East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-31
READY FOR THE
ROSE FESTIVAL
MANY WILL ATTEND TIIl5
PORTLAND CARNIVAL EVENT
Noxt Monday VIII be "Homc Coming
Day'-Carnlval 10 Continue for full
Weck-Elaborate Parade Promised
Hartman Wants Names for Two
New Stcamships-Japanese Gcner-
al 10 be Entertained.
Especial Correspondence.l


Portland, Ore.-Al eyes are on the
Portland Rose Festival, that opens
Monday, June 7th, and lasts the whole
week. During the coming dew days
the city will be brave with festival
decorations and homage will be paid
to the queen Of flowers by her thous-
ands Of devotees. Bigger attendance
than ever before is promised. The
parades will outdo anything before
attempted and other attractions of
festival week will be ahead Of former
efforts. Information received by the
management indicates an unusual
movement Of tourists this way, while
out-of-town people are expected to
flock here in large numbers. The
city plans to keep open house for the
week and all visitors will be made
welcome
Monday, the opening day, will be
"home coming day." with a spectacu-
lar night pageant. The rose show
will open on Tuesday and there will
be a grand electric parade. The fol-
lowing day there will be COMPETE
tive rose exhibit and an automobile
parade in the afternoon. On Thurs
day the horse and vehicle parade will
be given with a night pageant, "The
Spirit of the Golden West" On FRI
day business firms Of the city will
keep open house and extend n gener-
al welcome to visitors Races at the
country club in the afternoon will de-
light visitors. Further chariot and
harness races at the country club Will
follow on Saturday. the final day, and
the annual speed contest of astomo-
blles will be held. on Saturday
night there will be a grand electrical
pageant and the festival will end in
a blaze OF glory. These are but Few
OF the attractions Of the week, for
everyone will be on the qui vive to
entertain the festival guests.
Wants Names for Boats.
Oregon people are asked to name
the Hartman twins, the two fine new
5OOO-ton steamships now being built
Moreover, the one who suggests the
best names for the two boats will be
given a prize of $50. Anyone living
i'm oregon is invited to suggest names,
the only requirement being that the
proposed titles shall be characteristic
of the state and appropriate to the
new steamers. The names should
suggest some well-known feature of
the state and be typical of oregon. In
case a single name is selected from
two different competitors, the $50 will
be divided
R.P. Schwerin. admiral of the Har-
riman Pacific fleet, with offices at
San Francisco, has asked the people
of this state to exercise their ingenu-
ity in selecting fitting names for the
new boats. Each one who tries Tor
the $50 prize should give his or her
full name and address, together with
reasons why the titles suggested are
characteristic Of this state, and letters
should be addressed to J. NJ. Ransom,
San Francisco and Portland Steam
ship Co, Alnsworth DOCK. fortiailu'
The competition will close June 18th
Rear Admiral Ijichi, in command
of the Japanese training ship squad
ron. will be entertained in Portland
together with his officers on June 9TH
with reception and banquet. In the
morning the japanese admiral ana
his "a fellow officers of the fleet will
be taken in hand by their fellow coun-
trymen here and in the afternoon the
naval officers will be driven about the
city by the leading business men. Inc
sightseeing trip will be followed by
reception and banquet at night at the
Portland Hotel. Preparations to'glVe
the visitors a warm welcome are now
being made.