The San Francisco call., 1910-09-11

riors in the garb of ancient Cathay
fought again in mimic the historic bat
ties of the celestial kingdom.
Awed Chinese maidens dangled from
impossible limbs of papier mache trees,
gaining enough courage at times to
wave their hands at the hilarious
crowd
Khaki clad Chinese boys. answering
to commands exceedingly occidental
smart little fellows and native sons
every single one of them, marched be-
hind their fathers, the contrast be-
tween their wei drilled appearance and
the ancient folk lore representations
OF their elders telling its own story.
A unique contrast also lay in the de-
pictions of the dragons. the first being
a huge and wondrouS affair, carried on
the shoulders OF men. and the second
a compact beast. carried on an auto
mobile artistically hidden.
FANTASTIC FLOATS
The succession of floats began with
the third section. First came "Phan-
tastes of the Future" showing strange
men in strange garbs pursuing aims
entirely scientific. The second, "A Bat
tie in the Clouds was an Illuminated
aeroplane over which hung another
flying machine, while constant sue
cession of searchlights played between
The two The third, Deep Sea Sports,
portrayed the fairylands of the ocean
bed, showing a maiden astride a mon
ster fish.
The nationals, led by their band fol
lowed in the wake of the first division
of floats, following their usual custom
in parades of executing q series of fan
ciful marching and drilling exercises
as they went along.
King Pleasure" reigned on the next
float. He was jolly old monarch who
from his throne sent out to the crowd
smiles from his store of happiness.
Around him were seated subjects fully
as jolly as himself.
DAINTY MON MAIDEN
An exceptionally beautiful note was
struck in the float a visit to the
moon" This showed the lunar regions
in a dazzling mixture of color and light
At the top of mass OF rocks rose the
half moon and in its curve sat the
daintiest moon maiden ina gina BILE. The
picture was so pleasantly beautiful that
the crowd yelled with approval and
gave it an unusual amount of hand
eiapping.
AS dainty ia its effect was the float
deicting the fountain of perpetual
youth" Here men and maidens gath
cred around a fountain which contin-
and called and beckoned to the crowd
to partake of the elixir.
The succession of lighted floats was
broken at this stage of the procession
by the appearance of drill team of the
Oa kland Elks, No. III. This body was
uniformed in white and added to the
effect of the whole by fancy evolutions
while on the march.
PANAMA PACIFIC EXPOSITION
The float of the Panama Pacific, ex-
position was one Of the most beautiful
i'm the parade 1t was in the shape OF
boat in the stern of which rose the
minarets of an oriental temple, with
windows showing colored lights. 1t was
4 followed by the exposition float wrich
! took part in the day parade the day be-
! fore.
In the Transformation of the poles
there was given another. imaginary
touch in that it showed pal mtrees and
| tropical fruits springing up in the
arctic region, with young men ano
( women in summer attire laZily loatlne
under their spreading branches.
The last of the line of beautiful pic
! lures was entitled The Messenger OF
! Eternal Peace" who was none Other
than Uncle Sam. Girls before him helC
out the nations flag, and above hi'
/ head hoVered flock of doves.
VOLLEYS OF BOMBS
! The parade was not long in passing g
but such was the beauty of the float:
that the crowd followed the end al
the way down the march. until the pro
cession was disbanded and the light
within them eXtinguished- All during
! the march from Union square there
arose a constant volley of bombs, which
exploding high above the heads of th'
crowds, lent another touch of color ant
beauty to a procession replete will
! beauty and color.
The mummers follower the last float
! They mimicked everything from th'
platoon of mounted police which ha'
| cleared a way for the grand marshal'
and dignitaries of their order TIL,
leading figures in the parades of thu
two days were caricuatured to the ex
! treme Where before grand marshal!
and grand presidents had gone or
| gayly caparisoned horses and in be
decked carriages there now appeared
men on hobby horses and in carriage.
| which were insults to the most disrep