The San Francisco call., 1908-04-28
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white horses in glorious trappings of
a squad of forest rangers. clothed in
drab and mounted on clean limbed
Quivering horses, every rider carrying
at his saddle long, slender staff from
which hoated silken flag. Six out
riders. also mounted on snowy steeds,
accompanied the coach, their costumes
being. patterned after that OF the old
Spanish caballeros. with white trousers
trimmed in yellow and slashed with
panels OF yellow satin bordered with
rows Of round brass buttons. The
Jackets OF the outriders were of white
duck with cuffs, collar band and
pocket flaps picked out in the same
bright satin. and they wore yellow
sashes trimmed with fringes of gold.
cream sombreros with bands of yell
low. silk and white gauntlets fringed
with gold Similarly dressed were the
two eoachmen and two footmen
.Inounted on the vehicle.
The huge body of the coach itself
was. hidden under solid covering of
yellow roses. relieved at the borders
by panels Of q deeper shade, while
across. the rear was the blue flag of
the commander in chief Of the fleet,
.sts background of corn flowers and the
two white stars worked out in carna-
tiOns. The wheels OF the wonderful
coach were immense marguerites, their
hearts Of gold. and their petals of
roses.
CROWD CHEERS ADMIRAL
In the roomy cushioned seats were
Rear Admiral Thomas, senior officer
present in active command of the At
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Rear Admiral Thomas; Admiral Bow
3 man H McCalla, retired, and Captain
: Grant. chief of staff. As they passed
between the long rows of spectators
Admiral Thomas and his companions
were constantly bowling and smiling in
- answer TO volley Of cheers and a rat
tie. Of applause.
:. Following closely after this carriage
: and. receiving likewise in full need of
. greeting. came the coach containing
: ;Admirals Emery and Sperry and their
aids, Lieutenant Henderson and
: Wurtzbaugh. This was a colonial stage
:.cdach, in a dress of lavender and white
: and at.its side, in costumes of the same
color combination, rode its outriders
AT the head of the Plaza del Mar the
;. coaches halted and the admirals took
!. thesr. seats in the center of the review
ing. stand, while the scores of officers
/. grouped around them arose and stood
= uncovered until the admirals had
reached the box reserved for them
Quickly the head Of the procession
came in sight, groups of young girls in
Spanish costumes OF white, red and
yellow marching ahead and strewing
foWers over the boulevard Behind
them was a divisional band from the
feet and then, marching to the strains
Of the ''semper fidelis,' rank upon
rank Of the men in white-the sailors
-, OF the feet.
SAILORS WIN APPLAUSE
:. Fifteen hundred strong they marched
IN the white service uniform, with flap
ping blue collars. and from the rnuzzle
OF every rife protruded a bouquet OF
flowers, here q rank of red, then one OF
white, one of green and another of pur-
PIE: =; Theirs was the applause that
. echoed and re-echoed down the boule-
ward. for they were the men from be-
hind the guns and the people wanted
them to know that to them the city had
opened its arms. Lieutenants, ensigns
and chief petty officers marshaled the
sailors and there was a salute from
every rank as ii passed before the re-
viewing stand of the officers.
: A detachment of the California naval
lnilitza. trundling a six FOUNDER landing
6----s Al d4-SA OClAln0 lilt S6iAOIS. aIlG
then came the boys of '61 marching
sturdilx and with gray heads erect and
eyes front to the music of fife and
drum. Their ranks were thin. but the
step was firm, and the honors that had
come to the sailors came to them again
IN all fullness of meaning.
Admiral Thomas stood erect in his
place. with head barred and hand al
salute. while the veterans of the civil
rrra Ar~
with the rest of the parade to the
starting point. but. after passing the
reviewing stand. filed into the section
reserved for them at the admirars
right
p. =. Members Of the women's relief corps
game behind them. gowned in white
carrying white parasols, and Just as
beautiful. just as sweet in the eyes and
hearts Of the watchers as their daugh-
ters and their granddaughter, who
were still TO pass. They, too. dropped
out at the reviewing stand and. resting
there in the shadow of old glory,
watched the parade pass by.
SAILORS IN MERRY WAR
on their counternarch from the re-
viewing stand. when the head OF their
column had reached the foot Of the
boulevard and the rear had turned out
Of the plaza, the sailors were wheeled
into line, and there they stood at ease
hong wall OF white. interested specta-
tors Of the parade and the recipients
Of all the honors Of war in the battle
OF the flowers.
After leaving it's first load at the re-
viewing stand the admirals carriage
returned quickly to the foot of the
d boulevard and again was filled, this
time with a bevy OF beautiful Spanish
girls, members of some of the old aris-
tocratic families whose names will live
forever in the history of California.
As they arrived in turn at the review
ing stand Admiral Thomas arose in his
place to crown one of their number,
Senorita Ynez Dibblee Y de la Guerra.
granddaughter Of Don Pablo de la
Guerra, first territorial governor of
California, queen of the festival.
The line Of horsemen and horse
women, carriages Of every conceivable
kind. automobiles and floats which
made up the body of the procession
was mile long. Every participant in
line was handsomely costumed or
gowned and every vehicle and every
horse was gay with trapping OF flowers.
CHEERS FOR ALL
The decorations were Of the most
elaborate nature, and the cheers ac