The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-28
QUEEN IS CROWNED
MOST GORGEOUS CEREMONY
IN ASBURY'S HISTORY.
], 200 Persons Take Part in Pageant,
Which Is Witnessed by Audience
of Over 10000.

ASBURY PARK. Aug. 2.-The great
amphitheatre. seating 10000 people and Ie-
Gently completed for the aaoy show fes-
~tivlties. was thronged last night with a
holiday gathering which gave thunderous
applause as II witnessed Miss Jessie May
HaZelrigg crowned queen CT the carnival.
The court spectacle was a gorgeous enc.
Twelve hundred people participated In the
program, the great majority of these, of
course. being the chorus of 1000 children
which sang the coronation hymns.
The coronation ceremonies were staged
upon a platform 200 feet long and The set
ting was gorgeous in the extreme. All
the costumes worn we're extremely hand
some and represented those n vague in
the different parts of Europe. The cere-
monies were such as would have attended
the browning of a real queen. Hiss Hazel
rigg occupied a throne and wore a real
crown. About her neck was a dia-
mond necklace and n heavy chain.
She wore a robe of white satin.
embroidered with purple and gold. and
trimmed with ermine. In her hand she
carried a royal sceptre. Hermapn Bar
ringer, of Asbury Park, acted the part of
Prince Charming and Miss Jean Dreyfuss,
of Brooklyn, was Princess Cinderella. The
maids of honor were Miss Daisy L. Oliver,
of Philadelphia; Miss Florence Sherwood.
of Ridgefield, N. j.; Miss .Aline de Rails
mes, of New York; Miss Arley N'emann,
of Jersey City; Miss Jane Elizabeth Milks,
of New York; Miss Genevieve Estelle
Hendricks, of Chicago; Miss Carolyn b.
Moore, of Baltimore, and Miss Frances
Barry Allen, of New York.
Tall Esen Morgan. who leads and man
ages the concerts at Ocean Grove, had
entire charge Of the affair. and made a
better show by all odds than any of the
nrpViOnS pOpopatiOna From all ,aftq pf
the top row of seats In the immense amphi-
theatre to a central pole at a still greater
height were strings OF electric lights in
various colors. spreading out from a CEN
trail point. like ropes of roses on a May
pole.
Rising back of the immense stage upon
which the ceremonies took place were tiers
OF seats. upon which the 1000 children. the
little girls dressed in n Japanese costume
of fancy-colored kimonos and the little
boys in the khaki uniform of the Rough
Riders" were seated.
After the Queen had been crowned the
Congress of Nations" comprising 100 girls
In groups of tens, costumed in the colors
Of France. England. Germany, Turkey.
China. Japan, Russia and other nations.
came down and paid their respects. while
an orchestra. of seventy pieces played a
medley OF national airs. There was also a
gypsy chorus and a Grecian chorus. COM
posed of young women so costumed. h
children's chorus sang will great enthusi-
asm yankee Doodle Boy" ''The Japanese
Love Song" 'Goodby, Sweet Old Manhat-
tan Isle. and STARS and Stripes Forever
Responding. to an encore. of the Stars
and Stripes Forever" the children brought
forth bits of red. white and blue bunting
which they had previously entirely con-
cealed. and each child waved the piece
before them, the colors being so assorted
that the stage appeared an immense Ameri-
can flag. While the orchestra played a
waltz song the children swaved back and
forth to it's rhythm singing. giving the
appearance Of a flag futtering in the
breeze. At this point in the program an
immense flag Of electric lights above the
Queens court burst forth.
Among the special artists in the corona
ton ceremonies were Emile Keneke. cor
netist: the Bruere children, oornetists. of
BROOKLYN; w. S. Phasay. a euphoniom So
loist. of New York. and the Schubert Glee
Club. of Asbury Park.