The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-27
QUEEN nTAN|A
PREPARES To
GREET CHILDREN
Rests Today After Triumphant
Welcome on Deal Lake
in Asbury Fete.
Especial to the Newark start

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tomorrow afternoon and evening, and
after the arduous task of last night
when she emerged from Fairyland,
crossed Deal Lake and was welcomed
to the shore of Asbury Park, Queen
Titania TX. and the fair members of
her court rest today.
That boisterous, Joyous greeting
which met the queen and her six maids
of honor as the royal launch crossed
the lake last night rang sweet in the
ears of her majesty, indicating that
during her carnival week reign she is
TO be served by a willing loyal holiday
people.
So far as the pageant on Deal Lake
last night and the size and enthusiasm
OF the crowds which viewed it are con-
cerned, this opening carnival event was
the best In years. Brilliant ideas were
Incorporated into the large floats and
the decorations of the smaller craft
which as they passed the grand pavil-
lion after the landing of the new mon
arch and her court were reviewed by
Queen and judges.
At9:30 o'clock a faint bugle note from
the Hock Arbor side. of the lake, which
was fairyland, If you please, announced
that Queen Titania and her maids were
safely ensconced on the royal launch
and were on their royal way.
Guns Roar Out welcome.
A crashing national salute of twenty
one guns marked the departure from
the home of the Little People," As
the royal launch, cleaning and white,
came into view across the lake it was
greeted with a storm OF applause, which
was also a welcome. High in the. stern
of the boat on a temporary throne sat
the queen herself, and above her rose
a cornet-shaped hood. The new car
nival sovereign was dressed in a satin
suit of red, white and blue, studded
with stars. She wore on her mead a
star-studded crown and carried a
sceptre. In the body of the launch were
the six maids of honor clad all in white.
When the queen and the members of
her court stepped off the launch at the
grand pavilion they were met by
Mayor T. Frank Appleby, who well
coined them to Asbury Park and ten
dered them the Freedom of the city.
Then. the queen had time to review the
Pageant.
On the float which drew first prize
from the judges thirteen young women
dressed in regimentals portrayed Wash
fngton crossing the Delaware. It was
excellently done, but many there were
who had picked others to win. The
Judges had behind them, however, a
majority of the members of the throng
which lined the banks of the lake and
filled the two grandstands. This crowd
began to assemble before dark, and by
the time the first bugle call
the opening of the fete there was
scarcely standing room on the bank of
the lake. The myriad lights on all of
the boats and searchlights from the
shore made the scene a peculiarly
beautiful one.
Prize Awards.
The following floats, launches, etc,
were awarded prizes for being the most
t%astefully or originally decorated:
~Floats-First prize, washington
Crossing the Delaware" Columbia
Hotel; second prize, Queen of the
Roses Hotel Manhattan; third prize.
Cotton Plantation" NJ. B. Missell, of
New York.
Launches-First prize, "Wystaria
Arbor," Ravenswood Inn; second prize,
"Old Woman Who~Lived in a Shoe"
Waters Brothers, Asbury Park.
Canoes-First prize, Jordon Tyson. of
Asbury Park. with Miss Grace Trimble.
of Jersey City; second prize, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Sweet, of Asbury Park;
third prize, Thomas Brown, of Wanna
massa.
Music Prizes-First prize. Asbtiry
Park Presbyterian Church choir float:
second prize, "Old Woman Who Lived
in a Shoe,' Waters Brothers, of Asbury
Park.
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harrington, of Asbury Park; second
prize, Peter Fantgrillo and Henry Ben
vengo, of Asbury Park; third prize,
Harold Kahn and Louis Somehow. of
New York.
An idea of just how hard a time the
Judges had In awarding prizes may be
seen from a description of some of the
boats which were contestants. One of
the best hotel floats entered was
Queen of the Roses" designed by
guests of the Hotel Manhattan. 1t rep
resented a garden scene, decorated with
thousands of pink paper roses. laurel
and vines. Each of the characters. was
dressed to represent a huge rose. The
participants were Miss Georgia Ben
nett. Newark; Miss Emily Mates, New
York; queen, Miss Hazel Kirkland,
Elizabeth; the Misses Bertha Letohic,
Aileen Markell Edna Magonigal, Lii
lian Mander, Edna Smith. Anna Given,
Minnie Mates and Anna Mates, and
Mrs. Edward p. Jones, of New York
city; Miss Mabel McChesney, Orange;
Miss Helen Foster, Yonkers; Miss Mar
saretta Douty, Philadelphia; Miss
Mona S~traughn, Jersey City, and Miss
Grace Whitney. Mt. Vernon. N. Y.
A Country Postomce.
Another handsome float was that en-
tered by the Marlborough Hotel and
Coleman House, consisting of an auto
mobile amidst a bower of greens and
eolored gauzes. Three searchlights
CLEANED from. the front of the float
and countless smaller lights were
placed among the decorations. In the
: auto were Donald Burton and Miss
FLORENCE Totem, of Jersey City.
j The guests of Hotel Wellington en-
tered a large float decorated as a
country postoffice and general store.
The participants We're in country cos
tune. The Waters Brothers, %proprie-
tors Of one of the docks here, had