The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-18

Citizens Committee Meeting With Great
Various Trades-Everyone Contributing
to Bring Mardi Gras Floats Here for
July Fifth-Programme for Horrible
Parade.
Yesterday Charlestown celebrated
Bunker Hill day, and the Mardi Gras
floats which it is hoped are to ap pear in
Portland July 4th formed the great feat
ure of the carnival procession.
Alderman F. J. Ilsley, chairman of the
city governm snt committee on the cele-
bration of July fourth, together with
Alderman Pagan and Councilmen Gerrish
and johnson who are also members of
this committee, were in Charlestown yes
terday as the guests of the carnival asso-
C iation. Of course they passed very
pleasant day, were entertained as the
Charlestown men know how to entertain,
but above all they had a chance to see the
Mardi Gras floats and returned home EN-
thusiastic over the show.
Alderman Ilsley said to a PRESS re-
porter last night on his return: They
are the most beautiful things in that line
that have ever seen. In every detail
they are perfect and judging from the
enthusiastic applause which greeted them
on the streets of Charlestown by the
biggest crowd that city ever saw, am
convinced that they will create a great
sensation when they are brought to Port
land. A full description of them will
probably appear in Friday mornings
Boston papers, and those who wish to
know just what the committee have OBJ
tanned to make Portland's celebration
noticeable one will do well to read this
account. For my part I cannot find
words in which to express how the beauti-
full pageant impressed myself and other
members of the committee. 1t was
grand.
Judging from the work already accom-
plished by the citizens committee which
is raising the necessary funds to bring
these floats to Portland there is little
doubt of this beautiful pageant appearing
on the streets of this city July 9Th.
The citizens committee reports that
the wholesale dry goods dealers have con-
tributed 500 towards defraying the ex-
penses of the Mardi Gras floats. bakers
and confectioners 500, which with the
$500 already given by the Fire and Life
Insurance agents make total of $400
from the three trades. The druggists
have contributed $t75, the wholesale hard
ware men $50, the coal dealers 500, the
retail provision dealers 800, the lawyers
$3.50. These are only a portion of the
trades and professions SO far heard from.
There are many other subscription papers
out and if the other trades do as well as
these already reported the necessary
amount to bring the floats to Portla nd
will be raised in forty eight hours. All
that it requires is a little hustling on the
part of those having papers and as Port
| land must have the Mardi Gras floats the
more hustling that is done the quicker
the money needed will be forth coming.
At meeting held last evening of the
subcommittee on parade of antiques and
horribles the following rules to govern
entries were adopted:
The prices paid to entries-Man and
team, So; man horse and saddle, rider to
be properly costumed, S. Man and
bicycle. the rider to be properly costumed,
1926 Man who parades on foot, properly
costumed 81.
The prizes shall be four. First prize,
$40; second prize, SIS; third prize, So:
| fourth prize, S..
The number of persons entering shall
be limited according to the discretion of
! the committee.
All persons desiring to enter parade
shall sign papers prepared by the commit
Tee.
No entries accepted after July LIST.
Persons desiring to enter can sign paper
at any general meeting of the committee,
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday eve
niDgs in Aid ermen's room.