Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-03
FLORAL PARADE
SURPRISES ALL
EXPECTATIONS
IMMENSE CROWD PRESERVES
PERFECT ORDER
FLOATS PRESENT SPECTACLE OF
DAZZLING sPLENDoR
Accident to Aeronaut Alone Mars the
Proceedings, Although Attempted
Aeroplane Flight Ends in
Ignominous Failure
Special to The Herald.

| Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Sept. 1.-The festi-
val and floral parade which took place
this morning at 10:30 o'clock was the
principal feature of the day in the Fes-
tiyal of the Sea. 1t was far and away
the finest parade ever attempted in TINS
city, and the people who have lapored
| to make the festival a big success were
we'll pleased. The streets were croWo-
ed, and police in automobiles and out
riders on horseback were kept pusy
holding back the throngs.
The festival floats, including tnat OF
the queen, came first in the parade, ana
after them followed trade displays,
horsemen and horsewomen, decorated
hcarriages and decorated automoplles.
The fire department brought up the
rear. There were seven pig panus IN
the line and there was music in the air
at all times.
The queens float, which was herald
ed by five trumpeters on horseback
bore a throne upon which sat the res
tival queen, Mrs H. S. Callahan. her
little daughter, Miss Thelma, ana MISS
Ruth Bittinger,' another little tot, were
at her side. Miss Ruth Afnoiu P1seu
as a mermaid. The horses were blan-
keted in red, orange and yellow, the
festival colors
Next came the ladies of the queens
court. in a decorated carriage and
tallyho. All were dressed In white
After Gregory's Ocean Park band,
which was next in line, came the An
cient Long Beach" float, with a school
house and a diminutive country store"
at opposite ends From the door of the
schoolhouse peered an anxious-looking
pedagogue. On this float were Thelma
Bewley, Olive Young, Julia Andrews,
Lucille Pinkerton, Louise McElroy,
Katy Weimer, Bessie Kenney, Mary
Taylor, George Little, George Hall and
others.
The Future Long Beach" float, next
in line, pictured the new shipbuilding,
plant building here and couple of sky
scraper Office buildings. The Misses
Edith Wood, Georgia Hobbie, Bess
Woodville, Nell Doran, Cora Whipple,
Janet Hauk and Edith Milliken were on
| this float.
The Bathing" float, with its surf and
striking looking bathine girls came
next On the float were Miss Alice
Filler captain, and the Misses Sadie
Hough, Violet Eastman, Theodore Cor
don, Helen Young, Mabel Martin, Flora
Schilling, Ruth Hibbard, Edith Knott
and Katherine Knott.
After Willey's band, which was next
in line, came the Fishing" float. Fish
nets decorated this float, and at the
| end was a booth where a number OF
! young women sat fishing. The pretty
anglers were the Misses P. Campen,
Hinton, Young, Hit. Merchant, Par
sons, Thompson and Mrs. PillSbury.
| The anchor" float bore a huge an
chor reposing in a boat. The young
women on this float were Misses VIM
mer, Lulu Guertney, Pauline Mills,
Pearl Kinney. Ruth Arnold, Edna
Locke, Ruby Reed, Fay Edmundson,
Janet Robertson, Margaret Troth, ia
|
venson, Elizabeth Merriam and Ora
Martin.
The ''Music" float carried big lyre
al the young women riding on it were
dressed in light blue, several of them
playing stringed instruments. Those on
the float We're Verda Elmore, Anne
Wardford, Pearl and Eva Kelsey, Helen
and Pearl Garrison, Gladys Rankin and
the Misses Ford, Garner, Funkhouser
and Jacques.
On the "Education" float were the
Mesdames j. E. Galbraith, A. Burson,
Emo, Hillegas. Pauley, Brakeman, In
man and Mcconnell.
The "Sar-Spangled Banner" float car
rled a score of young women arrayed in
red, white and blue. They made a
pretty spectacle and were heartily ap-
plauded.
On the "Harbor' float, which had a
| lighthouse on one end, the setting sun
in the middle and the representations
of several ships, were the Misses Nettie
Whiteside. Myrtle Hockett, Vera Craig,
Olive Stratton, Ethel Loree and Doro-
thy Little.
Excellent Trade Displays
The trade displays in the parade were
offered by the Sanitas baths, the Salt
Lake Railway company and F. j. Schin-
nerer. The Eagles and the M. w. A.
| had a float and a decorated auto, re-
spectively. Many had sumptuously
decorated automobiles in the parade.
The Misses Katherine and Blanche