The daily sentinel., 1912-12-27
WORLDS FAIR OPENS
N 4 BLAZE Of GLORY
CONTINUED from Page IL

z In a clear voice Judge Shackleford
made his coronation address, making
very plain the high honor that the
I people have by such large vote be-
slowed upon pretty Miss Jennie An
drus, and with few complimentary
4 remarks embellished with hearty
good wishes. he placed the sparkling
crown on her head The crown is a
beautiful affair and the diamonds
/ flashed brilliantly in the light as the
queen made a very brief address of
welcome and ended with let Joy be
unrestrained. She then took her
place on the costly throne and viewed
/ the royal pageant given in her honor.
i The expectations of the most enthusi-
astic were more than realized in the
splendor of the procession. The rep
resentatives of many nations, attired
in characteristic garb, with tinsel,
/ glitter end riot of colors, made an
effect kaleidoscope In its beauty.
All during the parade and exereis-
es of homage to the queen, the Kilby
band from the Presbyterian church
furnished melody of very high or
der and won the praise of everyone.
Sports Begin.
! The procession over, the arena of
the stadium was cleared for the
sports which were planned to enter
I tain the queen and her hundreds of
guests. The junior boys class first
executed little march and then
the young ladies gymnasium class
went through a wand drill, led by
\ Physical Director X. E. Wallace,
prime mover of the Worlds Fair idea
and to whom the origin of the fair
is entirely due. The young ladies
showed themselves graceful. adept
and clever in the work. They also
marched well and followed the or
ders of the leader without hitch.
| Gymnastic Work.
/ The Misses May and Ruth Nelson,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Nelson, were on the program for
some gymnastic work on the horizon
! tai bar. They have not had much
experience in the work, yet did
stunts that would make many men
roundly applauded and their strength
and agility won the admiration of
/ the crowd. Many were heard to
express wish that they could do the
stunts the girls We're able to do.
Aerial Trapeze.
The next feature was the aerial
Freudenberger and Gladys Merrill.
who also showed remarkable ability
for the length of time they have
practieed. Their act required GER
tain amount of daring and they elic-
{ tied loud applause for their excellent
performance. This completed the
\ evenings program in the royal court
gymnasium and the crowd was then
bid welcome to roam along the Mid
land trail at will, which they unhes-
itatingly did.
Upon leaving the gymnasium the
first booth to strike the eye of the
pleasure seeker was the Hindu for
tune telling booth with many dusky
maids from languid India, reposing
within. Here the fortune teller,
'Mohola Yohalzan," made forecasts
and read fortunes that made many
of her visitors peer sharply at the
veiled features of which only the
clear, beautiful eyes of the seeress
were visible. This booth is under
the auspices of the Y. NJ. c. A. physi-
cal committee.
The next booth was in the reading
room, where the United States was
represented, featuring the Ameri-
can Indian. The young peoples So
ciety of the Trinity Lutheran church
had charge of this booth and here the
Boy Scouts also had their headquar-
ters, from which they patroled the
building every half hour.
The Egyptian booth, in charge OF
the c. e. society CT the Congregations
al church, was the next to catch the
/ eye of the reporter. Here the young
ladies, dressed in the most advanced
styles of the Sahara, vended dates.
figs and other dainties from the
shore of the Mediterranean.
The Eegyptian section occupied
the entire southeast corner of the
Z first floor. including fortune-tell-
er's tent and camp and the Magic
4 Goose booth, very clever affair. One
of the principal exhibits or features
of the booth was the throne of Gle