Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-19
Durbar Festivities Close
With Dancing and
Merrymaking.
QUEEN is PRESENTED
WITH DIAMOND RING
Streets a Mass of Human
ity; Exciting Confetti
Battles.
MYTH Miss Florence Braymer,

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w queen of the Durbar as princi-
par fun-makcr all Tulsa and her visl-
tors last night threw aside the cares
and worries of life and accepted liter
ally the confetti day" slogan, Have
a good time"
An hour before she relinquishes her
reign. Queen Amo-Hal-Ko was pre-
scented with a beautiful diamond ring,
in a platinum setting, by the cNecu-
tive committee of the Durpai. Ihe
ring cost $225 and was purchased
from the Friedman Jewelry company.
Mr. Friedman donated a portion or
the purchase price. The presentation
ceremony occurred at the opcn-air
ballroom on Boulder avenue, which
was packed with dancers and specta-
tors at II o'clock. |. G.. kOssCr, vice
chairman of the executive commit
tee. gave the ring to her majesty with
a few appropriate remarks MISS
Hraymcr was attired in yama yama
suit, in which she had previously es-
corted the roya, party and other fun
makers through the downtown
streets cafes, theaters and other pub
lie places
Miss Tidnam Danced.
At 10 o'clock the official care made
a trip down Main street, seating w. r.
Guiherson. the master of ceremonies;
Glenn Condor the royal scribe, queen
Amo-Iral-Ko and Miss Lillian It'd
nam. the talented young oklahoma
civ dauccr who created such favor
able impression at the court BAH Fri
day night After parading Main stree
the party drove TO the opcn-air ball
room. which had been filled with dan
GERS all evening. Miss Tdnam then
gave one of her classical dances before
samc Cur thousand spectators ana
was greeted with tumultuous applause.
She is undoubtedly one of the greatesC
dancers in the southwest, and the
manner i'm which she has ,ndeaNorei
to become a part of the Durhar spirit
tho past week has endearcd her to all
TUlsans
\ Monster Throng.
The shades of night had hardly fal-
len when the fun started, The
weather Yesterday was ideal the sun
having ehOnc all day, for the tirsi
timo since Monday. BY 8 o'clock the
streets were packed and jammed ana
automobile traffic had to be sus-
pcrded on Main street altogether;
The merrymakinE centered at Ihlrd
and Main streets. The Durbar ana
Fair bands donated their services LOT
tho evening and added greatly to the
hilarity. The musicians appeared IN
burlesQue uniforms and many OF them
played curious instruments.
Fiya tons of confetti was sold DUR
ing the evening and at midnight
whom the crowd first began to thlh
out, the pavement was covered with
a two-inch coat of the colored paper;
Hundreds were in costume ana
nearly everyone wore mustaches, Wigs
and frcakjsh hats.
The royal party left the Elks club
at 7 80 O'Clock. Each member OF the
marty was i'm carnival costume. With
her majesty at the head they started
through the streets, all holding on to
a long rope. That was the signal for
the festivities to begin, and for the
next four hours the carnival spirit
reighed supreme.
Threw Away the Key.
A. midnight Amo-Hal-KO became
once moro Miss Florence Braymer.
There was a short ceremony and heS
majesty threw away the key TO the
city. which had been presented to her
by the lord mayor at the coronation
ceremony on last Monday evening.
In spite of rain the Durbar was
the greatest civic celebration ever
nelu III OklduOlld. IANtlN Idl dhNF
save one, was held on scheduled time
and that one was held the following
night Such parades have never be-
fore been witnessed in the southwest.
To the untiring work Of the various
heads of departments belongs the
credit for having carried out the pro-
gram to the minutest detail.
To three men belong most of the
honor for the real work that was
done. They are w. r. Guiberson,
master of ceremonies j. c. Letcher,
secretary. and George ID. Benson, dt-
rector-general The latter has worked
so hard that he is i'll. He built the
floats for the night pageants he out
lined the weeks program, he built
the court of honor and he saw that
everything was run just right He
has been a man upon whom the eX-
ecutive committee could rely at every
turn Of the road and in the face OF
every adversely
\ Real Booster.
w. L. GuibersOn, naturally adapted
to the position of master of cere-
monies. forgot his business for two
solid weeks, rarely ever slept and
ate his meals by snatches. He was
everywhere all the time. He had
to see that each ceremony, each