Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-14

ceremonies and my best wishes
for the success OF your Cclcbra-
ton. WOODROW WILSON.
VTPON receipt Of the foregoing
" message the Third Annual okla
homa Durbar was formally opened
yesterday at noon with appropriate
exercises on the steps of the court
house. Three thousand persons as
scmbled for the opening ceremony.
The weather was ideal i'm spite Of
a stiff wind that blew during the day.
Last night the wind quietcd down and
the biggest crowd ever in Convention
hall was present at the gorgeous cor
OnatOn ceremony, when Miss Flor
onCe Eraymcr was crowned queen
Amo-Hal-Ko of the Durhar.
by 1880 o'clock Convention hall was
well filled and at s o'clock Manager
Gibbons gave orders to the police to
let no more persons enter. Miss
Lynettc KimmOus presided at the
municipal pipe organ for an hour
while the crowd was being seated. At
$50 o'clock the curtain went up to
the accompaniment Of martial music
and the blowing of trumpcts. The
coronation ceremony followed.
Ballroom Opened.
At $3.50 o'clock the royal party
participated i'm the grand march at
the opening of the ballroom in
Boulder avenue between Second and
Third streets The whole street has
been surrounded by a high board
fence and there will he dancing every
night this week.
Visitors began pouring into the city
early yesterday morning and last
night the hotels and rooming houses
were practically all filled. Citizens
are now opening their homes to visi-
tors Every Tulsan is doing his ut
most to entertain the out-of-town
people who are here
The decorations i'm the downtown
district are the most elaborate ever
attempted i'm oklahoma. The Court
OF Honor, extending for three blocks
on Main. represents an expenditure
of $1,000. It consists Of thirty white
columns, set upon huge square bases.
Strings Of oak leaves and flowers are
uraped about the posts and down each
side Of the street Baskets of flowers
top each pole, excepting the corner
columns, which arc surmOunted by
life sized eagles The eagles support
four lines of flowers, from the center
of which hangs an immense basket
overflowiug with green leaves ana
Iogucts At either end of the court
are two immense lions, from the
mouths Of which extend the Coral
lines
Maze of Beauty.
The Court of Honor was built by
the Merrill Min Works company of
Tulsa and George u. Benson.
The other street decorations are
unusually beautiful The, consist Of
flgs and bunting. and thousands OF
electric lights OF different Colors. j.
G. TruCmper Of Tulsa placed these
decorations and buit the walls and
seats at the open air ballroom.
Yesterdays crowds will he greatly
exceeded by the attendance today, a-
hundreds will come to view the Sl0,-
coo illuminated pageant tonight at
$50 o'clock. The allcgorical floats,
containing both human and lay fig
Urcs. VIII present an argument
against war. Five bands. MOUNTED
guards galore, horalds and police
men will participate in the pageant.
Three special trains will he run
into Tulsa this morning. Two will
originate Mt Enid and Ada Oh the
Frisco. while the Katy will run q
special out of oklahoma city. All
three trains will arrive here about
noon.
The Fraternal parade, the first pro-
cession of the week, will move at 10
o'clock this morning, according to
George Stanley. chairman of the COM
mittee in charge
Twenty Extra Police.
The police have the situation well
in hand. Twenty extra officers are
on duty. There are traffic police
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