Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-19
PORTLAND
FESTIVAL
OF ROSES
SALEM COMMITTEE COMES
HOME DELIGHTED WITH THE
PRosPECT-CITY WILL NE
WELL REPRESENTED.

| Tue special committee appointed
by the board of trade to look after
demonstration for Salem at the
Rose Festival to be held in Portland
from June End to 7th. has returned
from a day spent with the general
committees in that city.
Messrs. II. II. OlInger. II. w.
Meyers, G. II. Hinges. and ID. A.
Dinsmoor were the committee who
represented the Cherry City and they
came home enthusiastic boosters for
the Rose Festival. They spent sew
eral hours on the grounds among the
fioats being built for that occasion
and they could not adequately ex-
press themselves In their admiration
Tor what is being done to push this
greatest event of the Pacific North
west. Among the gentlemen are sew
eral who have seen the great Mardi
Gras parade in New Orleans, as well
as the Yelled Prophets at st. Louis,
iioral festivities in Southern Cali
fornia and great public parades in
the cities of the East. and they say
unqualifiodly that the Portland Rose
Festival will equal the grandest of
these. In many respects II will ex-
eel them and this Salem committee
urges every resident OF our place TO
witness the Rose Festival In the me-
tropolis of our state, of which we are
all so proud. The trust Is, Salem
should go down to see this festival
in body. and undoubtedly arrange
ments will be m.de for running sew
eral large excursions to accommo-
date the hundreds who will go.
II is not yet fully determined
what particular part Salem will take
In the event but she will be repre-
sented In every department, par
tlcularly will our city make show
Ing in the automobile parade on the
afternoon OF the third day, when II
IA proposed that the owners of ma
chimes in our city shall club together
and let the world at large know that
we are on the map.
| Below Is given a program OF the
six DAYS festivities, which will un-
doubtedly outrenk everything of the
kind ever known In its line.
Monday, June I.
Noon-ArrivaI at high noon OF
Rex Oregonus and court Calvacade
escort through decorated streets and
arches 10 ROYAL palace.
Evening-Feast OF lanterns and
general illumination; Coast Admen's
Rose banquet.
Tuesday, June.
ternoons-Opening OF the COM
petitive rose exhibit at the Oriental
but ding.
Evening - Illuminated parade
Spirit OF tho Golden West"
Wednesday, June q.
10 a. m.--MonJter prize parade OF
floral decorated automobiles.
Evening Water Carni-
vel. procession OF Illuminated public
and private craft; all-day free ex-
hibit OF rare blooms by Rose society
az Oriental building. Damrosch con-
certs In evening at Armory.
Thursday, June 4.
10 a. Magnificent street pa
rade OF floral decorated vehicles,
competitive floats. equestrian clubE,
etc, including the marvellous Japan
ese Cherry Blossom" procession.
Afternoon - 100-mile automobile
race. 50-mile automobile race.
Eyening-East side street carni-
val OF masqueraders and children's
parade. Damrosch concerts at ARM
ory. afternoon and evening.
Friday. June 3.
Morning-Business houses recep-
tion TO Portland visitors.
Evening-Allegorical and histori-
cal parade OF electric floats, lnclud-
ing Chinese Dragon; grand ball AT
Armory.
Saturday. June q.
Morning-Regatta on the river;
crews from Victoria. Vancouver and
the University OF Washington will
compete.
Noon-Grend parade OF Woodmen
OF the World
| Afternoon-P. y. A. championship
field meet at Multnomah field; re-
lay races for high schools and public
schools of the Northwest; valuable
trophies to be presented for each
event.
ng-Pyroteehnies and mas
queraders' farewell to Reg oregonus
end Queen Flora.
The Rose Festival committee will
have Offices at 515 Swetland build
ling, where a regular information
lbureau Is 10 be maintained. Persons
wishing lodgings during the Festi-
val caa secure the same without
trcable by addressing this commit
tee. Rooms will be at the regular
lprice. all the way from 75c 10 s.
per da, and no extra charge will be
made for securing them through this
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