The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-06-04
Special CORES dependence.
Salt Lakes Midsummer Carnival.
Salt LAKE CRY, May az, 1896.

Every man, woman and child in
Utah can not help but be interested
in the grand Midsummer Carnival,
to be held in Salt Lake City, July
ed. id and 4th. The most extensive
preparations have been made for the
greatest social and educational plea
sure out that ever transpired in the
intermountain country. The origin
al scheme was projected by H. +.
McGarvie, who largely helped TO
make the Chicago Worlds Fair and
the San Francisco Midwinter Fair
so successful. He laid his carnival
ideas before the Chamber of Com
merce of Salt Lake, meeting of
citizens was called, and the scheme
again rehearsed, and in less than
two weeks time the entire depart
mental committees were appointed
and the funds subscribed, necessary
10 make the carnival an assured Sue
cess. The programme for three
DAYS festivities is most elaborate
one as.formulated by the entertain
ment committee, and will prove
source of great JOY, pleasure and
profitable entertainment to the tens
of thousands who will visit Salt Lake
from all over Utah. The Queen of
the Carnival will be elected by pop
ular vote, and in each county in the
State Queen will be likewise elect
ed, and the county queen will act as
maids of honor to the Queen of the
Carnival. The programme is ar
ranged that on the first day the
Queen of the Carnival will take pos
session of the city, be given the keys
and rule supreme. This important
ceremony will take place at the Joint
Building; the Governor, Mayor of
salt Lake and civic and military or
CARNATIONS participating. She will
be met at the depot by the thous-
ands of her loyal subjects, and with
royal pomp and regal glory she will
be escorted to the Joint Building,
and will hold her Court in all the
splendor of the Orient. On a
throne outshining in splendor that
of Cleopatra, erected in the grand
entrance to the joint Building, sur
rounded by her County Queens as
maids of honor, and by soldiery
courtiers, officials and civilians, she
will hold her Court and issue her
commands which it will be pleasure
to obey. After these ceremonies,
the Queen will be carried in pa
lanquin of cloth of gold, decorated
with the Sego lily. to magnificent
float, and take her seat on throne
of silver, surrounded by her adoring
maid of honor, guards, lackeys, etc.
The float, which will be the most
beautiful creation ever seen in the
West, will be drawn by thirty white
horses, each led by knight i'll he
roic costume. and parade of the
streets made. On the evening of
the first day grand patriotic concert
will be given at the Tabernacle, by
native sons and daughters. The
second day will be Children's Day,
and will constitute floral festival.
The school children will participate
in body, after electing their Floral
Queen. All the floats will be of
floral design. and on the great
masses of flowers the Children will
rest while riding in the parade
In the evening the grand ball in
honor of the Queen Of the Carnival
and her retinue will be held at the
Salt Lake Theatre. The decora-
tons and arrangements for this
event will be the most elaborate
and expensive ever assumed in the