Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-06

The first day of the sixth annual
Cherry Fair came on cool and cloudy
but soon the sun broke through the
vapor and the Oregon skies, milky
white and blue intermingled, were a
marvel of glory and beauty. The
crowds began to pour in early and
by 10 o'clock there was promise of
a glorious beginning. The Dallas
band arrived on the o'clock Falls
City express, and marched to the
Marion hotel, 80 strong, making a
splendid showing in their bright new
uniforms.
Decorations We're Brilliant.
President Linn and his Aide II.
Geo. Meyer, made the grand. round Of
inspection of decorations at $50 and
found everybody hanging out the
Cherry City colors of red and green
and the national flags were every
where and were strung across all the
streets. On all sides booths were
rising as if by magic and life and
animation was in evidence on all the
streets. The perfect weather has en-
couraged everybody to do their best.
Salem never looked better nor was
better prepared to entertain the
thousands who will be here during
the three-day Cherry Fair.
Portland Excursion Coming.
Secretary Hofer of the Board of
Trade spent Wednesday at Portland
with the commercial bodies arrang
ing big excursion to Salem Friday.
The delegation will arrive about
noon on the Oregon Electric, the
Southern Pacific and by autos. A re-
ception will be rendered the visitors
who will be headed by G. G. Chap
man. secretary of the Portland Com
mercial club.
The Parade Great.
Promptly at 10:30 the parade began
to form on Liberty street and was
the finest ever seen in this city.
The chef doeuvres of the parade
were the floats bearing the King and
Queen and their attendants.
Besides the Queen and her maids
of honor were two cupids, two royal
pages three rose girls, two daisies
and two Doppies, parts taken by
children. The four grey horses were
led by colored men in snowy suits.
King Bing had four pages and four
covering slaves.
The German society had the third
most beautiful float in the Cherry
Fair parade. Mrs. John Gantenbein
made beautiful dignified Germania.
Mrs. Heyser wore the costume of a
charming Columbia A real soldier
of the German army, and an Ameri-
can soldier with guns guarded the
attending maids of honor on the Ger
man float.
A great feature of the parade was
"the way they are packed" float
showing the, cherry industry in full
swing with girls packing the fruit.
Warren Bros Construction COM
pany had a 30-ton steam roller in
the parade and a crew showing con-
struction Of a street, and legend
saying "This parade travels on btu
lithic pavement only"
The parade was headed by the
grand marshals and the Salem Ma
tional Guard company.
The Humane society exhibited a
decorated Shetland pony driven by
Russell Patterson Allen Jones car
ried the banner Salem Humane So
citey." Dolly has served the city
since 1899" was the badge Of honor
displayed on the big gray mare that
was in the fire department so many
years and is now at the head of the
street cleaning department. The
Shetland pony drew a dog cart dec
Grated with cherries, and the ban
ner eve speak for those who can
not speak for themselves" Dolly
wore an ivy wreath and had ribbons
braided in her name, tail and fore
top by loving hands of friends. A
young girl dressed in red, riding a
red pony with a blanket Of Crimson
Rambler roses concluded the Humane
society's first attempt at participating
in public event.
The Brotherhood of American Yeo-
men had a fine float with 80 girls in
white with futtering banners.
The Falls City Lumber Co. showed
complete house with a bridal cou-
pie living it it.
Rev P. S. Knight, the pioneer min
lister of Salem and his grandchildren
had a decorated rig in the parade.
One float bore the native Indian
village, next came the Pioneers float
manned by the actual pathfnders
with their old long-barreled rifles
The Chinese mandarins and gong
beaters were followed by float OF
royal banners and Chinese band
Then came young China, a Chinese
man-of-war loaded with 40 Chinese