The San Francisco call., 1908-05-16
QUEEN NANCY RULES
AT ROSE CARNIVAL
Santa Rosa Inaugurates Fete
With Stately Ceremony, En-
tertainment and Ball
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SANTA ROSA, May 15.-With the
warm sunshine streaming into the
handsomely decorated rink pavilion this
afternoon the Santa Rosa rose carnival
was formally inaugurated when Mrs
Nancy L. Miller, wife of DR.. H. o. Mil
Ter of this city, was crowned as Queen
Nancy in the presence of thousands OF
loyal subjects.
To the accompaniment of march by
the Santa Rosa band the royal party
entered the pavilion and marched to
the dafs. Queen Nancy was preceded
by a chorus of school children and
escort of Sonoma county maids, all in
white.
With the party We're Mrs. Charles
Rohrer, president of the Santa Rosa
women's Improvement club, under
whose auspices the carnival is being
given, accompanied by Miss Ethel Pot
ter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wa R.
Potter dressed as a colonial dame and
carrying the crown on pink silk pill
low.
Mayor James H. Gray followed, with
little Miss Jeanette Smith. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. K. Smith, carrying the
golden key of Santa Rosa on pink
silk pillow.
RETINUE OF QUEEN
The retinue consisted of Miss Neyda
Houx of Petaluma, Miss Nina Luce OF
Healdsburg, Miss Elaine Wilson OF
Cloverdale, Miss Louie Morris of Sc
bastopol and Miss Alta Britenbach OF
Sonoma, ladies in waiting, all in white
and the maids of honor. Miss Sallie
Overton of Santa Rosa, Miss Adelma
Vol nf HCh nd
trude Kingston of San Francisco, in
pink gowns.
Queen Nancy" in handsome silk
robes, was accompanied by the petite
daughter of Judge and Mrs. Emmet
Seawell as cupid her train being car
ried by Pages Harold Trembley, Samuel
X Dougherty Jr., Harold Silvershield
and Paul Trembley
When the party had assembled on the
dais Mrs Rohrer, addressing the queen,
asked her to accept the crown, which
was placed on the queens head by the
maid of honor, Miss Overton.
MAYOR DELIVERS KEY
Mayor Overton presented the key OF
the city to Queen Nancy with the
wish that her reign might be pros
porous and happy.
The coronation ode was then sung by
the chorus of shcool children.
Mrs. Arthur T. Woodward rendered
vocal solo, May Morning" and was
followed by the solo and chorus. My
Little Teddy Bear" by Miss Emma
Isaak, assisted by Misses Mamie Pot
ter, Josephine Cassini, Eva Huntington
and Alta Cole.
Herbert e. Medley rendered two Sc
lectior4s in deep basso voice and was
followed by a song and drill in which
Miss Tiliie de Bernardo. dressed as a
boy, sang the solo and Misses Rae
Lands. Hazel du Bois, Gladys Carter
Lille Nagle Lois Monroe, Olive Wright
and Helen Tiffany, the chorus, did a
pretty parasol drill.
BALL AT NIGHT
There We're band concerts in the
street before and after the coronation
while the street concessions did a
thriving business.
This evening the city is brilliantly
illuminated and the midway" is full
of life, while the carnival ball is in
progress in the pavilion. There is a
large crowd at the ball, the grand
march being led by Queen Nancy" and
Mayor James III. Gray.
The program for tomorrow includes
the visit of the officers and men of the
Atlantic battleship fleet, the floral pa
rade, a band concert by the naval
militia hand of San Francisco and a
grand Illuminated parade at night.