Cañon City record., 1911-05-04

Mrs. Boucher, who has general su-
pervision of the Flower Carnival" TO
be held here on Saturday. May 10. is
very enthusiastic in relation to the af-
fair and expresses the opinion that
it will be the most beautiful of the
kind ever seen in Colorado A very
general cooperation on the part of
the public is being given Mrs Boueh-
er in her undertaking and It is ex-
pected that nearly every commercial,
social, benevolent and fraternal or
ganization in Canon City viii contrib
ute 10 the success of the enterprise
by some sort of representation in the
parade TO take place on Saturday af-
ternoon-
There will be two highly interesting
and spectacular floral parades; one
OF them for children at 1880 o'clock
Saturday morning and the other for
adults at 1870 o'clock in the forenoon
In addition there will be an illumin-
ated automobile parade at 5 o'clock
at night. which. with the festivities at
the rink later in the evening. will com
plete a day of unusual strenuousness
to the participants. There will be
large number of highly decorated and
beautiful floats in both the morning
and afternoon parades and the spec
tscle they will present will be one
long TO be remembered by reason of
their variety and beauty. Some OF
these floats will be the most elabor-
ate ever seen in a small city and viii
portray a variety of subjects; nj, oil
them of interest TO local people
lspirit OF emulation has been aroused
among the merchants, lodges, clubs
and other organizations and both mon
ey and ingenuity is being lavished by
them iu order that they may have the
most unique and attractive float in
the parade. Some OF them, we are told
will cost nearly a hundred dollars TO
prepare for the occasion
Although the Flower carnival" here
had its genesis with the civic i'm
provement league it is being second
ed by the women's clubs of the town.
the merchants association. the auto
mobile club. in fact. by organizations
of all kinds, as well as by scores OF
individual people: a combination that
spells success. \ great deal OF in
terest has been aroused in the earni-
val outside Canon City. indeed, it is
being generally recognized as a more
than local affair; following as it does
Immediately after the public celebra-
ton in connection with the dedica-
ton OF the new Royal Gorge roadway
An Invitation has been extended to the
people OF Florence. Rockvale, Coal
Creek. Portland and other towns to
take in the parades and assurance has
been given that several of them viii
do so. Florence. especially. has TAX
en- the matter up with good deal OF
yigor and valuable contribution TO the
parade is confidently expected from
that city.
The contribution to the afternoon
naradc 10 be made by the Fremont
County Driving and Riding club is
particularly noteworthy and cannot
fail TO be an attractive feature to spec
tators throughout the line of march.
II is spending hundred dollars In
getting ready for the occasion and II
is planning to have fifty decorated We
hicles in the procession and as many
horsemen. all OF them resplendent
In gold and white. The members OF
the club will wear white suits and
garlands OF yellow flowers. The club
will be preceded by large white and
rold banner, which It is having made
in Denver at an expense OF hfty or
sixty dollars.
The parade will form at the inter-
section Of Main and Fifteenth streets
and will march to Soda point where
IL viii double back on Itself and count
ermarch through Main street. which Is
expected to be crowded With spectat-
ors. 10 the rink where the column VIII
be disbanded. The first division Is
called 'srhe Advance OF Spring" and
will consist OF thirty young ladies on
horseback dressed in white and wear
ling gariands OF many coiored flowers
The second division will be composed
OF "The Knights OF the Orchard" aisf
!. ON horseback and CARRYING wanda o.
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