The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-23
Bic ARCH OF APPLES
To Span South Main Street in
the Street Fair.
TO BE FORTY FEET HIGH
And Covered Entirely With
All Kinds of Apples.

Glowing with the Iustre Of uyriads Of
DIushing apples covering it entirely, an
arch; beyond it gigantic tree bearing
luscious fruits of every cline; beside it
a beautiful little nook for headquarters
for visiting Oklahomans.
These three additions to the street fair
were figured out yesterday.
Ike Dean, the fruit man, thought OF the
apple arch, the Winesay Temple. The
arch, srnothered in the faunt of the stol-
IN Kansas sunshine, will lift its fiery
head forty feet above the pavement 1t
will be 100 feet across and 30 feet high
in the main, pointed cupola going ten
feet higher. They have had such apple
architecture in Omaha, Chicago, Sioux
City. but this one in Wichita is 70 De
more gorgeous, more eye-captivating and
more mountaineering than any of them.
It is to set the pace in fruit decoration
for the whole nation.
Back Of It will stand the midsummer
Christmas tree, with electric lights blink
ing and sparkling between all kinds Of
fruits. all the brilliant goodies Of the
tropics coaexd out of natures magic
oox, all the dazzling globes OF sweetness
grown in a more temperate cline, every
shape and shae and size.
Near it will be Oklahoma headquarters.
This viii be a regular place and meeting
point for Oklahoma visitors. A register
will be kept for signatures so that friends
may find one another. Miss Dean viii
be on hand to take messages from one
Oklahoman 70 another. and do any sort
Of stenographic work the Oklahomans
may ask
The arch, the tree and the Oklahoma
retreat will be located on South Main
street at the point OF turning. just be-
low the Hamilton hotel.
The idea was brought forth yesterday
and will grow 10 reality this week.
Mr.. Ralph Dunbar, manager of the
big spectacular inaugural and queen :
coronation, which is to be formally open
the Wichita Carnival, IS working day
and night IN order that every feature of
the ceremonies may be produced in a
manner in keeping with the other grand
and elaborate events OF the festivities.
The Auditorium stage has already been
enlarged so that the opening at the front
is 70 feet in width. with a highth Of q
feet. This improvement viii permit a
full view Of the entire stage from every
seat in the house
Two large choruses will be used during
the concert program. The large chorus
rendering the Soldiers chorus from Faust
and the famous Torreador song from
Carmen. and the smaller one giving in
cistume the scene from the Runaway
Girl, which promises TO be one of the
most pleasing and up TO date features OF
the evening. There will appear several
of the most noted solists in the west.
whose names Will be made public early in
the week
The most unique and entensely inter
esting feature Of the evening viii IN
doubtedIy be the coronation scene at the
close of the program. When the curtain
rises the scene viii represent beautiful
tableaux, composed of $50 people, in
GLIDING last years carnival queen. last
years maids OF honor and the entire
royal court used IN last years carona-
ton. In a graceful and formal cere-
nation last years queen. Miss Mayme
Mahaney. viii abdicate her high post
ton n favor OF the queen-elect. Miss
Myrtle Hinton. Then will proceed tho
entrance of the royal party and formal
coronation Of this years queen. Pryor $
band and a company of<sOldiers will ap-
pear on the stage during the coronation
in connection with the chorus and re-
trieve OF the royal court
The entire program will be given under
powerful calcium and colored fash lights
This part Of the ceremonies being in
charge Of the Saltzman Projecting Elk
hibit Co. OF Chicago. III.
The Wichita Apollo club composed Of
all the leading male voices Of the city
has been especially engaged for this &C.
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