The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-04-24
Fifteen Thousand Spectators in
Attendance at North Yaki-
mas Spring Fete
BASEBALL GAME SUNDAY
WILL CLOSE FESTIVAL
From Every Quarter of the State
Distinguished Citizens Come to
Join Hands With the Blossom
City of Central Washington

City of Central Washington
The second day of the second an
nual Blossom Festival of the city OF
North Yakima and the great Yakima
valley has passed into history. Be
meath sunny southern skiess'' was an
expression that had been depended
upon to do business, but at the last
moment it had to be yanlled out and
another substituted. Nature was UNI
kind. The weather was anything but
what might have been reasonably eN-
pected, but even at that was not 80
worse
The attendance from abroad was
up to the expectations to the manage
ment, including Governor Hay and
staff and hundreds from the western
side of the mountains who are in
clined to keep their eyes on this
region. The opportunity for advertis-
ing and publicity was apparent, and
it was utilized.
The cities of the valley came 10y
ally to the center, for it is regarded
that the Blossom Festival is not con-
flhed to the small area embra C ed
WITHIN this municipality, but is broad
enough TO include the entire valley.
The program as announced was
carried out with a fidelity that re-
fleets credit upon the committe hay
ing those matters in charge. There
We're minor bitches. but the main
events We're strictly according to
schedule
The Blossom Festival parade in the
afternoon more than exceeded eX-
pectations, which is saying a great
deal Tho tyDD of hac no
mach park was pleasing surprise,
the home boys winning by the score
of to l, which assures a big at
tendance at the next game, which will
take place between the same clubs at
3 o clock on the afternoon of Sun
day, April 81, at 3 o'clock.
The run of the fire department at
S o'clock p. m, the production of
the play of "Strongheart' by the
Juniors at the high school, the re-
cital at the Congregational church by
Mrs. Chandler. Commercial club
dance at Masonic temple ball room,
smoker for members and visitors in
Commercial club rooms the dances at
Eagles hail and that by the order of
Moose, were all largely attended and
quite successful from all points of
view.
This Saturday will see the close of
the Blossom Festival for the year
1912. The program includes auto
rides and sightseeing cars, second
production of "StrOngheart" in the
high school auditorium, dance at
| Eagles hail, band concerts and gen
eral tollification.
If the Yakima sunshine had done
its part the Blossom Festival parade
would have been hawless. AS it was,
| it left last years procession far be-
hind, both for length and for elab-
| Orateness of decoration For an hour
there was a stream of floats. horses
| marching men, women and children
all blossom laden, and against the
! background Of the Miller building
with its pink, white and green pen
nants fluttering from every window
! the moving picture films which are to
show through the country Yakima
celebrating the coming of spring
| should be remarkably pretty
blossoms Everywhere
| Even the spectators who lined the
sidewalks many deep, held back from
the payment by ropes had their sprie
| of apple. peach or pear blossoms in
buttOnhole or lapel. one small boy
had long spray of pear bloom stuck
in the front of his cap, with an effect
cheerful if not artistic. Nearly every
one of the scores of automobiles had
| its blossomiug boughs. some being
precautionary decorated with bunting
\ and artificial flowers. Horses had
rosettes of blossoms at their ears or
| tied in their names. and nearly every
| business house i'm the city was repre-
| Sented in the line of march with
| wagon or automobile gotten I'D in
spring attire.
Governor Leads
| Following the mounted police, the
procession was led by an automobile
| bearing Governor Hay, with military
attaches, and behind him came one
! carrying Mayor SplaWn and the city
| commissioners. Then came the float
| Of Queen Dora, boat of white COW
| cred with pink blossoms and drawn By
| two gigantic moths, whose decorative
| scheme was such, however, as to show
! them no relation to the coddling moth
| OF pronounced unpopularity here. She
! was attended by maids of honor and
| by the little Misses katherine Guthrie
! Muriel Allison and Dorothy Bridge
! ford.
| scouts as Escort
! Boy Scouts acted as an escort tC
the royal equippage, and appeared in
| 'uldll SNuduS throughout the process
soin. showing considerable Familiarity
with marching, and looking very nice
in their khaki. The school children
while mot turned out in such numbers
as last Year, made an attractive show
ing. Columbia had most in line, It's
section being headed by float bear
ing the schools goddess uamesakt
with attendants. The youngest chill
dren ALSO rode in floats, some being il
sunhonuets, others being fairies, witt
! little Bernice Mechtel as fairy queen
The Barge children We're most attrac.
| tive. with BOYS in white and girls il
white and blossom voIors. The Gar,
! field school with its farmer boy:
wheeling loads of blossoms. made c
good effect, and the hit of the Fair.
view section was the dog teams, on,
little black boy having a particularly
weIl-trained steed The Summitview
school also had small detachment
EllensburS Girls Pretty
one Of the very prettiest hoats wa.
thai OF Aieusbug, and not the leas
attractive thing about il was he whit,
dressed girls IL carried The VALLEY
| prlncesses, drawn IN four carriages
! following The queen 5 float. We're mos
sweet and dainty, four I'm white ant