The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-06-29

feStNal OF the hIuulSht Suil' heiu
last Monday. proved to be one OF
the most successful and enjoyable
events in the history Of Fairbanks.
The program. which was published
Monday morning in The Citizen.
went through without a hitch. Not
one disagreeable event occurred to
mar the general enjoyment OF the
occasion.
Undoubtedly the entertainment
given by the children Monday aft
ernoon, under the auspices Of the
Native Sons and Daughter OF the
Golden North. was the best feature
of the entire celebration. though
every event Of the day and night was
deserving Of compliments.
Children WelI-Tralned.
The children, who had been care
fully trained by Mrs J. II. Caskey,
entered into the spirit Of the occa-
sion as a large crowd Of children
can seldom be expected to do and
that every mother present was proud
of what her offspring accomplished,
was quite evident.
From the time that Queen Anita.
Miss Anita Nordale) graciously re-
ceived the key of the city from
Mayor Smith. until the last scene,
that of stage filled with the ma
tive sons and daughters of the
Golden North, the almost capacity
crowd at the Auditorium showed its
appreciation Of the entertainment by
concentrated attention to the pro-
gram and by the applause that each
feature won.
After the entertainment, the steam
err Alaska arrived, and the passen-
gers from the vessel joined the
crowds that witnessed the parade
later in the evening. At an early
hour. long before the parade start
ed, masked people began to throng
the streets, and by the time the
parade began unique characters on
the sidewalks mingled with the
crowds.
Parade Excellent.
TIE parade was headed by the
Fairbanks band. which was follow
ed by the Goddess of Liberty Miss
Helyn Protzman, riding white
horse. She was accompanied by an
armed escort in military uniforms.
Queen Anita and her maids rode in
the royal float. which was decorated
With yellow and white.
Next was the children's float
which carried the little people who
were not old enough to march. Aft
er it came the float Of the Pioneer
lodge, which contained a campfire,
and around the sides were game
and dried salmon, the scene being a
typical Alaska camp scene.
Then there was the Midnight Sun
float, made to represent the feature
of the celebration and after 1t came
the Sunflower float, In which were
little boys whose faces formed the
centers of huge sunflowers.
Golden Hearts There.
One of the most attractive floats
was the Golden Heart float. On
the sides of this were yellow hearts,
each containing two little children.
This was followed by the float OF
the st. Matthew's hospital. in which
were children on white beds, and
looking after them was a nurse in
uniform. Behind this was native
Indians float, followed by the
Shriners float, which was built by
the Farthest North Shrine club. This
represented an oasis on the desert,
near which was pyramid.
For artistic coloring, probably the
float Of the Fraternal Order Of Eagles
out did the others.
Then came float of the Northern
Commercial company. and after this
came the Moose float, which con-
tanned live moose. Following 1t
were about hundred members Of
the order with red sashes hanging
from their waists and shoulders,
and wearing straw hats.
The remainder of the parade con-
sisted of a self-binder and thresher.
some business floats and an automo-
bile section, specially worthy of
mention among the autos being those
of Mrs. P. Lorentzen and the Young
Ladies Art club. Mr. and Mrs. James
Russell and their family Of children
occupied decorated wagon. on
which was a sign calling attention
to the fact that of the ten children
of the family seven had been born in
TIE North. This float was prize
winner
Soon after the parade ended, the
Auditorium and the Eagle hall were
filled with dancers, most Of whom
were masked. The dancing lasted
until the next morning, and every
thing was orderly throughout. The
committee which had charge of the
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