Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-19
Will Be First Attempt to Stage
Such an Affair Outside
Of Portland
STREET PAGEANT TO
Be SPLENDID AFFAIR
Decorated Floats Will Picture
Phases Of History Of the
Cherry City

Details for the first electrical parade |
ever attempted in the state outside of /
Portland have been worked out and the /
last night of the Cherry Fair will wit
ness an illuminated street pageant the |
splendor of which will be limited only |
by the candle power of the colored
lights. In arranging for the electrical
parade the committee has had numerous |
obstacles to surmOunt but at last all |
plans are complete and the big parade |
is assured.
There will be eight big floats each
representing some characteristic or in
stance in the history of the Cherry
City. The first float will bear subdue>
lights and the procession will gradually
grow in splendor until the Royal car
bearing Queen Anne and retinue whicE
brings up the rear in blaze of glory.
The decorative art of the floats will
be done in papier mache. As the street
car tracks are not provided with loops
or curves suitable for circuit of the
business section of the city the floa1'
will be mounted on wagons. The wagons
Will lOllON lhC otlNtl NdA anu
from each wagon trolley pole will be
erected to connect with the Portland,
Eugene & Eastern overhead wires. The
circuit will be grounded through the
rails of the street car system by means
of small wheel which will follow the
rail.
Company Provides Juice.
The Portland, Eugene & Eastern has
promised to provide the juice and the
electrical supply men in this city have,
promised to wire the floats free OF
charge. With these two items disposed
of at no cost to the Cherrians there re-
mains but to provide for the floats, two
of which are now under construction.
The route of the parade has not been
definitely determined but Stanley Bart
on, who has the parade in charge, says
that Commercial, State and Liberty
streets will be followed but the turns
will depend upon the length of the ~
rade. In addition to the electrical fea-
ture, the Chemawa Indian training
school will send two batallions of boys
to march in full uniform and the Port
land Rosarians will also march in the
parade which will start promptly at Q
o clock.
The problem of confining the people
to the sidewalks will have to be cor
tended with by the fair committee as
an electrical parade to be viewed salts
factorily must be seen in its entirety
and if the people crowd into the streets
only one float may be seen at once
1t was suggested by Portland decorat-
or who was being consulted that a
squad of Salem police be sent through
at the head of the procession to clear
the way and he was informed that Sa
lem could provide three squads for the
occasion but no more, namely, Chief
Shedeck as the first squad, Officer
Fisher as the second, and Officer Wool
cry as the third
Rosarians Will Be Here.
The Portland Rosarians have written
to King Bing OF the Cherrians, that
they will be here in force on special
train to visit the Cherry Fair 1t was
first announced that they intended to
return to Portland on the 9 O'CLOCK
train in the evening but special eff.
fort will be made to induce them to re
main to take part N the evening pa
rade.
Electrical men say that the idea OF
mounting the floats on wagons which
will follow the tracks is entirely prac
teal and that with the electrical eff
fects in the hands of experienced meI
there is every "reason to believe thai
the Salem parade will rival the Rost
festival parades in splendor.
Prizes Are Offered.
In addition to the regular prizes Of
fered for decorated autos for the moto
parade, Wick Bros, of this city, offet
s25 for the best decorated Ford ma
chine This gives the Ford owners ;
double chance to win prizes. Over fifty
people of thYs city have entered auto
for the big parade and more are com
ing in every day so that this feature o
the fair is expected to be EXCEPTIONAL,
good. Jack Grove, manager of tn
= Marion Hotel, has entered the ney
hotel auto-bus in the procession o
horseless ears.