The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1923-02-17
WAS A BIG SUCCESS.
Fun Loving People of the Line Cities
Celebrate in Grand Style.

The Annual Mardi Gras Car
nival, commenced Saturday
evening with a grand ball at the
Assembly Hall, Camp Stephen
D. Little, function given by
Offices of the 25th Infantry U. S.
A., in honor of the occasion. A
large number Of invited guests
from both sides of the line graced
the occasion, splendid dance
! music was rendered by the or.
chestra of the regimental band.
and everything went off splen-
didly.
In Nogales, Sonora, early in
the evening a public auto de fe
was made of Old Man Nal Hu.
NOR, which ceremonial was wit.
messed and participated ia by a
great mass of people.
Sunday afternoon the entire
populace appeared on the streets
to receive and render homage
to Queen Cruelty Maytorena. and
King Fernando Robes. reigning
monarchs of the carnival. They
arrived from the south on spe
cial train at 2 o'clock 10 the af
ternoon, and they were attended
by a numerous retinue. From
the railway station. their males.
ties were conducted to a grand
stand, right at the international
line, near the station, where ap
propriate addresses and felicita-
tions we're exchanged. Then
their majesties were assorted to
a gorgeous throne, raised high
up on a great float, all appoint
ments of which were of purest
white. Then their float was
placed at the right of the line of
great procession, headed by
Grand Marshal Writ G. Bow
man. and an impressive mounted
staff, clad in gorgeous habili-
ments of two centuries ago.
Crossing the line the procession
made it's way northward along
the broad esplanade of Grand
avenue, lined on each side for
1900 feet by closely drawn ranks
Of automobiles. Following the
royal float we're q score of be-.
autiful and artistic floats. bear.
ing merry makers and masquers
of all descriptions, with hun.
dreds of gaily decorated auto.
mobiles following. From Grand
Ave. the parade passed through
Court street to Morley avenue,
southwark to the international
line, across into Mexico traver.
sing principal streets of Mega.
les, Sonora, and was dismissed.
Gay maskers wandered the
streets afoot and in automo.
biles, throwing confetti and SER
pentine.
On Sunday night great mask.
ed ball was given in the spacious
almacen of the custom house ia
Nogales, Sonora.
The three days celebration
closed Tuesday night with a.
mask ball at the Mexican GUS.
toms house, which was attended
by fully five hundred people
from Arizona and Sonora, all of
whom report having had glori.
Gus time.
First prize for the beautiful
floats in the mardi gras parade
Sunday afternoon, was awarded
to the royal feat, in which rode
Queen Crucita. This float was
designed and decorated by Char.
les Genardini.
The occupants of the float win.
ming first. prize we're Miss Cruz
Maytorena the queen; King Fer.
nando Robles (chicho unico); and
four pages and two guards.
The harem float, placed in the
parade by the Southern Arizona
Power Company, won second
prize. It was also decorated by
Charles Genardini. Color har-
mony, primary blue and red
chrysanthemums.
The occupants of this float
were Miss Carlota Larriva, Helen
Proto, Maria Ramirez, Chavela
Larriva, Laura Escalante, Fta
Ruiz, Maria Ruiz and Charles
Genardini.
Third prize as won by Mrs.
F. F. Rodriguez. This beautiful
float represented a huge swan.
Among other floats in the pro-
cession was that the ALBANIA
Hispano Americana Lodge. The
design represented marble and
arcs, decorated with white chrys
anthemnms. The occupants re-
presented Protection, Morality
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