The Washington herald., 1908-04-30

Santa Barbara, Cal, April 29.-Santa
Barbara ended her entertainment Of the
battle-ship fleet tonight with an outdoor
spectacle, called the Dance Of the
Flowers"
| Il was held in a circle at the end OF
/ the ocean boulevard. A canvas tent COW
cred the arena. and a screen Of boards
! covered with canvas was erected. Can
vas also covered the asphalt, and the
/ dancing took place around the public
/ fountain. There were seats in semi-eir-
eular tiers for about 1000 All the off,
| GERS Of the feet who could get leave at
| tended First, forty natrons and maids
! danced as various flowers, such as lilies,
tulips. poppies, sweet peas, daffodlls. and
/ the Ike.
! Then came a symbolic dance of spring.
with Miss Ynez Dibblee as the central
| figure. March was represented first by
a group Of elves Of winter. accompanied
with high-wind gestures and representa-.
/ tion Of a storm. Spring was veiled. but
gradually she awoke, the wind went down
| and the elves went to sleep. Then came
April TO the tones OF Grieg's Spring. '
and as Miss Dlbblee danced. May arrived
to the music Of Grieg's Morning"
Dancing Wins Applause.
Miss Dibblee's dancing aroused storms
/ of applause. The fleet officers were unan-
imous in saying that the spectacle was
the most beautiful Of the trip
/ Afterward there was general dancing
by the officers and others. while at the
other end of the boulevard 1900 blue
jackets were dancing with hundreds OF
Santa Barbara girls, eager 10 have a final
whirl with Jack
Athletic sports Of all kinds, the men of
the feet participating. took place this af-
ternoon.
The exaction Of double prices continues.
Late last night restaurant man charged
two bluejackets s. for two small pieces Of
beefsteak, coffee, and four eggs. They
paid under protest, and went out and
told the other sailors. IN less than four
teen minutes 800 sailors stormed the place
and cleaned 1t out. Another man who
charged four bluejackets sI2 for supper
was knocked down by one The local po-
lice said the sailors did the right thing.
and they wouldn't make any arrests.
A committee OF ladies Of San Francisco,
headed by Mrs Arthur W Cornwall.
waited on Admiral Thomas on board the
Connecticut this morning.
Proud of BIuejackets.
The admiral sent for a representative
OF the bluejackets of each of the ships
and introduced them to the committee of
ladies, saying as ne did so that they we're
the backbone and the stamina of the
navy, and he was proud of them. Mrs.
Cornwall then rendered the bluejackets
of the entire fleet a big bail in Frisco.
She promised a floor space that would
/ accommodate 1000 couples. and said the
committee would provide 1000 Of the pret-
test girls of Frisco and Oakland as
| partners. The offer was for the tackles
and was accepted enthusiastically.
The fleet will sail for Monterey at s
O'Clock tomorrow morning The run will
be made IN about twenty-six hours. Most
of the men will be glad of the entire day
at sea, in order to catch UP on sleep. All
agree that Santa Barbara's s welcome was
different from any on the trip. and in
many respects extremely beautiful and in
good taste, but. on the other hand, de-
pleted pocketbooks from extOrtionate
prices has made the place one which the
bluejackets will long remember.