Milford chronicle., 1920-01-23
LETTERSFROM MISS STTDHAM
Venice. Calf. Jan. 3. 1920.

venice, Calf, Jan. 3, 1920.
My dear Colonel:
l believe 1 said l would tell vol
? about the Great Rose Tournament Pa.
rade in Pasadena on New Years Day
II is going to be hard to do, just as il
would be to describe the great. great.
er' greatest" mummers parade in our
own Philadelphia on the same day
However, it was a beautiful affair
we started early at s o'clock from
Venice, as we went in TO Los Angeles
on the trolley, IA miles, to meet Capt.
Earl So by the time we made all
connections and arrived in Pasadena
II was about the time scheduled for
the beginning, 1890. Oh, the crowds
I OF people. There was a double and
sometimes a triple row OF automobiles
and FOrds all the way between there
and Los Angeles. We parked our car
and were fortunate enough to get a
space right near a curb. So we didn't
miss anything. First came the mar
shals, who look real pretty" in their
bright red coats, white riding breeches
and black boots and silk hats. Then
float after float of real flowers, as
nothing articfcial is allowed. The
one that took the prize was a little
Swiss Chalet made entirely of yellow
flowers, red carnations covering the
entire roof, with a snow capped noun
tain in the rear-this was all of violets
with white carnations representing the
snow; flowers and grass growing all
around the lawn and the little stream
running past the house was also in
evidence. The next, from RedOnd's
Beach,-was an airplane covered en-
tirely with kelp and other sea weed
and grasses, and with four pretty
aviatrices in their flying togs. Then
the Key of Opportunity was a good
one. At the rear of the float these
were mostly fiat trucks, of course)
was a large keyhOle, and this and the
immense key were made entirely and
solid of white and red carnations. Cat
alma Island had a very fitting one. It
was part of a large fishing boat with
two fishermen supposedly pulling in
those big fish that told you we didn't
catch. Then on each corner were four
fair swimmers, representing spring,
summer, autumn and winter bathing.
The day wasn't very warm but those
dear girls stood there in their diving
postures, making ones flesh creep in
for the bathing suits out
here are only west pocket editions"
you know. However it pleased the
eye, so enough said. Los Angeles had I
a large steam crane and derrick rep
resentation, house, crane and all made I
Of different flowers, while at the end .
swung a large gilt basket filled with .
The brilliant ponisettas. The w. c. T. /
D. float was beautiful. This was all |
white flowers with the word Victory"
IN violets on the large arch which
was across the back. while one of the
aides made a pretty picture standing
beneath this as a goddess of some
sort, while ribobns were used profuse-
Y; these were fastened all around the
loaf and carried by pages, eight young
nen of the city, while in front was a
arge floral lamp to light the way.
1he Salvation Army had a good one
md they received some ovation all
long the line. On the float was a
.reat big dOughnut, in the centre of
which sat a little chap dressed in a
older costume, while on each of the
our corners of the float stood a Sal
alton Army lassie, all of whom had
cen service across the sea. The one
hat attracted the children most was
he one from the big Bear Lake Tav-
m" This was a glib truck load Of
now covered with pine bOughs and
inc cones, while several boys stood
Il the sides peIting the crowds with
nowballs, and on the front was a
unter and live bear, advertising the
uniting features of this mountain life.
II the different hotels had an appro- ,
riate float, all vieing with each other r
} win prizes. so many I cannot be- :
in to describe all. But just think! =
thousands of flowers, scores of pretty
iris. beautifully bedecked horseback 9
ders. lots of bands of music, big
'Owds of people and you have it. Oh, ,
rs! Another cute one was the ,
lungest or Freshman class of the A
gh school; this was to represent a
g baby carriage, of course also made
ltirely of flowers, with two boys,
'essed as twin babies. Each class e
Id equally pretty floats. Then an h
her school had laarge yellow Ship
State; all the different schools hav- \
g entries of some appropriate idea
rried out. Taken in ALL it was a v
eat success. After this the East and f
est had a great contest, /. E., a big
OF ball match between Harvard and e
'egon Colleges, Harvard winning.
his we did not see, as the tickets had b
en bought up by the scalpers and e
ere selling for SIS and up, more up
an otherwise. So we came back a
ntent to read about it in the evening D
pers.
l hear from friends that it is away W
wn to above zero back home. We .
mt realize this as there have been -
killing frosts here. although we 1
.sterners feel the cold nights and
1rnings very much The houses
re are really not built for cool wea-
er, the most of them having only
S heaters. So it's just put your
is and wraps on and get out in the
n. However, it is agreeing with us A
Dad" Atkins has gained twelve :
unds and / GOn't know now much
: rest of us have-but it's some
yway, l will soon be back to let you
see for yourselves. l am just
mixing about what a grand time l oI
going to have walking down old mi
llnut street saying hello" to Tom, iii
* and Harry"
So for a few weeks I'll say good