The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-19

Never before in the history of this
city has there been such unanimity
among it's citizens in any enterprise as
is evinced in the midsummer carnival.
Yesterdays work assured its success.
From all points within radius Of
Thousand miles are inquiries concern
ing it's scope pouring in, and to carni-
val headquarters in the Atlas block
many citizens, all anxious to assist in
the grand work, are daily callers. From
the principal counties of the state in
formation relative to what is expected
of them is asked for and the commit
tee on publicity and promotion is now
busily engaged in preparing printed
matter in order to supply the oreat
demand for information.
THE CARNIVAL PROGRAMME.
The entertainment committee met
yesterday and formulated the skeleton
of three days programme. 1t is deS-
tined to be a surprise and a source of
pleasure to the thousands of people
from the outside who will be attracted
hfther and source of joy and profit
to our home people. No similar affair
held in the west has ever been con-
ceived on a grander scale. On the first
day, July 2, it has been decided that
the queen of the carnival will take pos
session of the city. That important
ceremony is to be held at the joint
building. The queen will be met at
the depot at the noon hour by thous-
ands of her adniring subjects and with
royal pomp will be escorted to the joint
building, where she win hold court.
The streets surrounding will be re-
served for spectators, the grounds for
the soldiery, courtiers, civilians and OF
ficiaIs, and within the grand entrance
will be erected the throne of UtahS
queen, and around it the county
queens her maids of honor, will be
grouped. After interesting exercises,
in which Governor Wells and Mayor
Glendinning are expected to take part,
the queen will be carried in a palan-
ouin of cloth of gold and decorated
with the states floral emblem, the
sego lily, to a magnificent float on
which will be a silver throne so ar
ranged that the county queens will
form a group that for beauty and bril-
liancy will be without a peer in the
history of fiestas. The committee has
decided to make this float the grandest
creation of the decorators art and
fancy ever exhibited in the west. 1t
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its illuminative features every industry
will be noted. 1t will be drawn by
twenty-four white horses, gaily capari-
soned, and at the head of each will be
a knight in uniform. With the queen
installed on her throne and in possess
sion of the keys of the city, the parade
proper will be held. In the evening a
grand patriotic concert will be given,
possibly in the tabernacle, the partici-
pants in which will be native sons and
daughters.
The second day will be Children's
Day. 1t will be floral festival. The
school children will be invited to par
ticipate in body, and by vote, from
the many beautiful young ladies of the
city, queen of beauty will be chosen.
A feature of the parade will be floral
floats on which will be carried thous-
ands of children. In the evening a ball
in honor of the queen of the carnival
will be held. The preliminary prepara-
tons demonstrate that it will be the
grandest ball ever given in the inter-
mountain country.
On the third day, the glorious
Fourth, the grandest parade Of the
carnival will be given. The state mil
itia, the government troops, the socie-