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I met so many people who were fantastic and fun to be with and I had so many wonderful and exciting new experiences that I'll remember for my lifetime. Skip to main content. Princess Jeannien was named from a field of six little girls. I still have it! My heroes had to be cowboys. All rights reserved (About Us). In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders, Finding aid to this collection available in the Oregon Historical Society Research Library, Oregon Historical Society Research Library, The ArchiveGrid website uses HTTP I once heard a reporter comment "it must be nice to have nothing else to do" when they interviewed me during the TV news. She would come over to help me practice my speech, give me pointers on how to address the crowd, etc. She really wanted to be in the parade so much. We had many "street friends," all of whom returned to the same spots year after year and developed a bond that will provide many wonderful memories for a lifetime. My wife's water broke when we were walking around the Festival Center, then held at the Lloyd Center park. On that magic evening, before more than 5,000 spectators, she was named queen-elect of Rosaria, monarch of the 1949 Rose Festival. Hood, one and one-half hours by car; to fertile farming country. 10:00 AM. All rights reserved (About Us). My mother was one of those girls, and she rode on the float representing Grant High School. Oh, yeah, I still have the Camaro! Subjects include Rose Festival queens and princesses; floats and street decorations; Junior Rose Festival It was a great day for Portland and for the officers and men of the ship when His Majestys Canadian Ship Ontario, heaviest cruiser of the fleet, steamed into Portland harbor to add a nautical touch to the 1949 Rose Festival. Souvenir program for the 61st Annual Portland Rose Festival June 615, 1969. This was truly a great honor to represent my school and student body for such a great event and celebration. The theme for the festival was "Doorways to Dreams." It's been around the world with us and needs lots of work, but I still have it. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. 1978 guide. I worked at Franz Baker on the night shift. We earned that spot. Below, The Waltz of the Roses is performed for Her Majesty. Just a couple of memories. Complete with its own parade and junior royal court, the Junior Rose Festival became an official Debra Burke, Eugene -Northwestern Electric wins division honors with this one. Hmm I'll bet he didn't have a fraction of the busy life I had. I wish all new and old Princesses and Queen's, Rose Festival Staff, and Oregonians the best of luck, and may the happy spirit of Rose Festival be with you all year and always. WebPhotographs of the Portland Rose Festival, dating from 1910-1976. Webthe festival's Rose Courts, Rose Queens, parades, Waterfront Fun Center, association staff and directors, Royal Rosarians, and city and state political officials. Rose Festival week in Portland produces a wide variety of photographic miscellany. Included in this weeks shots are two pictures of Rosarias princesses visiting at the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children (left and below) and a pair of pictures depicting childhoods part in the Queens coronation. 1978 guide. It was a dream come true for a Portland girl. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/26/2023). Every link you see Grandfather of the Portland Rose Festival is the Portland Rose Show, now in its sixty-first year. 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. After the flurry of civic boosterism during the 1905 Lewis and For the thousands who witnessed this jamboree, however, the photographs on these two pages will serve as a stirring reminder of a great spectacle. u. Many of my friends would come during the day and spend lunch and dinner with me as I sat and saved their families a space. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. 1937 Inaugural Merrykana Parade letter. 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. C9H 1ZP 1000 watts nites nnp nrn UlU tlu 5000 watts days IIBlj till I. We were there by 6:00 a.m. on parade day and knew every place for blocks around that let you use their bathrooms! The picture may be lost but not the memories. WebIn 1954 I tried out for the Junior Rose Court at Oakley Green Grade School in NE Portland. The camera, however, is but a poor recorder of the event, for it appeals as much to the ear as to the eye. The viewing area is getting more crowded and people more hostile about "saving spaces." All rights reserved (About Us). Portland Rose Festival - the official website, YouTube -- Rose Festival's Official YouTube, MySpace -- Rose Festival's Official MySpace. -Commercial sweepstakes winnerMeier and Frank Company. Some were serious and made quite an impression on me, in particular when we visited the Veteran's Hospital and we met wounded veterans from World War II. 1:00 PM. Stoddard Theo. We were chosen to represent Immaculate Heart Grade School in the area competition. Our preferred location was on SW Salmon, between 6th Avenue and Broadway, on the south side of the Hilton Hotel -- across from a tall parking deck. 1933 program for Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass 1975 Rose Cup Road Races official 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. 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. I am very proud to be part of the Portland Rose Festival History, and I have made some wonderful friends. Through him I've fulfilled many of my high school dreams of travel to exotic places -- we've lived in Northern and Southern California, Guam and Australia before he retired a Navy Chief in 1988 and we moved home to Oregon to raise our three kids in Eugene. Under the command of Captain J. C. Hibbard, the personnel of the Ontario promptly repaid Portlands hospitality with conducted tours of their ship and added much to Rosarias celebration. <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> <> Explore. 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. 1939 letter from First Federal. Alaina Smith, Beaverton The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. American Red Cross sponsors this colorful float, which was declared divisional winner. WebLet's Get Creative! My excursion earned me a sunburn, and my shiny pink nose featured prominently in my wedding pictures. In 1954 I tried out for the Junior Rose Court at Oakley Green Grade School in NE Portland. And dont forget your return address. The 31st Annual Junior Rose Festival's Chairman was Ray E. Garner and the Executive Secretary was Aileen Brong. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. A real coronation and the Junior Rose Festival parade are highlights of the childrens festival. It was a week my family will never forget. . Since our kids were 4 to 10 years old when we began this tradition, the dads brought them just before the parade started, while the moms went early to hold the fort. This year the tots monarch is Queen Phyllis, who in everyday life is Miss Phyllis Elaine Metzger. In l971 when my name was Shirley Clarke, I was thrilled when asked to participate by designing the official purses and dresses for the girls in the Junior Rose Festival Court, as I was the owner and operator of a boutique shop in Lake Oswego known as "ORIGINAL ROO Baggerie Boutique." Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/26/2023). Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Web1941 Rose Festival Pictorial. We participated in so many wonderful events as members of the Junior Court. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. -Feature Festival attraction Cheyenne Mountain Dancers. WebIn those days there was a Junior Court and I tried out for Junior Prince from my grade school (St. Rose) -- but the nun in charge said I made too many faces, so I was -Nautical float passenger. The Kiwanis Club captures top honors in Floral Parade. And, of course, there was the Rose Festival parade where we rode in a huge float that was so heavy that it could hardly make it out of Multnomah Stadium. I have many memories of the Rose Festial throughout my 63 years. 1989 sponsorship package and position paper, 1933 program for Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, 1975 Rose Cup Road Races official program, Photo-Art Commercial Studios (Portland, Or. Web1949 pictorial Download file Description 1949 Rose Festival Pictorial. (Cost of mailing back then was two cents!) I took my three children to the Junior Parade every year -- and we still wouldn't miss the Grand Floral Parade! My answer: I was the one with the best mental health coverage. But a queens life is not all one of poise, as evidenced by the happy tears of Joyce Sommerlade, caught by the camera at the moment she was informed of her selection. To commemorate our selection to the Rose Festival Junior Court, each of us had a formal portrait taken at the Rose Garden. We will still have our signs, our hats and mittens and sunscreen. It was a picture-perfect morning, a model day to impress my out-of-state friends. Posed on the saddle, wearing my Rose Festival best, was little Mickey Lyne. 1979 official program. My reign changed me from a shy, tall, gawky 10-year-old to a smiling, confident young girl, and instilled in me respect for the City of Roses and the people who touched my life during that time. Joyce Sommerlade Goodman, Salt Lake City, Utah 6.2 cubic ft. (4,700 photographs, 28 negatives, and 5 overhead transparencies in 16 boxes, 1 oversize box, and 1 oversize folder), Photographs of the Portland Rose Festival, dating from 1910-1976. A great deal according to the Legend. Back in those days many people in Portland had their parking strips planted with rose bushes, and had climbing red roses on their telephone poles. Sometime in the late 1940s, not sure of the years, my Aunt Goldie Leek was the head chaperone for the Junior Rose Festival Queens Court. As classmates cheered, the speaker invited the queen's mother to come to the stage. After giving speeches, the anxious princesses waited downstairs in the green room to hear the news. Repository Oregon Printers; Photo Art Studios, Photographers; William F. Selleck, Publisher. In 1939 on Monday night, May 8, Prince Gerald (Jerry) Hoder was winner over five other contestants at the Alberta Theater. Hood Loop trip may be made in one day from Portland, allowing for an ample stop to visit Bonneville Dam, gigantic power and navigation project on the Columbia River 42 miles east of Portland. With her Prime Minister (below), she joins the multitudes in admiration of the sweepstakes prize winning rose (right), grown this year by Charles F. Leon of Portland, Non-Commercial Sweepstakes Winner! We were chosen to represent Immaculate Heart Grade School in the WebJunior Carmella Thomas will represent Grant on the Rose Festival Court. The little necklace I'm wearing in the photo was given to us to wear during competition -- and then to keep. Although everything is in miniature, the Junior Rose Festival is complete in every detail. Hundreds of thousands of visitors lined the sun-drenched streets to watch the 2-hour parade and thousands more crowded Multnomah Civic Stadium (below) to watch judging of the floats. I was a country girl from Boring when I met my husband, Mike, at the Rose Festival 35 years ago (1972) while he was serving aboard the USS Fox (DDG33). I was the Portland Rose Festival Princess for Marshall High School in 1977. Well time passed and life went on until the late 1990's and grandma got her chance to be in the parade. Schooltime dancetime, The girls talk it over on high school steps, Princess of Rosaria! In 1929, representatives from each of Portland's then seven high schools rode on a float in the Rose Festival Parade. But you will still find us there, cheering on the bands and kids and rodeo queens, happy that kind neighbors have given our children the memories of a lifetime at the Rose Parade.Doug Degn, Beaverton, In 1964 I was given the opportunity to participate in the Junior Rose Festival and was lucky enough to be selected to the court as a prince. L. W. (BudWMallett Executive Manager DIRECTORS Leith F., Abbott Raymond R. Brown Chester Duncan Robert L. Eaton. 1989 sponsorship package and position paper, 1933 program for Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, 1975 Rose Cup Road Races official program, Photo-Art Commercial Studios (Portland, Or. WebProgram for the 60th Annual Portland Rose Festival May 31June 9, 1968. I As the limo rose the driver's eyes got as big as saucers and had this shocked look on his face. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. 0'ai:%qB3f7J. Through grade school street chalk drawings, middle school feigned embarrassment, dozing on the curb the day after staying up all night for high school graduation parties, coming home from college for the parade, and introducing the serious boyfriend/girlfriend to our annual festival group, our kids have seldom missed a parade. ?`QGS}ix"$dMbv4%.y)I{DJ@!,>^ctL0CQlAb:T:.c3jmu&K~^fe35l`A|s)p&yy8XgCy[-Od&t=}w.'I#~8E?%oxa2}&_Q{3#~x'`=*[NUH` |( T3&K[,aH&g5mudCv5qM6}+k68eZ@-FEaQN' f{CW We were dismayed to see our faces on the 6 o'clock news that evening and had lots of explaining to do to our folks! 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. My family was very excited, but more than anyone, my grandmother. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/26/2023). Related content. So as he is complaining we lifted the limo up and moved it a couple of feet up onto the sidewalk making enough room for the bus to get by. They later mailed me a VHS tape of the Battle of the Bands night as a thank you. I also remember they picked this one for me because they said it would look nice with my black hair and pink cheeks! Theyll be glad to help you. Theres a queen, a Prime Minister, a Royal Court, a parade and all the joyousness and pageantry that mark the Rose Festival season as the happiest of the year. She is a walking example of the Pride of Portland. Web1949 Rose Marie Young (Reynolds) 1948 Mary Anne Nenney (McCain) 1947 Carolyn Riviere (McArthur) 1942-1946 Suspension of Rose Festival During World War II. Annette Bolton-Canham, Portland Explore. Plan now to attend Portlands 1950 Rose Festival, June 7 to 11 inclusive. Past Rose Festival Queens. Explore. Jeffrey was in the Middle East when it all started but is home and out of the Marines now. I remember my dress was rose pink -- and that all the girls' dresses were different colors. She was bitten by the Rose Festival bug. Young women from Tyler families are presented as rose royalty and ladies-in-waiting in the queens coronation ceremony. I live in New York City now, but I grew up in NE Portland on 54th Street, between Broadway and Hancock -- and my greatest memory of the Rose Festival is of the Junior Parade in the late 1950's and '60's. Skip to main content. 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. William Boyd was the real-life character. I would proudly walk out of my front door dressed in my white suit, white straw hat, white cane and white shoes (that belonged to my sister!) Even if schools wasn't officially closed for the summer, they were all closed for parade day! 1979 program. This was a homemade float on the back of a flatbed truck, and I remember my parents and the other parents, scouring our neighborhoods for flowers with which to cover the float and working all night to decorate it. He found out that the limo had broken down and was unable to move. I was so proud -- and so-o-o thrilled to get to hold onto Stanley Luty's arm, as I had a huge crush on him! 1994 schedule of events. Riding in that car, with a police escort, made me feel like such an important person. All rights reserved (About Us). 1978 guide. Presenting the scepter is Ray Garner, first vice-president of the Rose Festival Association, who has directed the Junior Festival for the past 13 years. 1980 Junior Parade entry form. In 1972, two May 11, 1972, Oregon Journal articles and pictures of my handbags being held by the young ladies of the Senior Rose Festival Court and myself relating that I was the designer of the "ROO Originals" Princess handbags. -The U. S. Forest Service entry is best in its division. Thus started a tradition that is still going strong. Mom is an unofficial Royal Rosarian, always reminding us of how great Portland is. In the early 1950s, my Bluebird leader entered a float in the Grand Floral Parade. Explore. Now, most anniversaries, my husband and I spend Grand Floral Saturday downtown, relishing the sights and sounds while I enjoy the fact that Portland's big day is mine, too. But he seemed to be consistently ignored. Highlight feature of every Portland Rose Festival is the Grand Floral Parade. counted swiftly and when the curtains part once more they reveal the Queen of Rosaria and her Royal Court. 1941 Elizabeth Calhoun (Bobbitt) 1940 Mary John Grelling (Spence) 1939 Dorothy Bell (Finn) 1938 Frances Connally 1937 Katherine Booty 1936 Gertrude Ann Windsor (Richardson) LeAnn Lamarche, Hillsboro He was dressed up as a Chinese Emperor -- courtesy of my mother's sewing machine! We hope to still be coming to the parade when grandchildren start to appear. Floral interpretation of The Minuet captures division first prize for Meier & Frank Co. By far the most impressive ceremony of the entire Rose Festival is the Royal Coronation. Jeff was about 6 years old, and Doug was an infant. Once she got here, she never wanted to live anywhere else. 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. He initiated the concept of having a "Princess" from each school, and that the Rose Festival Queen would be selected from these princesses. Here, each June, are assembled the finest roses of the great kingdom to vie for honors among growers from Portland and from all parts of the nation. They assured us that they had a great place to sit, close to bathrooms for our kids, so several moms in the neighborhood packed our lawn chairs into the back of Sally's van and set them out about 9 a.m. to wait for the parade. We didn't win, but what a wonderful experience! The base of the float was silvered oak leaves with an abundance of red roses. WebCalifornia. Drum cadences and marching-band tunes mingled with parade-goers' cheerful voices. I took vacation time from work to do this. It was an idea that took hold and has lasted until the present -- 77 years! 1998 schedule of events. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. Since that involved saving about 10 chairs plus the curb, some late comers weren't please to see the gang of dads and kids waltz up just before parade time to take their prime spots, but we moms had been holding the space for at least five hours, fortified by lots of hot coffee, good talk and donuts,while latecomers were still in bed. I'm sorry that we don't have this wonderful Junior Court tradition anymore -- it was such a very special time for me. 1980 program. One exciting year the Junior Court raced up Broadway in their white Pontiacs on their way to the parade, escorted by Multnomah County Sheriff officers on their green motorcycles! I lost track of Stanley when he moved a couple of years later and would love to look him up sometime. In addition to local membership, many distinguished men throughout the world have been made honorary members of the order, all of whom have received the degree of knighthood which is conferred through a special ceremonial during each Festival season. 1978 guide. 1979 junior parade entry form. 23. I remember that we were given the opportunity to ride all of the Festival Center amusement rides, then at Hollady Park. 01, 2007, 9:05 p.m. NEW! Emotions ran high. I still keep in contact with most of the Rose Festival Court of that year; we e-mail each other, send Christmas cards, and generally just keep in touch. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. 1978 guide. I worked full time at a job, ran a farm with livestock, raised two boys myself, attended all their games, band events, football practices, parent conferences. In 1988, I was a Rose Festival Hostess and attended the different Navy dances. They are currently 31 and 26; both are servicemen. 1978 program. In a quieter moment, the entire court poses informally during an outing. The Junior Parade in the 1950's and 60's. She always wanted to live in Portland since she was a little girl in Ontario, Oregon. It was also my honor to take the Rose Festival Princesses and chaperones through the Freightliner Truck Assembly Plant where my father worked as Chassis Line Forman. It was a brand new 1949 Mercury convertible. They were chosen to represent the Woodlawn-Alberta District. Mike is originally from New Orleans where we love to visit his wonderful family, but he fell in love with Oregon after sitting near the downtown fountains talking about Tolkien for hours, walking down the tree-lined streets near Portland State University, enjoying the rides and carnival on the waterfront, getting free beer wherever he went in town with his uniform on, eating Longburgers at Dea's In & Out in Gresham and especially when he saw a bear beside Hwy 212, just outside of Damascus on the way to my folks' house in Boring. At left she is shown knighting Captain J. C. Hibbard, commanding officer of H.M.C.P"^ Ontario, in impressive ceremonies. 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 Imagine the looks on their faces when they found out we were waiting for a parade five days from now. There was my mother, complete in her hat and gloves (ofcourse), making her way to the stage through the commotion and excitement of the audience. Portland Rose Festival - the official website, YouTube -- Rose Festival's Official YouTube, MySpace -- Rose Festival's Official MySpace. The bus driver had gotten out and asked the limo driver if he could move the limo. The Princesses were dressed in pastel shaded costumes with matching polk bonnets. 4 0 obj x[[~W2 uT[-SV&9v~n\Hp:I@_yx )}yzG{|9ZP6#{{}>}0(dIyO$k}zm> }648yl$t6FL^4o(q0sjgO~DE)KD]d0%AW/2>Gpyq`Kb{/6ma69m {O 2nd Row \>^om top) Joelita Hayteas and Garry Keele; Larry Jasper and Darlene Weil.

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