St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-18
SNOW SHOW STARTS
NOT FORMALLY, BUT NONE THE
LESS ACTUALLY AND ENTHU-
SIASTICALLY.
LAST NIGHTS BIG DISPLAY
BUT A FORETASTE OF COMING
CARNIVAL GLORIES, SECOND
TO NONE.
FAIR MINNIE AND MEPHIsTo
March in the Same Parade With
Dfgnified Directors and I'm
couth Red Men.
LAST NIGHTS BIG DISPLAY


| AS preliminary TO the season Of
rare sport and royal entertainment
which will be inaugurated with the
formal crening Of the carnival season
! Of So" the first general parade of
uniformed carnival clubs took place
last evening when 500 joyful and gaily
| clad club members marched about the
city to inspiring music, and greeted on
all sides by the cheers, laughter and
merriment of thousands who thronged
the line Of march to witness the first
official demonstration in connection
with the carnival to which all are look
ing forward with such pleasurable an
| ticipatiOn. Never since the previous
| carnival events has a public demon
stration been witnessed by such en-
| thusiaStic crowds, nor so thoroughly
| enjoyed by the participants. AS early
| as o'clock the vicinity of Rice park,
where the procession was to form, was
thick with people largely awaiting the
coming Of the clubs. One by one the
different organizations arrived, and
were assigned positions in the parade
| AS they stood waiting the marching
command, the spirit Of the occasion
seemed to permeate the assembled
crowds, and cheer after cheer was
that the event might be properly au-
spicious, the ice king had decreed a
snow storm for st. Paul last evening
and when the procession was ready
to start the feathery flakes were fall
ing thick and fast, giving a beautiful
and picturesque aspect to the gay
scene, which was heightened by the
burning of Greek fire and the flames
from hundreds of torches carried by
the different clubs. Promptly at 8
O'Clock the column, headed by a de-
tachment of mounted police under Ser
geant Ryan, began it's triumphal
march.
Following the police squad came the
carnival directors preceded by the car
nival band Clad in their beautiful
new suits, white with light blue trim
mings, and bearing candles of colored
lights, the directors composed a BODY
eminently fit to lead the pageant
which followed. Next to the directors
marched the Lafayette Snow Shoe
club, forty strong, under command of
Capt. Lambert. The Lafayettes pre-
sented a fine appearance in their gray
and blue suits, while the lively music
OF the fife and drum corps could be
heard continuously throughout the en-
TIRE line of march. Directly behind
the Lafayette club marched the
Schuneman & Evans Carnival club,
with eighty-five men in line. Each
member carried a torch across his
shouldpers, executing the manual Of
arms as the parade wendell it's way be-
tween the crowds of spectators lined
up on either side of the street.
Following this club came the Bos-
tons, headed by the clubs fife and
drum corps Outlined against the
snow-covered streets the effect pro-
duced by their handsome dark red
suits was remarked by all who wit
messed the parade Next in line was
the Militia Carnival club, composed of
seventy members of the national guard.
under command of Col. E. c. Monfort.
rms was the first appearance of the
members OF this organizations. and
their SroteSque hambeau uniforms and
'devilish' antics, 2 interspersed with
We'll executed military movements,
furnished no end of amusement and en-
tertainment during the march. The
t1ambeaus" also carried the old reg
ulation bouncing blanket, and many
a lucklesS youngster, as well as sew
eral dlgnified citizens, were sent sky
ward with a catapult velocity. to dron
L..
OF the most weird, and at the same
time unique, was the Redmen, who fol-
lowed the soldiers. ninety strong Sin
gle file the stolid "savages". marched
after their stalwart medicine man.
whose totem pole, decked with scalps,
feathers and skins of animals, awed
the small boy and caused fair maidens
TO nestle closer to their escorts. A new
feature of the Redmen's band was the
hrst appearance of fifteen members of
the Pocahontas auxiliary dressed as
SquaWs and papoOses Chiefs Rodder
Ramsey and Heble commanded the
warriors" while the friends of George
roster failed to recognize in him the
Iantastlcally CARRIED medicine man.
foiloWlng the Redmen, with no fear
OF cleaning knives and bloody toma-
hawks, marched the Minnehaha Ssat
ing CLUB, sixty Of whom were in line
Dark red suits, with black trimmings
constitute the Minnehaha uniform.
which was generally considered one of
the most attractive of last nights dis.
play The reason for this verdict might
be found in: the fact that though a num-
Der of gentlemen accompanied the cIlh
II is strictly an organization Of ladies.
each of whom carried the emblem of
the club, pair of skates, over her
shoulders. The st. Paul High School
Carnival club followed the ladies, thew
too. carrying bouncing blanket, and
addlng to the amusement of the specta-
tors by its constant and vigorous use
The Summit Skating club was last in
line, but by no means less attractive
than the organizations which had Dre-
coded it, Black sweaters, knee pants
ana yellow trimmings, constituted its
uniform, While at its head marched the
ever inspiring fife and drum corps. That
the parade was thorough success and
| an suspicious forerunner of the good
times to come within the next three
weeks. was the unanimous assertion of
all who witnessed it. The carnival d.
rectors are congratulating themselves
upon the large turnout and feel assured
that only the absence of suitable wealth
er can interfere with the most enjov-
| able season st. Paul has experienced in
many years. 1t was the original plan
| to have the clubs rendezvous at Carni-
val headquarters after last nights pa
| rade, but owing to the large numbers
this plan was not carried out, though
| several clubs met in the rooms and
| made merry with songs and music till
| late hour
Immediately after the parade the Ros-
| ton and Minnehaha clubs repaired to
| Aurora park and spent the remainder
| of the evening in skating In. their
| excess Of joy last evening, the carnival
| directors decided to inspect the floats
which are to be used at the opening
of Fort Karnival, and in company with
favored few, adjourned to the build
| ing on Third street, where the work
! of construction is being carried on.
| The floats, which are for the ice king
and fire king, are nearly completed and
| will create sensation when they ap-
| pear upon the streets. They are works
| Of art, embellished in a manner which
| will rival anything of a like nature ever
| before seen in the city All that re-