The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-09
TROUBLE AT OAK PARK
CLASH BETWEEN CITIZENS AND
 AUTHORITIES.
Owner of Refreshment Privilege Tried to Keep Young Ladies from Giving Entertainment-Brave
 Girls Overcame Obstacles.

The young women NHo CoIhpooc the membership of the Infrmary Aid So- ciety entertained Wednesday evening under more tran ordinary difficulties at a vaudeville entertainment at Oak Park, for which they have been pre- pairing for the past two weeks.
 The enlert9 inment was to have been given Tuesday evening, but on account of ram the vaudeville portion of the affair coIld not come off. However, the young ladies decided to have the refreshments and music and went to the Park, only to receive hundreds of friends with no means of entertaining them. The Fuller Band had been turned back to the city by O. E. Court ney, who has the refreshment privi- lege, telling them tkere was to be no entertainment. So, the young ladies began their preparations for the com plete program Wednesday.
 When thelr effects" piano, etc., were sent to the Park. Mrs. Courtney, wife of the owner of the refreshment privi- lege, who was on the field of action, ordered them out of the Park, saying repeatedly and peremptorily, No one has a right to give an entertainment of any kind in this park"
 The young ladies were astounded. and immediately sent d message to Mayor Joseph. He at once sent mount Courtney that he might go and straighten matters out. Mayor Joseph also sent MT. Ford, City Engineer, to the front. He talked with the young ladies, and when they told him that they had the Mayors permission to have the vaudeville performance, MT. Ford. said:
 If you have any other than Court neys Band at your vaudeville enter tainment, every one of you will be in the county jail before night"
 We will have our own music at the vaudeville on our platform" declared one very brave young woman, and we hope you will have us arrested. Take a good look at me; I want to be arrested"
 Mrs. Courtney continued her threats as to what would happen if any one attempts to have any kind of an en- tertainment in this Park"
 The young ladies persisted. The vau- deville performance with their own music came off. but the refreshments were ordered outside the grounds" At ;his point the situation became amusing, though somewhat serious The refreshments were all carted out side, and the following young women who had been threatened with arrest stood "outside the gates and acted as ''spielers:" Mrs. Burwell Boykin Misses Rebecca Pollard, Resale Sayre Daisie Bloch. Juliet Craik, Fannie Matthews and Mary Kirkpatrick These members of MontgomeIy's four hun dre,!. stood and cried their wares with hearty voices ard glad hearts Tee cream! Cigarettes. Cakesi Candy Lem- onade!' they fairly yelled without the gates.' Inside down in a corner of the park the vaudeville performance went | on.
 When the performance was more than ! half over MT. and Mrs. G. w. Craih and their two charming daughters Misses Juliet Craik, and Jean Craik 1 bravely. in defiance, moved the goods back into the park. saying to those 1T authority. We will move inside the park and We want to be arrested , Threats of arrest continued, but only threats. The ice cream. cigarettes candy and cakes ''went." The sales were rapid and few wanted any change
 The management decided that danc. | ing must De Tn Order after the Vaude 1 vile and s their music could not bt used in the pavilion, paid $10 for the other.
 A Flying Jenny" was a popular amusement for ye grown up member! of Montgomery social set. Delegate. to the Constitutional Convention alsC showed their approval of the cause O Montgomery's sick by mounting fer, wooden steeds.
 It was scene like the Midway. Messrs. E. c. Fowler and James P Bullock and others did good work al "speiers." They are a little out O voice in consequence thereof.
 Misses Mary Kirkpatrick and Jeal trade to the dancing pavilion.
 One of the young ladies in speakin! of the whole affair yesterday declarer it "atrocious that the Councilmen Q Montgomery should have given tn music and refreshment privileges O the Park for $50 a year to one family
 when the various organizations wh work for charity or philanthropy woul' gladly give $10 a night for it. w
 were informed". she said. that W
 would be arrested >it we even had piano for our vocalist to sing by"
 Those who took part in the vaude
 vile performance were Mrs. Frazie of Auburn. who delighted all with he
 negro dialect numbers: MT. Christian
 and MT Reynolds. who sang and per
 formed as negro minstrels; Mir. Hun
 Taylor. whose expert shooting wit
 ,jr1o ,-os fina and Nttla Misses SVke