Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-09-22
WAS A Carnival OF FUN
ROYAL PARTY PARADED THE
STREETS N \ GROTEsQUE
MANNER.
A real MARDI CRAS
Thousands of Masked Jewellers I'm
gagged in Conflicts with Con-
fctri ON the Streets.

queen Gludys l. closed her weeks
reign as empress Of IN Tulsa Durbar
last night In fitting style, At
o'clock the huge throng OF merry
makers on Main street discovered
the queen, She was hoisted upon tho
shoulders Of two husky young fel.
lows and the parade stated The
band was IN line, with Dixie" ara
other popular pieces An members
of the royal party follwed tho Queen.
The Hotel Tulsa, theatres and other
public places were visited by the
noisy delegation. Members Of the
royal party forgot their exalted post
tions long enough to do cake walks
on tho streets and society girls. attir-
cd In splendid gowns, led the crowd
In singing popular songs.
Tho queen. at tho head, was tho
most animated person Of all. Sho
waved aloft a huge Golden Key 10
the city that was presented her earlier
IN the week. and IL was an open So
same TO everything Holding 70
long rope tho party finally invaded
The sacred confines OF the Elks'
home. They marched through the
various rooms and broke up card
game by marching around tho table
singing "Everybodys DoIn' II" and
throwing confetti in the faces of the
astonlshed players. They then ad-
iourned TO tho ball room upstairs and
engaged In a hilarious dance for an
hour, after which they again invaded
tho streets.
At promptly IL o'clock Queen
Gladys reign came to n close, with
three rouslng cheers for Her Majesty
the best scout in the bunch.'
The close Of the Durbar last night
was marked by scenes Of widest mer-
riment. The streets down town were
filled with a mass OF shouting, laugh
Ing, singing humanity. Men, women
and children. threw off the cares Of
business, and allowed themselves to
join in the festivities. No Mardi Gras
spectacle was ever more inspiring.
The merrymaking lasted until ar
ter midnight. Confetti battles werol
in progress all up and down tho
streets. AT Th<rd and Main hundreds
Of people throw hundreds Of sacks
full Of the confetti at one another
MASKS were worn by most Of the NOR
rymakers. Grotesque hats and COS.
tunes Of every description were in
evidence.
The Tulsa band caught the spirit.
The band men, marching slowly ana
In no semblance Of order, played pop
ular tunes with variations Tho
trombone player would be reeling OFF
a few bars from the Merry Widow"
while the carlonet player was busy
with "IIot Time in the Old Town to.
night Other members would be
playing different selections, and the
band was followed continually by 4
noisy mob. It was almost impossible
for vehicles to traverse any Of the
business streets Of the city.
Parades We're formed every few
minutes, and rs the marchers adyauc-
ed they would be joined by others un-
III the procession would be a block
long, with each participant throwing
confetti. footing horns. etc.
The riot Of color and sounds Is al
most indescrbable. But there was no
sCnblance Of anything ungentlemar.
ly and no one was hurt. The police
prevented any rough fun, and made
conditions such that the women and
children could enjoy the sport as
much as anyone
II was a fitting climax Of the week
of the most astounding fetes ever
known IN the southwest.