Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-06-06

Inc third annual Rose and Straw
berry Carnival passed its first day of
celebration with splendor and glory.
Tht streets were packed with hun
dreds of local citizens and visitors
from various points down the valley.
Stores and residences presented gala
attire and the whole city turned out
to greet the queen of the carnival
and her retinue of floats.
The festivities of the day opened
with the carriage, horseback and BIZ
cycle parade, which started from the
east side school at II O'Clock The
approach of the queen in her magnif-
icent float of snowy white was her
aided by strains of music from the
Ashland band, and as the parade APP
preached, crowds rushed to the curbs
and to office windows to greet the
days supreme ruler. G. S. Butler
and Mrs. w. w. Damn, mounted on
gayly caparisOned steeds, led the line
and behind them came the Ashland
band in spotless white, Immediately
followed by the queens float, an ar
tistic creation of pure white, trimmed
with pink peach blossoms. In the
center, mounted upon her high seat,
sat Miss Kathryn Shook, queen of
the day, surrounded by her attend
ants and with cupids and butterflys
very much in evidence. The throngs
of people that lined the streets greet
ed her with hearty applause as she
passed each place of business, to
which greeting her gracious smile
gave recognition.
The Conway company excited uni
versal comment by the neat and ar
tistic arrangement of their miniature
bungalow, with it's lawn and shrub
berry, it's cobblestone pillars and
chimney, and the fine little touch of
real live rabbits hopping about upon
the green. The bungalow presented
complete dwelling of the modern
style of construction, most credit
able creation.
From their gas range, the Oregon
Gas & Electric Company distributed
cookies to the crowds-cookies baked
by gas. Roses were seen to form the
main feature of another float carry
ing little girls, whose heads formed
the center of the flowers Mrs Aus
tie Brown appeared in a gayly deco
rated chariot, drawn by spirited
horses. The Oasis confectionery par
! lOrs on the Boulevard, owned by
1 Charles Loomis, was fittingly por-
trayed by the representation of cam
els resting and feeding in the desert
oasis. The question, "Who wouldn' t
be a camel?" added to the impress
siveness of the float Meyer & Van
Natta appeared in the act of erecting
house, this feature being in the ma
ture of a burlesque which caused
much merriment among the onlOok-
ers.
Thirty-two horses and riders
formed this part of the parade, max
ing a gorgeous cavalcade with their
floral decorations and shining draper
les. The effect of this feature was
a most pleasing one. Eighteen bicy-
cles, with wheels interviewer with
flowers and bunting, completed the
list of mounts.
Fuller's barrel and the long man
created much merriment. The for
mer revealed a man walking in a
barrel, with portions of union suit
visible above and below, a gentle re-
minder that his clothes are being
cleaned at Fuller's tailoring estab-
lishment. The long man, towering
twelve feet above the pavement,
made good use of his bugle and voice
to proclaim the worth of the three
firms of Good & Danford, Fuller's
and Hosler's. This is without doubt
the longest ever seen in Ashland.
The afternoon parade was made
up entirely of automobiles, led by