The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-09
SPORTS OF THE CARNIVAL.
Clubs Are Getting Ready for the Big
Event

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The Capital City Driving club reorganized
at the council chamber last evening by elect
ing the following officers: President w r
Merriam; first vice president Frank Bost-
wick; second vice president DR.. j. C. Cor
corran; treasurer D. A. Monfort secretary.
Richard Price.
The club intends to take an active part
IN the coming carnival and expects to have
a membership of 200 before carnival week
The matter of caps or uniforms for the mem
bers as we'll as the membership fee was post
poned until the next meeting which will be
held at the council chamber Friday night
Matt Jensen and DR.. Price were appointed
a committee to have samples of caps and
uniforms at the meeting Friday night Matt
Jensen informed the members of the track
which had been staked out on the river and
which would be ready for driving on as soon
as the thermometer showed the proper
weather to put the course in condition. In
the meantime, Mr.. Jensen stated temporary
track would be laid out on the ice at Como
park and If possible this would be ready
for use on Sunday committee consisting
OF H. W. Fagleys L. D. Barnard, James
Fenstermaker and w. Schuette was appoint
ed to draft a constitution and bylaws and
submit the same at the meeting Friday night
Ramsey Council, Royal Arcanum, Is pre-
pairing to participate in the carnival festiv-
tiles with uniformed club of over 200 mem
bers. An enthusiastic meeting was held at the
Windsor hotel last evening for the purpose
of organization, and the proposition to form
carnival club was received with ACCLAIM
alton. Ramsey council has a membership
OF over 300 and it Is assured that two-thirds
Of the council will array themselves in car
nival attire and help push the ice palace to
success. The Arcanumites are not slow to
appreciate a good thing in the line of enter
ta1nment and amusement and the enthusiasm
displayed at the preliminary meeting argues
a festal season for Ramsey council, as we'll
as for the other participants in the pleas
ures which will mark the winter carnival.
Ways and means were thoroughly discussed
and committees appointed to select suits and
look after the enrolment of members In the
carnival club The committees as appointed
G. c. Krieger and NJ. Pfaff membership
w. r. Spangler F. Fleckenstein, c. c.
Krieger, George Thane, Theodore Bost, F..
H. Warwick and H. w. Davidson. The re-
ceived at a meeting of the club to be held
at the Windsor hotel Wednesday evening next,
The board of directors of the Carnival as
ISOLATION met yesterday and perfected ar
rangements for the preliminary parade of
clubs tomorrow evening. The clubs will be
arranged in three sections, and all the mem
bers are expected to be. in. uniform The
makeup. of the several sections will be an
nounced later on. Capt. Meade, Of the Pow
ers Dry Goods company, will have charge of
the assignment of clubs.
The formation Of the parade will be as fol-
lows: faeE
First section--will form on Fifth street,
west of st. Peter. right resting on st. Peter.
street. north Of Fifth street, right resting on
Fifth.
Third section-wilI form on St. Peter
street. south of Fifth street, right resting
on Fifth.
The line of march will be as follows: On
Fifth to Wabasha, Wabasha to Seventh,
Robert. Robert street to Carnival
headquarters in the Pinoeer Press building
where the parade will be reviewed by the
The clubs are expected to be In line at
7:3O, and the board of directors will meet at
headquarters at 7:15 sharp, in full uniform
The members of the Boston Carnival club
will meet at the corner of Wabasha and
Eighth streets this evening at o'clock In
full uniform.
The following new clubs have organized
The Bon Ami Carnival club, scarlet and
white; Twentieth Century club and the Algon-
quins. The latter will form and organize at
Assembly hall Friday evening This is one
Of the leading social clubs of the city. and
should be a distinct feature as a carnival
club. The various camps of the Modern
Woodmen are arranging to organize mann
The Lafayette Carnival club will give a
carnival ball on the evening of Jan. 5.
Plans and specifications Of the Parthenon
and carnival grounds are on exhibition at
the office of Reed & Stem. A number of con-
tractors were in yesterday and examined the
drawings. It is expected that the competition
for the work will be sharp. All bids must
be in by Friday noon. sealed and addressed
to the chairman OF the executive COMMITTEES.
They can be left at the Office Of the architects
Mr. Stem thinks that about thirty working
days. will be allowed the contractor to com.
plete the job.
The Twin City Theatrical and Athletic club
recently preparing for a masquerade ball to
be given at Market hail Christmas eve To
stimulate the sale of tickets, the club offers
a handsome prize banner to the Carnival club
disposing of the most tickets, and further