The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-28
FLOWER DAY FOR TIE FLEET
GEtUTIFUL FESTIVAL on SANTA
BARBARA BOULEVARD

WOrstod--JAck'S Feet Never Touched
the GrOund-Danoo In the Evening
SANTA BARBARA, Cal, April 27.-If Ad.
liral Evans could have been hero to-day
ln undoubtedly would have congratulated
Santa Barbara for the handsome way she
od the trick Her floral festival captured
re Hset, The boys surrendered. The
DIV was all that its managers wanted IL
'o DO, 1t was artistic, delicate and entirely
i'roid OF the spirit Of oommsrcialism that
thrust itself TO the front In this and
& her places that the feet has visited on
"a coast.
The setting for tbs show was along a
I,im lined avenue fronting on the ocean.
% the land side there was one complete
Inc Of grand stands a quarter Of a mile long.
Piles with banners and garlands depending
from them were erected back Of the stands.
\ bridge Of green with interpreted flowers
.reened the front Of the stands. On the
jher side Of the boulevard the ~populace
sac had no sea tickets stood.
" the far western end Of the drive was
acted a circular tribune for Admiral
uomas and his officers. The parade
q, relied in front of them. Every person who
.ad a seat along the boulevard seemed to
tring a basket Of flowers. Nearly every
ne was dressed in white.
shortly before 3 o'clock Admiral Thomas
a. driven down the line Of people in a
,rzAous coach Of white carnations and
r1se-. A blue Admiral's flag with two
,lrte stsrs depended from the back. Four
90 hire horses in yellow floral harness drew
tao coach. Six outrlders heralded the way.
The Admiral was received with ire
I"cndous cheering. Admirals Sherry and
rnory followed in bowers Of violet sweet
oas drawn on wheels. The Admirals and
a7tsins took seats under a gorgeous red
,anopv.
Then came the parade. Twenty girls
spanish dress came down the highway
90 altering petals for the sailors to tread on.
bout one thousand sailors followed. They
vsre entirely in white. They wore no belts.
DIVERS Of all kinds were protruding from
'he muzZles Of their rifles. Ashley marched
ly Admiral Thomas he stood at attention
ard saluted each detachment that each ship
,cnt-sixty-four 10 all.
The line Of march was policed at intervals
marines. The sailors countermarched
. the boulevard and then stood at resi-
long the entire length Of the ocean side Of
Q boulevard. After the sailors had taken
rHeir stations horsemen with floral lances
lopped with American flags took places at
Ilrsrvals Of about one hundred feet. The
cture was then complete and the real
COW was on.
\ company Of marching girls in blue
eaded the floral part Of the procession.
men came Grand Army men (great cheers
tor them). sohoolboy Zouaves, riders in
I olonial dress, then horses blanketed with
nlankets Of roses, lilies and sweet peas.
Ntirrups and horse collars we're also Of
flowers. Then came a company OF girls
IN Spanish costume with flowers for the
& tfces TO repel boarders. They we're called
powder monkeys.' Miss Josefa de Ia
Guerra, great-grandniece Of the east Span
ish grandee to rule in this country, dressed
~ Carmen, advanced to Admiral Thomas
and presented him with floral ammunition,
and her company Of powder monkeys"
stood at salute. Admiral Thomas is a
otably gallant man. He never played the
. 'aoeful militant figure more to perfection
nan when he saluted those girls.
Then came a company Of matrons, the
Woman 8 Relief Corps, carrying floral para
sols Of red, white and blue. They got seats
near the Admiral, where they grouped
themselves TO resemble a human flag.
hen came a shower bouquet made up
'utirely Of marching children almost
mothered with flowers.
More knights and fair ladies followed.
, I'd a little tot OF Q years, dressed in pink
nd riding a white horse. captured the
plaudits OF the crowd by the nonchalance
,he displayed. Admiral Thomas took of
lis cap TO her. She was Gertrude Arms.
hen came the carriages. They were
IMPLY moving masses Of flowers.
The women inside the bowers we're
dressed to match the flowers. Scores
cd women drove their own rigs and gaye
-etty exhibitions Of skill as they made
n"ir animals prence and dance.
Automobiles followed. The first held
so boys dressed as red devils and the
''achine had Satanic emblems galore on
,all in flowers Then came an auto turned
ITO a battleship, with men peering out OF a
inning tower. A great horn Of plenty
'olloNed. One auto was made up to re-
a war canoe.
IN effective float was a representation Of
he famous Santa Barbara Mission in Aow-
Twelve students from St. Ahthony's
'9llege, and dressed In the original grey
Of the Franciscans, marched on
rither side Of the float and sang a Gregorian
hant as they walked,
Another float held the beauty Of the
.pcsl high school. She was dressed as
{ nlcova, Then came the float Of the natives
IONS and daughters. The girls we're in
and wore yellow sashes. On their
ioat was a tremendous brown California
ear, very dead and stufcd. The float was
decorated with genista flowers.
4 Stage coach dressed In whke mustard
.mbled past next. Then came a farm
representing q load Of hay all made
p Of flowers. Beneath the body Of the
great crates Of oranges swung, At
he rear were crates containing chickens
nd ducks. When this float stopped in
ront Of Admiral Thomas, half a dozen
hite doves were released from a mound OF
low ere.
So the parade passed along with COM
Of garlanded boys and girls; groups
q horsemen in all sorts OF beautiful cos
nmes; carriages and carts, some Of the
atter even being drawn by dogs; auto