The San Francisco call., 1910-04-27
FRESNO Votes FOR
RAISIN DAY RULER
Marshall Announces Plans for
Evening Parade Two Miles
Long April 80
FraternaI Orders, Labor Unions,
Chinese and Japanese Floats
and Militia in Line
Special Dispatch 10 The Call

Special Dispatch 10 The Call
FRESNO. April 26.-with the close of
the contest for carnival queen but one
day away ii now resembles a political
battle Miss Maxine Jones. second IN
the race al the close of the polling
tonight, had a quantity of cards dis
tributed. which read: Vote for Max
ine Jones for carnival queen"
Miss lydia York had a safe lead,
however, and unless some heavy vot-
ing is done tomorrow, it is probable
that she VIII rule over the people of
Fresno raisin day. The standing OF the
contestants at 6 o'clock tonight was:
Lydia L. York, 1858; Maxine Jones,
1906; Charlotte Adams, 1925; Myrtle
Withsm. l.162; Rose Yaskus, 1,o46, and
Grace Rickard, l.O44.
Miss York polled the heaviest vote
today, 1875 ballots being cast for her.
Her nearest competitor, Miss Jones,
pOlled 306 votes.
PARTICIPANTS IN PARADE
Major Ed Jones. grand marshal, has
announced that the parade TO be held
in this city next Saturday night viii
be led by a band followed by the queen
or the carnival. Marshal Jones and his
Drenth and Parker Timmins. will come
next on horseback and then the va
liOus fraternal organizations.
The Uniform Rank, knights of Py-
thias. VIII be out in full force with a
X =. float. The Redmen, in Indian
costume, viii be mounted on horses.
The Eagles viii have a big float and
The Eagle drum corps Will also be in
line.
The Native Sons. 200 strong. in white
uniforms. viii precede the various la
Dor unions.
There viii be Chinese and Japanese
floats, handsomely decorated and so ar
ranged as TO allow the discharge Of
fireworks. a battalion OF police, the two
and scores of automobiles.
CITY OFFICIALS IN AUTOS
In the van Of the automobile di-
vision viii come the city and county
officials in gayly decorated automo-
biles. The raisin day committee will
also be in automobiles. A drum corps,
The Veteran Firemen in uniform and a
delegation from the regular fire de-
psrtment will be in the rear.
The parade Will be about two miles
long and will be a gorgeous affair. The
line Of march viii be strewn with red
FIRE and the air viii resound and be
4aElLeQ DE oriental lItNDIhS-
A letter was received by the raisin
day committee today from the Cosmos
club in san Francisco stating that il
had made plans 10 observe raisin day
Letters were, also received in which
il was stated that some Of the largest
hotels in California, including the Fair
mont and Palace in San Francisco, the
Nendome IN San Jose and the Arrow
head hotel near San BernardinO. had
made arrangements to serve raisins
ia everything possible April 80.
The people of Princeton. Colusa
county. are to dedicate a memorial
fountain April so, and this is raisin
day an invitation has been extended to
all the raisin associations in the val
ley 10 attend. A committee of city Of
5cisls of Princeton has issued the in
NitatiOn.
The raisin day committee sent out
the last Of the big posters which il had
on hand today. and it is expected that
by tomorrow the last Of the recipe fold
ers viii have been sent out. There are
still about 300 600 to be mailed, but It
is expected that these viii all be in
the hands Of the postofice people to-
morrow night.