Imperial Valley press., 1916-06-12

trO have taken on an air of activity
the 1000 visitors to San Diego hav-
ing mostly returned, and all of them
were delighted with their experien-
ces.
! 1t was the greatest exodus the val
ley had ever experienced, and no one
now questions that the good accom-.
plished we'll repays the expense and
That Imperial Valley day at the ex-
position was the greatest celebration
lever engaged in by Valley people is
the report of those who arrived this
morning and last night from San Die
go. In program, attendance and all
the things which went to make the day
successful there was no disappoint-
the result is that Imperial Valley made
an impression on the San Diego people
and On the thousands of visitors who
were there that will not soon be
erased, according to members of the
Valley Day committee.
The exposition officials came in for
strong praise from members of the
committee this morning. Nothing was
left undone to make the Valley Day
memorable. On their part, the expo
sition officials, from President David
son down, complimented the Valley on
/ it's showing, which was the greatest
of any county day. It was one of
the biggest days in point of attend
ance of the exposition year. One of
the head gatemen declared that the
Valley people were the "whitest" peo-
pie, most easy to handle, that had
come to the exposition for a special
day.
The attendance of Valley people was
estimated at between 800 and 1000,
which far exceeded expectations of the
| Valley Day committee. The majority
arrived on Friday and the first enter
tainment was held on Friday night.
The spacious lobbv of the U. s. Grant
hotel looked like that of valley hos
telry. Residents from all sections of
the Valley were there. The affair
was informal and partook of the ma
ture of reunion. In one Of the par
lors Miss Vogdes, who was chosen to
represent the exposition city as Miss
San Diego, met Miss Blanche May,
as Queen of the Vallev, and the Young
women who were elected as princesses
from valley towns. After a short mu-
steal recital, Otto Jeancon and George
P. Brown, of the exposition staff, who
had been delegated to attend the
queen and her party, took the younc
ladies and their chaperones to the
Isthmus and at the Cristobal the tai
ented young women who made up the
party gave a number Of solos while
one recited an original poem.
Saturdays event started off with the
big Ad Club parade. The Valley Sec
tion formed on Union street south of
Broadway. It was headed by the
prize float bearing the queens. AS an
advance guard twenty boy scouts from
Ell Centro marched. Six horses with
grooms in silk breeches and stockings,
cooked hats and powdered hair led the
horses. The float was a long one.
Mounted on high throne at the rear
sat the jueen under a great canopy
Grouped about her were six of the
princesses. One held a great "horn
Of plenty" from whose mouth flowed
products of the Vallev, including some
erapes from the Balance ranch near
Ell Centre, which were the earliest in
San Diego. On a bale of cotton was
mounted a great papier mache globe
across which was painted Richest Spot
on Earth" The front Of the float was
grape arbor with green vines
Among the products of the float was
fine showing of Algerian wheat
grown on the Timken ranches and
shipped to the committee by c. 0. Bull.
lis. The young women on the float