New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-11
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
STEP RIGHT THIS WAY
GIittering, Gorgeous, Gigantic
Galaxy Of Greatness on
View in Flushing.
IT'S THE SOCIETY CIRCUS
For the Benefit of the Flushing
Hospital-Myriad Marvels,
All for Small Sum OF
One Dime, 10 Cents.

All Flushing Is Joyful this morning for
II Is the opening day of the annual Society
Circus for the benefit of the Flushing Hos
initial. During the four days that the cir
Gus lasts. Broadway and it's varied attrac-
tions will be a back number In the opin-
ion Of the Flushingites. When the gates
are thrown open at I o'clock this after
noon they will lead TO a four-day mecca
and all Flushing and most OF Flushing
friends will make pilgrlmages thlther'
This is the fourth year that the circus has
been given, and though the sums added
to the funds Of the hospital I'm previous
years have ranged from $1,000 to $4,000
the managers expect this years record 10
lead all that have gone before.
The circus tents are all in place and the
booths and side shows all ready. The cir
Gus only awaits the opening speech by
Borough President Connolly.
The attractions this year are more nu-
morous than ever. In the big tent there
will be a two-ringed circus. and the pro-
gramme will be varied one. The pro-
fessIonal features will include the Rex
Comedy Circus. the Lorelos, De Bladoe
sheep and goats. the great Novikon, slack
wire marvel. Louie. the butting RAM
direct from the Hippodrome; the Carl
Dammann troupe OF acrobats. and the IN
ridable mule. for the successful riding OF
which Is offered a prize OF s25.
Society in It's Own Circus.
But a society circus" must never be
all professionals, and this one surely Is
not. Clowns twenty Of them. all homo
talent. led by Fred Leavitt. are TO DIS
mort themselves ms only gentleman clowns
know how Then there Is TO be peerless
rtnrmastcr I'm Frank Il. McCord, the
crack Of whose whip will bring ioF'n
miracles. among them the appearance Vi
sirnor Francisco McCordtti and the bas-
ke,tl Stations. Just what is the Ancient
Order Of SuffraCettes" and what Is 'Ao!-
calls Rescue" have been kept daIN
secret. but a secret which surely VIII Do
revealed tonight
OF course. there IA n Midway. on "hlch
are sIdeshows and booths innumeraole.
Tho Flks have a show OF freaks such
as Flushing has never seem ana rVe 10
cal societies arc 10 present vaudeville
shows In as many QlU'ItHl N'''NS' 80 "
there are twenty-five tents and hfty
booths. and twelve hundred persons nave
given their services free Of charge that
the circus may be success
4 feature that has caused great interest
among the Flushiugites clad In knicker-
bockers or snort skirts is the little pony
which IS TO be rafred off at cent
chance. The pony vas tethered in the
circus grounds all day yesterday. and was
continually surrounded by an admirinS'
expectant throng.
The Circus Masters.
The president OF the circus. and the
man who has done more than any one
else 10 insure its success. is Clarence VI.
Loves. while the secretary IS Ellis Parker
Butler. the humorist The price OF ad-
mission 10 the grounds is 10 cents each
show being extra The grounds Which
arc directly opposite the hospital proV'le
ample parking space for automobiles ana
a car line passes directly IN front or tho