The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-11
GARDEN CITY'S FOUR
DAYS OF GAYETY TO
BELAUNCHED TODAY
Myriad of Fragrant Blossoms Will Be Scattered
For the Multitude at Santa Clara's
Annual Rose Festival
TSpeoiol Dispatch TO The Cal

Especial Dispatch 10 The Cali
SAN JOSE. May ko.-No one blundered
when lie ordered the charge of the san
Jose six hundred" the flower brigade.
Bur there viii be many dismayed
when they sec the array of beauty, the
bower OF loneliness which constitutes
the regiment of maidens who are to
escort queen Anne tomorrow. when she
is crowned queen of the Santa Clara
county rose carnival
There viii be flowers TO right of
Lhem. flowers to left of them. flowers in
front OF thcm. while the world will
wonder where SO many flowers can
STOW
FOUR DAY FETE AHEAD
Tomorrow is TO be the first day Of san
Jose and Santa Clara county's four day
fete The JOY begins when Queen Anne,
escorted by u maids OF honor and the
900 flower bedecked maidens from the
state normal school, and leading a
parade OF 5000 school chIren, viii
march from the normal school grounds
10 The city hall park. there to be en-
thrOned and TO receive the diadem,
which VIII make her the most gracious
majesty OF the Santa Clara valley.
From miles around and from every
town and township in the county viii
swarm the loyal subject OF the hand
some young queen, who is TO be Gle
waited TO that honor because she is the
most popular and. it is said, the bright
est student AT the state normal school,
the most popular Of the 500. the most
worthy To help the roses and the lilacs
and the marigolds and the peoples and
the iris celebrate their ungrudged
sovereignty.
Tt is an right, i'm the prudent har-
vest time. for the Santa Clara valley
10 proclaim the virtue of the prune and
the delight of the apricot They are
the trusty and delicious bread winners
for the valley. But now it is the reign
of Abe rose. SO tomorrow the orchard
lists and farmers viii leave their prunes
and the apricots at home. basking in
the sun OF the valley and swelling and
mell0Wing I'm token of A plentiful har-
vest, and journey TO san Jose IN their
automobiles or behind their fast trot-
ters and there do homage 10 Queen
Anne and the spirit OF the san Jose
carnival
FLOWERS JOY
For the Santa Clara valley realizes
that no man may live by prunes alone,
nor bv the golden apricot nor the scar
let cherry Roses peoples and sweet
azaIia contribute to the JOY Of living.
The beauty Of nature and the wonder
Of science are to Join hands in Santa
clara county's festival With the roses
viii be an aviation meet and Queen
Anne hopes TO fly. There VIII be au-
tomobile races there VIII be a wonder
ful horse parade. There viii be days
devoted to the different educational
institutions with which Santa Clara
county Is SO generously endowed. There
viii be dancing and merrymaking, a
IA a nil la. u
bition blossoms not only from San Jose.
but flowers grown in every district of
the county from Palo Alto. Mayheld,
Mountain View Sunnyvale. Santa Clara,
Los Gatos. Campbell. Morgan HILL Gill
roy. from Stanford university, from
Santa Clara college and from the
smaller hamlets and crossroads in the
thicllv populated and lowering county.
~Tbe object OF the Santa Clara county
rose carnival" said Director General
j. IL. Henry lis not fundamentally to
bring folly into the valley. although we
want mirth and merriment and Will
have those virtues in fun possession Of
their bountiful faculties at the carni-
val. but we want to show the people of
the state and of this country that Santa
clara county and san Jose are places in
which man may live i'm comfort and
case. health and enjoyment We are
not knocking the southern part of the
state. but we are wing with the south
and we think we are rivaling it as the
land of flowers and blossoms and carni-
val spirit. We enjoy life in the Santa
clara valley and we want other people
10 come here and enjoy it with us. We
a-e proud Of our schools. primary,
grammar. high, normal and the uniVer-
stiles and colleges in the county. We
want people TO come here and share
them with as. We are proud Of our
gardens and Of our children. and we
want people 10 come and add to the
number Of each Of those valuable con-
stituents Of life. We are exhibiting
our climate. our home making possi-
bilities and the whole county is CO.
operating to make our carnival a sue
cess.
The scope or the carnival is ade-
Quately shown by the program prepared
. hy the committee in charge Of the ceIe-
brstion.
THE PROGRAM
Briefly. the program is this.
wEDNEsDAY-sAN JOSE DAY
Normal school; coronation Of the carnival queen
AZ City Hall park. Music by the normal school.
$50 :. m.-AnnusI dual track meet San Jose
high school and Santa Glars high school at Uni
versity Of Pacific cinder track.
united churches Of Santa Clara county at Au-
8 .. m.-Bsssbsn at Luna park. San Jose VS..
Sacramento.
.. ms-Grand school concert at Auditorium.
Prof Wilbur McColl director; dancing; street
illumination at Midway.
THURSDAY. MAY Ie-STANFoRD UNIyER.
SITy DAY
1890 a. m-Baseban at Luna park San Jose
vs.. Sacramento.
? D. u-Grand floral parade, containing school
floats. military and fraternai orders; floats from
every town in Santa Clara county.
D. m.-Stsnford university entertainment and
ball az Auditorium; street Examinations.
FRIDAY. MAY I3-SEETA CLARA COLLEGE
DAY
10 e. m.-GTand horse parade, IN which VIII
appear thoroughbr horses and fine stock.
2. m.-Grand aviation meet; famous aero
nauts and svistors, including frank johnson and
Whipple Hall: possible fight 70 Mount Hamil-
ton: sanctioned automobile races.
p. baseball in Luna park, san Jose vs.
Sacramento.
p. m.-sants Clara college entertainment and
ball az Auditorium; street illumination.
SATURDAY. MAY lz-sANTA CLARA COUNTY
DAY
,. m.-Aviatiou meet sanctioned sutomobll
races in Driving park.