The Arvada enterprise., 1923-05-03
LAKESIDE PARK
OPENS MAY 5

Lakeside will open Saturday and
Sunday Of this week for It's brief pre-
liminary season preparatory to the
grand start-off of the sixteenth regu-
lar summer schedule Saturday, May
12.
The preliminary activities will get
everything about Dcnver's milion-dol-
lar "Coney" in smooth running order
for the regular opening a week hence
but practically all Of the Lakeside ar
ray Of outdoor amusements are now
ready to entertain the first spring.
time crowds. The bathing beach and
casino will not start Of course. until
later, but NIL Of the perennial favor
ties will be in operation.
Dancing will be featured at Lake
side this summer as never before. Hal
G. Nichols "Coloradoans" orchestra ia
now playing Mt the ballroom This
selected group OF instrumcnta:ists,
under the personal direction Of Hal
G.. Nichols, is undoubtedly the finest
aggregation of dance musicians in
the west. Combining such music with
the largest and best conditioned dane
ing floor in the entire Rocky Noun
tain region, Lakeside will continue,
as always has been the case In tho
past, to offer the public the most at
tractivc place in Colorado to enjoy
the ever-popular dancing pastimc.
Hereafter there will be no nickel
dances at the Lakeside ballroom. Tho
new policy in regard to dancing
charges this season means that you
can dance all evening at Lakeside for
= single dime. A 1O-ccnt admission
Ia charged each person admitted u
the ballroom entrance. dancers and
spectators alike. and everyone pay
ing this admission is allowed TO
dance the entire session-afternoon
or without additional cost.
Plenty Of encores will be allowed
and there will be no material increase
In the waiting time between dances.
Throughout each musical program
there will be lots Of novelty hits
radio dances, prize numbers and 9TH
or interesting events. The music Of
the "Coloradoans" will be broadcasted
over the territory.
Although the season 10 just start
ing. many picnics are already being
booked for Lakeside this summer.
Picnic Manager Ray Easton h offer
ing most desirable terms and Ia ready
at any time to discuss open dates and
other arrangements.
Once the members Of nm organixa.
tion realize the superior facilities Of
fercd for outings by the big North
Denver resort. and the wonderfully
good time TO be had In the beautiful
picnic grounds. no other place is con-
sidcrcd. Every modern convenience
liz offered to Lakeside picnickcrs and
the nttractivcly shaded section Of the
park set inside for their practically
exclusive use, with private dancing
pavilion, has all Of the multitude Of
supplementary attractions in the big
park and all Of its brilliant back
ground without being in the general
crow. Under these circumstances,
there b no need TO travel by truin.
tram or autos through dust and "in-
dcrs TO fnraway points TO hold
summer outing and suffer the incon-
venience Of out-of- the-wAy ulnces
or share the better known picnic re-
sorts with other picniol.rs. Lakeside
is just far enough nway TO be inter
csting and near enough 10 ret home
quickly and cnsily, rnin pr Hhinc.
Picnic Manager Ea9ton Announces
that picnics have already been ar
ranged with the following orgnniza-
tions: June 23, W. o. W. Service Co.
operation iBccond annual July ~,
General Relief Committee of the I.
o. o. r.; July 21, Colorado state
Grange; Sept. md 3, Annual Labor
Day picnic.