The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-05-15
NORTH YAKIMA LETTER.

Festival here Thursday and Friday.
Big delegations from N. Yakima's
friendly cities to the east, west, south
and north arrived Wednesday night or
early Thursday morning.
The Seattle Tillicurns $50 strong ar
rived at 1880 Thursday morning headed
by their 30 piece band, the finest mill
tary band on the Pacific Coast, and
proceeded at once to have warm good
time and "liven things up" The Ros-
arians from Portland with their white
hats, gold lettered, and gorgeous red
roses in their buttonholes, we're prom
inent figures and made a splendid
showing in the parade. They arrived
in their private car at 3 A. M. Thurs
day, and Spokane's visiting delegation
of Enakops arrived at 1:30 p. NJ, just
in time for the parade.
! Visitors were taken in autos to visit
the Mob Hill orchards, also in street
cars. The parade Friday afternoon
was truly magnificent, and said by
many to rival previous festivals so that
the event is now secure in the hearts
of the people and insured>a place in
every list of civic events of the nation.
The parade started from Naches Ave.
at 2.10, mounted police in the lead fol-
lowed by city and county officials in
automobiles, G. A. r., Companies e
and c. National Guard, fire department
and boy scouts. In the first large float
we're seated the Queen of Blossoms and
princesses of her realm. Then follow
ed the high school students represent
ing every branch and department of
the school, dressed in garb of ancient,
medieval and modern times, followed
by big model of the high school.
Dogs and ponies followed, one especial
| ly attracting much attention being a
cart drawn by two little dogs struggl-
ing ard tugging along.
Wagner's Band led the second Sec
ton, the Tilicums in their Indian re-
gala following; then the Pow-wow
delegation from Spokane made fine
appearance, as did the Rosarians from
| Portland.
But the industrial floats were most
beautiful. Among the most striking
was Otter Bros. large float, exhibit
ing huge globe showing the conti-
nents and in the North Pole was a ban
ner bearing the inscription, North va
kima. WASH, while around the centre
of the large globe, tiny cars circled the
sphere loaded with apples, and stretch
ing to both ends of the float were min
iature orchards with the inscription ON
the side, yakima apples are known
round the world" 1t would be impos-
sible to describe the different industri-
al floats, so many and so beautifully
decorated.
| Many handsome autos were in line
and Of the very latest type machines.
Nirety-five of the Moose lodge were
in the form of the letters MOOSE and
the comfy jailer, said to be the tallest
moose in the world, formed the period
at the end of the word.
About 175 of the Odd Fellows repre-
senting 40% of the membership march
ed carrying three gold links SO feet
long.
The big float entered by the Elks
was beautiful, an immense chariot
drawn by two elks, hitched tandem in
festive harness, the chariot occupied
by y little girls in white.
Four of the floats following the lodg-
es represented the w. G. II. L.
While the festival practically closed
Friday night with two balls at Masonic
Temple and |. o. o. F. Hall, and a
smoker at the Commercial, yet interest
in the celebration fingered till award
of prizes was made public at noon
yesterday. Everyone who saw the
procession declares it to be the finest
of its kind in this city, and everyone
has his or her own opinion as to which
float, lodge or auto made the best APP
pearance, but disinterested judges
found it a hard problem, to make their
decision. Two hundred and ten dollars
was offered in prizes for parade, besides
several extra cash prizes for window
decorations.
Friday evening at eight a pleasing
spectacle was the run given by the fire
department At given signal torches
Of red fire were lighted every 100 feet
on both sides of Yakima Avenue from
Naches to Sixth Avenues. A fire
alarm was sounded and the semaphore
at Third street notified the crowd that
the department was on it's way. First
came the chief in his two seated Car,
and following were the engines and
aerial motor-truck. On each machine
firemen held torches, making the ex-
hibition more spectacular. There was
no effort on the part Of the department
to make a record speed run but simply
to show the efficiency of motor driven
fire apparatus and to add to the festivi-
ties of the night, while the confetti
battle which took place promptly at 8
gave the young people chance to have
fun.
The May term of Superior Court
opens here on Tuesday, May 6, and the
first woman to serve on jury in va
kimn Co. has accented service OF the