Its members were former residents of the East and Midwest eager to showcase their new home's mild winter weather.
"In New York, people are buried in snow", announced Professor Charles F. Holder at a Club meeting.
Reviewing stands were built along the parade route, and Eastern newspapers began to take notice of the event.
In 1895, the Tournament of Roses Association was formed to take charge of the festival, which had grown too large for the Valley Hunt Club to handle.
[3] The Valley Hunt Club continues to be located at 520 South Orange Grove Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91105, which is the "Formation Area" of each year's Rose Parade and near Tournament House.