Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-13

The thirtN-sccond annual New Mex
leo state fair ended last night in a
blaze of glory, partially obscured by a
haze of flying confetti. The passing
of this latest fair was attended by the
suuawks of squawkers, the shouts Of
college boys, the snake dances of sew
Grad dozen enthusiastic collcgians and
all the fun and merrment that attend
the masked carnival which RACES each
year from o'clock of the last night
uf the fair until midnight.
Although the wind came up late in
the evening and the weather grew cold
ANA gustN the crowd stayed on and
bought confetti. red lemonade and
chances on toy poodle dogs. Every
body had good time. If there were
any who failed to get their share of
The universal joy that was abroad it
was because they failed to catch the
carnival spirit There was lots Of that
abroad. yet the crowd was orderly.
practical Jokes We're taken in good
sliri end no con plants Of rou9hnes
were made to the police.
4 number Of additional plain clothes
men paraued the down town streets,
specially charged with the mission OF
arresting any or all who took advant
age of the liberty accorded merry
makers on carnival night The whole
evening down town WAS one continual
round of merrimcnt laughter cheers, |
noise, odors and confetti. There was
confetti everywhere, and the ubiquitous
small boy was everywhere throw |
ing IT, Every one threw ii. II was inn |
possible to walk a block without get !
ting "A few handfuls of it in the face
down the neck, or even jammed rndely |
into the mouth. However, all Of 1t was /
fresh and no complaints were made /
that confetti was being picked up from
the streets and used again, so every
one was satisfied
There were many maskers abroad
to take in the scene and to participate
in the revclry. There were boys
dressed as girls and very creditable.
girls some of them were at that and
there were girls dressed as boys, old
men Indians, cowboys, who looked
slim and eastern" in their borrowed
chaps. a few of the real things, with
their red satin shirts glowing like
fires, boys disguised with false faces
and coats turned wrong side out, and
many many others
If there were any ways of having
a good time that the crowd did not
discover, no one knew what they We're
The whole assortment of merry max
ers was having good time all the
time. a party Of university boys formed
a chain like the lock step gang in (
the prisons, and performed a snake !
dance down the street for the editica-
tions of hundreds who saw them. Two
clown bands, composed Of local boNs,
performed credtable attempts at
music and fell lamentably short Just
as does every other clown band.
For two hours things went forward
as mcrrily and as loudly as ever. by
10 o'clock. some Of the confetti deal |
rrs had sold out and began to take
lown their stands while others j
'creeched. "Only a few left" until t
hey. too. had exhausted their stock O
Some of the smaller stands came il
Town. and ladies and girls began To he n
rsS numerous. The crowd was going &
home. But so large was it, and 50 j,
merry were its members, that the loss e
vas hardly felt. The jam on the p
iireets was almost as bad as before, L.
rattle was impeded just as much, and f,
he hamburger stands. the hot dog h
ncn and the restaurants began to be
xtensivcly patronized b
l'ntil late hour the fun kept up. D
'hows ran late. barkers howled melo- &
iously. boosters boosted. and the peo- "
lie spent their money in flare of r,
ilaricus fun-making that lasted until W
yell after midnight. Even then there b.
we're those who did not want to eol
ome. In,
y
ions of the carnival company began {,
u close up. the lights went out one I.
y one. and packing began. Early n,
his morning the major portion of the II
oncessions had packed up. and nv r
aNlisht good start will have heen hl
iadc on the shows themselves. in
I'N o'clock. the streets were quiet. iii
comparatively. and the fair was at an la
nd From end To end the blocks he III
Ncrn Fifth and First streets on Cen n,
al and from Gold to Copper on Sec co
nd. We're mess of thyown confetti. ~
rokrn squawkers sma he'd mp souNe- \,
RS hats. paper whil :. and all the
her articles OF the arrival crowd.
ut every one was / tppy. every one
AL had good time. the mishaps had
zen few, the arrests fewer. and the %
TRIVIAL night of the 1hirty second fair ~
as thing Of history. buried. \ lone ~,
'liceman stood watch on The street ~
see that il WAS not disturbed. a..