The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-28
MIDSUMMER CARNIVAL.
The Stupendous Entertainment
Will Be Inaugurated on
Thursday.
THE EXECUTIVE CUMMITTEE
ENTITLED TO ALL PRAISE FOR IT'S
SPLENDID WORK.
THE EXECUTIVE CUMMITTEl
Commenced in Earnest
Yesterday-Jean, Queen of the
Carnival, Issues n Message TO her
Faithful Subjects-The Big Dragon
Secured-New Features.

The public is just beginning to real
ize the stupendous nature Of the enter
tainnent that VIII be inaugurated on
Thursday next, when Salt Lake Will
give itself up to the enjoyment OF the
Mid-Summer Carnival.
With but small encouragement at the
outset, the executive committee. conn
posed of energetic business men, set
to work and in a comparatively snort
time have accomplished wonders. These
gentlemen have labored night and day
and their only reward will be the sat
isfaction that. comes from the knowl-
edge of a duty well performed and the
thanks of their fellow citizens.
Our own people do not know how this
carnival has been advertised throug n
out the inter-mountain country, burt 1t
will become apparent this week when
the revels are on and the thousands
pour into the city.
1t is to be regretted that the people
have not q more intimate knowledge
of the affairs of the carnival. It should
be borne in mind first of all that the
executive committee controls every
thing The director general and other
officials are simply its servants, and
are working ON a salary. AS to the
fund subscribed, it amounts to only
about $4,000 up to date, while the ex-
penses will be double that amount. In
order to meet this. the entertainment
at the theater ON Tuesday night and
the concert at the tabernacle will be
given. There isn't any probability that
the fund will equal the expenditures,
but should there be a surplus, the
committee Will turn 1t over for the
benefit of the fair next year.
AT HEADQUARTERS.
Everything was astir at Midsummer
Carnival headquarters yesterday, evil
lences of intense excitement being Wis
ible in every countenance. The cause
was the receipt of tidings from the
queen of the carnival, conveying con-
gratulatory messages to her subjects
and announcing the near approach OF
the beginning of her imperial reign
This information was impaired in the
following royal proclamation. received
by special messenger from the queen s
prime minister yesterday:
THE QUEENS MESSAGE.
To My Faithful subjects:-Couriers
meet us daily as we journey toward the
beautiful land of the mysterious inland
sea, over which and all the people there
son begin, with tidings of joyous pre-
paration for our reception and assur-
ances of the loyalty of ali our subjects.
| These tldings fill our heart with joy and
gratitude, and our soul with impatience
for the coming of the day wherein our
reign shall begin.
1t is our will and wish that no cares
shall Cypress the multitudeS in our do
! ninion, and that all our people from the
/ center to the fartheITnoSL limits of our
magnificent domain shall devote them
selves to preparation for pleasure and to
joyful anticipation OF the coming of their
queen.
Let our subjects on the day of our
triumphant entry into the superb capital
Of our realm, and every day of our reign
! therein, be free from care and sorrow
and tears. Let them abandon themselves
to every lawful pleasure, to the end that
our reign may be perfect and our sub
I Jects happy. Let no fear come to .he
hearts of the faithful, for naught but
peace good will and joy shall prevail.
Witness our royal signature, en- route
to Utahland, this the first year of our
reign, eighteen hundred and ninety-six.
JEAN, QUEEN OF THE CARNIVAL,
By the Grace of the People.
! Unless ONE unforeseen accident be-
| fall the royal cortege. it will make its
| triumphal entry into the carnival city
! on the morning of July 2, and upon the
/ queens arrival she will meet with a
warm reception from her loyal sub
! jects, who will devote the ensuing three
! days to celebrating the safe arrival OF
| her majesty, and join in wishing long
1 live the queen.
THE DRAGON SECURED.
Director-General McGarvie's hear
was made glad yesterday by the in.
formation that the Chinese have sue