The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-22
DIRECTORS.


The Mardi Gras celebration attained world
wide celebrity by the brilliancy of its pageants
in 1851. Since that time with the brief interval |
caused by the war. these festivities have been |
Kept up by number of organizations con- |
lrolled by the leading citizens of New Orleans. |
They have illustrated in the most brilliant way |
ancient mythology, historical eras of life his |
tory of states, great poems such as Spencer'S |
Fairy Queen" ard Homer's "Illiad" and
Lallah Roollh, Bible history, the romance of |
Mexico, myths of 'Nordland" Mother Goose's |
Tea Party, the Birds of Audubon. the March |
of The Ages, Louisiana and her products and
the Dream of Fair Women etc.
his Most Gracious Majesty Rex who has eX-
tended his dominion westward and designated
Ogden as his capital, has always led the CDR
nival. Around the person of His Majesty has
ceatered all the youth. beauty, wealth and
brain of New Orleans and paid homage to his
royalty. Rex has illustrated in magnificently
appointed street parades and pageants. splen-
did subjects The subject illustrated by Rex in
1887 was War in Every Age Tie pageant
represented twentyfour cars of scenes, repre-
senting war from the days of Egyptians to the
present Time. The Israelites, Babylonians,
Persians, Greeks, Romans Britons, Huns,
Goths and Vandals. Danes and Mortimer, Cru
saders, Saracens In 1915 the gods OF Greece were
represented in procession of twenty-eight
cars. The next big subject undertaken
by His Majesty was the Arabian Nights
This world famous creation of the imagination
furnished one of the most brilliant displays
ever seen in the world In 1882 the theme was
the Pursuit of Pleasure. and il showed all the
pleasures TO which the human race is devoted.
In 1883 Atlantis was the theme. Every one
knows the story of the lost Atlantis of Plato.
AS illustrated by Rex il proved magnificent
and instructive pageant The architecture.
modes of life, manners and customs of the won
derful race which was swallowed up in the At
lantic ocean in prehistoric times. was exhibited
In 1884 the Semitic race was represented, show.
ing characteristic scenes-Nimrod the mighty
hunter; Ashur. Sardanapalus, Moses, Sampson.
David and Mohammed. His Majesty Rex repre-
scented Solomon in all his glory. In 1855 IVanhoe
was the theme. The celebrated romance by the
Magician OF the north furnished magnificent
subject for the pageant OF Rex. 1t was given
| in twentytw tableaux, embracing the most
striking scenes in this celebrated pen picture of
medieval life.
| The displays grew better with each year.
until it eliminated in 1899 with the grandest
| spectacle ever put on the street. The theme
was the Rulers of Ancient Times Every old
| Greek king, lawgiver, and every pontentate all
| over the world who ruled in distant ages were
represented. His majesty Rex, whose an
cestors lived with ancient rulers of the world
was the central figure OF the pageant. Around
his throne was gathered the vaSsal kings of the
earth.
l. oGDEN's BIG PLANS.
Mr.. Hays, editor of the Ogden CONNER
cidl, whose comical illusions to Salt Lake
as prospective rival TO Ogden, are respon-
sible for much of the scarlatina referred
TO, is loyal subject to Rex II. To THE
HERALD reporter he impaired these views
1--WE are preparing for pretty good time,
to last four or five days. The whole thing
is planned in this way: Rex is the king of
humor of all nations-Arabs, Turks, French
and Americans. The Rex organization of
New Orleans has chartered the Rex organi-
Zation of the west, the name to be known
as the Monte Cristos of the Rocky Noun
tains.
Mayor Shakespeare, of New Orleans, is
Rex 1 and his loyal queen is his beautiful
| IL Shal ~ N
and queen with from 300 to 500 of the lead
erS of the organization, there will come to
our city on special train TO crown Rex the
III and his queen, the king and queen OF
1.-The Monte Cristos of the Rocky noun
tains. The honor of naming the queen has
been left to the New York World, and
though nothing definite is known, it is be
lieved that she has been already Sc
lected from one Of Gotham's
-four hundred The queen will be con
veyed from New York in royal train on
which no one will be permitted to ride ex
cept the queen aud her maids of honor,
which are to be chosen from the most
beautiful ladies along the route. The traiI
carrying Rex |, ana the one conveying the
Worlds chosen queen viii meet at Denver
and after tarrying in that city for two day:
will continue their triumphal Journey
lacross the continent via the Union Pacific
until Ogden is reached. The editorial trair
will be
A SPECIAL FROM OMAHA
that will carry the editors and reporters O
the leading newspapers of the country
, The train from New Orleans is to be made
up of three sections, the first bearing I'll,
royal personages and the others carrying
the Louisiana Rifles and the artillery com
pany that is &c be present. There VIII alst
be present 500 cowboys from Utah, Idaho
, Wyoming, and fifty picked warriors from
the Shoshone and Bannock Indians. Tit
military display will include all the mill
tary organizations of Idaho six companies
and part of those of Oregon, Nevada, Wy
} oming, Nebraska and Colorado
There is some bad feeling existing be
tween the two cities growing out of TIN
: carnival intimated Tue HERALD's repre-
: sentative.
1--WE feel that Salt Lake has not fully ap
preciated the benefit she will derive. ant
has not given it the prominence it de
: served. We have undertaken the expens
5 to bring vast concourSe of people from tn
east, and it viii not only accrue
an advantage to Ogden but to al
t of Utah, as the people coming here will no
} return without visiting Salt Lake. E'o
, that reason there was a little rivalry an,
2 jealousy that should not have been allowet
: to grow up. But we have no hard feelinl
, IOWdIOS OdlO Ldho- Irue, we are Trying u
crawl up and If Salt Lake crawls so higl
S that we cannot overtake her then we cam
help it, All classes are pulling togethe
z tremendously and / never saw them NOR
$ united on any one thing than to make tn
g carnival a success"
The reporter assured the. editor (wh
: has been most prolific in stirring up
{ feeling that
SALT LAKE WAS NOT WORRYING
I herself over what Ogden was doing furthe
than that she was interested in the growt
: of Ogden on the north as much as she wa
i in the prosperity of Provo on the south
o The metropolis is large and great enoug
e to be generous.
l WHERE THE CROWDS WILL COME FROM
v Scott Short, who is the acting secretar
; of the chamber of commerce in the absenc
= of Mr.. Richardson, who is New York al
q ranging with the World for queen for th
carnival, TO The HERALD's inquiries re
? piled:
e 1.-THE larger crowds will come from Der
/ yer, Omaha, Kansas City, New Orlean
4 and Chicago. The New York World wi
$ also run special train bearing the quee
OF the carnival and the leading newspape
e men of the east This will be the fine.
Il train ever run across the continent. TIL
e Duke of Montana, special ambassador of Ii
i. king, is now in New York city arrangin
Il for the departure of this train. This trai
a will arrive here on the morning of July
Two special trains viii come from Ne
o Orleans The carnival will bear his maiest
e Rex j, also his queen, the coronation con
r mittee and the maids OF the queen an
> maids of honor. This train will stop at S
8 Louis and two days in Denver, and will a
rive here July 2 via the Union Paciti
There will be about one hundred of IL
select people on board. Another train wi