Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-04
MORE THAN FIFTY OUTFITS TO
BE IN LINE
COMPETING BANDS PEEFoRM< TO
IMMENSE CROWDS
Juvenile Queen Is Crowned with Elab-
crate Ceremonial to Huee De-
light of Younger Element
~. of Visitors
Special to The Herald.


show. which rank high among the
leading attractions of the Festival OF
the Sea, will take place. The parade
will move at 1920 from the corner of
sixth street and Pine avenue, south TO
Ocean avenue, west to Pacific avenue,
around the block TO First and Pine,
and thence to the auditorium, where
the baby show will follow Immediately.
Mrs. G. c. Lord, who has been in
charge of all preparations for the baby
show, said this afternoon that more
than fifty decorated baby outfits would
be in the parade and 800 or more in
fants in the show. In the parade all
babies will be in baby cabs or on baby
floats, of which there will be several.
First, second and third prizes will be
awarded to the "best looking" babies
in the line.
Prizes will be given at the auditori-
UNI to the youngest pair of twins the
prettiest baby, the youngest baby, the
heaviest baby under SIX months OLD,
the heaviest baby between six and
twelve months and the heaviest baby
between twelve months and 21s years.
Mrs. Lord has had inquiries from
towns all over Southern California in
regard to the show, but she has not
vet divulged her list of judges. She
herself win be in an auto at the head
of the parade. Mrs. Myra Miller and
Mrs. Cora Bennett will be her mar
shals, and G. L. Van Eaton and Clyde
Hurley will start the parade.
The burlesque beauty show in the
auditorium tomorrow night will be the
funniest thing of the festival, it is said.
A great crowd packed the auditorium
this afternoon when the first contest
in the band competition was held. The
bands competing were Donatellf's band
of this city and Gregory's Italian band
of Ocean Park. The visiting band
played the sextet from Lucia "Or-
pheus," American Patrol and Clio
conda." The local band played vii
liam Tell" trio from "Attila," Cor
pheus" and Wagners "Lohengrin." The
Wiley concert band, the other COM
petitor for the big prize, will play to-
morrow afternoon, after which the
awards will be made.
This afternoon the juvenile queen,
Miss Marjorie Kapp, was crowned.
This was the principal event of the
festival for the little people. At $3.50
o'clock the west doors of the big hall
were thrown open and an array of
little flower girls marched up the
aisle, bearing rope chains of flowers.
Next came the twelve sailor guards of
the little queens escort, dressed in
white suits. The queen, in her dainty
shell chariot, followed, attended by
her maid of honor, Italia Smoak, in
dainty white robes.
In Regal Robes
Queen Marjorie, a little brunette
beauty wore an elaborate gown of
white satin, bespangled with jewels
and en- train. There was a touch of the
royal purple at the neck, while ermine
encircled the skirt. Her crown con-
tanned a number of glittering jewels.
Delmar Lett and Musette Jones were
the train bearers. Princess Ruth and
little Ruth Lutz followed close behind,
wearing white satin, bespangled with
gold and wearing upon her head prin-
cess golden tiara. Little Lucille Bourne
and Lydelia Waters were her two
maids of honor.
Miss Ruth Miller, in costume of
carnival colors and accompanied by
four little girls-Misses Margaret Pitts,
Hazel Middough, Clara Snodgrass and
Eva Fearn-met the royal party upon
the stage and crowned the queen and
the princess. After the pretty ceremony
the little folk received their many
friends at the front of the auditorium.
The industrial parade this morning
furnished some pleasant surprises. Be-
sides the festival floats, which were
also in the parade yesterday there
were good trade floats by the Long
Beach Milling company, Long Beach
Lumber company, Star Mill and Lum-
Der company, Sanitas baths, Long
Beach dairy, Alamitos nursery. H. S.
Callahan, F. H. Bixby's Rancho Los
Alamitos and Thomas Doyle, black
smith.
The milling company's mill float car
ried an old mill in full operation, while
sacks of flour were sewed up and scat
tered to the crowds. Fifteen men rode
on and alongside this float. The Star
Mill and Lumber company's float
weighed eight tons being piled high
with lumber. Fifteen hundred whistles.
made in the mill, We're thrown to the
small boys. T. II. Bixby. who was ac-
companied by lothian w. Bixby, had
in the line a number of splendid draft
horses.
Fred Colby, who has been "leaping
the gap" at Chutes park took the place
today of Harry Wright, the aeronaut,
who was injured yesterday. Colby went
up nicely at noon, lighting in a vacant
lot without injury. Wright expects to
be able to make aScensions tomorrow.
No attempts were made today to sail
the airships one of which made a fall
ure yesterday. Because of the absence
of a breeze the flights We're all post
poned until tomorrow.
Captain George e. Bartlett, crack
rifle shot; Ki-Ki. the Zulu chief;
Shrek brothers, gymnasts; Nine. Hav-
iland, ballet dancer, and Cub Smith"
and Frank Dyce in three rounds of
boxing were among the features of the
vaudeville this afternoon.
Startling Aquatic Feats
Another startling feature, which will
be reproduced daily, was the swim
ming race around the queens throne
by two men on horseback. The break
ers were high and rough, and fire.
quently both horses and men disap-
peared beneath the water. This race
was exciting in the extreme. One of
the riders was endorsed in deep water
but regained his mount. Herbert
Cleveland won.
Prof Raymous dived again from the
top of the roller coaster into such
shallow water that he was able to
wade ashore. He is to repeat this
daily.
Prof Hans Vockeroh went out in a
lifeboat as grand finale to rescue"
a young Philadelphia who was SWIM
ming far beyond the rough breaker
line. A number in the crowd thought
the swimmer was really in dire dis
tress Vockeroh went over nine comb
ers and reached the youth in good
shape. On the return trip, however an
enormous breaker capsized the boat
and both men jumped for their lives.
They swan ashore.
Tonight at 10 o'clock the festival ball
was held at the Majestic pavilion. The
queen and the ladies of her court led
the grand march. A tremendous
crowd was present. e. H. Willey's
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