The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-20

Belle Palmateer, Helen Territt, Ida
Dowell, Marie King. Georsette liaE.lin,
Hazel Emmons and Grace Metz. The
"noblemen" were Walter DevereuI.
Milan Ross, jr.. James Kelsey, Gordon
Lowden. James T. Herring, Alfred JEFF
ferson and John Alderman, OF Ashury
Park and New York.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies
a gondola darted IN, from which
stepped forth -four Venetian singers.
who sang to the Queen Of love and
life and beauty. she listening with
royal head erect and royal smile beam
| ing.
Then began the lake procession, Big
boats. little boats all. boats together.
representing nearly everything under
he sun, from the primitive. American
Indian camp to tho famous Rock of
Ages" Which tabIeau always has its
place in American c%apnivals. ~.
one. of the best fioatsnwas 1.-THE First
Snowstorrn.'' A log cabin was shown.
and in front of it were young men and
maids in caps mittens and sweaters.
pelting each other with decidedly real
istic snow, while red lights. evidently
supposed to be winter sunsets, burned
along the edges of the floats.
A Two-stcp OF Tin Tails.
Another elaborate affair was Father
Neptune in Old Ocean, on. a throne.
with, merntaids reclining at. his feet,
~wriggling their automatic tin tails in
time 10 two-step or waltz, according
10 the mood OF the band. P~ocahontas
was there. and 50 was a Japanese
cherry grove, and q Chinese aundry
and am airship which at Il distance
really looked like what 1t was sup
posed TO be. so skilfully were the lights
arranged. Each float was greeted with
prolonged cheers. The hand clapping
kept up so continuously that one got
used to it. and forgot to notice. The
audience itself was wonderful. On all
sides were hundreds of faces. alight
with the pleasure of the hour. each one
a testimonial to the popularity of this
busy. busting. merry seaside resort.
After the awards had been made the
lake became alive With canoes and
other small craft, which had been lined
up along the edges, watching. One had
to go slowly. or dire would have been
the consequences, Small parties began
to sing. Pandemonium reigned. To ones
ears came snatches of I'm Afraid to
Go Home in the Dark" Won't You Be
My Honey" 81 Want You,' and others.
The queen long since sought her sleep
ing bower. Lights began to twinkle
less brightly. The lake crickets set up
their rightly concert, propheeying clear
weather for the morrow. Someone an
nounced that il vas late. AS we
padded shorewalY there came over The
water a plaintiye Farewell, ladie-e-e-s.
sEH rU = ~ . 81 H- - - HHr r -LL'
Pm so-oing to le-eave you-n-now.' We
looked back. and the lights were out.
The opening OF the carnival of 1908 had
been a wonderful success, auguring well
for the events TO n
The Awards.
The following prizes were awarded:
Glass / Observation-Disclosures prize. $40
In gold and silver loving cup. won by
boat wedding of the Lily and the
entered by Waters brothers;
second prize, $40 In gold and cup, motor
boat decorated with japanese lanterns
by p. NJ. Dale, of BROOKLYN; !
third prize, So in gold and silver cup,
boat Goddess of Libert," entered by
Sloan. OF Allenhurst.
Glass 2 .(prizes for Deal r~owboats)-
First prize, ten dollars In gold and sill
yer cup, won by. J. Meyers, Of New
York, who is summering in Deal; Sec |
ond prize. FIVE dollars in gold and cup,
won by the boat Pirate, entered by
Harold Coin, of New York, Lewis
of Baltimore, and Albert
of New York
Glass 3 wesley Lake r~owboats)-
prize, twenty-five dollars in gold,
won by Charles R. Williams, Of Brad
Beach; second prize, fifteen dollars
gold, won by Uncle Sam. entered by
w. butcher, of Duneilen; third J