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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1907)
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TEL DOUGLAS 353 O THE hundred ot out-of-town tnests who enjoy the hospitality of good Kins; Ak-Sar-Bon during the season of hit festival It would spprn treason to suggest that any thing of brain or energy could bo brought to bear upon the affair to make It more attractive or more successful. It Is a sea son of delight and the loyal enthusiasm of the, men and women of Qulvera Is the one thing which makes It possible and profit able. That is just as Jt should be. Those who come as Omaha's guests would be un grateful Indeed It they should come In a Spirit of Carping criticism or unsympa thetic fastidiousness. Borne men, occupying the position of trusted advisers to the king, are bound by duty to hold themselves always In a criti cal attitude. Members of tho board of gov ernors, associates and companions of his majesty, bear upon their shoulders the bur dens of preparation and execution, and If ever they allow themselves to be carried sway by any tide of thoughtless Impulses the Joy of the faithful common folk would be lessened and disturbed. If these mert were born governors and not men, they might be expected to agree always upon all subjects brought before them and the Ideas of one would be the policies of all. As long as this IS not the case, however, there must be some pro jects which meet with favor only from one or two of the men of wisdom and the others remain unconvinced of their desirability. With them idea for tho betterment of the festival and the affairs of the kingdom In general are as dally food and drink. They fill their minds and bubble over and some times they have been known to divulge to meek and lowly scribes the; mighty plans and purposes that busy them In the watches of the night. Gould Diets has often been the lucky official to whose lot has fallen the task of caring for the fair damsels whom Ak-Sar-Ben Invites to his court to attend and honor his queen and, their welfare Is a problem which vexes him. For the present year, however, he has a plan which prom ises to help In their entertainment. "Some proper disposal of the maids has always been a hard problem to solve," says his excellency, Mr. Diets. "There are doiens of these girls who are brought In here from outside towns who are prominent enough In their home town, but quite often they have very few friends here In the city. They have very little Idea of what is ex pected Of therh, and hardly understand the nature of the Invitation when they are asked to be 'maids ot honor.' For example, I know of one case where the girl with an Imagina tive aid of her ambitious mother supposed that she was to be Ak-Sar-Ben's queen. Her mother came to Omaha several weeks before tho festival date and ordered clothes j galore for her daughter, spreading it far' ; and wide that she was to be queen of the 1 ball. Naturally she had a dull dlssppoint- ment when she discovered that she was only one of many, and at that was pretty much of a wallflower at the ball. It was not because she or any other girl Is unat tractive that she hnd few dances taken It Is the fault Of the way things have beefl organized. These girls, who, as I said, have practically no friends in the town at all, are brought here and then left to their' own resources. The Omaha men cannot be blamed for dancing at the ball with the young women that they already know. It Is only- natural that they should mix with their friends and associates. The girls are i as a consequence left wallflowers. NO one pays any attention to them. It looks some times as If they would be justified In con sidering an Invitation to be a maid at Ak- Sar-Ben'a ball as rather an empty honor. "This year we have a new plan. Every maid to whom ah lnvltatldtt: has been Is sued will be personally taken In charge by a prominent noc!ety woman, who shall take It upon vrvlt to see 'hat all due attention Is paid .ier, and that .ier i-ntcr-tainment Is as hospitable as It should be. Women who hold high positions In Omaha's society have volunteered to do this work willingly and I believe that this year at least the maids will be properly cared f.or and ndt left to tnolr own devices " II. J. Tenfold, who also holls a place as a trusted ha'csr of his Imperial majesty has no fears .or the success of ihe festival. In Ills opinion there Is only on thing that can possibly prevent the coming of more oeople iht.i ever before. "We ought In have a b'gger aiid ft t'.ter carnival than ev;r liot--c." say. Mr. Ttn fold. "It vill hi n-.ore carefully plminel Just as each year we adil something newnr and more spectacu'rvr and there Is no real reason why we fchoold not have more at tendance. The railroads are the only possi ble disturbing element. They hve taken their stand obstlnitely on tho question of rates and In return for forrtng a 3 rint regular fare from them we can get nothing better than that for our special occasions. . They eeem set and it Is of course hore'ess to expect that when they have refused the state fair a one wy fare for tie rr.und i trip that they would give that cnri'-.-ssUirt I to us. Still the out look is Ji-st a tout 'S bright as It could be. In f-rinr years . there have often been so many popln that j the trains could not carry them snd at ; Lincoln this year the state fair did not t seem to suffer' much. We have advertised. all the people know about It, and I believe ! they will come In spite of a t-cent rate." Governor Emll Bramlcts believes that there may be some people Wt In the world who have never heard of Omaha and It genial sovereign. "One thing which I would suggest to Im prove the carnival and the whole Ak-9nr-Ben year," says Mr. Brandeis, "would be I more advertisement. There are a number I of such things that are advertised In the j standard eastern magazines and there Is no reason that I can see why Omnha's at ! tractiveness sho:!d not be set forth In the same way. Advertise the carnival. Adver tise Omaha. It would not be a mistake to run a big display add In several of the eastern magazines, weekly and monthly, such as the Century and Collier's for several numbers. It would cost money, of course, but If we had It there would be no better way to spend It. Every year yet, we have had too short a supply of funds to allow arty such thing, but If we ever do have the cash I would advise that dis posal of It. There are W country news papers In surrounding territory, which are given cuts for use In the issues Just pre ceding the carnival and posters are also sent out for pasting up in the towns. All this Is of course the best way to advertise with the little money we have for that pur pose, but If we ever have more the magaslne Idea is the one we ought to put into execution." Upon one Idea several of the govenors are very well agreed. The decoration of the down towrt district has always been con sidered one of the most attractive features of the carnival season. The streets at night with their long rows of sparkling Incandes cent and the magnificent arches and cross lines at the Intersections win admiration from the vUlting multitudes and help more than anythng els to give the whole affaii a gala appearance. The Ak-Sar-Ben colon displayed from widows, balconies and even from, the coat lapels of the faithful adds as much to the gaiety of the days as do the lights to the evening. But every with all the lavishness with which King Ak-Sar-Ben himself has arranged his spectacle to pie sue the eyes of his subjects they have been very lax in fulfilling their part of the decoration schemes. "The one thing we need more than any thing else to make the Ak-Sar-Ben carnival more attractive," says another of the high and mighty governors. C. ft. Courtney. "Is more decoration." Ak-Sar-Ben authorities do their part In lighting up the streets and furnishing the beautiful parades, but the merchunts, for whose benefit the carnival Is given, neglect this very important fea ture. Think how much brighter" an appear ance the city would have If every man who owns or occupies a store- building would decorate It. Festoon It with bunting and electric lights. Put fine displays In his windows and make all of his advertise ments have some bearing on the occasion. It is a straight business proposition. The carnival Is for the merchants. They are the ones who profit by the grea crowds we have her and they are tho ohes who ought to take It Upon themsrlves, much more than they do, to make the city and their own places of business more attrac tive to the out-of-town people while they are here. And even then the business sldo of It Is not the whole nor even the greater consideration. We have these people here as our guests. While they are here we are supposed to be doing everything we can ai patriotic cltlcns to show forth the beauties and attractions of our city. These motives ought to be enough to make every merchant consider It his duty and prlvllpffe to decorate aB elaborately as his purse will afford." Another governor, who Is Imbued strongly with the decoratlpn Idea, Is C. E. Black. "If I should talk to you for half an hour," said Mr. Black, "I should talk decoration all tho time. That Is tho one thing Where we fall down at festival time, I think. It Is not because the Ak-Sar-Ben officials wilt not do what they can because we always have as many street lights as we can af ford and no one could criticise their beauty. But merchants are neglectful and It la up to them to help the matter. I have always made It a point as a business man to dee orate every part of my store with Ak-Sar- Ben colors. Tills year I am going still farther. If people in adjoining and sur rounding buildings do not decorate I Intend to speak to them about-It and see If a llttV missionary work will help some. If neceS- i sary I may offer to furnish the decorations I for offices over my store If the occupants do not put up bunting of their own and will allow me to put mine in their win dows." No less Insistent upon the Importance of decoration Is Ourdon W. Wattles. "I would say that decoration and enthusiasm are two things which we have, of course, but ot which we could use a great deal more. Let the merchants decorate their places of business and professional men their offices. It would not do any harm If a few of the residences which are close to the business section would take on a gayer appearance. Another thing that would help and It really must precede the other Is more generous enthuslusni. The carnival cannot be a suc cess If the merchants do not shout for It and pull for It. The men who do not at tend the parades or are perfectly lifeless and uninterested at them do not help af fairs out much. Let them wake up and enthuse. When they do we will have car nivals even more successful than they are now." William I Tetter, another who occupies a place among the seats of the mighty and speaks wise words Intd the ear of his gracious majesty, believes that the parades instead of resembling calm and dignified ceremonies should take a more noisy and youthful air. "We want cheering at the parades," says Mr. Yetter. "During the daylight parades every One IS silent' or else confines his commendations to whispers or handclap ping. The affair is suposed to be a festival, and at a festival a laughing, noisy, happy crowd Is what Ono expects and what there ought to be. It strikes me that it might be a good idea to have cheering sections organized just as college boys have at football games. The younger enthusiasts could lend the aid 0t their strong lungs and we might have King Ak-Sar-Beti's triumphal march seem something really like a triumph. If a little whole-souled enthusiasm could be Injected into the crowds by such means I think It would be a good thing and add very materially to the attractiveness of the festival." More far reaching than all the Ideas which have been advanced and set forth by the other governors Is the plan which J. C. Root suggests. "Make the carnival season the occasion for some national convention," says Mr. Root. "Why would It not be a good rilan to bring such a thing as a national Im provement congress or an Irrigation con vention or something like that here every year about this time. We could have na tional leaders here to speak, and I Imagine that if there are any penple In the Sur rounding territory th'ut don't come to the carnival as It is, they would come with this as r.n added attraction. Morning ses sions could be held and the convention wo'ild In no r:ay Interfere with the other festivities. The presence of a few dis tinguished men would give dignity to the occasion and they would be ' useful for . appearance at some of the regular Ak- : Sar-Ben ceremonies. The more far-reach- ' lng we make this celebration the bet'er, ' nnd the best way that I know of to belo things out Is to add such a national gath- j erlng to the usual festivities." 80 It Is that the wise governors plot and plan how they may help the king of Qulvera In his coronation and the enter- I tainment of his reople. Ideas grow Into 1 plans, and put Into execution with the aid of the treasure In the coffers of the king, they gladden the hearts of his sub- ' Jecfs end add evf rlsstlng glory to his j dynasty snd his ro!gn. 1 , I 'j" liim ' if 47 V ! I 1 1 , J 7 It H 1 Mr. Man! You cart make your visit to tho AK-SAR-BEN CARNIVAL profitable as well aa enjoyable by eominf? to tbe Good Clothe Store and tryinjaf on a few of those swell togs for fall. It will be profitable if yen want to buy a suit or eont for we will sell 6ir beautifully tailored garments as cheaply as the average store sells the inferior makes, be sides giving you double the assortment of any Omaha store to ehoose from. It will be profitable to see our clothes if yott don't want to buy a you' will get pointers on Clothe Quality that will prove valuable whenever and wherever you do buy. It will surely prove enjoyable to learn that there is a way of improving your appearance at no additional cost. Come In, Although You Don't Want a Thing. 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