Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-07
ROYAL WELCOME
! IS Gwen TO KING
AK-SAR-B BEN XXI
Greatest of Long Line Of Monarchs
Comes to Chief City to Re-
ceive the Crown from
His Subjects.
CITY TURNED OVER TO HIM
Kingdom Of Plenty Receives Ruler,
Who Enters in Magnificent
State.
TALES OF CHILDHOOD" SHOWN


Hundreds OF thousands clung to
the steel cables that held them to the
curbstone line last night and fed
their eyes on the jeweled and be-
spangled spectacle of the electrical
parade that heralded the coming of
King Ak-sar-ben XXI to the chief city
of his realm.
For hours, thousands had clung
stubbornly to their favored positions,
and when the vast array OF pris-
matte colors suddenly stabbed the
October heavens with million lances
of light rays, strong hearts grew
faint at the costly sight.
Well it is that science teaches there
are but seven primary colors, for
vast armies OF people that witnessed
the electrical display would take oath
today that colors are myriad, SO var
iegated was the light effect as work.
ed out by the artisan OF King Ak
' Sar-Ben, who prepared the twenty
flaming floats glided through the
principal streets during the even
ing.
Thousands to See King.
k7very year for twenty years past have
H@fhe thousands Of subjects from the
farthest reaches of the prosperous realm
flocked to the chief city for this night
10 look upon the face of their new king
as he rides into their midst on his throne
of gold.
Every year has a long caravan of
jewel-encrusted floats preceded the regal
float. and every year has this long
caravan OF floats. including that of his
majesty, grown more beautiful and more
striking in it's allegorical representations
Tales of Childhood.
Tales of Childhood" was the theme
of the parade last night. Every one
of the nineteen floats that preceded
that Of his majesty portrayed some
iavorite and weil-known fairy tale Of
childhood. No theme perhaps would
lend itself better to the working out
Of line of beauty that would be at
once spectacular, sensational and costly
Is In appearance. For the action that is
contained in all childhood tales furnished
the spectacular feature. The wicked
deeds performed by witches, giants,
Bluebeards and wolves furnished the
sensational feature. And the many
Jewels, gems, castles of marble and gold
that abound in fairy tales furnished the
brilliant and costly feature Of parade.
Police Lead the Way.
BY way OF clearing the streets for the
occasion, and by way of guarding against
al possible accidents. q platoon Of
mounted police led the advance guard.
!. Came then the members of the Board OF
overnors Of Ak-Sar-Ben mounted on
splendid chargers and clad In white.
Throughout the entire length of the
caravan of wonders band after band was
lpterspersed and the night air rang with
music for two hours, until his majesty's
regal float had passed the city's castle
where the king received the keys of the
City of Cibola and the line was finally
disbanded for the night.
TaIes OI childhood.
Following the cavalcade Of police and
board of governors on spirited mounts
came the wonderful procession of twenrS
floats A stork lowering over the nCat
carried the title ribbon in his beak, bear
ing the words, Tales of Childhood" n
big playground was represented, win
many children. sons and daughters ci
the members of the board of governors
were frohcking In the playground. Ti"'
stork lowered over them.
''Old King Cole was the title of the
second float. and this merry old soul
that lives in the hearts of all children.
was seen sitting on the float reachils
for his pipe, his bowl and his fiddles, as
his respective servants were handing
them to him.
THE goose that laid the golden egg
was the next float. The wonderful goose
with her more than wonderful egg were
seen in the foreground. while the otl'6
geese with their ordinary eggs were seen
al around. ne heartless and greedy
farmer is seen with the knife with which
he so gree6ily kills the goose in the hope
Of finding a gold mine in her body.
Don QuIxOte.
Don Quixote was the ti;ss OF the next
float, and this famous knight of fable
was seen galloping toward the big Dutcn
windmill with his lance fixed. ready "a
charge the wings of the mill which he
takes to be a living and evil dragon. The
dragons OF mis- morbid imagination are
seen twining about the mill, shooting
fire from their wrathy Jaws
Mother Gooses Nursery Rhymes
was the title of the next float, flashing
with jewels. clustered with castles. alive
with fairies. and other Representations
depicting such familiar rhymes as Peter
Peter, Pumpkin Eater" and many
4 others.
The Hare and the Tortoise was nexi
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