The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-05
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seous pageant Of flowers and dane
ing girls. the third annual tulip fes
tivai Of Beilinsham was ushercd into
the city Thursday night
Bellinxham streets were sbisxe
with tulip lights. flags hung at every
crossing. The armory. decorated
within 60 represent . forest wood.
land was the scene OF the coronation.
Five thousand people Witnessed the
browning Of oussn Aletta.
sPRINGTIME ELVES
DEFEAT SNOW WITCHES
The ceremonies OF the thre~-dsy
festival actually began when tho Van
ccuver police Scotch hsgplpc hand.
slities ana all. escorted Miss AiettA
Day. tulip queen. and her four maids
Of honor from the banquet room OF
the Leopold hotel 70 the armory at
.. m.
with her entrance upon the wood.
land scene. tho pageant began. Old
King Winter. n seems. was IN con.
troll Of the world. Snow flakes fell
from above. The green trees were
snow.covered. Old Father Time De
sired TO place kind Spring on the
throne Old King Winter objected
Snow witches danced IN anger. Yet
the sprfnEtims elves. accompanied
BY sunshine rnaid>n~. pursued The
snow fake witches and finally drove
them from the scene. sprirrtine
flowers then appeared 60 greet the
sunshine and Tulip was proclaimed
the fairess OF them all
Miss Day. elected ~ the Boiling
ham Eiks candidate for festival
queen several weeks ago. now In the
part Of Tulip. was escorted to the
throne and crowned by Or. w. X.
Gray. Of Beliingharn. Father Time"
OF the pageant.
Following . dance Of the sprite-
and a grand ensemble Of the cast OF
fss people including elves Indians.
pioneers and all the flowers Of spring
time. the floor Of the Armory be-
came thu scene Of the coronation
baif. with Queen Aie,sa and Mayor
y. r. Mafhe@. Of Bellingharn. lead
ing N. grand march. The four maids
Of honor. the Misses Meris Jackson.
Ida Lamont. Aibertins Pearson and
shades, followed the queen. whose
role was white and silkcn and whose
crown was OF briIiianfs
QUEEN WILL REIGN
FOR WHOLE WEEK
Queen Aistta viii reign In Beiiine
ham the remainder OF the week The
city viii continue 10 be . blaze Of
tulip lights by night and tulip buds
by day.
According 70 Roland q. Gamweii.
chairman Of the Blossom Show and
queens affairs COMMITTEES. $4,000
tulips are on display In the Liberty
haii cut flower exhibit. one ~ the
leading attractions OF the festival.
Two hundred and twenty thousand
tulip bulbs. be declares. were
planted In Bsilingham Last year with
q thought toward this years festival
Many Of these. besides those at the
cut flower display. are being ex-
hfbsted IN doznfown store windows
and hotel iofhies.
AZ the north end OF Beflingharn IL
the tulip farm. where 40 acres Of
government land is devoted TO horti-
cultural experiments. Tulips blossom
on the greater part OF the so acres.
for Holland tulips have been found
TO grow with rernarkabis success in
fseliingham soil. Each day Of the
festival auto busses make numerous
trips 10 the farm with visitors from
all the Northwest who are crowding
the city.
According 70 festival officials,
10000 quests in all are expected TO
celebration Saturday night
n. G. CITIZENS
WILL ATTEND
One Scotch bagpfrs band arrived
from Vancouver Thursday night.
Eight are expected Friday. accom-.
panied by 1000 people from British
Columbia. Saturday seattie's Cham
yer Of Commerce will arrive in a
-D1y at noon. Thousands OF Seat
fieites are expected TO accompany
them.
Already. however. Bcliinghsm has
taken on the carnival aspect, its
streets are busy with festive people.
its hot dog stands. are numerous.
its hotels are struggling 10 accom-
modate the crowds.
Friday at 2 D. m. the tulip parade
will be held. Sixty tulip floats have
been entered. representing both
Beiiingham organizations and those
OF Skagit county towns. The pa
rade, including marching organize
tons. floats and smaller decorated
cars, is expected TO extend two
miles In length.
A second parade will be held Sat
urday night, when all floats viii be
illuminated. and the town. more
than ever. will he abiaze with
lights. Saturday. u seems. will be
Of the New Westminster May fee
tival. to be celebrated Friday. will
arrive Saturday noon In BetIingham
to visit the sovereign queen OF the
nelghboring domain. The queen Of
the New Westminster fesu'ai II
Miss Irene Carpenter, who Will be
accompanied 20 Beillngham by her
royal court and Mayor J. J. John
ston. OF her city.
Saturday night Queen Ais''s Of
the tulip festival will entsfts.n with
q banquet Al the Leopold hotel Tor
her guests The same evening the
entire city and its swsrms OF vie
itors viii join In carnival street
dance. riot OF confetti and a toot.
ing OF tulip -shs ped horns
Bellinghan this week 10 undsni-
ably '-Tuiip Town"