New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-14
QUEEN CHARITY LENDS
WAND TO KING CARNIVAL
Circus Lot at Flushing Becomes
FairyIand Borough, PeOpIed
by Joyous Host.
GIRLS, CONFETTI, COLOR
Elks Out in Force, All with Open
Purses, and Hospital Nets
Neat Sum-To- day Sees
End of Jubilee.
GIRLS, CONFETTI, COLOR

The third day Of Flushing's carnival
and circus, for the benefit OF the Flushing
Hospital. saw the largest crowd that has
yet been attracted. II was Elks' night.
and the Elks arrived I'm marching body.
two hundred strong. preceded by a hfe
and drum corps. Their friends. TOO. were
out in force. and as a result President
Loves OF the carnival association said
that he had little doubt that the receipts
would surpass any OF former years
and the Flushing Hospital be- put on a
solid financial basis. The citizens OF
Flushing have made the carnlyal's sue
cess a matter OF local pride. and their Of
forts have been very fruitful OF results
Last night # ralned confetti. It showed
confetti. 1t hailed confetti. and when It
was neither raining nor showing nor hail
ing tho air was "A mist OF confetti In
fact. I'm their Ioyousness. and at the same
time their courtesy tho merrymake-s
seemed In spirit close 10 those who make
carnival on the Latin Riviera.
Magnets OF tho Carnival.
And once again. before the circus and
the shows and the music. must be men
ton OF the lasses that caused pocketbooks
10 open with a veritable Joy. There were
Dolly Vardens who strolled about until
tho bewitched beholder verify believed
himself TO be at country fair OF the
England OF n century and n half ago;
there were demurely dressed. but laugh
ing-eyed Quakeresscs I'm a Quaker booth
Of which the chief decoration had some
how or other become peoples. great red
blossoms that caused the senses TO reel
with the riot OF their color; there were
Swedish maids and French maids and
Dutch maids and Irish maids-in short.
the chief glory OF Flushing's carnival was
distinctly feminine. as every successful
carnival was is and ever shall be.
Yet even the misogynlst was permitted
to enjoy himself lie could show his
muscle by hitting tho weight machine;
he could throw baseballs at the babies. or
ring the canes he could listen to the
Elks' minstrel show. which contained not
woman. or he could go 10 the circus
and see Maud. the unreliable mule. giving
an exhibition OF the strength OF the power
OF gravity. In fact there was no man.
woman or child who was not at the same
moment deaf dumb and blind. who could
not find hiarlty in some form or other
at last nights carnival
Boy Scouts Appreciated.
An interesting feature OF the carnival
has been the appearance OF the Boy
Scouts, who, dressed in their khaki uni
forms, have worked as messengers. The
uyith "
they rushed off with their dispatches
spoke well for their training and would
surely have opened the eyes of any pro-
fessional Mercury OF the telegraph COM
panies.
A pretty little incident occurred during
the matinee performance OF the circus,
when. instead of Mr.. McCord riding his
high school horse. his place was taken
by Miss Martha McCardell. a ffteen-y ear
old Flushing girl. who gave as admirable
an exhibition Of high school riding as
Long Island has seen for many a day.
One Of the most popular booths APP
peared TO be that where Miss Victoria
Broske presided over the wheel OF chance
and sold monkeys. bears and tigers.
Miss Broske is well remembered for
her beauty. her voice and her cry OF
"Ca-a-r-rpets." from "Oh! OH Delphinew
Flushlngs carnival is a success. To-
day and tonight alone remain for those
who have not yet seen It. and for those
who have seen It to repeat their visit. To
praise 1t Justly would exhaust the vo-
cabulary OF the erto -be-forgotten
"Tody" Hamilton.