Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-22
KING AK-SAR.BEN
TOOPEN CARNIVAL,
HERE WEDNESDAY
Kings Highway in Full Glory
This Week; Parades
Next Week. &

, "Omah1 invites you to Samson S
silver anniversary" is the slogan Of
this seasons fall festival which will
be opened Wednesday, ! p m,
There is unusual significance III
this invitation, because tnis is the
18th year of Omaha's famous booster
organization whose fame has spread
from Broadway in New York City
10 Market street, San Francisco, and
from The Great Lakes to the gulf,
When President Wilson was here
two weeks ago, and was about to
leave Union station on his special
train, one of his secret service men
asked Bee representative for his
k-Sar-Ben button. Il have heard
Of your wonderful organization and
| would like to have that button to
wear as a reminder ofOmaha," said
the Presidents guard. OF course,
The Bee man gave him the button
which he is now wearing somewhere
on the Pacific coast.
Twenty-Five Years.
After quarter or century of eff
fort the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben are
as virile as ever, and in fact it may
IN truth be said that this years fes-
tivities will eclipse all previous eff
forts, because this is the first fall fes-
tival after the period of the war, and
all conditions i'll this favored part
OF the world are suspicious for a
grand and glorious time during the
10 days of tine festival season.
Thus with feeling of pardonable
pride Omaha invites all OF the people
of the kingdom of Quivera to come
to the chief of the seven cities of
Cibola and kiss their fngertips to
worry" and join in the frolic which
has been arranged by the men who
are so deft in this art.
Shows Arrive Tonight.
The Con T. Kennedy shows, on SO
railroad cars, are due here tonight
from Chippewa Falls, Wis. The
shows will at once be set up on the
carnival grounds at Fifteenth street
and Capitol avenue, and precisely at
| o'clock Wednesday afternoon, the
gates of the grounds will be swung
wide to admit the thousands of
merrymakers who will swarm
through the stiles. The grounds
will be open every day from l to II
p. H., except Sunday. There are Is
shows in the bookings this season
and Omaha has the word of J. D.
Weaver, secretary of Ak-Sar-B Ben,
that the shows will be better than
ever, because he went to Michigan
to look them over before he closed
the Omaha contract Con Kennedy
and his shows have been here before
and his reputation as an amusement
caterer is we'll known here.
Big Parades.
Emphasis is again placed on the
electrical pageant which will be pre-
scented OIL Wednesday evening, Octo-
Der |, the theme being Famous
Love Stories" Gus RENEE, chief
artlfcer, is busy at the Den putting
the finishing touches on the floats
which. will be revelation of artistic
The first float will be
a genuine surprise, it is promised.
The automobile floral parade Thurs,
day, 2 p. M, October 2, will be an
other spectacle Of decorative arts
try. More than 100 automobiles will |
appear in competition for $1,000 in
prizes.
Annual Ball.
Friday evening, October 3, is the |
date of the annual Ak-Sar-Ben ball, |
which has taken its place as classic
event, and being an occasion which
has grown to be OF statewide inn
portance.
The carnival grounds will be open
until Saturday night, October 4,
when the lights will be turned off.
Omaha7s having spare rooms they
wish TO rent to visitors during the
festival season are requested to COM
with the informa ton bu-
reau which has been established at
l4lO Douglas street, telephones Ty-
Ter SIPS and 5l26
Out-of-rown guests are invited to
make use of this information bureau.