El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-04
FESTIVAL OF THE ALLIES IS OPENED
WITH STUPENDOUS DISPLAY OF MOST
GORGEOUS BOOTHS; PLENTY OF FUN
By DOROTHY B. JOHNSTON.

confetti and serpentine battle, on
Saturday night
OF all the versatile array Of local
patriotic activities instigated since the
o11fbreaLz OF the war, the Festival OF
Inc Allies ranks first Charles n
Bassett. generalissimo; Mrs. ). Il
sutherland, Mrs. Hugh Grouse, Mrs. L.
" Tanier. Mrs W. ID. Wise and Her
man Andreas, Of the general commit
tee. assisted by every organization
and individual Of the town. are direct
~ responsible for the gala testivity
and its unqualified success No detail
is missing. There are plenty OF Tree
attractions and plenty OF admission
events. The scheme Involves llllni-
table stipend Ousness-''Ou Alley, a
street fair. carnival, cabaret and
dance all in one grand combination
vendors Of crispettes, hot dogs
sandwiches and coffee, soft drinks
and ice cream cones to tempt the
silver lining from ones pocketOook-
The vicinity Of Cleveland Square,
North FL PasO and Franklin streets
has witnessed a complete up-turning,
with thoroughfares fenced in and
covered with green to enhance the
beauty Of the surroundings
From the time Miss Mary Gates
Redmond, regal in her sequined robe
and crown, alighted, as America, q"
BY her legions from every nation
lined against the Boche pirates, and
went TO her Indian booth on the
grounds. the pendulum OF gayety
swing full wide. With her were the
following
Miss Alice Myles, personifylng Ing
land or Britannica.
Miss Mary White. France.
Miss Estelle Berrien, Belgium
Miss Frances Earle, Greece.
Miss Valerie LOrig, Japan
Miss Edna Russell, Servia-
Miss Sarah Bridges, Russia
Miss Virginia Semple, India
Miss Sonia Grouse san salvador
Miss Julia Poole. China
Miss Ethel Brown, Brazil
Miss Katherine Pfaff, Italy.
Miss Georgina Martin, Cuba
Miss Nellie May Bowen, Montenegro
Miss Esme Grouse, Nicaragua
Miss Helen Stratton, Canada
Miss Margaret Schuster, Portugal
Miss Edna Robertson, Scotland
Miss Anne Magoffin, Siam
The cabaret was a scintillaing, con-
tinuous medley OF action and beauty,
with Mrs. H. H stark at the helm. as
sisted by Mrs W r Brown Mrs L.
s Stewart. Mrs. Charles Bassett- MS
J. ". Lorentzen and Mrs Horace b
Stevens. lr. The stage, set back from
the attractive japanese tea garden
with its colOrful lanterns, bamboo
fence. topped in flowers and q unique,
wishing bridge" that assures ones
desires. can they but walk up one side
and down the other without speaking
-decreed by Buddha-Was mass OF
delicate green, with japanese flower
stalks adding their beauty. Here -FOUR
..shows-' we're given during the even
ing with Miss Mary Frances Hays and
JOle Staryr doe Neuman- IN private
life), acclaimed a star attraction IN
their nastoral dance-Miss Hays IN a
sea foam green chiffon and rOsebuds-
and her partner in a leopard skin and
Bacchus headdress; Miss Lucille Har-
Ian, beautiful as a senorita, doing La
PalOma in gorgeous shawl, manIlllA
and Spanish atmosphere; Pvt X. l.
Stanton, "Lhe singing soldier, IN pa
triotic songs and representations Pvt
Quinn. who sang somewhere IN
France" written by one Of his three
brothers who are fighting IN the
trenches. and dedicated to all the
mothers Of all the world, and other
features well worth ones patronage
Dainty little Airline LanEan, just
seven. and wearing costume straight
from HaW aii-straW skirt, lels and ali
won ovations with her Hula Hula
dance.
Tonight is billed the famous dance
Of Mexico City. 10 be demonstrated by
a band Of FL Paso's leading senoritas
Little Justine SegaI is another
juvenile who promises to carry OF
honors at the cabaret, as viii Miss
Marian Calnan, Mrs. Stevens and
other gifted artists. Mrs. Brown does
all the accompanying The Inst OF
features changes nightly, with a
special matinee Saturday.
Tea OF a delicious brew was served
in the japanese garden at small
tables by prominent society matrons
and buds, wearing WOnderous klmOnO
costumes. with hair cOiffed high in
true Oriental style. Mrs A P. Coles,
Mrs. James Vance and Mrs. Charles
Davis deXteriously carried out their
plans with artistry as to cOstuming,
lighting effects, etc, and were as
sisted by Mrs. Frank 81 Murchlson,
Mrs Olive Davis Simpkins, Mrs. W. J.
Deavitt. Mrs. William Spence (Beulah
Brown, Mrs. Maurice Schwartz, Mrs
Sidney Mayer, Mrs. Mason Pollard,
Mrs Leo Schuster, Mrs. Charles
LOOMS, Mrs. E. r Carpenter and Mrs
Marguerite Buckler Stevenson, as
geisha girls
The flower booth, a fragrant bower
Of bloom, was presided over by Mrs
Frank Coles, assisted by Mrs. Frank
Spence, Mrs. ". W Turney, Mrs. Nil
ton Graves, Mrs. Clarence Pickreu
Mrs. Charles B. Stevens. Mrs. Burt
OrndOrt1s Mrs T. T. Inomason, MIS-
James l. Mari, Mrs. ]. A. Rawlings,
Mrs. NJ A Warner, Mrs. F. W. Nor
ton, Mrs. James " GOggin. Mrs. la
mar Davis, Mrs. George LeBaron, Mrs
John l. Dyer, Mrs. Otis c. Coles, Miss
Blanche Booker and Miss Eleanor
POrcher.
Young buds sold their exquisite
wares" through the midway, and
made a splendid sum thereby. The
flower shop, itself was lovely, with
baskets hanging about the green
canopy, and the flowers and vege-
tables and fruits arranged TO equal
any fair display vieing for the blue