Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-02
MAY SUTTON REIGNS,
A GRACIOUS QUEEN OF
FLORAL FAIRYLAND
WEST WINS EXCITING CHARIOT RACE
Nineteenth Annual Tournament at Which Pasa-
dena Entertains the World Passes Into His
tory as Most Glorious Rose Festi-
val Ever Given

II OUNTIFUL yesterday opened wide her and from
palms showered upon the Crown City,
beautiful Pasadena gifts of brightness and pleasing color in
sunshine and flowers resulting in gander and magnificent
exhibition than has been held before in the pretty sister city
and the visitors so onabv received and SO changy entertained
within her gates will look back New Years day of this year
with delightful memories
CLINT sunshine the mountains early yesterday
ing gaddend the hearts of Pasadens residents and the
thousands OF her visitors The spirits Of other thousands in
rearby and cities heered by the brightness OF the morn
ing and for the great annual @ assured At early
hour and railway lines began pouring into the streets of the
beautiful city stream OF visitors SO great that by ~ CLOCK was
known all records in attendance would be broken Not
vast gathering carrying lines
comoda the immense trong OF people coming from all directions
trolley and railway for hours before the time for the start
eager to reach the City pageant beau
of which known throughout the length and
ranches of Southern the little farms other
by train and vehicle and animals carrying the
Of tasteful decoration with flowers and gai cooed
bunting -
goodnatured multitude and the smiling skies looked
smiling and happy faces and hearts from which dull
@ yn % o the bright sunlight But as the rst svery notes
of the buges gave notice waiting pageant
natures sympathes apparently awakened and
cty struck aant the wrnkled sides great
and reflected with Increasing force and brightness
Promptly at the hour 10 As o'clock the head Of the parade ap
the multitude lining this magnificent horougare heraded its
poach h cheers which, echong and reehong through other
nicen floral procession motion East Colorado street
extended Fair Oaks thence south
Raymond Colorado Colorado Fair Oaks north Fair
Oaks to Holly street Holly Raymond south
Raymond Colorado Colorado to Mentor avenue south to
Pasqual street and thence to Tournament park
TOURNAMENT COLORS PREDOMINANT
every residence and business house along the line
The cos red and white predominant
aeuy beautifully arranged in part OF
the city Great Of bunting hung from cGrnc to
from building building and at close intervals on al
most suspended either side and from gay be-
the the starspanged banner lending to the
occasion beautiful sentiment OF patrloS Never before mas
Pasadena lavish in the decorations its buildings and the
of this work to make the already handsome city more at
tractive and more enjoyable
AS in past years the prominent
the floral of the pageant The adonmen however
closely confined to this flower to make the presence
of unnoced The beautiful flower of California the flaming
ponsetta with its long hapey petals and gracefully noddng head
the perfumed carnaton the simple daisy the tastetu tint
the pure Gala lily and the modest but pretty bougain
vea prodga prouon and the little wild flow
gathered from the roadside and field made their presence known
with their frank loveiness.
Each given and hearty greeting by the
thong police under command of H. H. Favour chief
police of Pasadena led the procession followed by the Crown
City band whose stirring music moved to quick action the first
division parade Dr. Ralph c. Sken acted grand
shall his management hitch occurred to this
great feature the fete His aides W. w Freeman G.
Austin J. Howard Patton E. F. Kohe Dr. W. H. Ballard W. B.
Gard and Thomas H. Nelmes.
The mayor city council headed the first division and their
beautiful float was followed by the celebrated Vaquero club
picturesque its members together with replica of the
old time COACH carrying back in memory to the old
MAY SUTTON is TRUE QUEEN
directors of the tournament followed in handsomely deco
rated Aoa and Immediately succeeding the
festivities May Sutton, surrounded by her
fair than the puissan monarch who sat
enroned in py but decorated victoria yes
her loyal subjects with simple grace that brought
all hearts Modesy gowned in robe of white satin
ncess se with court train with woke and sleeves of duchess
queen and the loud acclaim her subjects ample evil
dence Of the place she held in their hearts
With Queen May maids waiting, Miss
Miss Marian Palmer and Miss Edith Palmer the
last two residents Of Highland Park Each wore maize cooed crepe
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