Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-01
ALL PASADENA
IN GALA GARB
CITY GENEROUSLY ARRAYED
FOR FESTIVAL
Confetti May Not Be Thrown, but
Otherwise Joy Will Be Unre-
acknowledgements of the
Court=MartiaI
Especial to The Herald. :

PASADENA, Dec. 31.-With flags and
banners fluttering in the breeze and
every building along the line Of march
draped with the colors of the Tourna-
ment of Roses-red and White-com-
b1ned with a generous display of palms
and flowers, the city tonight is await
ing the tournament. Good weather has
been promised by the local forecaster,
and it is hoped he will prove a better
prophet than the man in Los Angeles
who talked cloudy and warmer until
the directors of the tournament almost
had nervous prostration.
The crowds began to flock in early
this afternoon, and by o'clock every
car into the city was filled to overflow
Ing with visitors who were taking time
by the fOrelock and trying to reach the
city in time to secure good accommoda-
tons. Those who had engaged rooms
ahead were the only ones who felt safe.
Cots in the halls and two in a room
was the rule in the smaller places.
while even the big hotels were crowd
ed to the limit Of their by no means
small capacity.
1t Is hoped the arrangements for feed
ing the hungry crowd at noon will
prove adequate this time. Every res
taurant in the city has increased it's
force, and the overflow, it is expected,
will take advantage of the spread to
American War veterans.
The general orders of the grand mar
shall, Walter S. Wright, were issued to-
day, giving the line of march and the
rules adopted by the tournament COM
mittee. These will be rigidly enforced
by the police
The parade will start at IL o'clock
sharp, but each entry is expected to
report to the marshal of its division at
10 o'clock and there await inspection
by the judges. The latter will not con-
slider any entries that are not in line
for inspection at 1915.
Every Precaution Taken
There will be six divisions in the pa
rade, each of which will form at a sep
arate point, and the greatest pains for
the preservation of order have been
taken. Each entry is to receive dup1i-
cate cards showing the class and di-
vision to which it belongs, and in
structing it where and to whom to re-
port. The cards must be affixed con-
Spicuously on each side of the entry.
On the order from the grand mar
shall, Chief of Police Favour and his
mounted aides, who will form the van
guard, will start the procession, and
they will be followed by the grand
marshal and his aides, after whom
will come the mayor of Pasadena, the
members OF the city council and the
directors Of the tournament.
1t is specially announced that in or
der to provide adequate punishment for
infraction of the orders issued, and for
conduct regarded as unbecoming to the
dignity of the occasion, a court-martial
board has been formed. The public is
warned that the sentences to be i'm
posed will be left entirely to the discre-
ton of the board, which will be char
q nv yhQ ic ole
tic ingenuity.
No limit will be placed on smiles,
shouting and the making of other glad
noises, and quiet bets of boxes of candy
are particularly named as among the
things that will not be prohibited. But
drivers of automobiles and other iron
clad machines are urgently requested
to keep sober until the parade is over
and spectators are implored not to
throw confetti, as it has the effect of
frightening the otherwise imperturba-
bic horses.