Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-11
PRETTY MISS VERA
JOHNSON QUEEN OF
CARNIVAL PARADES
Mexicali and CalexicO Is
Gathering Place For
All Valley Today
San Diego Day at Fair, Big
Ball Games, '49 Camp
on Tonight

Armistice Day was celebrated at the
CaleXico Cotton Pageant today. A
beautiful and long parade started the
day 1t was arranged and sponsored
by the American Legion of Calexico
and the valley. Over 50 floats and
automobiles made up the procession
which was headed by car containing
the following:
Governor Lugo, Lower California,
Mayor West, Caexico, f. G. Burlick
Southern Pacific Railroad representa-
tive in Lower aClifornia, and L. NJ.
Hutchinson, president of the Calexico
Chamber of Commerce.
The second number was n beautifully
decorated float carrying the Cotton
Queen who was elected last night ut
the Pageant, Miss Feva johnson Win
II ing the honor. The other contestants
acted as maids of honor to the Queen.
Following these in the order given
came: The San Diego Band, San Di-
ego Chamber of Commerce delegation
in autos and on foot, Ell Centre
American Legion and Women's Auxi-
! Gary, Brawley Post and Auxiliary.
| MeXicai Band, Imperial Legion Post
and Auxiliary, Mexicali Fire Depart
ment, Calexico Fire department,
Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Forty
Club float, Y. W. C. A., Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company, Jasper Farm
Center float, a catipillar tractor, cul
tivator, Goodwin Gin Company.
Colorado Land Company float which
was u truck containing q mule hitched
to Il cultivator and driven by an old
time Southern darkey, through a cot
tonfield. Next came Hill Battery
Shop, CaleXico Tent and Auto Top
Company, Auto Club of Southern Cali
fornia, II. IT. Clark, various makes of
automobiles, Methodist Episcopal
Church, Hoffman School, White Cross
Drug Store, Jewell School teachers,
and floral float of unknown origin.
SAN DIEGO DAY
At n little after eight O'Clock this
morning special train of the San
Diego and Arizona railroad arrived,
bringing about $50 members of the San
Diego Chamber of Commerce, a brass
band and quartet.
Forming at the Southern Pacific
depot in parade formation, the San Di-
ego delegation, headed by the San
Diego band, started march down
ENtcOHu street 10 WHtTt lHtN
turned toward the border line, cross
ing the line and marching TO the plaza,
where they counter marched and parad
ed back to the Chamber of Commerce
rooms on the American side
With singing, band music and ex-
ploding fire crackers announcing their
presence, the San Diego crowd made
themselves at home in Calexico for the
day, determined to enter into the cele-
bratiOn of both the Pageant and Ar
mistice Day with will, and that they
are making good is not necessary TO
say.
A rousing welcome was accorded the
visitors by members of the Calexico
Chamber of Commerce, who had assem-
bed at the depot to extend greetings
The queen contest which attracted
much attention here for the past few
weeks, closed last night with Miss Veva
johnson the winner.
For fully an hour previous to the
closing of the polls at 10 p. m. yester
day, Marie Louise Flores, pretty little
Mexican girl topped the list of can
didates, with Il majority of about
10000 votes, and finally brought IT
up ,to n lead of little over 10000
votes, but in the last two minutes of
the campaign a large block of votes
was east for Miss Johnson, which put
her far in the lead, and made her
queen.
The final standing of the candidates
at the close of the contest was: Veva
Johnson, 222 $50; Marie Louise Flores
2,125; Florence Martin, 105,575;
Florence Sage, 104,525; Inez Price,
101 300, Ernestina Cortez, 9S,075.