The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-30
The Waco $4,000 Trades
and Fire Display
on NEXT TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1888
Everybody Fall Into Line -Big Time for
AIl-Ihe People Will Come.

To the weary, and careworn,
and everybody: Your maker in
tended that you should have a joy
full, pleasant life. The sunshine,
the blooming flowers, the singing
birds and gurgllng brooks, and the
merry laughter, and a thousand
things suggest this fact; besides,
the good natured, happy people live
the longest.
The people have had long spell
of the blues over imaginary hard
times. The wide.awake people of
Waco want to help dispel this
gloom. The business men of Waco
are putting over $50, 900 into an
immense trades display, at cost of
at least sl5 600 for your profit and
pleasure. All the railroads have
made remarkably low rates to Waco
on that day. Some estimate that
ten thousand people will be on the
streets of Waco on December 5th.
There are thousand little things
in the way of courtesies, and little
attentions which will cost you moth
ing, and which may greatly add to
the pleasures of our visitors and the
profits of this day. Let every man,
woman and child take kindly in
terest in every visitor on that day.
l will suggest the following:
!. All stores and business houses
close at 10 o'clock a M, and re.
main Closed until after the parade.
.. Let every business and factory
in Waco be represented in this dis
play.
3. Let every mar, woman and
child in Waco see to it that every
visitor is politely and kindly given
all the inform nation possible for
their pleasure and Waco's profit. If
you see man or woman who seems
TO need any attention, tender that
attention.
4. Let every chariot or float be
ready to move at signal given at
10 O'Clock promptly.
5. Let the Ladies' Aid societies
of all the churches, and all the
benevolent societies get up lunches
and dinners, and charge a moderate
price, at the park aud in town.
e. There will be grand fireworks,
and concert at Padgitt park at
night by four of the hest bands that
could be secured. A nominal price
of 25 cents will be charged for sd
mission. Everything else will be
free.
I. The city council, fire com.
panies, Baylor University, Waco
public schools, Waco Light Guards,
Baylor Cadets, Uniform Rank
Knights of Pythias, The Mystic
Knew, Prof. Strother's school, the
Maccabees, over one hundred
chariots and floats, and number CT
other things, together with four
fine bands.
s. As this grand parade is est.
mated to be three or four miles
long, it is therefore very important
that the grand marshal, together
with the ten aids, move each squad
promptly and in order.
0. the Waco Light Guards and
Baylor Cadets will fire a salute on
the public square at o O'Clock am.
which will be a signal for every.
thing to move.
TO- AT the park the Hon. r. B.
Hubbard will speak. and the we'll
nearest the park will be thrown
open.
IL. At three thirty the fire CON.
panies will make a signal run and
display the water pressure and our
far famed skilled hremen.
II. Also at $3.50 there will be
races at the Waco Driving Park,
A train will be run out on the Cot
ton Belt, to accommodate those who
wish to attend the races.
~. Let every one do their level
best to make every man, woman
ana child feel at home on that day.
IA. Let our city marshal and
Poncemen inform themselves fully
~ 'ne NOTES. restaurants, boarding
houses and lunch places, and direct
the strangers to them.
}. w. RIGG1Ns,
President Waco Commercial Clnb
and Chairman Committee of Ar.