The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-04-24
BLOSSOM FESTIVAL PARADE
GREATEST IN HISTORY Of CITY

others in white, all with parasols.
The Seattle delegation. with their
totem pole headpiece, were much APP
plauded as they serpentined down the
street, followed by the Tacoma bunch,
with their blue and yellow hats. In
the pauses in the parade tho latter
delegation sang a little song refuting
the charge that Tacoma has no
style"
Fire Department
One of the remarkable features of
the procession was the North Yakima
lre department, and the exhibit did
not need amy decoration of its bright
new red enamel to impress with its
up-to- dateness. That a city of this
size should have the latest thing in
electrical fire fighting apparatus in it's
equipment is one of the things which
the picture machine should advertise.
chief Dawson and most of the force
including several of the Dalmatians,
manned the engines and trucks.
Some Beautiful Autos
Among the very pretty floats was
that OF the Barnes Woodin company,
representing a swan, driven by Mrs. II.
H. Hoffman, and with bunch of
sweet looking children in the tonneau
Inc Y. w. c. A. float, with it's twenty
pigeons driven by pretty children; the
fioat of the botany class at the high
school, the peach blossom boat in
winch DR.. and Mrs. j. s. Kloeber rode,
the float of the furniture dealers and
the automobile of A. E Larson, done
in bunting and blossoms and bearing
members of the art committee. were
among the artistic displays. The cleo
trio runabout of Mrs. Alex Miller. con-
tanning Mrs. Miller and Mrs. A. Il.
I a ln ,l,;,
Teplltz roses, whose planting the art
committee has been preaching this
spring, was especially attractive. In
the horse division there were some
very prettily decorated rigs, but most
of the admiration from the spectators
went to the animals, especially to the
fine specimens of draught horses
which were paraded
Cooks on Parade
Floats which attracted attention
were those of the domestic science de-
partment of the high school, bearing
the legend, 1.-The queen of hearts, she
made some tarts." The girls in cap
and apron were making the tarts I'M
der the eye of the multitude, mixing.
rolling and watching for the kettle to
Doll on the real range. Following this
was float on which the high school
manual training boys planed, sawed
and did work at the forge
Many Novelties
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