St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-16
DATE SELECTED FOR THE WIN
TER CARNIVAL IN ST.
PAUL.
CLUBS ASKED TO PARADE.
PRIZES WILL BE GIVEN ORGAN
IZATIONS APPEARING IN
COMPETITION.
BAND OF INDIANS COMING
One Hundred Will Probably Be
Brought Here-President
Parker Resigns.

The ST. Paul winter carnival will
begin Wednesday, Jan. q, and con-
tinue until Saturday, Jan. 81. A few
days previous to the opening several
grand parades of the different carni-
val clube of the city and vicinity
will take place upon the streets, and
to the clubs presenting the best
appearance and having the largest
number of men i'm the parade an ap-
propriate prize will be given.
These two important features of
the coming carnival were definitely
settled ait meeting of the officers
and board Of directors of the asso-
citation held in the Commercial club
rooms yesterday afternoon. In ad-
dition to this, many other matters of
more or less Importance were dis
cussed and decision reached upon
some of them. A noticeable thing
at the meeting was the great enthu-
siaSrn shown by the members, and
their confidence in the success of. the
enterprise
The meeting was called to order at
4:30 o'clock by President j. J. Parker.
A communication to the association
from President Parker was then read
which stated that, owing to business
obligations, he would be obliged ito
be away from st. Paul during the
greater part of the months of Janu-
any and February, and that he there
fore felt lit This duty to offer his resig-
nation OF the office of president Of the
association. The resignation was ac-
cepted, and DR.. G. E. Bean was
unanimously chosen to fill the va
vancy. He took the chair and
thanked the association for the hon
or. He said that, while he realized
the fact that they were entering upon
a great undertaking, and that it
would take much hard labor, he had
confidence in the members, and felt
sure that the carnival would be made
the greatest success of anything ever
undertaken, of a similar nature, in
st. Paul.
A communication from Paul Martin,
of Milwaukee, was read. 1t stated
people of that city they would attend
in great numbers, and that the carni-
val was being talked of there consid-
erably.
A vote of thanks was then rendered
to ex-President Parker for the good
work he had already done.
Maj. Wilkinson, U. S. A, was called
upon, and said that he stood ready to
make suggestions regarding the carni-
val, and would devote as much time as
possible working for it. He said he
had been looking over the city for a
loca ton, and believed that one of the
islands in the river would do better
than Capitol hill. He also stated that
two agents from the Devils Lake In
dian reservation were in the city, and
that it might be a good plan to see
them and try to make arrangements
to bring 100 of the redskins down to
participate in the exercises. This sug-
gestion was placed in the shape of
motion, and Maj. Wilkinson was ap-
pointed to visit the agents and report
the result at the next meeting. These
Indians have a band, and this will
doubtless be brought down with the
others if engaged. Many of the menu
bers were very enthusiastic over this
feature and it will doubtless be placed
on the programme. They will assist
in storming the stockade, and in vari-
Gus other ways prove unique and at
tractive feature.
A number of suggestions were made
as to other novel features of entertain
ment. One of them was a public we'd
ding, which will be conducted similar
to that which was a feature at the
ice palace. The committee on pro-
gramme is also investigating the ad
visibility of having q football game
played upon snow. This feature will
doubtless be added to the programme
and a prize of sufficient value to stim-
ulate football enthusiasm will be Of
fered for the winning eleven.
The programme committee reported