The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-26
BIG SHORE CROWD
ON QUI WE FOR
ASBURY FETESTAR1
About 60, People Will Well
como Queen Titania on
Deal Lake Tonight.
RESORT IS THRONGED
TO UTMOST CAPACITY
Festival Program Includes Many
Features, Closing With
Famous Baby Parade.
[From a staff correspondent

Iron a STAFF Correspondent
ASBURY PARK. Aug. 26.-That one
doubtful, but absolutely necessary touch
needed to make the opening of the big
carnival here tonight the greatest sue
cess in the long history of successful
carnivals was supplied today when a
Woodworking, good humored sun APP
peared at the regular hour of sunrise IN
a sky unlocked by clouds.
Once this weather sanction of to-
nights fete was secure, preparations for
the reception of Queen Titania, her six
maids of honor, and other members OF
her court were rushed to complexion
Already the city smiles a greeting 10
the royal pageant, with a Flagstaff n
bunting from every corner and cornice
that a support it.
Advices from Fairyland today assure
expectant thousands that Queen Tltanla
in her star-decked, red, White ana olue
ROBE of satin, and her starry crown
temporary of course--because the regu-
lar coronation does not lake place until
next Tuesday night, is ready and walt
ing to make her mystic journey across
Deal AXE from Fairyland to the shore
of Asbury Park. Ready also are her
six maids of honor in robes hardly less
starry and satiny and awaiting all OF
them is such a welcome as only a hon-
day people may extend to a long ex-
pected holiday queen and her royal
suite.
This. welcome will centre about the
grand pavilion erected on the Asbur
Park shore of the lake, where Mayor
T. Frank Appleby is to extend to her
majesty the official freedom of the city
Already for that water pageant which
Titania when once on her throne Will
review, have been entered upward of
500 craft. They will be gay with lights
and decorations, and to the most ornate
of the several classes will go loving
cups of massive silver, Until tonight.
when they make their appearance, the
character of the decorations on these
boats and floats and barges is guarded
as a cabinet secret.
Program of Fetes.
THE Moeking Bird" with a cast of
amateurs, made up from the hotel and
cottage colony, will be the carnival at
traction Saturday night in the amphi-
theatre. In the afternoon of the II
day the program, grouped under the
general classification of "Childhood's
Fancies," will be given. A chorus of 500
children Is to sing, and there will also
be tableaux.
Preparations were completed today
for accommodating the 1000 or $4,000
persons who will congregate tonight
around the lower shores of Deal Lake
in attendance at the opening event of
festival week. the Deal Lake carnival.
Seats in the grand stand which have
been located on the south shore,
stretching from the Park venue bridge
almost to the Waters dock, nave been
two-thirds subscribed for in advance.
The entrance of the Queen and her
this year be a military fete, more am
bilious than anything ever before at
tempted by the officers OF the Carnival
Association. ajor-General p. Farmer
Wanser will review the pageant and be
in command of the troops who partici-
pate in the fete.
Entrance of Royalty.
After all this has been accomplished
the royal barge will actually make it's
appearance and slowly and majestic
ally circle the lake. 1t is finally to
stop at the grand pavilion, where
Mayor T. Frank Appleby will officially
welcome Titania to the shores of AS
bury Park. This welcome over, Titania
will seat her royal self, and once she
is ensconsed on her temporary throne
her six maids and attendants will fol-
low suit, using humber seats, near
thrones, of course. After she has re-
viewed the parade the Queen will CON
mand her subjects to rise, while THE
Star Spangled Banner sounds across
the lake. She seats herself again.
Tattoo is sounded. then taps, the lights
go out, and Titania and her court
leave to rest and prepare for the chill
dren's greeting on Saturday.
This greeting viii Include in It's pro-
gram a cantata written for the car
nival association and presented by
children who are spending the summer
here. The characters include elfs and
COLLINS and sprites and all the other
kinds of little people," just the sort
of company to make Titania and her
six maids of honor feel very much at
home.
Judges of the carniva1's opening
event will be Charles j. Taylor, H. Fl.
Moore, w. 6. Elger. James T. Barry,
William ID. Reynolds, George b. Skin
ner. Joseph p. Hennessey, Louis F.
Bettcher, Clarence w. Smith. Edward
Rutledge Lownes, Clarence w. Smith,
Clarence w. Braser and Frank w.
Baker, most of them summer residents
here.
Judges selected to act the baby
parade next Thursday are all we'll
known summer residents of the Park.
They are: Charles N. Mann, OF
Philadelphia; Major-General p. Far
mer Wanser. Jersey City; DR.. John
Shoemaker, Philadelphia. Division
judges will be: John D.. Avil n Sid
ney f. Donty, of Philadelphia; George
l.. Dart. former United States consul
to Martinique; George B. Glass, Mrs.
John j. Hines, Thomas F. Somers, DR.,
Mary Benedict. Mrs. Edward Stoffer,
Mrs. Mildred Sopier, of New York City;
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen. President of
the State senate and acting Governor;
John ]. Fitzgerald. George t. Jorge OF
Brooklyn; Frank f. Altemus, Wash
ington. d. c.: Mrs. William Cappon
East Orange; Assemblyman Joseph F,
Tumulty. Jersey City; Mayor Charles
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