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many vrniB n i/iuiiur nraverted in the Astro Islands In pr aver9 sccotding to the belief of the Portuguese population of that place, ami the then Queen of Portugal came to the relief of the suffering inhabitants. It is probeblv in celebration of this beneficence that the people of Lisbon district, many of whom came from the A/. »r«*s, incorporate in the pro ceilings a dinner w liich is free to all, no matter how many tmv attend. It is also probable that the society, which9bv a system of small m *nthN payments, provides for the widow of * member,remember* the occasion wloui deal I•threatened their aticeelor* in thedis fat.t island*- off tin* African coast,I he festival begun catuidav evening witi: fireworks and a procession, and continued ihrmigtnnit t*und iv and Mon* day, t h* main feature taking place on Hunday, when a young Portuguese maiden, Miss Maria S. Caldiera, was crowned queen in the church ami sent forth in triumphal march, to the blure ot imi-ic and the fluttering* of flags. The ceremony of crowning took place in the little church directly opposite from Freeport, presided over by Kev. Father 8laras. After the crowning, which was preceded by the celebration of mass, the queen, accompanied by her cs»*oit, pro* ceeded u • the levee for a distance of half a mile, where the tables were Spread beneath the shade of trees. ISotli Side* of the levee along the line of mm eh Were dense u it h people, v ho stood w ith uncovered toad* as tie pro* ession passed.When the chapel, a IimII n tie wav
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Woodland Daily Democrat
Woodland, California, US
Tue, May 30, 1899
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