The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
HAPPY COUPLES
SEEK The ALTAR
TO PLIGHT VOWS
Torch of Hymen BIazes Brightly
Along the Banks of the
Feather River
Brilliant Close of the Great
Water Carnival at the
Gateway City
Especial Disp0tch 10 The Call

OROTTLLE, June 25--Are carniyals
elective. Nothing more so,
While The band under the elms in
the court house yard was playing the
sumptuOus measures of the Merry
Widow opera today three loving couples
applied almost simultaneously at the
Office Of County Clerk H T. Batchelder
and demanded marriage licenses. The
tender half dozen had come to Orc
vile TO attend the water carnival, and
had decided 10 marry.
IT was after Office hours, but what
could the poor clerk do, while the
hand beneath his window was tingling
the room with the fitting notes of I'm
Going to Maxim's2" He capitulated,
issued three perfectly good marriage
licenses, and then Judge T. w. Green
was sent for.
THE JUDGE GETS BUSY
Judge Green started 10 tie the first
knot Women, Women. Women,
Women" played the impudent brass
band, as William Jenkins. aged 63. and
Julia Frances Hyde, aged so, both OF
Chico, We're made one Judge Green
tied the second knot as The Merry
Widow Waltz" danced from the cornet.
and Fannie Miller, aged "a, married
twice before, was united to Robert NJ.
Beam, aged %, both Of Sacramento.
Next" cried Judge Green, stropping
up the marriage service a bit. as ii
had been worn dull by repeated use.
The third couple stepped to the fore.
Albert Clifton Westlake, a youth of
2L and Ethel Thrush, a school girl of
u, both Of Chico. Ethel had mamma IS
consent Judge Green tied the knot
silly Little Cavalier" sang the flute
cruelty But the blushing, tirnid little
girl with her simple little white frock
sprinkled with confetti did not believe
the tune.
AND THE BAND PLAYED ON
As the three couples passed out of
lhe cool courthouse into the gay plaza
ni-ed with merry making and skylark-
ing young folk the band had a change
OF heart in sentiment. and the leader was
drawing out the wistful tragedy told
IN the seXtet from Lucia" The sextet
from Lucia" is as appropriate for a
wedding march as cypress branches
would be for bridal bower but the
three brides and the three grooms were
not IN mood TO criticise a musical
program which was prepared independ-
ent Of their nuptial arrangements
The triple plated weddings Of today
had their fOrerunner yesterday in the
marriage Of William Henry Lentz and
Miss Carrie Cherry. q young couple of
Chico They were married by Superior
Judge Gray The double quartet of
newlyweds are spending their honey
moon at the OroVille water carnival.
and probably no visitors here will see
so little Of the beautiful spectacle nor
viii enjoy IL more.
FULL FROLIC OF CARNIVAL
While Cupid has been busy stinuIat-
ing romance ali along the line from
Chico to Sacramento and from II TO e3.
the executive committee of the car
nival has not nodded The full frolic
OF the carnival has been gayly under
way All is merry as q maria ge bell
But this must be the chronicle of a
hot day in town. which was followed
by glorious evening on the river.
Just how hot the day was no one can
tell exactly, for 1t takes energy 10 hunt
up a thermometer.
Just how glorious the night was no
one can accurately describe. for if wa 6
the second night Of the Oroville water
carnival on the Feather river, and the
splendor Of last evening was brought
70 finer state of perfection, the beauty
Of the fairy pa geantry, the poetry of
the allegory all were finished and
polished Fresh red fire was burned
and fresh rockets were splattered
across the sky. The house of Hapsburg
and the house of Jones still reigned
King
Albert, the band again played, Miss
Hazel Fish did her charming Spanish
dance and all made merry.
SACRAMENTO SENDS DELEGATION
More than Oroville saw today's frolic
and wiited under today's sun. Sacra-
mento came in 100 strong, headed by
the California State band. In the
contingent were citizens of Sacramento.
members Of the chamber of commerce
and the committee of the Sacramento
September celebration, the fiesta of the
dawn Of gold frontier days and the
California state fair. Secretary Filcher
Of the state board OF agriculture was
prominent among the Sacramento dele
cation.
During the day and tonight Chico
and Marysville poured in their people
till the streets of Oroville bulged with
extra folk and in harmony comming-
ling the people of the Sacramento val
ley pledged fealty TO King Albert and
Queen Bea-
ROUND OF PLEASURE
With bands playing around the town,
with a juvenile track meet in Mont
gomery street. with harness races at
the speedway driving park and boat
AMI swimming races on the river there
was a full round Of pleasure for all the
visitors And there was plenty Of sun
shine for al. No one was stinted in
that regard. The royal sons of Chico
won the field day by 50 2-3 points. The
Eureka boys club Of OroviIle had 81 1-S
points.
The Second regiment band from Chico
arrived in Oroville early this morning
and PLAYED in front Of the hotel. When
the Sacramento delegation arrived at
1920 o'clock they were greeted by
martial music. which they were able TO
return. for Sacramento brought band
along Headed by il the Sacramen-
toane. with broad badges on their
breasts. paraded the street, serenadtng
the newspaper Offices, the Oroville
chamber of commerce and the king and
queen. The delegation boosted the
fourth OF July celebration at Marys-
Vile as wen as at the Sacramento fair
in Septem Der and distributed band
concert program. with the following
community epithets, "Oroville, Gate
way City" ''MarysWlle, Hub City,
chico, Queen City, Sacramento, Cap
ital city
SHADY SIDE OF PICTURE
Tile Oroville people received the Sac
r2mento men and women with open
arms and extended the freedom of the
city 10 them. Oroville, naturally an
open air place, was more than ever out
oc doors today-out of doors and in
tho shade On the shady side of the