Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-19
Distinguished Citizens Made Mer-
ry While the Plebians Lined
The Route and HOwled.
HORSES WERE PANIC STRICKEN.
Ben Her aud Ben Him in Great Chariot
SCene-Freaks and Calliope
Strike Terror,

The circus parade Of the Elks this
noon was the most picturesque" street
pageant the town has seen since the
Llberal-People's Party campaign in the
winter OF 1890 and 1891, II was pic
turesque linked sweetness long drawn
out punched up and then drawn out
again, rolled up and spread out over the
face Of nature as only the Ellls know
how to work The game. The portals
yawned and the procession proceeded
from the Elks' headquarters promptly
at high noon through the principal
streets OF the city. before the admiring
glances OF the curious multitude which
lined up on the sidewalks and in the
streets to witness the imposing array
to the annoyance and delay Of numerous
streetcar motormen. There was enough
noise in the show to win the uamcas-
ured appreciation Of all the college men
In town, and the racket at times
threatened the several and collective
eardrums Of timld citizens.
Ben Haywood as Buffalo Bin, valiant
look, although out OF Difference TO the
weather he was otherwise and warmly
attlred, II, q. Sheridan In "A
picturesque extravaganza of "The fin
est in the world" marshaled the parade
from time TO time and at other times
In his usual oif-hand and happy fash
ion Big Bill" Devery in all his glory
was not arrayed unto the likes of him.
The mayor that is, and the mayor that
Is to be rode in the front OF the turn
out chaperoned by our Jim" Lcary
tucked OUT in all the glores of stove
pipe hat, a waXed moustache and
pleasant smile. A new overcoat,
bought expressly for the OCCASION"
concealed his length OF limb from adj
miring thr0ngs. The trio were warm
~ welcomed" A detail of mounted ar
tillerymen who had escaped from the
fort with the knowledge and conspir-
acy of the commanding officer for this
express occasion, headed the cavalcade,
backed by the might of Held's band,
and the boys looked very well. BY
special request they were not to be run
into the guard house on their return to
the fort A touching feature of the
extravaganza was the giraffe, whose
head just escaped touching the trolley
wires, and therefore avoided a shock.
Dana Y. Smith and II. c. Coffin were
incarnated into this beast, and they
worked the racket to perfection. Sew
eral old ladies In the crowds Of
spectators were touched by the pathe-
tic appearance of the giraff, ana really
believed II had been imported from
some genuine circus-menagerie Ben
Her and Ben-Him were historically,
histrionicaly. and Historically repre-
scented by Farley Patrick Christensen,
and B. Il. Redmond I'm their classic
chariots, terrible to the sight and mag
nation, The crowds gave them great
hoOray, and these noble characters
smiled affably and bcnignantly upon
the Hoi POlloi Colonel Van BlarcOm
Of the Herald ofiiciated as the old lady
in a one horse shay. The "anamile'
was the wreck of a milk route, and
when in front OF the Herald Office,
thought 1t recognized an old-tlme Gus
toner in the manager as he stood
amiably In front, and made Wild dash
across the street. Fred Wood, as the
Old Farmer, CALAMITY rescued the agn-
cultural lady, by one Of his brilliant
and inlmitahle dashes, and with the
smile that has made him famous over
two continents, steered the ancient out
ft back into its place In the parade
Tho champion woman shot Of the
world and the planet Jupiter, Miss AM
ME Oakley, was duly and formidaby
pesonined I'm A. A. Hedburg, who
shot of his gun 'amid great applause
here and there, as his float iloated ON
In the imposing pageant The hearts
Of numerous Impressive swain In the
crowds were much affected by the
Young womans noble bearing and
courage amid all this firing. Fiji
jim" alias "the wild man from BOr-
neO,' was most effectively personated
I'm the ever charming personality Of
Ben Loose. lie was in cage to pre-
vent his bein' loose, Billy Barnett and
Tom d, Pitt represented the Circas-
sian beauty and the most adorable fat
lady 40 charmiugly that several local
swells We're with difficulty prevented
from storming the outer works, and
carrying off these demoisolles body,
boots and baggage. George Amos was
the spirituelle Nan Eating Zulu, Fred
G. Dern the dashng Queen OF the
Snakes, W, l.. Haskell tumbled all over
himself and the spectators as the
clown. and the cayalcade Of scalp hunt
ing Indians and the knights Of the
tenth century We're, like caesars wife,
above suspicion, l}ul the gem combi-
nation was Pat Moran and the road
roller with a most demoniac chord uf
steam whistles These were blood
curdllng i'm the superlatiye degree, fair
~ gouging out a mans soul and Great
ing lncpient runa ways en- route.
The burlesque circus holds the boards
at the Salt Lake theatpr tonight md