Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-01
100000 WILL
.SEEGORGEOUS
TOURNAMENT
Eighteenth Successive Show ct Crown
CITY Opens with Monster Parade
of ExqulslteIy Adorned En-
tries This Morning
FESTIVAL OF ROSES TO SUR
PASS AL OTHERS
$4,000 BLOSSOMS USED ON ONE
ENTRY
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
PASADENA, Dec. S1.-For the eigh-
teenth successive year. Pasadena will
tomorrow entertain, besides her own
people. thousands of visitors from the
east and from all parts of the south
west with that world-beating motif OF
outdoor celebrations known as the
Tournament of Roses.
The entire populace retired tonight
with the only hope that tomorrow will
dawn bright and fair, which will insure
the grandest spectacle ever known to
take place in the open on New Years
day
When it is considered that on one Of
the decorated vehicles to be seen IN the
floral parade $4,000 blossoms have been
used the gorgeousness of the sight en-
titles the day to be of worldwide re-
nown. o
1t is expected that from $4,000 TO
100000 visitors will be in Pasadena To-
morrow. All lines of travel have ar
ranged to handle an immense traHic
and to all who come Pasadena extenos
a hearty welcome
With the last entry in at O'CLOCK
this evening tie number of entries for
I; floral parade is far in excess of any
nrevious year Not only do the entries
excel in number but in the lavish dec
orations all former attempts nave peeh
Sutstripped. Contestants for prizes IN
the parade have sought designs OF an
unusual character and these have peeh
worked into astounding beauty
MANY of these turnouts are now
ready to be placed In line, although
they will be toned up in places carry
A41morrow morning with freshly ne@-
kissed flowers so that by the time the
multitude is ready to behold the be-
wildering spectacle nothing more en-
trancing can be imagined.
Queens Float Lily
The queens float signifies huge
lily and the motig has been carried OUT
with that originality so characteristic
of the designer, Prof. Leroy d. ely
The queen and her court will form the
first division with the mayor and mem
hers of the city council, the Vaquero
club and the tournament directors as
escort.
Formation Of the parade and the line
of march will take up almost the entire
forenoon following the arrival of thou
sands of visitors coming by train ana
trolley. 1t will form as usual on orange
Grove avenue. and Grand Marshal Ralph
Skillen says it will move promptly at 9;45
o'clock. The route will be north on Or
ange Grove avenue to Colorado street
east on Colorado street to Fair OAKS
south on Fair Oaks to Vineyard, east on
Vfneyard to Raymond, north on Raymond
IN Colorado west on Colorado to Fair
oaks. north on Fair Oaks to Hally. east
on Holly to Raymond, south on Raymond
TO Colorado east on Colorado to wilson,
south on Wilson to park.
BY this route the parade passes three
sides of the Hotel Green and along the
front of the Maryland.
OFFICERS sent from Los Angeles Will be
stationed In the downtown business as
trict where the crowds congregate thlck-
est The streets over which the parade
is to pass have been roped off and no
traffic will be allowed after the parade
starts, Chief Favour and the mounted
police will head the column. oftlcers
Shutz and Abbott occupying first places
followed by the chief, Sergeant Reynolds
Patrolmen O'Del, Palmer and Rice. ser
geant Longley. Patrolmen Snyder, Green
and Bisbee will ride at the rear OF the
column to prevent encroachment upon
that and of the line.
Formation of Parade
First division, composed of police and escort
forms Oh Waverly drive. ,,
Second division, S, c. Patterson marsnai
forms oh Arbor street, west OF orange GroSe
avenue, 4d inelucos classes A. b. e l. d H.
Third division. L. N. Merritt marshal, forms
on ElevadA drive. east of Orange Grove anu
al.cludes cllsses f. V. L, NJ p and Q.
Fourth division Frank H. Long marshal'
forms on Ellis street, west OF Orange Grove
and includeA classes D, E and H.
Fifth diviaon, DIR. A. H. Savage. marshal
forms on GrAve street east of Orange Grove
and includes Masses I, U and D.
Sixth divisi'h, Myron Hunt marshal, forms
on Mayn stiket west of Orange Grove, and
includes c.ass@ Y. and AA.
Seventh divispn marshal forms on olcott
place. east OF orange Grove and Perris drive
and includes clases r, w and X.
Between theS time the turnouts arrive
for position inlline and the time the pa
rade II ready to start the judging fer
prizes will be lmade by Hallett West,
Mrs George HA Lincoln. Frank M. Sea-
man, Mrs. Artenus Lam and Mrs. Koch
Ter of Hotel Chem Admiral and Mrs,
Thomas Jewell. lSenator Hackney and
Mrs, Hackney arp j. Townsend Russell
OF Hotel Maryland; G. B. Frotheringham
of the Raymond, B. J. Whitmore of the
Alexa dria, II. Kekhler and j. Koerner.
Following is lisN of all the entries;
Glasses Gre Many
Glass A-coleges. teAncai schools: skim
hand taiyho, Passdenal high school,
Glass B--Graded schdls; Altadena. Grant
school. Franklin. McE1insy Wellington. Will
son. Madison.
Glass -KinderPartens: Roosevelt. Columbia
Glass D-coach tnlyho br drag, six horses:
Los Angeles chant er of cohmerce Hotel Mary
land. Hotel Green, Pasadela Bankers associa-
ton
Class E-coach tulyho q drag. four horses;
Realty board
Glass F--Floals Crown dty lodge, l. c. O.
r.. Crown Ct.r giocers
Glass G--Histoiical or representative. Drug
gists OF Pasadenn, PasadenA hardware men.
Alhanibra Improvement asskfatiou. Redondo
Beach chGn.be~ nt commert1 Reldands and
(Coutinued from Pasf Three-)