Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-09
PRIESTS OF PALLAS.
They Open the Carnival at Kansas City
by a Grand Pageant
Twenty Floats Were in the Procession. In
terpersed with Numerous Bands of
Music-FIower Parade, Sham
Battle and Football.

KANSAS OITY. MO-, OcU- O--1 al
las Athene rode through the streets
of Kansas City last night at the
head of what was universally con-
ceded to have been the finest parade
ever presented by the Priests of Pallas-
There was no mis- stalking the fact that
the progress of the magnificent spec
tacle through the streets was greeted
with unusual expressions of apprecia-
ton. 1t was seen by more people
than ever before, the number being at
least 800, 600, and in every respect it
was the most successful parade yet
given.
The subject chosen, 'tHanS Christian
Andersen's Fairy Tales, was not only
susceptible of artistic treatment in the
highest degree, but it was a subject
which appealed to the popular fancy
There was no deep my biological mean
ing to any of the floats, and the import
of every scene could be readily grasped.
There is no doubt but that this fact
had much to do with the enthusiastic
reception accorded every tableau in
the parade The abundant and excel
lent music also added materially to the
effect of the spectacle, while the spe-
cial Examinations were the browning
factor in making the event the finest
of its character ever given in Kansas
City or the west. The floats, of which
there were 20, were all of magnificent
proportions, the coloring admirable
and the light effects magnificent
Never in any year in the history of
the Priests of Pallas have such crowds
as those of last night witnessed the
pageantry of this organi cation. All
along the line of march almost count
less thousands viewed the spectacle
with undiminished delight. Not only
We're the hundreds of stands filed to
their capacity, and the streets crowded
right up to the floats, but windows,
roofs and other points of vantage were
occupied. Even the telegraph poles
held daring and enterprising sight
SeerS. The greatest jams were at the
street intersections. of course, for at
these points the people had the adj
vantage of hundreds of feet of space
not afforded in the center of the
blocks. When the parade stopped the
street cars the passengers climbed to
the tops of the coaches and viewed
the pageantry from there. The best
of order was preserved. the people
were good-natured and seemed to vie
with each other in putting up with in
convenienceS without losing their
good humor.
To-day will take place the flower pa
rade. Gracefully draped equipages
nlled Win WOMEN. SHSll-l6e
floats, f1ower-bedecked and filled with
maids of honor as Queen Carna-
TONS court; hundreds of gayly berib
boned aides mounted on horseback;
military bands and bicycle floats will
combine to form a magnificent day
light pageant equal to those of preced-
ing years. At night the annual ball
of the Priests of Pallas will be given.
A sham battle will take place at the
Exposition park by the Third regi-
ment, Missouri national guards, 1.So0
strong, and 20. 900 rounds of cartrid ges
will be fred. A football game was also
scheduled for the afternoon between
the University medical college and the
Kansas uniyerSitv.