The San Francisco call., 1908-09-08
QUEENS GROWING
FEATURE OF DAY
Pretty Ceremony When Ruler of
Fiesta Is Invested With
Authority

SAN RAFAEL. Sept. Labor day
and the formal opening of the San Ra-
fael carnival We're celebrated today.
From the beginning of the festivities,
when the parade formed at Fourth and
Irwin streets, until late tonight the
fun continued
The parade, in which 500 men were in
line, and the crowning of Miss Nettie
koenig as queen of the carnival were
the features of the day.
The evening was given over TO a bur-
lesque and a mardi gras. Strings of
electric globes festooned the streets
and King Frolic ruled supreme. The
metallic shouts of the "Spielers" for the
concessions, mingling with the discord-
laughter of men and the simulated
shrieks OF terror of women as they at
tempted in vain to dodge the rain of
confetti. showed the carnival spirit of
the crowd
The morning was spent in the cele
bration of Labor day. Promptly at $3.50
o'clock the parade of the different
unions started through the gayly deco
rated streets. Marshal of the Day Bert
Campbell headed the procession, while
scattered along the line of march and
ants, ]. Cornwall. J. E. Luthrell, P.
Cassidy, F. c. Lynch and Fred Smith.
Following behind the marshal came
two carriages, the first containing the
carnival queen, Miss Nettie Koenig, and
the second her maids of honor, Miss Ida
Glidden, Miss Emma Nichols, Miss Ada
Lagena, Miss Laura Clarke, Miss Kath-
crime Donnelly, Miss Kathryn Talbot,
and the queens two tiny pages, Lucille
Zanders and Bessie Smith.
Following the queen came the car
riages of Mayor Pedrotti and the town
trustees. Behind them marched the
Marshall band.
The unions were arranged in the fol-
lowing positions in the line of march:
Carpenters union No. So, carpenters
union No. 1710, Eagle drum corps,
painters union No. SO, teamsters' union
No. 7S4. cement workers union No. 80,
electrical workers union No. 4, plaster
ers' union No. 35S. hod carriers union
No. $50, lathers' union No. 1858
Heading the next division came the
St. Vincents band. The band is com
posed of 3S youngsters, none of whom
appeared to be over II years old. Fol-
lowing the boy band came the butchers
union, clerks union No. 1119 horse
shoers' union No. 232 and the BARRIERS
union No. 5S2. Every trade and craft
represented had their representatives
in the parade attired in special cos
TUNES. A number of pretty and origi-
nal floats added to the spectacle. The
hoaI of the teamsters' union was
awarded the prize by the judges for
the best float in the first division The
teamsters filled their float with "a girls
all of whom were dressed in white
The float got up by the horse shoers
was another which earned the praise
nf rlo n,,11 oh
ried a miniature blacksmith shop. and
during the march three brawny men
fashioned horseshoes. To give an added
touch OF reality to the scene little
black pony was carried in the We
hicle. For their original idea the
horse shoers were awarded the prize
for the best float in the second division
The electrical workers supplied q
number of clever oddities. Each man
coat, and every few feet the bells
would be set to buzzing simultaneously
Instead of a conventional head TO their
canes electric globes were used
In the afternoon the crowd congre-
gated about the platform built in front
of the courthouse to witness the cor
onation of Queen Nettie the First.
Fully 5000 people were present to see
the ceremony.
beIOIe the COIOudllOH w llllam Mar
shall. president of the carpenters
union. local No. 35. gave a Labor day
address. He chose for his subject
the Importance of unions and the
beneficial effects the unions have ex-
erted In bettering the lives of the Ia
boring men. His address was terse
and his logical handling of the ques-
ton won him enthusiastic applause.
He was followed by E. B. Maestinelu.
not, however, until 15o school, chill
dren sang the Star Spangled Banner
and several other national hymns.
The queen. bedecked in garments be-
fitting her rank and station, was es-
corted to her throne by Master of Cere-
monies NJ. F. Cochranes and the prime
minister, William Marshall, both of
whom wore the garb of their offices.
Mayor Pedrotti presented Queen Net
tie with the golden key to the city
and bade her and her subjects the most
joyous of times and the best OF every
thing during her reign.