Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-20
GREAT FESTIVAL
OPENS IN GLORY
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS AT
SAN BERNARDIN0
QUEEN AND JUVENILE RULER
ARE CROWNED
Throne Is Beautiful Creation with Re-
production of Mountains for Back
ground and the Arrowhead
Everywhere
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINo. May 19.-In a
blaze of glory that has not been
equaled in any similar event in South
ern California, the Festival of the Ar
rowhead was opened this evening in
the presence of many thousands of WIS.,
itors and residents of the city and
valley.
A half dozen bands, including the
Catalina Island Marine band, gave q
series of concerts this afternoon and
this evening the festival was formally
opened with the browning of Queen
Lola 1 and Juvenile Queen Mildred,
the ceremonies occurring at the queens
throne at Fourth and E streets and
witnessed by thousands of people.
The throne is a beautiful creation,
with a reproduction of the mountain
range for the background and the
famous arrowhead emblaZOned on tn
mountainside. The throne decorations
are very largely done in white and
present a most beautiful picture.
The ceremonies opened this evening
with a grand concert at the throne by
the San Bernardino band, at the same
moment the magnificent Examinations
being turned on. The Examinations are
really one of the great features of the
entire celebration.
For blocks in every direction from
the business center the streets have
been arched with strings of electric
lights in the colors of the festival,
orange, yellow and green. At each
street intersection q gigantic double
arrowhead in electric lights is sus-
pended in the air, also in the fiesta
colors.
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scheme there are many other lighting
displays among the most notable being
the courthouse, which from the ground
to the top of the flagstaff is outlined
with colored lights and can be seen for
many miles down the valley. 1t pre-
sents most magnificent sight from
every part of the city.
Beautiful Decorations
The Masonic temple is also outlined
with lights, with illuminated emblems
of the various Masonic orders emilia
zoned across the front of the structure
The Carnegie library and a score OF
other lesser structures are done in
lights and add to the general display OF
electrical features, which all in all is
the most elaborate ever seen in city
of this size in the entire southwest,
and the result is thing of which the
city is exceedingly proud.
included the portrayal of the Indian
legend of the Arrowhead. There was
the gathering of the Indian tribes for
the council of war, followed by the In
dian dances, the redskins being imper-
sonated by couple of score of the
young people of the city. Suddenly the
soldiers appeared in the distance ana
the call to battle was sounded, the
skirmish followed and the reds We're
routed.
The Spirit of the Arrowhead then
suddenly appeared high up in the mys-
tic sign on the mountains with Queen
Mildred accompanied by her band of
sprites and fairies. Fancy dances by
the fairies were in progress when a
band of fairy trumpeters announced
the approach of civilization.
Queen Lola / and her royal train
then made their appearance and the
ceremony of the browning of the queen
then followed, the beautiful crown being
placed by Little Queen Mildred. the
Spirit of the Arrowhead.
Courtiers Dance
Then followed fancy danes by the
ladies and gentlemen of the court, and
the keys of the city were presented by
Mayor j. j. Hanford, and the Festival
of the Arrowhead was formally an
nounced to be open by President George
M. Cooley.
A number of vaudeville artists made
their appearance before the queen and
court, the music for this feature being
by Prof. H. j. Bellies orchestra of this
city.
Queen Lola and court went to the pa
vilion, where the grand reception to
the queens and courts was held, the re-
ception party including about 200 of the
city's leading society people in full
dress. The grand ball followed, the
music being furnished by the Catalina
Island Marine band. The great pavilion
was crowded with thousands of dancers,
who tripped the merry dances until a
late hour.
The interior decorations of the i'm
mense pavilion are the most elaborate
ever seen in this city, the entire in
terror being completely covered by the
thousands of flags, palms, bunting in
the festival colors and other features
that make the whole interior a garden
of beauty.
The reception committee for the