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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.
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