Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-22
ASBURY CARNIVAL
NOW IN FULL SWAY
Coronation of Queen Titania
XIV. Opens the Annual Sea-
son of Frolic.

ASBURY PARK, Aug. 22.-New
Jerseys oceanside population is talk
ing today about last nights ceremo-
MES, when Miss Virginia Hope KEEL
sey assembled the throne as Queen
Titania XIV.
The great auditorium presented an
alluring picture. Every one of the
hundreds of incandescent bulbs was
shrouded in a Japanese lantern and
from the centre hung massive CEN
trepiece. The stage represented a
mammoth cave, and down the aisles
of the big building the childrens
chorus trooped, 1000 strong, and
thronged the stage behind the golden
throne of her majesty. Sousa and
his band participated in the proceed
ings, givinga concert until o'clock,
the children singing 1.-The Goose GirP'
and Romeo and Juliet" waltz SONG.
Promptly at o'clock fanfares an
nounced the approach of the royal
party the queens heralds. attired in
splendid costumes of historic ac.
curacy, mounting the rocky slopes
that led to the heights above the
throne.
Queen and Her Retinue.
Then came the queen and her royal
retinue, making a remarkably beau
tiful picture, with gorgeously APP
pareled court functionaries and maids
of honor loaded down with American
Beauty roses, flower girls with arms
laden with fragrant blooms, train
bearers in white and gold, pages,
dtaahoccac
and finally the queens own guard,
a bevy of thirty beautiful girls.
AS Queen Titania mounted the
steps of the throne the band burst
forth into Myerbeer's CORONATION
March," and the fair regent dropned
upon her knees upon the velvet cush-
ion before the throne and Lord High
Chamberlain Donald Chalmers placed
the crown upon her head. Queen
Titania was gowned in a magnificent
creation of lace ard net over white
satin, with an ermine cloak borne
by six train bearers.
Following the coronation little sub
jects of her majesty presented a
pleasing program. One of the fea-
lures wasi the singing of the GLOW
Worm by little Lester Patton. dur
ing which every light in the building
was turned off. the chorus flashing
tiny electric lights.
Impressive Finale.
The finale was stirring When
Sousa struck up 1.-THE Stars and
Stripes Forever bands of girls swept
across the stage bearing the flags of
all nations. AS a concluding feature
the 1000 children stood up, forming
a great American flag, an immense
electric flag overhead was lighted and
high over the head of the queen a
living picture of Liberty Growing
the Army and Navy" was displayed.
The next big carnival feature is the
baby parade next Wednesday.
The Carnival Court is constituted
as follows; Queen Titania Miss Vir-
ginia Hope Kelsey, of Asbury Park;
Princess Cinderella. Miss Marie Paul
len Gilmour. of 161 High street. New
ark: Princess Flora, Miss Marie Es-
telle Winsor, of Asbury Park: maids,
Miss Hazel Adele TonlSes, of 366 Park
er street, Newark; Miss Louise Ward
Roebling. of $50 St Nicholas avenue,
New York: Miss Esther Creole, of so
North Clinton avenue. East Orange:
chard street, Newark: Miss Elizabeth
Cooper. of Camp Hill. Harrisburg,
Pa. Miss Adelaide Gloria Ettenson,
of 225 West 10th street. New York
Attendants to the queen. Dorothy
and Elsie GRAY, of New York: Queens
heralds. Ethel Schiller, of Arlington.
and Grace Robinson, of Newark:
train bearers, Elizabeth Bennett
and Amy Atkinson. of Asbury
Park; Dorothy Heller and PhSl-
lis Beach, of Newark. and Eloise
and Susan kellogg. of New York; cap
tain of the queens guard, Miss Mabel
b. Vaughn. of Ocean Grove; lieuten-
ants of the guard, Miss May Mckee
yer, of Newark, and Miss Florence
Hight, of Peapack Coronation staged
and managed by Miss Mary Lawson
Beach, of Asbury Park; dances at
court ball directed by Miss Dorothy
Palmer. of Newark; grand marshal of
the baby parade, Colonel Arthur t.
Steele, OF the Fourth Infantry. N. G.
NJ T.. Jersey City.