The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-23
QUEEN CONTEST
STARTS AGAIN
There Will Also be q kinq
at The big Carnival

That the harvest carnival which is
to be held in this city Sept. 1921 will
be a big thing is no longer doubted,
even by the most pessimistic. The ex-
penditnres to date. amount 10 nearly
$1,000. The committees at the gen.
spare neither pains nor expense to
make the big carnival bowling sue
cess.
Monday will be opening day and will
cial features. Tuesday will be cor
onation day This will be the most
gorgeous and snowy day of the week.
The queen and her court will come to
town and formally take possession of
things. The coronation ceremony Will
take place before a $4OO grandstand
which will be erected for the occasion.
Wednesday will be "fraternal day.
and all the fraternities and secret or
ganizations in the city will be repre-
sented on that day, and several or
ganizations from out of town are ex-
pected.
Thursday will be merchants and
manufacturers day. Machines, floats
and all kinds of Industrial displays
will be in evidence at the parade on
this day. This day too, the press rep
resentatives from the neighbor1ng
cities are to be invited.
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and a special committee is appointed
to take charge of the children on that
day. An effort will be made to get
the schools closed on that day so that
the children may march in the parade
and see the carnival in the afternoon
Saturday will be made big day,
though no special features are an
nounced for that day.
The contest for queen is to be re-
sumed at once and will be carried on
with increased activity. Votes Will be
! cheapened from five cents to one and
| the candidates already having votes
| will have their score multiplied by
| five. The contest for carnival king, to
|
| ried out along similar lines. This car
nival king is to be burlesque and
the voting is expected to be heavy.
Governor Mead, Governor Chamber
lain. of Oregon, and many other noted
| speakers have been invited to appear
here during the week and are expecteG
to accept.
Programs, the most lavish ever seen
! in the city, are being planned for free
/ distribution These will carry the ad-
| vertisements of the live merchants OF
the city and will be of nature to
help boost the town in the best style
Mrs. J. B. Catron, chairman of the
executive committee for the ladies'
department for the Harvest Carniva
has appointed the following ladies as
her assistants.
These ladies will act as chairmer
of their different committees and VII
apDoint their sub committees at al
early date.
Executive Comnrittee-Mrs. }. b
Catron Mrs L. L. Tallman, Mrs. r.
! Allen.
Queens Coronation and Throne
Mrs. j. c. Hockett, chairman.
Queens Reception-Mrs. H. II
! Turner, chairman.
Queens Ball-Mrs. H. Gregg, chair
man.
Floral Parade-Mrs P. NJ. Winans
chairman.
Baby Show-Mrs. F. M. Pauly, chair
man.
Chiidren's Parade-Mrs. George u
Hedger, chairman.
Reception Committee Lev
Ankeny, Mrs. Oscar DrumheIler, Mrs
L. F. Andersno, Mrs. F. w. Kaser
Mrs. Edith Moffat, Mrs. George Ke1-
Tough, Mrs. B. c. Holt, Mrs. Godwln
| Fort Walla Walla; Mrs. Alvah Brown
Mrs. w. H. Kershaw, Mrs. A. r. Bur
ford, Mrs. Frank Reese, Mrs. VIM
Ritz. Mrs. w. P. Hooper, Mrs. Gilber
Hunt, Mrs H. A. Gardner, Mrs. r. B
Caswell Mrs. Howard, Fort. Wall;
Walla: Mrs. F. Glafke, Mrs. lie F. A