Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-30
MARJORIE KNAPP
JUVENILE QUEEN
CONTEST CLOSE AND LEGAL
ACTION THREATENED
FLOATS ALMOST COMPLETE AND
OCCUPANTS CHOSEN
Ten Highly Elaborate Creations Viii
Be In Parade, Illustrating Among
Other Things city's Past
and Future
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Aug. 29.-Little Mar.
jorie Kapp was this afternoon declared
elected Juvenile queen of the festival
She had 2,450 votes. The parents OF
Ruth Lutz, who had 721, 800 and was
next in line, threaten to take the matter
into the courts. charging that votes fol
the Kapp girl were put in after the
time appointed for closing. This both
the Kapp supporters and officials deny
Splendid enthusiasm has been mani
tested among the young women of this
city over the floats for the Festival OF
the Sea. They are almost completed
and those who will ride on them have
been selected.
The Future Long Beach" float repre-
sents the future of the city. 1t is deco
rated in green, orange and white, show
ing modern skyscrapers, a statue OF
Progress and a ship plant. This float
will contain ten young ladies, as fol-
lows: Miss Edith Wood, captain; Miss
Georgia Hobbs, Miss Bess Woodville,
Miss Nell Doarn, Miss Cora Whipple,
Miss Janet Hauk, Miss Edith Millikin.
Miss Gladys Barndollar, Miss Mable
Gutzlor and Miss Georgia Skinner.
The Bathing float represents the
sea and is of ocean blue and red. It is
decorated with flowers, and the occu-
pants will wear bathing costumes. The
following young ladies will be on this
float: Miss Alice Filler, captain; Miss
Helen Henry, Miss Flora Shilling, Miss
Ruth Knott, Miss Violet Fastenan,
Miss Sadie Hough, Miss Mabel Martin,
Miss Ruth Hibbard, Miss Katherine
Knott and Miss Theodore Gordon.
The Fishing float represents por-
ton of the outer wharf and the sea.
This float will be decorated in sea blue
and red. There will be eight young
ladies on it in fishing costume. Those
chosen are Miss p. CampJen, captain;
Mrs. Pillsbury, Miss Hinton, Miss
Young, Miss Hit, Miss Merchant, Miss
Persons and Miss Thompson.
The Flower float will be decorated
entirely in gay flowers in the festival
colors. There will be the following
young ladies on this float: Mrs. Kate
A. Borden, captain; Miss Anna Musset-
ter, Miss Ada Gunder and Mrs. Powell.
The Music" float will be decorated
in blue and the occupants will wear
Grecian costumes of blue, with trim
mings. They are: Miss Verda Almore,
captain; Miss Anne Warford, Miss
Pearl Kelsey, Miss Eva Kelsey, Miss
Helen Garrison, Miss Jeral Garrison.
Mrs A. r. Rankine, Miss Gladys Ran
kline, Miss Ford Garner, Mrs. Funk
hauser, Miss Funkhauser and Miss
Jacques.
Inc EQuCdllOIldl DOdL Will DC u6CO-
rated principally in white and will be
occupied by party of Pythian Sisters.
who will wear robes of white silk. Mrs.
w. II. Austin is captain, and the others
are Mrs. Galbraith, Mrs. Burson, Mrs
r. A. Emo, Mrs. Hilligan, Mrs. I. G.
Pauley, Mrs. J. H. Brakeman, Mrs. o.
A. Kinman and Mrs. S. H. Mcconnell
The "Harbor' float will represent a
harbor with a lighthouse, the ocean
the Catfinqr the II
will be occupied by the following young
ladies: Miss Nettie Whiteside, captain;
Miss Myrtle Hackett, Miss Vera Craig,
Miss Olive Stratten, Miss Ethel Loree,
Miss Dorothy Little and brother and
two others.
The anchor" float will represent a
large ship with a large anchor in the
center decorated in green. The young
ladies occupying this float will wear
Grecian costumes of white and gold
They are: Miss WINNER, captain; Miss
Lulu CSwartney, Miss Pauline Mills,
Miss Pearl Kinney, Miss Ruth Arnold,
Miss Edna Locke, Miss Ruby Reid, Miss
Fay Edmundson, Miss JANET Robert
son, Miss Margaret Troth, Miss Jean
June Stevenson, Miss Elizabeth Merri-
man and Miss Orve Martin.
The Ancient Long Beach" float will,
be quite unique and will represent Long
Beach in the ancient days. 1t will
show the old schoolhouse and the VIII
lage store. There will be ten young
girls and four boys on this float, who
will represent ancient days, and also
Miss Thelma Callahan. Miss Beulah
Booker, Olive Young, Julia Andrews,
Lucelle Pinkerton, Louise McElroy,
Katy Weimer, Bessie Kenney, Mary
Taylor, George Little, George Hall and
two other boys.
The queens float will be occupied by
the queen and her court and two fairies.
Among the important events booked
this morning for daily street exhibitions
are Carmo, the comic slack wire
walker; Scheck brothers. hand bal |
ancers and acrobatic performers; Ma
dame Haverling, the French and Italian
dancer, and Raymous, comic and fancy |
diver, who viii perform twice daily in |
front of the grand stand.
The outriders who will take part in |
the parade follow: G. w. Fisk, NJ Nc |
Clintock, Phillip Yost, Harlan Filler, L. |
r. Parker, L. Hunter, l.. A. |
Talbot, Earl Thomas, Lewis Murdoch, |
Clyde Baker, Loring Jones, Paul Burk- |
hart. Frank Mileros11i, George Pierpont, |
F. E. Hobson, Ralph Beck, Carl Brunn, |
III. Skinner, Ernest Thorp, Ray Hanan, |
Kendall Keats, G.. Pierpont, c. Burge, |
J. A. France. Earl Taylor, E. A. Rose, |
Andrew Dunlap, Earl Browning, Wal |
ter Robinson, J. M. Daget, Harry Beck, |
r. Parker, e. S. Daugherty and A. F. |
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