THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 30,. 1917,
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LECTRICAL PARADE
IS MOSTGORGEQUS
Triumph of Democracy" to Be
Depicfed in Illuminated
Floats in the Night
Pageant.
"The Triumph of Democracy" is
the happy and timely theme of the
grand electrical pageant which ush
ers in the reign of King Ak-Sar-Ben
XXIII, in the year 1917.
Kings are falling in various parts
of the earth, their thrones are being
cast into the junk heap and their
crowns and scepters are being melted
up into gold pieces lor the people.
King Ak-Sar-Ben lookjupon the
tojtering of these thrones with entire
equanimity and complacency. He
knows that the cataclysm shall not
come nigh him. For, while he is a
king, he is a king of good fellows, a
king who exacts no tribute from his
subjects, whenever sends them into
battle at his own whim, and whose
sole aim and purpose in life is to
bring happiness, peace, health and
prosperity to the inhabitants of his
realm. t I
Fall of Kings.
And so King Ak-Sar-Ben will enter
his capital city preceded by a
pageant depicting the fall of kings.
And he will rejoice in the spectacle.
A preliminary view of the wonder
ful floats thai are complete in the
great "Den" awaiting the great night,
convinces one that this parace will
surpass all the other electrfcal pa
rades since Ak-Sar-Ben kings were
invented. There Jiave been some
great parades, grand, gorgeous pa
rades. But the parade this year will
be greater, grander and gorgeouser
than ever before. That is the opinion
deduced from a preliminary view of
the floats. v
The subject is so timely, so full of
interest in ine minas oi me peopie in
this D'ortentous vear. that the natural
beauty and wdnder of the floats are
intensified by a complimentary condi
tion in the minds of the people, the
thousands and tens of thousands who
will view the parade on the big night,
Triumph of Democracy.
Float number one bears the title of
the pageant, "The Triumph of De
mocracy." It illustrates the passing
of autocracy and aristocracy and the
coming of the era of rule by the peo
ple, of the people and for the people.
On the front part of -this float is a
bed on which a king and a czar or
two are trying to sleep. Around their
couch are .figures of guns and
snakes and 'other disquieting things
which are disturbing their slumbers.
And there is the legend, "Uneasy lies
the head that wears a crown.
Float number two is'entitled"Swit
zerland, the First of the Modern Re
publics." Two stirring scenes from
the early history of Switzerland are
depicted, tvery boy and girl will
recognize William Tell aiminar an
arrow at the apple on his little son's
head, at the command of Gessler,
and every school child will know the
accuracy of his aim so that the apple
wa split right in half. The other
scene from Switzerland s early his
tory shows the devoted patriot, Ar
nold Winkelned, at the battle of
sempach. .
Storming of the Bastile.
"The Storming of the Bastile" is
the title of the third float. There are
the grim walls and towers of the greac
prison in Paris, where autocracy had
imprisoned and tortured the peo
ple for many, many years. The
great door and the moat are them
selves s.evere symbols of the tyranny
of 'kings. But the people have been
roused at last and have risen in their
might and righteous wrath. They
are storming the bastile. They are
breaking the chains of autocracy.
This representation of the great
French prison is made of asbestos and
the storming of it is going to be ex
tremely life-like. A great cannon will
belch flames ' against the Very door
during the parade and flames will
busst from its doomed towers and
turrets. At 'the rear of the float the
rooster of France is crowing. It is
a grand scene of July 14, 1789.
The fourth float is1 the first scene
from America's struggle f or liberty.
"The Boston. Tea Party." Most oil
the float is occupied by the deck of
the ship vfchich" bad brought a cargo
of tea from England to Boston, tea on
which the British government decreed
the colonists should pay a stamp tax
for the support of a government in
which they had no representation.
1 , Boston Tea Party.
On the deck of the ship the patriots,
dressed up as Indians, are bttsy throw
ing the bales of tea overboard.' At
the rear of the float are representa
tions of the original stamps placed on
this tea, "the stamps that cost a con
tinent" "The Signing of the Declaration of
Independence is the title of the fifth
float A correct representation of a
corner of Independence hall, Philadel
phia, is shown, on the float and there,
at a table, are seated Hancock, Jeffer
son, Adamsranklin and other sign
ers w1io.are putting their "John Han
cocks"v to the declaration which cast
defiance at an autocratic government
and declared for democracy and free
dom. -.'
."Down With the Kingl" is the stir
ring title of float No. 6. In the center
of the float is a large statue of King
George III on horseback. Ropes are
tied around, the statue and a number
of patriots are pulling it down. This
represents an episode ht .the early
revolutionary days when tlte Boston
patriots gulled down this statue which
stood in Bowling Green, ahd melted
it up to make bullets. At the side
of the float is the British lion' and
above it is the American eagle. The
eagle, though young, is lustily and
bravely attacking the lion. The Brit
ish coatjof arms is also shown.
I "Spirit of iS76."
Float No. 7 is entitled "The Youth
of the Great Republic." This breathes
the unconquerable spirit of the revo
lution.' There is the "spirit of 1776,"
the three menjwith fifes and drums
marching to battle, bruised and
wounded, but with the spirit of de
votion shining from their uplifted
faces. Atlhe rear of the float Betsy
Ross is seated, sewing the stars and
stripes of the first American flag, made
under direction of the' Continental
congress. 'The float is surrounded by
the early flags of the1 colonies and
shows Washington's coat of arms
from which our flag was modeled.
"Liberty!" is the title of the eighth
float. On this is a representation of
Bartholdi's great statue of "Liberty
Enlitrhtenine the World, which
stands in New York harbor. In the
center of the float hangs the Liberty
bell, wreathed and surrounded by the
"men of 76." At the rear of the float
"The Army" in Ak-Sar-Ben Parade
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"The NavyMn Ak-Sar-Ben Parade
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OMAHA,
Pageant Themes
1895 "Feast of Mondamin."
1896 "Feast of Olympia."
1897 "Pageant of Quivera."
1898 "Constellations."
1898 "The Alhambra."
1899 "Gems of Grand and
Comic Opera."
1900 "Isles of the Sea."
1901 "When Knighthood Was
in slower.
1902 "The Festival of Fairy
land." 1903 "Poem Pictures."
1904 "The Story of the State."
1905 "The World of Mystery."
1905 "The Nations of the
Earth."
1907 "Days We Celebrate and
Songs We Sing."
1908 "The Golden West and
Samson in Polytix."
1909 "The World's a Stage." -
1910 "The Ship of State, and
Samson's Quaint Quips."
1911 "Samson's Anthology,"
1912 "Gems and Flowers."
1913 Stories from the "Arabian
Nights." , N
1914 "Pictures from the Book
of Ages."
1915 "Tales of Childhood."
1916 "Shakespeare Tercente
nary." 1917 "The Triumph of De:
mocracy."
nurses are tenderly ministering to the
wounded.
Enter the King.
"Peace" This is the title of the
th float. On this is seen
the celebrated statue by the Russian
sculptor, Jules Butensky, showing the
prophet Isaiah, "beating the swords
into plowshares and spears nno prun
ing hooks" upon an anvil- The dove
nf nparf in seen here amid cornuco
pias, horns of plenty tilled with fruits,
grains and flowers. A large Mer
cury's staff is shown, symbolizing Jhe
return of commerce and peaceful in
dustry. "The Kingl" "The King!" The last
float is that on which rides King Ak
SarBen XXIII. He is seated on his
throne, which, in accordance with'the
times and the age of democracy, is
perched on top of a crown and amid
a bower of flowers. At the rear of
the float a merry carnival clown mer
rily Jmls ;'.e people "good night."
let loose. The center of the float is
occupied by a group of figures in the
national costumes and uniforms of
the various countries now aiding the
"Triumph of Democracy." In the rear
are shown various emblems of con
test, "The Red Cross" depicts the many
agencies of mercy supplied by this
organization. There is the battlefield
with wounded soldiers lying on the
ground. Stretcher-bearers, Red Cross
dogs anJ field surgeons are minister
ing to fnem'. At the rear of the float,
on a bed, lies a wounded soldier. The
filmy curtains of the bed areheld
parted by angels while Red Cross
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is Independence hall, where the Dec
laration of Independence was signed
and where the Liberty bell rang out.
Emancipation Proclamation. k
The next float depicts liberty com
ing to the colored race, "The Emani
cipation Proclamation." President
Lincoln is seen reading the immortal
document which freed millions and
abolished slavery, on American soil.
Justice and History are shown with
the symbols of liberty. Beneath a
bust of the Great Emanicipator, a sol
dier in blue and one in gray are clasp
ing hands.
Float No. 10 is entitled "Dewey at
Manila. The rrtain figure on this
float is the flagship Olympia. Dew
ey s coat of arms is shown. At the
"tear of tHt float Columbia is seen en
lightening the Philippines with the
torch of liberty and advancing the
beneficent spirit of progress and civ
ilization to those, distant islands".
Rich .in tropical vegetation is the
next iloat, "Cuba the Pearl toi the
Antilles. Seated in an enormous
seashell, drawn by dolphins, is the
figure representing Cuba, the young
republic rescued frorn- Spanish tyr-
rany by the might of the United
States and established in lasting free
dom. Flags of Cuba and coats of
arms adorn the float.
Sammies in the Trenches.
This brings the spectacle down to
the present time. Float No. 12 is
entitled "The Army." Onthis float
some of Uncle. Sam's fighting men are
seen in the trenches actually firing
guns.- There is also piece o! artil
lery and other representations of the
engines of modern warfare. Above
these implements of war a large figure
of "Victory" stands as though gaz
ing calmly down upon (he scene of
strife and awaiting the moment to
make herself known to the soldiers of
the republic.
"The Navy" is the next float Uncle
Sam is at the battleship helm, and
Cplnmbia is enthroned with the Jri
dent, symbol of sea powerin her
hand. Sailors and marines are stand
ing on guard around her. On the
sides of the float, surrounded by
laurel wreaths, are the names of a
number of celebrated American naval
heroes. ' t
"Our Army of the Air". the next
float, is especially striking. The big
central figure here is a submarine,
semblance of a human head topped by
a helmet being formed at one end.
A great eagle, the American eagle, is
attacking the submarine monster.
With beak and talons the mighty
eagle is giving battle to the subma
rine, symbolical of the enemies of
America. Gr.eat drops of bloSd are
trickling down the sides 'of the sub
marine from the places where the
eagle's talons have sunk in. ' At the
rear are enormous symbolical wings,
an aviator, and, on the side of thel
float the ajl-seeing eye, aeroplanes
being "the eyes of the army "
"Our Allies." '
"Our Allies" is float No. 15. In
front stands Mars, the god of war,
and before him are the dogs of war,
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