Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-07-26
NIGHT PARADE
CITY 10 BG DECORATED As Nu
OKLAHOMA TOWN WAS EVER
DItI .SSED.
THE QUEENS GRAND BALL
-Four Days of Paradcs, AIhlciics,
Pagcants aud Entertainments
During lair Week.


marked by gorgeous parades, masked
balls. and other spcctacles riyalling
the scenes that mark tho annual
Mardi Gras at New Orleans were
laid last night at an enthusiastic
meeting of prominent rulsans, who
have In charge the task Of staging
this years annual Tulsa Durbar Tho
meeting was held at the Commercial
club rooms Tho Durbnr VIII take
place In September during the week
Of the Tulsa County Fair.
Last might Chairman IA. q. Mcclure
named working committees TO carry
the project to success,
Industrial Parade,
The Industrial parade viii be on a
faI greater scale than last year, even
though the 1911 parade was the big
gCst thing OF the kind ever staged
In oklahoma.
Many spectacular features will be
added TO this s>Jiesta, making
up four days series OF startling
events.
To Raise $1,000.
The financial committee Is devils
ing means for raising the $1,000 re-
quircd to finance the Durbar this
year
Special railroad rates from all
points between Kansas city, 81. Louis
and Dallas will be secured Prepa- =
ratlons will be made for handling
over 1000 visitors including several
prominent political leaders OF all
parties, and. II plans do not mscarry.
a foreign pOtentate or two.
Decorate City Profuscly.
The city will be decorated as no
city In Oklahoma was ever dressed be-
fore.
II is planned to make tho 1919
Durbar the biggest event OF the year
IN the southwest
The Durbar festivities will take
place I'm the forenoons and evenings
leaving the afternoons open for tho
County Fair. races and aeroplanc
meet.
Tentative Program.
A tentative program has been out
lined, as follows:
The Industrial parade on the open
Ing day led by the Queens court
and 1000 escorts. attired in magnifi-
cent costumes.
Coronation of the Queen.
The coronation OF the Queen I'm the
evening, attended by 1000 young
men, acting as Her Majesty's chevel
eirs for the entire week. A splendid
tablcau effect will mark the coro-
nation ceremony which will take
place up town.
The second day will be turned over
to the school children and Boy Scouts
who will take part In street evolu
tions All will be in uniform. repre-
scnting the different schools and the
various troops OF Boy Scouts.
Illuminated Street Pageant.
At night the grand illuminated
pageant will take place, TO include
the Royal car and ten floats, repre-
sentlng Fairyland scenes and the
Of the Occidental and tho
american Indian. as well as typifying
the relation OF the American Durbar
to its parent the Delhi Indian. Dur
bar. All the floats will be lighted 1y
Automobile Parade.
on the third day there will be an
auto parade over the city. led by tho
Queens court and escorts, which will
proceed TO the Eair grounds. Here
the Queen will occupy her own gor-
geously decorated box, as a guest OF
the Fair Association.
Queens Grand Ball.
The Queens grand ball will take
place at night. II Will be a fancy
dress affair and the merrymakers will
be garbed in National costumes OF
Asiatic and Early American people.
This will be the social event Of the
year. Outdoors at night will occur
from a burning building.
Athletes Program.
On the fourth day big athletic
program will be staged at the Fair
grounds. In the evening the Grand
Review Will be staged, in which all
persons participating in the DurbarI
will form into one hilarious throng.
The floats, the Queen and her Court,
masked spectators and all will pass
before the crowd. The streets will
then be thrown open to everyone.
Grotesque figures and masked spec
tators will take part in a scene Of
confusion. Confetti battles
will take place and there will be moth
Ing but laughter and fun until mid
night. when the Durbar will be Of
ficially closed.
Widely Advertise Celebration.
The committees are to proceed at
once with the details. The Durbar
will be widely advertised and persons
will be attracted here from all parts
Of the southwest. 1t Is intended to
surpass all former attempts at such
an undertaking and to make this
years Durbar the foundation OF one
IF the biggest municipal carnivals in
America.