The San Francisco call., 1909-10-22

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through its way over the. pavements.
FLOAT OF CHERRY BLOSSOMS
The Japanese wrought their master
stroke in the float of cherry blossoms.
which carried two big trees in full
bloom. as they blossom in the rising
sun kingdom in the spring. Each bud
was so artisticaly arranged that to the
spectators it was not at all certain that
the trees and their bright burden were
not real Behind the trees there showed
temple richly fashioned and under
the trees and at the temple door a half
dozen Japanese women. sweet faced
maidens, came and went. An ovation
greeted this dainty float.
And then there were, the Samuri,
those warriors of old Japan. fighting
men afoot and on horseback, covered
also, were represented in the line and
there also walked there the Japanese
band
The Chinese, too, had their band.
hundred players of gongs and aueerly
squeaking ffes and horns and strangely
fashioned fiddles
The Native Sons of the Golden West
had the largest representation in the
pageant of any organization. They
turned out 5000 men and women, all in
costumes of various kinds, many in
floats or employed in some interesting
way. The Spanish spirit of the festival
took form in a thousand men and
women dressed in the bright garments
Of old Spain, and ribbons, gay banners
and pretty girls made a medley of
beauty.
MIRTHFUL INDIAN SCOUTS
At the head of the parade. immediate
ly before Grand Marshal Paul T. Car
roll came band of Indians, palefaces
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who secuted out the route of march,
and at once told the sightseers that the
spirit of the day was one of-fun. A
hundred war dances they performed;
again and again they laid ear to the
earth and discerned in that wise the
tramp of the oncoming paraders, per-
haps hundred feet away. A dozen
crowd and scalped, and as many un-
happy. bewildered dogs they pursued
ITO coFer, jn the vain hope of a canine
stew. The men were apparently untir-
ing, as active as the heroes of a Cooper
yarn, and always scouting out the path
way 1t speaks well for their skill in
woodcraft that not once was the parade
taken up the wrong street.
The clank of the glittering Portola
dragons here filled the air, and they
pranced past on their spirited horses,
preceded Don Gaspar and Queen Yer
gilia, who rode side by side. AS the
cheer that their appearance aroused
was fading a squadron of United States
cavalry swept by and behind them in
contrast to their youth and vigor were
the veterans of the civil war and their
ladies.
VETERANS AS COLOR BEARERS
Borne by several hundred hands, next
the monster flag of the Spanish War
Veterans, the largest ever made in the
world, $50 feet in length and 12O feet
wide. was carried past, filling the street
from one side to the other, each stripe
yard in width, and the monster stars
each painted with the name of a state.
AS it advanced a roar swelled along
the line, and at the parade's start sew
eral citizens broke from the sidewalk
and assisted in carrying it. sailors. men
of all stations in life, aiding in bear
ing old glory.
First of the floats to pass was one
built by the Portola committee,
America in which, on rich throne,
sat the imperial goddess, surrounded
by young women, all natives of the
country they represented and wearing
their national costumes. They SYM
bolized the mother lands possessions
Hawaii, the Philippines, Porto Rico.
Alaska.
Spick and span and marching in per-
feet order on parade, the League of the
Cross Cadets and the California Grays,
that crack company, preceded the
youngsters of the Mount Tamalpais
military academy, and the Columbia
Park Boys, with their big band.
NATIVE SONS AND DAUGHTERS
They stepped in lively fashion, for
after them they knew was marching
an organization 5000 strong-the Ma
tive Sons and Daughters of the Golden
West.
They comprised the third division in
themselves, and it was well worth the
seeing. Parlor after parlor swept past
to the beat of their drum corps and
the music of bands, above which
shriIled the insistent ffes. Dozens of
parlors had floats most of them telling
of the California of the monks or min
ers, and La Estrella parlor of the
Native Daughters showed the Canine
Real as it was and will be. A tiny tad
drove fierce band of Indians and
cowboys for Mount Tamalpais parlor
and seemed to be not at all alarmed
at the whoops and signs of martial
disturbance behind him.
Fifty drum corps beat time>for the
Natives feet and the huge complement
swept by in snappy style. Even the