The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-26
MAKE 1T A MIDWAY
WORLDS FAIR FEATURE TO BE
APPLIED DURING STATE FAIR
WEEK.
SIXTH STREET THE SCENE.
FUN AND FROLIC, MASKS AND
MERRYMAKING, VAUDEVILLE
AND ACRORATS.
NOTICE TO PATRIOTIC ST. PAU
Committee on Arrangements Tells
the People What They Are
Expected to- Do.

The following notice to the patriotic
St Paul public was issued yesterday:
To whom it may concern-A civic and in
duStrial demonstration having been scheduled
for Tuesday night, Sept. 6, as a feature of
the entertainment programme for our state
fair visitors we desire to call the attention
of our citizens to the fact that the success
of the undertaking depends so.ely upon their
cooperation and assistance 1t Is the pur-
pose of the committee to have every branch
of mercantile and industrial life represented
in the parade, and we herewith call upon
every manufacturer, wholesale commission
merchant retailer, express and railroad COM
pany and every other citizen interested in the
commercial development of our city, to have
their establishment appropriately represented
in the parade.
Transparancies designating the respective
establishment whereat employed, carried by
the employees would answer the same pur-
poses as the floats.
The railroad employees, the retail butchers
on horseback, and the members of the Manu-
facturers' union by floats, have severally sig
nified their intention of being in line. The
fire department will head the procession, fol-
lowed by the mayor and city council. If
each and every citizen will do his duty, we
can make this one of the memorable events
in the history of st. Paul. Kindly notify the
der that place may be assigned to your es-
tablishment in the line of march.
Very respectfully The Committee.
&C. P. Slime, Secretary of Commercial Club.
SlXCn street Will De converted INTO
a Midway Plaisance Friday evening
of fair week: there will be fun and
| frolic, vaudeville acts and acrobats,
masks and merrymaking, and it will
all be free to the thousands of people
who will come to st. Paul to see the
state fair and what promises to be
even more enjoyable, the week of car
nival
At the meeting of the executive COM
a
who has the Friday night programme
i'll charge, reported that all the details
had been arranged and there would
be no hitch of any kind. There will
be a string of performances and en-
tertainments along Sixth street from
Rice park to Smith park, and the
thoroughfare will be brilliantly illum-
mated with countless colored electric
lights. Bands of music will be on
every hand to enliven the occasion. if
the occasion needs any further en-
livening, and no expense will be spared
to make this an event long to be re-
mem bered.
A unique feature of this evening will
be hundreds of people en- masque,
promenading the streets. This has
been placed in the hands of Wilbur
IibbilS, who is making preparations
to have four or five dances in progress
at different places, to be open only to
those in masks. An actual run of the
entire fire department will also be
given that evening.
The committee in charge of the fire
nights programme announces that all
the arrangements for this are well I'M
der way. The infantry will consist of
four companies of militia, under charge
of their regular officers, while Gen.
e. G. Mason has been selected as chair
man of the military feature and the
details will be carried out under his
instruction. The infantry will have
$4,000 rounds of ammunition and the
artillery will be provided with 200
rounds-from which it may be con-
fidently expected that they will make
some noise on those nights Then there
will be fireworks galore; the stormins
of the fort on Willow island will be a
thrilling and awe-inspiring sight
Louis Nash, who has charge of the
Labor day parade, reports that there
will be big tournout of floats, all of
which will also participate in Tues
day nights parade. The manufactur-
ing and commercial interests of st.
Paul will be well represented and there
will be thousands of men in line.
A very striking poster has been is
sued to advertise the fire nights cele-
bration, and show the storming of the
fort in all the panoply of war. These
will be sent out by the thousands to
all corners of the state.