Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-28
STAGE ALL SET
FOR REIGN OF
GOOD KING AK
Ills Majesty, King Ak-Sar-Ben
XIV, Welcomes His
Faithful Sub
jects.
Confined From Pare One,

and Chloe" 2. Antony and Cleo
spatra." 8. "Abelsrd and Heloise.'
2, "Lancelot and Guinevere." 10
John Smith and Pocahontas." II
"Courtship of Myles Standish.'
IL. Romeo and Juliet" IS. INA.
poleon and Josephine" IA. MA
dame Butterfly" Is. Skeleton in
Armor." Is. "Lalla Rookh." IL
"Hiawatha and Minnehaha." 10.
q His Majesty, King Ak-Sar-B Ben
AV-The Ruler of Quivera.
Ten Bands in Parade.
More than 200 Omaha business
t.men will appear in costumes, some
as characters on the floats and 9TH
ers on horses. Ten bands OF music
will be distributed throughout the
parade. 1t has been conservaeively
estimated that 100000 people will
witness this triumph of the decora-
tors art.
The automobile floral parade,
which will be presented Thursday
afternoon. beginning at 2, will be
another scene of, splendor. Many
private automobiles are being deco
rated for the occasion by experts at
The Ak-Sar-Ben Den. Some of the
decorations are within the realm Of
art. Other cars are being decorated
at the homes Of their owners. The
Ak-Sar- Ben parade committee has
offered $4,000 in prizes for the best
automobiles in the private and COM
mcrcial classes.
= Several surprises will be seen in
the art of decorating automobiles,
extended comment of which would
lessen the interest. w. R. Wood of
The parade committee yesterday
stated that there is yet time in which
to make entries for the floral parade.
The committee is anxious to obtain
more entrants. Eight bands have
been engaged toaccompany this pa
radt and the announcement is made
that those wishing to en.er should
make it known 1T Ak-Sar- head
quarters, l7l7 Douglas street.
Grand Ball Friday.
The grand ball Friday night will
be the annual froliC for the fashion,
sab!es who enjoy the dance and who
take this occasion to wear their
new bonnets and gowns. The Den
is being decorated in novel man.
ier for the ball, which will be at
tended by the new king and queen
and their entouragc. Samson has
sent the invitations for this event.
GFhe baflIwas omitted last year on
account of the influenza epidemic.
All MEN who will ride on the
floats and on horses.ar directed to
appear at the Den at this afternoon
for full dress rehearsal and to re-
ceive Instructions.
Ak-Sar-Ben officials wish to en-.
.phasize again the Information
bureau which is maintained at l4l0
Douglas street, Moon theater, for
the benefit Of Omahans having
rooms to rent during the week,
and also for visitors who may be
seeking rooms.
Observe children's Day.
Children's day was observed yes
terday afternoon, | to 6, on the
Kings Highway. The Riddles took
possession Of the grounds for a
few hours. They romped from
show to show and seemed to enjoy
the riding devices to the limit.
The Frolic and the Whip, riding
features, pleased the boys and girls.
The midgets were the center Of
many admirng visitors.
: The only incident that n1arred
che pleasure OF the kiddies yester-
day afternoons was the sad expert
ence OF Willie Brown, who had
been brought by his sister. Willie
held to his sisters hand until an
upguarded moment when they be-
came separated. Willie was lost,
but he would not admit it. He
MAS crying when Harold Bushea,
manager Of the carnival shows,
cspied him and inquired as to the
plight
my sister is LOST sobbed the
boy, trying to staunch the unmanly
i tears.
Mfr. Bushea led the youngster
, around and around until he found
the sister, who was looking for Will
lie.
Another Childfen's day will be OBJ
served next Saturday afternoon. to
6, when half price will prevail for
the boys and girls.
Crowds at Carnival.
The Saturday night crowd offered
additional evidence of the popular
ity Of the Con T. Kennedy carnival
shows,
The show folk will rest today.
This is the first Sunday they have
had away from their train this sea-
son, for, as rule, they are on the
road between Saturday night and
Monday morning. The carnival will
,~Se open every day this week from I
to II p. m.
Mr.. Kennedy, owner of the shows,
took it upon himself yesterday to
hang rows of pennants throughout
the Kings Highway to lend gala
appearance to the enclosure.
Yesterday AFTERNOON mo Name"
one of the carnival attractions, ap-
peared in company with young
woman downtown to promote the
Salvation Army drive. None is able
to determine just what this strange
object of locomotion is. 1t walks
and moves like man and looks like
q man, but its eyes never move, nor
IS there any apparent movement of
the face. An electrical device held
by the young woman connects with
this walking object. Several local
electricians have been trying to learn
what mechanical principles have
Eeen applied.
I'll bet it is real man, because
my husband walks that way some
tines remarked a woman who was
standing along the curb watching
the attraction.