Banquet given by the citizens of Newport, BC in honour of Captain Fritzsmons and the officers of the S.S. Buenaventura on her first voyage up Howe Sound. November 25, 1913.
May Queen: unknown. Attendants: Evelyn Chadwick, Marjorie Rae. One of the Downer girls facing the camera; photo taken on main street (suspected Cleveland Avenue).
Visible on the left hand side of the street (left to right): Yarwood Drugs, Mackenzie's Warehouse, Mackenzie's Store. For a different view of the float see number 9 in Julie Desjarden's Photograph Collection and number 16 in Aleeta Armstrong's Photograph Collection.