Imperial Valley press., 1915-07-06

fair, but one for all Imperial Valley, !
and from the early hour when the
first auto horn honked its recoCni- |
ton of the day to the hour "tien |
weary feet wended homeward fro \
the dance at midnight it was sue
cession of pleasing events.
Talk of "recovery' from misfor-
tunel Why, the quake Of two weeks |
before and the little temblors that |
have come since had already passed !
into ancient history, and but for the
sears on some of the buildings, there |
WAS nothing in word or scene to sug- |
gest the possibility of unpleasant hap |
penings.
From INLAND, Calipatria, West |
moreand, West, Alamorio, Imperial, |
Dixieland, Seeley, Silsbee, Conant, |
1loltvlle, Heber and CaleXico, and
from some of the barbarian cities that !
lie far beyond, including San Dieoo
and Los Angeles, the hosts had gath
cred. men, women and children, and
in most orderly manner they gave
themselves up to proper enjoyment.
There were races and contests of
divers form, drill by United States
cavalry from CaleXico, a parade that |
set new standard of excellence, ora
tory, beautiful fireworks and then the |
dance Booze and disorderly conduct |
We're conspicuous by their absence,
and when the busy day was ended the |
several towns of the valley felt them |
selves better friends for the days |
festivities
More perfect weather could not /.
have been devised for the celebration.
Mercury ranged from 80 to 95 during |
the cay and good live breeze contin-
ued to bring comfort.
The Parade.
The streets, which had been ahun- |
dandy decorated with bunting, were !
early scene of life, and when the
procession was formed the sidewalks !
were lined with people, in spite of the
fact that the procession itself was
three-quarters of a mile long, march
ing to the music Of the El Centre and
MeXicali bands.
Not only was the parade notable |
for its length and for the number Of |
automobiles in line, but the individ- /
ual floats were of high order and pos
aessed much novelty.
The Floats II
Here is list of the floats:
The Holtville city float was a deco
rated wagon portraying the dairy in |
dustry. On The float were milk paus, |
a separator and at one end was d COW
surrounded by tire paraphernalia Of
the dairy industry. Those with the |
float were j. A. Campbell f. c. Hunt |
er o. b. Hollingsworth and II. IA,
Cooley. t-.' go = -
The Imperial fire truck, decked in
patriotic colors and resplendent, with
bright brass, was -onesof the most at
tractiye entries in the parade. Mem
bers of the department. ON the truck !
were: Chief William Vessel, Assistant
Chief e. l.. Tregoning, Captain. Fred
Brown, w. B. KroSse, w. r.. Roberts, |
c. d. Booker, Ray Martin, X. II. Dun
can, Ed Donnelly, William Vessel, Jr.,
Oretta Flynn.
The Ell Centro fire truck was not
outdone by the visiting firemen. and
presented an attractive appearance.
1t was decorated i'll. patriotic colors.
Members of the department who rode
or accompanied the truck were:
William Reames, l.. r.. Reames, Frank
Winslow, Charles Sones, Harry Jones,
Guy Beynon, d. u. Young, Charles
Field, Paul Swanson, Charles Fergu-
son, Clint Fowkes, Chester Loomis,
Thomas Livingston, j. A. Alcorn. Hen
ny Iurcher, George Andrews, Robert
Devore, Bruce Gibson, William Cass,
Van McCarrell, Clifford Daley, Clint
Sawyer, c. f. lumber, Charles Hin
ton, Albert Crerar, C. l.. Hall.
The Brawley city float, "The Con-
quest" emblematic of the cantaloupe
industry, was one of the most unique
floats in the parade. The scene por-
trayed the laborer standing in the
field, while about him We're vines bear
ing the ripe cantaloupes. Those on
the float were Earl Randolph, J. f..
Odom and Cyril Gibson.
The Mexican band, which played
prominent part in the parade and
which later gave a number of con-
certs in various parts of the city, was
composed of the following: S. M.
Sepulveda, B. Bzarro, Alec Ortiz,
Francisco Dominguez, E. Minor, M.
Perez, F. Garcia and A. Lopez.
Brcklayers' Union No. %, of Ell
Centre, and the Plasterers' Union were