The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-19

Cash as trainer. This was another
great act.
I. African Lion Hunt. "Teddy,'
Cash; "Lion," Geo. Seaton;
"Movie man." Mac Pipe; Chauffeur"
Tom Russell; "Movie Lady, Clar-
ence Babers. Some noise from the
audience accompanied this act.
8. Acrobatic act, Harry Dobbs, as
sisted by Tom Russell as clown.
Mother noise evoking act.
9. "Dip of DEATH" Mile. Gene
We've, Henry Cash. really blood
curdling stunt, by marvellous, lit
tie French beaIty, and who received
an encore that was really boisterous.
Manager Seaton insists that spe-
cial credit is due to the ladies for the
really remarkable ingenuity shown
in the construction of the costumes
for the men and animals
The auto used in the African lion
hunt was a regular packing house
truck with a placard, "Ford 1915"
on side
But what shall we say of Manager
Seaton, the ringmaster? Simply
what all who attended the perform
ance are saying. That he has
Phineas T. or any other yankee"
circus manager of the old-school
beat city block. The real credit
for the success of the entertainment
is due to his discovery and bringing
out the various performers as well
as to his own inimitable stunts.
The circus was the most profitable
feature of the three days carnival.
The admission receipts alone amount
ed to 500, with additions from the
sale of red lemonade and peanuts.
The Second Day.
Friday saw the hall packed with
visitors all through the day and late
into the night. The people passed
from one booth to another viewing
the exhibits and the ladies of the or
ganization had booths for the sale of
fancy and other articles. Regular
dinner was served in the hall, as well
as lunches and ice cream throughout
the afternoon. In the evening the
people also generally "atronized the
tables for their supper. The attend
ance throughout the day was general,
very few of the townspeople failing
to visit the fair and view the eXhlb-
it's.
Those who tired of seeing the
sights of the hall went out on the
lawns and viewed the tennis games,
where some of the best players were
at all hours engaged in play on the
two courts. The street in the neigh
borhood of the hall presented live
ly appearance all through the day.
The Closing Day.
Saturday was the banner day of
the fair and the crowd in the after
noon simply packed the hall and
grounds. Dinner and supper were
served as on the previous day.
This was also the final day of the
tennis tournament, and in addition
there was a lively basket ball game
between the locals and the team from
DeLeon Springs, at 2:30 p. M, which
attracted large crowds.
Perhaps the most interesting fea-
tires of the fair were the doll pa
rade" and the "baby show" which
took place in the afternoon. In the
parade some twenty or more lutte
children paraded the streets in the
neighborhood of the hall each with a
little doll buggy, cart or other de-
wise rugged out in fancy costumes
The street was crowded during this
parade and on every hand was to be
heard expressions of delighted APP
proval of the pretty devices. judges
were appointed to award prizes for
the prettiest displays and after much
discussion on the part of these Off
Gals the following awards were made:
Boys-(1) Lee Brook; (2) George
Crotty Jr.; (3) Harvey Pipe; Red
Ribbon, Harry Hale.
Girls-(1) Elizabeth Crotty; (2)
Oreta Moore; (3) Little Miss Hunt;
Blue Ribbon, Caroline Miller.
Mr.. Bullock gave 10 cents to each
child who failed to receive prize.
Then followed the baby show in
the hall. Ranged in semi-circle on
the stage sat the mothers, or nurses,
with some dozen or more of Crescent
City's pretty babies. This was
pretty sight and most amusing; not
a baby in the circle but had its warm
supporters in the hall, and had the
question of award been left to the
spectators the vote would certainly
have been puzzling. Judges were
selected from among the hotel guests
from out of town, and after delibera-
ting carefully some twenty minutes
the following awards were made:
Babies under l year-(D Clyde
Stockton: (2l Ruth Burris; Over !
YEARLY Virginia Hendrix; (2)
Catherine Crotty.
There was no riot among the dis
appointed mothers. They left the
hall still firm in the conviction that
their own dimpled darling was the
one and only perfect baby in the hall
and they were right.
At night in the hall there were
several musical numbers piano
solo by Miss Abbiiean Miller: man.
dolin number by Mr.. ]. Fairfield Car
penter, and vocal solos by Misses
Jones, Some and Herlong, each Of
which was roundly applauded AMI so
continuously that each obligingy res
ponded to encore.
Following the concert Mr.. c. A.
Pratt announced the prize winners
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