Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-29
QUEEN CLAIRE lin BARGE
OF POMP LEADS MARINE
PAGEANT AT THE SHORE
Miss Roesch, Philadelphia Girl,
and Her Aides, Including
Miss Ida Ware, Make
Stately Progress
START OF ANNUAL PARADE

ATLANTIC CITY, July 29.-Gorgeously
arrayed In n court costume of brocade, with
a rich mantle of ermne and sable. a gilt
tering crown upon her bonny head, Queen
Claire l. otherwise Miss Claire Helene
Rocsch, n Philadelphia girl, upon her barge
of state led Atlantic Cltys annual marine
pageant, magnificent spectacle Of hand
some craft. luttering flags and flowers UP
and down tho smooth waters of the inland
waterway this morning.
Fifteen thousand persons thronging the
bulkheads from Dorset avenue in ventnor
to the automobile bridge at Albany avenue,
Chelsea, and lining the porches of many
handsome boathouse homes along the route,
witnessed as pretty a spectacle as even
Atlantic City ever has provided for the
edllcatIon of its residents and visitors. A
crowd of several hundred persons COM
prlsing many of the most fashionable ma
irons OF the Chelsea and Ventnor colonies.
made the clubhouse of the Chelsea Yacht
Club at Aberdeen place a rendezvous, and
n band gally playing appropriate airs kept
the crowds of spectators upon the docks and
buikheads in gay spirits
The parade was late In getting under
way. Trouble was encountered in the first
instance in getting Queen Claire's official
barge, n ponderous affair, to the starting
place in the Northfleld Canal.
Two small motorboats disguised as swans,
appointed to tow royalty proved inadequate
to the task In the face of stiff breeze and
an even more stiff tide sweeping through
the State-dredged waterway which marks
the western boundary of Chelsea and Vent
nor. Finally larger craft was pressed
into commission, and from that time for
ward everything moved with absolute
smoothness.
1t was nearly II o'clock when the cry
went up at the Chelsea Club that the parade
was coming. Up the slightly rufiied water
way under cloudless sky, with sunshine
bathing the scene, moved the cruiser New
Jersey, flagship OF New Jerseys navy, as
escort for the queen. Then came the In
spector also a State boat. salutlng as 1t
passed Captain Dan Boskerck, United
States coast guard, whose presence in a
trim course boat lent Federal sanction to
this initial naval day celebration at the
shore.
Then while thousands lifted their voices
Queen Clalre's magnificent barge swung past
In tow OF tt cruiser Taureg II, owned by
+. Lelghto. Kramer, of Philadelphia. and
proceeded ~ iotilla of sea scouts In i'm
maculate whit duck uniforms. The barge
Of state, gay with bunting and waving
palms, was surrounded by a dais with
decorations of royal purple hangings. upon
which in golden throne sat Queen Claire,
her ladies in waiting, Miss Helene Matilda
Roesch, her sister, and Miss Ida May Ware.
daughter of Congressman and Mrs. Will
liam H. Ware. beside her. Before the throne
were ranged her four pages. They were
hlsS ClyTOH MISS mildred ware,
Miss Elizabeth OMeara, Miss Dorothy
Young. Miss Lillian Blaess and Miss Eliza
beth Chied. In the waist OF the barge six
heralds in court costumes blew blasts to
the cheering popuace.
WARE AT THE WHEEL.
Then followed 40 or more large and
small craft, all gorgeously bedecked with
flags. bunting and flowers. Congressman
Ware stood at the wheel of the Bittersweet,
a fine cruiser carrying big flag, inscribed
Champion" to signify its victories in many
closely contested races.
The Peggy, flagship OF Commodore Sam
uel w. Whan, another Philadelphian, car
ried Mayor Bacharach and the City Com
missioners and members of the Carnival
Committee
The Gaviota ii. owned by John Hunter, |
or philadelphia, was literally covered with |
bunting and won applause along the whole |
route.
The Hornet, another Philadelphia entry,
commanded general admiration.