Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-21
.FETE JOLLlTiES
IN FULL SWING
MERRY CROWDS THR0NG SAN
BERNADIN0
CARNIVAL MANAGEMENT MAKING
GOOD ITS PROMISES
Courts of Both Queens Prove Unfail-
lna Attraction, and Juvenile Pa
rade Presents Series Of In
teresting Features
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, May 2O.-The
Festival of the Arrowhead is, now in
full swing. The city is in full holiday
attire and the happy throngs are
crowding the streets from early morn
ing until midnight half dozen bands,
including the Catalina Island Marine
and the Whittier school organizations,
are discoursing sweet music In every
part of the city. The midway" is at
tracing large crowds, and the people
are happy.
Todays program was pulled off with
out a hitch at any point and included
some interesting features. The carni-
val management is certainly making
good In pulling off its attractions on
time, so there Is no tiresome waiting.
The queens throne is the center of
attraction several times day, and
Queen Lola l and Juvenile Queen Mil
dred, with their royal trains, present
one of the most magnificent and beau
tiful stage pictures that could well be
imagined. Their radiant costumes and
the stately court etiquette call forth
rounds of enthusiasm at every oppor-
tunity Queen Lola Is most gracious
sovereign, handsomely recognizing the
honor that is continually paid her by
the thousands who visit her home.
The baby coach, or juvenile parade,
was the morning feature of the festi-
val. 1t contained a number of espe-
cially beautiful features in decorated
Juvenile rigs of various character, pony
carts, donkey carts, gocarts, horseback
riders, bicycles, etc. The Catalina
island band led the parade and was
followed Immediately by Juvenile
Queen Mildred and her train. who,
with Queen Lola and her attendants,
reviewed the parade from the queens
throne.
The prize winners in the coach pa
rade were:
Pony carts-First. Eva Perris and
Howard Heard, as Liberty and Uncle
Sam, flowers of the national colors COW
ering the cart; second, Dorothy Jones
and Lloyd Russell. poppies and arrow
head decorations; third. Donald Will
liams, white and yellow arrowheads.
Decorated donkey cart-First, Harold
Pottenger. as Uncle Sam; second. Dan
Evans, Gala lilies.
Saddle pony for girls-First, Irma
Aldridge, white horse, white costume
and white roses; second Ruth Thomas,
black and yellow, black horse third,
Grace FELTON,, bay horse and red roses
and costume.
Saddle pony for boys-First. Lindsay
Dickey, Indian; second, Paul Beckley,
cowboy; third, Leslie Heap, colonial
costume.
Decorated bicycIes-First, velma
Cochran, all red: second, Margarete
Lindley, white roses.
Decorated gocarts-First, Molina
Myers, princess of the Arrowhead; sec
ond, Robert Rose, white roses; third,
Lloyd Mulvane, red roses.
Twin gocart-Donald and Dorothy
Reece, all white roses
Best girl character-f9azel Sandman,
Arrowhead canopy.
Best boy character-Paul Beckely,
cowboy.
This afternoon at the Womans club
house on Sixth street at o'clock the
reception In honor of Queen Lola 1 was
held. The interiors of the auditorium
and parlors were a mass of flowers, the
color scheme being carried out in the
festival colors. orange, red and green,
the latter being used effectively as a.
background.
The ladies in the receiving line with
Queen Lola and her ladies in waiting
were Mrs. c. M. Hanf, Mrs /. H. Cur
tis, Mrs w. H. Stiles. Mrs. Robinson j.
Jones, Mrs. r. C. HARRISON, Mrs. A. M.
Ham, Mrs. H. M. Barton and Mrs. G..
N. Gish.
The function was a brilliant one and
was attended by several hundreA society
women or this ana surrounding cities.
Tonight the attractions included fancy
dances by the fairies of the juvenile
queens court, concerts by the severbl
bands. open air vaudeville and a ball at
Urbita Springs under the patronage Of
Queen Lola.
The railroads are beginning to bring
in q large number of visitors the
Southern Pacific having put on a spe-
cial train service between this city,
Cotton, Highgrove and Riverside.
With fair weather the coming three
days will see immense crowds, the ex-
cursion under the auspices of the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce Friday
being expected to bring several hundred
people from that city.
May Run Excursion
The chamber of commerce has been
asked by number of business men of
the city to run an excursion to San
Bernardino to attend the Arrowhead
festival Friday. Secretary Virgins
asks those desirous of going on such
trip to ring him up at the Chamber
of Commerce building.