Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-16
IMPERIAL PROCLAMATION n 1Ii 1#H @at .iI Vulcan Issues an Edict to His Subjects. = : | l THE ROUTE OF. THE PARADE
 t=1-+ -e
  His Majesty Will Be Received With Royal Hon. ors at Il O'clock Tuesday and the
 Parade Will immediately Follow
Imperial Proclamation No. 1.


 nival, will make his entry into his. capital city amid scenes of festvity such as have never been witnessed here before. No efforts have been spared to make it an occasion of which we may have reason to be proud. What has been accomplished is the result of much hard work and many generous contributions, and VIC would once more eXhort everyone to aid in making our first carnival a. full suc- cess by not only lending their own pres ence, but by offering every possible fa- cility to employees to take part in our fes- | tival. Following we give the official pro- | gramme of the days festivities: The mardi gras carnival parade shall | form in line at precisely Il o'clock a. m., February IS, 1896, on Avenue G, with | right of column resting on east side of Twentieth street.
 Each organization, float. carriage. mounted men, etc. will take exactly the position given to them by the grand mar shaL The aides-de-camp will be in abso- lute command Of the parade at the prop CT time The grand marshal, with quota of>aides-de-camp, followed by Brass Band No. 1 cChases), followed by Major Hig- don, in command of entire Birmingham battalion; also Col. Jesse B. Wadsworth. in command of Uniformed Knights of Pythias, with Colonel Rand and staff, will march ,northward on Twentieth street to union depot, entering the large train gates on Twentieth street, and come | to parade dress and present arms, etc. Upon arrival of his majesty, Rex Vul- can I, the Rex carriage and committee carriages will be inside of depot shed Upon arrival of Rex his majesty will take position in carriage, and said carnage will be in center of square formed by Birmingham battalion and in line of march as above described, led by the grand marshal and aides, with commit tee following In carriages. Will march southward on Twentieth street, tor Ave nue G, where rests the carnival parade, His majesty, the king, will take seat on throne float, The military will take their proper position likewise and Knights of Pythias, reception committee, etc. When the: formation of parade is properly completed the command ''mareh" will be given by the grand mar shal and the parade will move northward on Twentieth street to First avenue, Thence west on First avenue to- Eigh- teenth street, thence north to Second aye nue, thence east to Nineteenth street, thence north to Fourth avenue to city hall. ,4 Note-Here the parade halts, whereup- on the carriages of the committees, may or, aldermen and police commissioners will pull out to left of line of march, and when the vacant carriages of the mayor and aldermen. are directly opposite the l grand stand at city hall they will halt | until the mayor and aldermen will make an address of welcome to his majesty and deliver the keys of the city to him, when the mayor and aldermen will take their position in carriages.
 The military and Knights of Pythias, when they arrive at the grand stand, will drop out of line of march to the right and form parade dress until the keys of the city have been delivered, whereupon they will take their proper position in the parade and the command march will | be given by the grand marshall Thence west to Eighteenth street, thence north to Eighth avenue, thence east to Twen- tieth street, then south to Park avenue thence east to Twenty-first street, thence north to Seventh avenue, thence east to Twenty-second street, thence south to First avenue, thence west to Twenty-firSt street, thence north to Sixth avenue thence west to Twentieth street, thence south to, First avenue, thence east to north side of First avenue to Twenty second street. -.f Note.-Here the parade halts until his majesty, Rex Vulcan, with attendants, the carnival committee and committee of awards, will have taken their position on the grand review stand at corner of Twenty-first street and First avenue, and countermarch on south side of First avenue. passing in review before his majesty, west to Twentieth street.
 thence south on Twentieth street to
 starting point at Avenue c, where pa-
 rade will disband.
 The prizes consisting of three diplo-
 mas, will be awarded by his majesty Rex Vulcan I, upon the recommendation of the board of awards, to the society firm or individual presenting in the pa- rade the most artistic float, the most original float and the most humorous float.
 The names of the successful, competi- tors will be published In the local papers Wednesday, February 19 In the evening masque ball has been arranged in honor of his majesty at
 Seals Bros building.
 At 9 p. m. his majesty, Rex Vulcan l. escorted by his attendants and the grand
 marshal and aides, will be ushered to his throne, and immediately afterwards the queen will be escorted to a seat by the
 kings. side. The king and queen will
 then lead the grand entree, in which ev- cry masked person on the floor will take
 part under the direction of the floor man. Vager., a,.. f
 K The king and queen will reveal their
 identity by unmasking at II o'clock D. m. ] Four prizes will, be given for-,f52
 l. The most elegant ladies' tostume (excluding queen).
 2 The most elegant gentlemaAR..s,g AR.s cos tune,
 3. The most humorous ladies' e5stume
 oost,i1as. 4 The mos, most humorous genfI|eaasns a
 These will be awarded by his, ihdaiesty
 immediately before the time of Hnf1asl-
 ing. ,.9qs Ry inc king @'-'i, 1T. I. |a' #s~t s't.~ VULCANiIf
 .'. ii'..2 .''King of the Carnival.
 EaJ M'CROSSIN, sfit
 Grand Marshal snC's |r, IeDW
 Imperial Proclamation No. 3.
 The parade shall form at II o'clock a.
 m. on Avenue G, with right of column
 resting on the: east side of Tsvenfieth street. extending eastward in the fol- lowing order:
 1. Chief of police with twelve mounted
 full dress uniformed police, each having clubs ornamented with ribbons of the
 mardi gras colors, viz: purple, yellow,
 green. Azt P" h'~ ea
 Space 200 feet.
 ?. Grand marshal with two couriers