New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-13
FLUSHING CARNIVAL
MECCA FOR HUNDREDS
Endless Stream of Visitors
Causes Ellis P. Buffers Smile
to Grow and Grow.
SIDE SHOW LURES YOUTH
Aged Lion and Dignified Moose
Amuse Crowds with Their
Antics-"Dolly Vardens"
Sell Confetti.

SOFT airs and fair skies greeted the sec
ond day of Fushing's carnival and circus
for the benefit of the Flushing Hospital.
II was Borough Day. and above the main
entrance was suspended the newly dis
covered flag of the Borough Of Queens.
All of the borough officials. including
President Connolly. visited the grounds
during the afternoon and evening, and
were shown through the various shows
by Mr. Loves. the president OF the Car
nival Association.
In fact, from the moment the gates
were opened at 10 o'clock until the clocks
In Flushing's churches were striking mid
night an endless stream of people walked.
drove. bicycled and motored to the circus
grounds. gradually expanding the smile
Of Secretary Ellis Parker Butler TO pro-
portions II had not reached since the day
he received the news that the first edition
of Pigs Is Pigs" had been exhausted.
The afternoon attractions appeared TO
be especially enjoyed by the younger ee-
ment. and the side show tent was the
mecca of their joys. Here held forth
beasts whose cages were labelled Lions"
Tigers" Monkeys" Bears" but
whose appearances. voices and actions
were far more terrible than anything
ever known to the jungle or mountain
! pass.
Lion Promenades on Midway.
One old lion there was. very coun-
| terparty Of that Of Tartarin. who hour
| ly went forth from his cage and dis
ported himself in truly leonine fashion
among the crowds in the midway. 10 the
great delight and great terror Of the
| youngest Of the sightseers
Then there was a dignifed moose. who
looked like the true emblem Of the Pro-
gressive party, though Colonel Roosevelt
would probably have branded him as a
| nature faker."
But there were attractions during the
afternoon for grown-ups as well. chief oil
which were a collection Of the prettiest
girls that Long Island can boast, who
| stood in the booths and sans boreleI
songs until all male voyagers simply had
10 buy, whether Il was ice cream, cakes
or chances on the pony. Several lassies
too. costumed as Dolly Nardens, strolleo
about the grounds with baskets Of con
| fetti on their arms and the bewitchingest
of bewttching smiles cleaning from under
their beWitching bonnets. Needless to
say much confetti was bought and used.
Among the visitors during the after
noon were the boys Of St FideliSs School
| College Point who. attired like young
Turk soldiers, marched into the grounds
headed by a fife and drum corps They
were Immediately taken In charge and
gorged 70 their hearts content with ice
cream and then treated to the merry-go'
round. They returned homo very. very
happy youngsters.
The crowd that attended In the evening
was considerably larger than the one or
the opening night. though with one ex'
ception the various shows were the same
The Red Ants. an organization OF
| Flushings best known young men, agar
gave their vaudeville entertainment. and
the Red Devils OF the Wahnetah Boa
| Club repeated their minstrel show depict
| ing the adventures Of four Ethiopian
bones and tambos before his Internal
majesty.
New Jokes the Rule.
The Jokes were many of them distinctly
| OF the vintage OF 1913. even II some ante
dated that period. Another minstrel
show was in progress at the same time
| that given by the Elks-and the leading
| Mr.. Bones I'm this offering quite brought
| the memory back TO Billy Emerson ir
| the days Of Cleveland's Ministries and
before.
| Like the throng OF the opening night
Il was a Jolly. good natured crowd that
thronged the Midway. a crowd witt
rather more OF the society element In
evidence, and ono whose animal spirit
was vented in nothing more serious than
the throwing OF confetti.
Besides the bands in the various tents
large one played throughout the even
| ing in the stand I'm the centre OF the
Midway. and several impromptu dances
sprang up upon the green.
The drawing for the pony, which has
heen given TO the carnival. will not take
place until tomorrow night, as the sew
eral hundred books that are out have not
vet been turned I'm. From all accounts
however. the rattle will bring In an ex'
ceedingly large amount.
To sum up, Flushings carnival is nov
in full blast. and no one who lives In
Queens can afford to miss II, this advice
being given also to those In less fortu'
nate boroughs. The Lupercalia OF Rome
passed on TO the Mardi Gras OF Nice and
New Orleans, and the Mardi Gras has a
worthy daughter in the carnival OF
Flushing.