The Diary: Pan American Expo

The Diary:

	were made in very bright colors of red,green and blue. the two obleisks
	stood on handsome decorated bases on each side of the entrance , the
	bases each bearing the name of the show in red letters on a blue panel.
	On each side of these bases branched out bright colored colonnades.
	As we approached the entrance we heard a great commotion from within.
	We were soon enlightened as to the cause of this commotion. With a loud
	burst the ORIENTAL PARADE marched through the entrance upon the Midway
	and with waving banners, noisy drums and howling flageolets and squeking
	bagpipes moved up the Midway dissappeared within the other entrance
	to the show a short distance above.The parade consisted of Beautiful
	Oriental women decked out in their finery on camels, Arabian Sword
	Fighters clashing their swords, Mena and women riding the elephants,
	little boys riding the long eared donkeys and Turks, Hindoos,Arabians,
	and other oriental types playing bagpipes and each trying to make more
	noise than the other. We reached " Cleopatras Temple", another Midway
	attraction.This was a pretty little building in the form of an Egyptian
	Temple, with its four brightly colored Oriental Coilums in front and its
	large blue dome. In front a huge sign board announced in large letters:
	"W H A T  C E L E B R A T E D  P E O P L E  S A Y  A B O U T Cleopatra"
	Below this was printed " I saw Lydia Pinkam but shes not in it with
	Cleopatra.
			Dr. Mary Walker.