flowers on the floats
The old pioneer days recalled by set
l.ngs on some floats alternated with
modern settings on others.
Los Angeles had all her organizations
in line with her city officials taking
place of honor.
Following the San Bernardino band
came a carriage in which were seated
Mayor Hanford and Mrs. Hanford and
Mayor Harper and Mrs Harper of Los
Angeles.
The city councilmen were in following
carriages.
After the supervisors came the San Ber-
nardino fire department with the hose
wagon and hook and ladder truck be-
decked with brightly-hued flags.
The Los Angeles and the San Bernar-
dino pioneer floats followed typical of
the early days.
The Hangtown camp of the pioneers
was conception of pioneer days in
Guiding the rough costume of the man,
the camp fire and the large family OF
children with braided hair and gingham
clothes, seated on logs in front OF
tent
Tossing aOf-z-han1aCks
INTO the crowds provoked much scramb
ling to get ii e smoking morsels.
Following this was a float on which
rough bearded miners washed out gold
as persistently as though the shouting
crowds were miles away.
Los Angeles ParIors
The veteran drum and fife corps of Los
Angeles followed. These veterans. num-
bering fifteen, some of them members OF
the Soldiers home, knew how to make
martial music There was inspiration In
their work.
Los Angeles Native Sons and Daughters,
next in line, received a splendid response
La Esparanza parlor, Native Daughters,
of Los Angeles were first in white linen
and carrying golden-hued parasols. with
waving hair and no bonnets. Los Angeles
and Long Beach parlors were likewise
uniformed.
Then marched the pride of San Bernar-
dino valley, the Native Daughters of Ar
rowhead parlor. They were also In pure
white and carried white parasols.
Los Angeles band headed the division
filed by the sturdy sons of California, who
belong to Los Angeles parlor No. 40, Ra-
mona parlor No. 100, Corona parlor No.
los sierra Madre parlor No. 235 La Fiesta
parlor No. 2S6, all of Los Angeles; San
tiago parlor of Santa Ana and Santa
Monica parlor of Santa Monica.
Riverside Military band headed Redlands
narlor of Native Sons and Arrowhead
parlor No. ITO of San Bernardino.
The San Bernardino Native Sons wore
vauuero costumes gay in color ana truly
typical of the west. Behind them rode
live bear enshrouded In wire screen,
seemingly happy on wheels.
Two prizes were awarded to the
machers.
The first prize, for the largest percentage
of the membership In line went to Los
Angeles parlor of the Native Daughters,
who had 125 young women treading the
asphalt pavements. 'N
THE second prize was won by La Fies, 4
parlor, N. s. G. W., of Los Angeles
Horse SHES
THE only accident attending the parade
was caused by horse becoming fright
ened by the Los Angeles band at Fourth
and d streets. A woman was seated In
the vehicle, and the horse, wheeling sud
denly, smashed front wheel. Quick
hands seized the animals bride.
The fire department gave an exhibition
drill later. When the fire signal blows
every householder and business man i'm
mediatl.ly shuts off every faucet, thus in
creasirg the pressure.
from the parade viewpoints the crowds
swarmeds to Urbita springs to listen to
speeches and to prepare for the barbecue.
Invocation by Pastor Shaw
Rev. Mark B. Shaw. pastor of the First
Baptist church, delivered the invocation
al the exercises at Urbita springs as fol-
lows:
"Gracious Heavenly Father, author of
our being and promoter Of all our joys and
comforts; we thank thee for the enterprise
and courage of our fathers who founded
this great commonwealth.
1 1--WE thank thee for the inspiration that
has stirred the Native Sons and Daughters
to carry on the work so grandly begun.
and who are so intelligenty perpetuating
the institutions of this state,
s.Cause thy smile to rest upon the OBJ
servances of this day; that no accident
may mar it's pleasures, and that great
prosperity may attend US through future
years"
Deputy Rich Is Eloquent
District Deputy j. e. Rich spoke as fol-
lows:
at has perhaps been often asked by
those unfamiliar with the early history of
-. -, tt fs that California of ali