The San Francisco call., 1910-05-28

the fair damsels slipped from their do
main for several days TO prepare a
regal wardrobe. They came book a
group of maidens entirely surrounded
by hat boxes
EVENT OF THE DAY
The arrival of the queen was the
event of the day. The train from Co
lusa junction, burdened with its dis
tinguished passengers, hobbled bit
more than usual in making the 10 mile
run, and so there was a wait at the
station for the throngs of loyal sub
jects who had come to the depot to
greet her majesty and her majesty's
maids OF honor. The queen was attired
in blue tailor made suit and wore a
hat of generous size, but not so large
that her girl friends could not dodge
under the rim and give her the proper
feminine salute. Tomorrow, of course,
the queen will be regal and splendid in
her robes. Today she was handsome
and happy, and glad to be home again.
So were her maids, Miss Boedefeld and
Miss Kidd A large auto met the royal
party at the train, and the three girls
were bundled in and driven to their
homes to make their final preparations
for the coronation. which will be held
tomorrow morning at $50 in the court
house square.
Then Miss Martha Welch will be
crowned Queen Martha by Oscar Rob
inson, chairman of the general commit
tee of the carnival Mayor John A.
Ribel will present the royal lady with
the key to the city of Colusa and she
will straightway unlock the hearts of
the people and take possession of the
town.
PRIZES ANNOUNCED
The carnival committee today an
nounced the prizes that will be offered
for the parade and the boat races. The
parade of autos will be held today; that
of motor boats on Monday night. The
boat races will be held Monday after
noon. In the boat races silver loving
cups are to be awarded as first and
second prizes in the speed races, the
semispeed race, the cruiser race and
the races for boats under 18 miles, under
15 miles and under 10 miles. One prize,
a silver cup, will be awarded foi the
rowing races. Two silver cups are TO
be awarded for the best decorated boats
In the night parade and three prizes
are TO be given 70 the best decorated
auto in the parade tomorrow.
STREETS ARE BRILLIANT
No place in all lighthearted Califor-
mia is as lighthearted tonight as is
Colusa. Every street in the town is
filled with the loyal subjects of Queen
Martha, whose coronation comes to-
morrow. The streets are bright with
electricity, gay with the laughter of
young people and noisy with the bark
ing of the takers before their tents
While the greatest glory of the night
is along the river, where the Colusa
bridge is outlined in it's lights and
the trees on either bank bear their
glittering blossoms of electricity, the
streets of Colusa are red and blue and
green arches Thousands of bulbs are
overhead. The county Jail, which wears
the gorgeous trappings of carnival, hide
the sinister suggestion of bolts and
bars, is outlined in electric glow. The
courthouse, behind the thick foliage
of the mulberries, is bright with lights
From the top OF the cupoIa streamers
of colored lights radiate to the four
corners of the building, forming bril-
liant crown to the substantial struc-
ture. These lights shed their glow on
the coronation stand in front of the
courthouse, where Queen Martha will.
tomorrow morning, take her crown and
her glory and begin her absolute rule
over the city of Colusa and the Sac
ramento river.
ARCHES OF LIGHT
Along Market street the arch of
electric lights stretches from the court
house and county buildings at Market
and Sixth TO beyond the town hall The
town hall is decorated with lights.
Fifth street is also arched from the
river to Jay street. The Riverside hotel
is lighted from top to sidewalk with
electricity, and the tall f1agpole in front
supports double column of lights
Every building in the business section
Of the town is Illuminated.
In the street are the tents of the
carnival people.
With their shouts and their fancy
dresses they contribute to the gayety
Of the scene. Colusa makes a spon-
taneous carnival of nations tonight In
dians from the rancheros, with bril-
liant bandana handkerchiefs around