The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-10
FOR
GREAT PAGEANT.
Thousands Will Come From Over
The State In Their Cars
To Big Races.
MARDI GRAS NIGHT AND BALL

Members Of the Automobile Dealers
association and the Oklahoma City Au
tOmobile club, who comprise the spe
cial committees of those bodies de
tailed to manage the automobile side
OF the spring pageant In which Okla
homH city uutumobilists will JON
with the Women or Eighty Nine Ou
April n and -, met at luncheon ut
the Lee Huckius hotel yesterday to lis
cuss plans adopted FOR those two
nights Coming at the time Of the
annual Aprili- Fiesta of the Women
OF EightNlne the automobile ,,agsln;
and MHrdi Gras has been combined
with the Elghty-Niners evening =
merrimeut and II oday festival viii
he held by the united efforts Of the
forces " the two organizations
AT tho meeting yesterday the Sue
gestiOn was nude that the automObil
lists suggest to all members II the
dealers association that each lcuer
issue an invitation TO provide houslng
for every car of his make that In driven
here at the time Of the autS raceI
which come at the same time us the
automobile festival The plan pro.
posed was TO the effect that each deal
er should notify his state agents to
send list ~ the cars Of his make
that will be- here Then when they
arrive place will be- given them which
has been previously reserved bi the
city distributor II is believed that
this plan will find garage space for
the hundreds Of cars that will be here
and that would otherwise have trou
bic in finding parking room
To Nominate Candidates.
Tentative plans as reviewed at the
meeting yesterday show some change
from the plans as first outlined by the
pageant committees On the first
night the annual ball of the Eighty.
Miners will be- held Tickets to this
and the affair on the second night
will be 81 each and with every ticket
will be attached Il coupon which will
entltle the purchaser to vote for n
King and Queen Gasoline who win
preside at the second night festival.
The candidates for this honor will
be nominated by organizations VI the
city II Is expected that every lodge
and other social body In the city win
put forth candidate for both king
and queen Votes will be cast at West
falls aud at the Auditorium and will
be counted at noon on April "a.
Following the count the elected king
and queen will together draw from "A
hat I'm which has been put the names
OF all cars entered I'm the pageant, n
slip " paper upon which will be writ
ten the name Of the car in which they
will ride IN the parade Early In the
evening procession will form and a
long parade will wind through the
principal thoroughfares Of the city
with the king and queen in the van.
Marching on foot will be the masked
participants in the Mardl Gras ball
to be- held at the Auditorium later IN
the evening Contrary 10 the original
plans any organization Of good repute
In the state Is given the privilege OF
nominating candidate for the two
positions Of honor
Tulsa to Have Candidates.
II Is expected that Tulsa will push
candidates and that competition both
between the two cities and different
organizations In them will he keen.
Lords and ladies who will follow the
rain of the king aud queen will be
selected from the first five contestants
In the race after the king and queen
are chosen
At the ball on April II Mayor Ed
OverhOlser will present the winner of
the Oklahoma ninety nine mile race
with the $1,000 prize, and will also
At that time give him a beautiful siI.
yer loving cup which will be awarded
by the Women of Eighty Nine. On the
second night the winner N the big
race will be presented with his 81, ,OOO
prize by Queen Gasoline.
Immediately after the king and
queen have been crowned and the prize
awarded the fOrmallties will ceasp
and the evening will be- turned over
to the king aud queen, who will lead
In the frlyOlity " a hilarious MardI
Gras ball Special robes have been
ordered for the royal family and will
reach here in time for the second
nights festivities. unmasking at the
mask ball will take place at 10 &c
O'Clock
These festivities were planned "a
complete the list of affairs for auto.
mobile week The big races, great
drawing card for the city will I'll
every available hotel and roomins
house Entertainment for these
throngs at night was needed. II 4.
believed by the Saer association and
the automobile men that n good time
ls assured by these plans Large
houses a1e expected each night. The
two affairs will be held at the Audi