I remember dance instruction and participating in the following events: the planting of ten rose buses in Grant Park (June 3), a Rose Sunday ceremony in Washington Park Test Garden (June 4), a luncheon at the East Side Commercial Club (June 7), the evening Coronation of the Queen of Rosaria, riding on the East Side Commercial Club float (June 9) and appearing in the Junior Rose Festival Parade (that ran west on Sandy Boulevard from 52nd Avenue to Broadway, north on NE 33rd Avenue and East on US Grant place to the Grant Bowl disband area). 1979 program. As the limo rose the driver's eyes got as big as saucers and had this shocked look on his face. WebThe Portland Rose Festival had it origins in the 1904 rose show and parade, sponsored by the Portland Rose Society. I also particapted in the parade several times, usually decorating my bike with crepe paper and whatever flowers we could find. George M. Henderson Francis F. HiiY James J. Richardson , R. Earl Riley John Simon N. Thos. The next day I went to the Junior Rose Festival Parade alone while my wife and baby slept. It's been around the world with us and needs lots of work, but I still have it. Many were a lot of fun such as the East Side Community Club luncheon where I got to introduce myself and my princess, Nancy Titus from Ainsworth School, to the media. I'm sure they took a reflection of the true spirit of our city from a basic experience of camping on the street. It became an official part of the We moved back to Oregon in July 2003, and we take our daughter to Rose Festival events now. Never in the history of Portlands Rose Festival have the -entries in the Grand Floral Pa-(^ide been more skillfully designed or lavishly executed than in the 1949 spectacle. The bus driver had gotten out and asked the limo driver if he could move the limo. 1980 Junior Parade entry form. Still, it was worth it to share the experience with the people I loved. Web1949 Rose Marie Young (Reynolds) 1948 Mary Anne Nenney (McCain) 1947 Carolyn Riviere (McArthur) 1942-1946 Suspension of Rose Festival During World War II. Schooltime dancetime, The girls talk it over on high school steps, Princess of Rosaria! Even if schools wasn't officially closed for the summer, they were all closed for parade day! Well time passed and life went on until the late 1990's and grandma got her chance to be in the parade. <>>>
1939 pictorial Portland Rose Festival photographs collection, 1910-1976 She is a walking example of the Pride of Portland. Each year at Rose Festival time thousands of Portland chil-
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In later years I became part of a gang that got up at the crack of dawn to stake out our position for viewing the Grand Floral Parade. The first year we had about eight families from the neighborhood, so we made big signs that said, "Skyline Ridge, West Linn," as well as our now famous signs of "nice horse", "pretty costume" and many others that we still hold up as the parade goes by. Texas Rose Festival Front Avenue. This portrait hung in my mother's dining 1979 official program. Or, show up on parade day (give yourself plenty of time, arrive at least an hour before the 1pm parade start time) We marched all the way down to the end of the parade to the Grant Bowl where we got Dixie cups (vanilla and orange ice cream) and something to drink. . No copyright - United States (this work is believed to be free of known restrictions under copyright law in the United States). Ballots are. Somepeople choose to camp as a vacation in the woods; we just choose to spend it in support of the Rose Festival and we are avid parade-goers 4 0 obj
1978 program. Our family waited for her car to pass. 8. Junior PORTLAND, THE CITY OF ROSES, welcomes its thousands of visitors from every state in the Union and many foreign lands in this, its 1949 Rose Festival. 1939 letter from First Federal. In 1988, I was a Rose Festival Hostess and attended the different Navy dances. It was a week my family will never forget. I remember that our court was allowed to go through red lights at intersections with our police escorts, and how our chaperone "Aunt" Jean always whooped with delight as we dashed through. Hundreds of hours and thousands of flowers went into this winner of the Vancouver Fire Department. I took vacation time from work to do this. In the months of preparation that have preceded the 41st Annual Rose Festival, they have given unselfishly of their time and talents that this pageant might be brought to a successful conclusion. Left behind was George Sommerlade, my father, waiting to hear his name called as well. By logging in to LiveJournal using a third-party service you accept LiveJournal's User agreement, Posted on April 30, 2007 (Monday) | Link | Leave a comment | Share | Flag. After giving speeches, the anxious princesses waited downstairs in the green room to hear the news. Souvenir program for the 61st Annual Portland Rose Festival June 615, 1969. Rose Festival Treasure Hunt. The original photographs are a family treasure to this day! I can still remember the poem (speech) I had to recite, plus the 'official princess curtsey' that I had to learn. It did not fall again as I figured out it would not slide off if it were placed upside down and the sharp points kept it from sliding off again. He was dressed up as a Chinese Emperor -- courtesy of my mother's sewing machine! One year, a float lost its steering and almost hit me. Alaina Smith, Beaverton <>
Come again, gentlemen! -Tops in its class is Retail Trade Bureau float. We put chicken wire around the platform and decorated our float with red roses gleaned from plants growing up neigborhood telephone poles, along with peonies from my mother's garden and roses from neighbor's gardens. In the midst of it all, someone snapped a photo of us that captured the heart of that event: We were sleepy but spirited, contact lenses abandoned for glasses, a jumble of shorts and sweatshirts and sunglasses, everyone smiling, relaxed, and carefree. I called him "First Chinese King," but I'm not sure where the inspiration for that came from! 1969 souvenir program At the Queen's coronation, they used little boys as the scepter bearer and crown bearer and little girls to carry the long back of the flowing gowns. 1979 junior parade entry form. The base of the float was silvered oak leaves with an abundance of red roses. A hearty salute is due the hundreds of public-spirited men and women whose unselfish devotion to Portlands Festival has made the thirty-third annual Rose Festival a reality. Fortunately the aisle was carpeted so I only needed to pick it up and place back on the pillow. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Subjects include Rose Festival queens and princesses; floats and street decorations; Junior Rose Festival What is not documented in the photographs and news articles that I have kept in a special scrapbook all these years is the feeling that I have to this day -- that the Rose Festival gave me the opportunity to bloom. Hmm I'll bet he didn't have a fraction of the busy life I had. Now in its 27th year, this annual multicultural festival will include live music, a marketplace, kids' space and, of course, a parade, this year led by 1980 Rose Festival Queen Robin Marks. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. We were chosen to represent Immaculate Heart Grade School in the 1961 souvenir program | The Gallery 23. Program for the 58th Annual Portland Rose Festival June 312, 1966. The fisherman may try his luck in nearby trout streams and in a two or three hour drive reach some of the best fishing streams in the world. Then on June 13, l974, there appeared a photo on the front page of the Lake Oswego Review titled, "Princesses Take Time For Lake Oswego Tour," which tells of the Official Court visiting my shop in Lake Oswego to personally thank me for their official Senior Court purses designed for each girl. Shirley Benz, Tigard The court was then escorted upstairs to the stage. -The court at a reflecting pool. Gary Hagan, Vancouver, Washington Photos on this page show Queen Joyce I receiving her crown from Rosarian Prime Minister N. A. Broeren and her scepter from Rose Festival Association President Howard Holman. Queen Dorene Rae Long of Peninsula school and Prime Minister, Marvin Olson of Ockley Green school were chosen May 24 during the Junior Selection and Coronation held at Benson Polytechnic Auditorium. We have scoured the counties together looking for the Rose Medallion and learned more trivia in the process. All rights reserved (About Us). Skip to main content. One couple was from Japan. The streets in our neighborhood were blocked off from Broadway north to Sacramento as the bands, twirling groups and other assorted marchers lined up in formation in front of our house and on the surrounding blocks. The Case of Billy Greenwood WebDownload file Description Program for the 59th Annual Portland Rose Festival June 211, 1967. The Kiwanis Club captures top honors in Floral Parade. With all the pomp and circumstance normally accorded a ruler of a great kingdom, the Queen of Rosaria, before 20,000 of her loyal' subjects, receives her symbols of power. 1978 program. 1979 program. Printers; Photo Art Studios, Photographers; William F. Selleck, Publisher. With a background of low green clad hills to the west and the towering peaks of the Cascades to the east, Portland, in the heart of the Pacific Northwest Evergreen Playground, is situated ideally for the vacationistmidway between the mountains and the sea. 1999 schedule of events. Shown here in an official photograph, the 1949 Royal Court of Rosaria includes (from left) Princess Irene Landstrom of Roosevelt, Princess Jeanne Showalter of Girls Polytechnic, Princess Marcia Lyslo of Washington, Princess Maxine Sylvester of Cleveland, Queen Joyce Sommerlade of Grant, Princess Barbara Copley of Franklin, Princess Helen Hyche of Jefferson and Princess Joan Anderson of Lincoln. The Royal Rosarians are members of the citys official hospitality committee during the period of each Rose Festival. The Civic Auditorium was packed. Roland Blantz and Virginia Mathews; Jerry Halverson and Beverly Manderfield; Jimmy Dulis, scepter bearer. HPHROUGH the years Portland has * become famous as the City oLRoses. WebSouvenir program for the 61st Annual Portland Rose Festival June 615, 1969. It was time to turn my spot over to another family to build their own memories, but I still see disappointment on the faces of friends who ask me if I still save spots.
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