Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-02
LONG BEACH
CROWNS QUEEN
OF ITS FESTIVAL
CARNIVAL OF SEA BRILLIANT
SPECTACLE
BEAUTIFUL CITY ABLAZE WITH
MYRIAD OF LIGHTS
Scene of Regal Magnificence Wit
messed by Thousands of Persons
Crowded Into Monster
Grandstand

Special to The Herald.
II ONG BEACH, Sept. 1.-Spectacular
and gorgeously beautiful was the
A opening night of he first Long
Beach Festival of the Sea.
Picture a gigantic grandstand built
upon the beach, the waters of the Pa
cffic tapping against it, long and broad
and high and festooned with lights.
Imagine 1t filled with thousands Of
persons whose gaze is eagerly directed
toward the delicaely colored seasheli,
trimmed with incandescents and banked
with flowers and palms, which rears
itself high above the surf.
Within this brilliant she'll there is
throne, with sumptuous fittings.
Suddenly, about o'clock. the shrili
blasts of trumpets fill the air.
1.-THE queen!" the cry goes up; Tor
| Queen Augusta I, mermaid queen
has arrived.
A fairy appears AMI dances across
the stage. The fairy accomplishes the
transformation of the mermaid queen"
into the queen of the Festival of the
Sea. A wild salute follows. all her
subjects joining until the echoes ring
Lights flash out, many folk In cos
tunes of many kinds appear upon the
stage and the queen is given a rous-
ing welcome.
The queen of the Festival of the Sea,
Mrs. H. S. Callahan, wos escorted TO
her throne by A. G. Malone, prince
| consort.
The coronation was beautiful scene.
Miss Georgia Lanphere, Mrs. w. F.
King, Mrs. F. l.. Wood and Miss Floss
Goldsmith were first. second. third
and fourth ladies of the court, respec-
lively. other ladies and gentlemen of
the court who participated in the bril-
liant coronation were Misses Gwendo-
i lyn Rosecrans, Katherine Harmon,
Blanche Harmon, Vera Noble. Carrie
Mccartney, Mary Rothrock, Frances
Sansouci. Pluma Jacques, Masterson,
Ruth Meinotte. Marian Hall, Anna and
Ada Younger, and Messrs. Harold Mo-
sher, Ray Fulwiler, Mark and Cecil
Schilling, Edgar 10y, w. Olen. Jack
Weston, Edmund Young, Raymond
Darby, Edsoll Martindale. Charles
Doolittle and Reggie Fullmer.
After the coronation vaudeville
program was given by Patsy bolivar,
| wire walker: Miss Floss Goldsmith,
Japanese dance: Shreck brothers, gym
nasts: Miss Jane Havering, French
and italian dance; George Raymous,
high dive. .-eworks displays followed.
Queens Ball Is Noticeable
The queens ball, at 10 o'clock in the
Auditorium. was notable affair. The
queen, preceded by her court and royal
attendants, rode to the Auditorium
litter, seagoing sedan chair. In her
lovely robe of plush and satin she made
a brilliant entrance into the big hall.
Members of the court, who were all in
costume, danced quaint minuet be-
fore the ball began.
The Auditorium had been trans
formed into bower of beauty. Festi-
val colors of red, green and orange in
pennants, festoons and drapes ran
from end to end of the building and
from the center strings of the pennants
extended in every direction Huge
American flags adorned the galleries
and ceiling, while thousands of lights
glittered among the waving riot of
color.
The stage represented subterranean
throne. Fishnet, in which seaweed
was caught, was draped from the
proscenium arch. Starfish, kelp and
moss were effectively used in the drap-
ing. Cat tail rushes were hung from
the ceiling in way greatly to
strengthen the subterranean idea.
Ball tickets sold at 81. The floor was
crowded. Ball souvenirs were sea
shells attached to silk ribbons. w. J.
Desmond was chairman of the COM
mittee in charge. He was assisted by
Mrs. Clay H. White, P..iner Campen,
Miss Mabel Ena, DIR. H. v. Epperson.
Thousands came in today to witness
the festial's opening.
Tomorrow morning at 1O:30 the fes-
tival and floral parade will move
through the streets. DR.. A. b. Austin
will be marshal. In the parade will be
q large display of beautiful floats
There will be many handsomely deco
rated automobiles and carriages.
Line of March
Head of parade form on Pine at
Sixth street; down Pine to Ocean ave-
nue., west on Ocean to Magnolia ave-
nue., north on Magnolia to Fourth;
east on Fourth to Locust. north on Lo-
Gust to Sixth east on Sixth to Ameri-
can avenue, south on American ave-
nue. TO ocean avenue, west on ocean
avenue to and past Hotel Virginia;
disbanding.
Formation Of Parade
Trumpeteers, marshal, band. Co. H.
on Pine at Sixth street.
| Queens floats and band on Sixth
street west of Pine, head resting on
/ Pine
Band and trade display floats on
Sixth street, east of Pine, head resting
on Pine.
Band and lodge floats on Seventh
street west of Pine, rigkt resting on
Pine.
Band and decorated ehicIes, also
horsemen and horsewomen on Seventh
east of Pine, right resting on Pine.
Band and decorated bicycles on Pine
north of Seventh.
Band and decorated autos on Pine
north of Seventh, head resting midway
between Seventh and Eighth streets.
Rube band followed by aids, etc, on
| Pine beyond Eighth,
Tomorrow afternoon there Will be
sports of many kinds on the beach
1 o~5 In fha V0afar fVCIud{no. horea