The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-30
COME GET YOU READY.
There Will Be a Hot Time in
the Old Town
When the Karnival Knights
Parade Moves Tomorrow
Night.
Will Start at $50 Whether Anybody
La There or Not-Formation
and Line of March.


val Knights parade today issued this
official announcement of the Cornwall
parade. He states that at exactly $3.50
D. M the procession will start even if
but two features are ready. karnlVa1
knights are always prompt in every
thing and this parade will be moved
on time at all hazards. 1t will be the
hottest. parade ever seen in the west.
Over 20 features have been arranged
and will be seen in line. Hundreds of
red lights will be burned during the
time of parade. The avenue will be
a blaze of red and green.
The street will be cleared to the curb
stones and the parade will go north
down the east side of Kansas avenue
and return on the west side OF the aV-
enue.
There will be pretty things, novel
things, any old thing at all. There will
be bands which never played before
and never will again. During the pa,
Knights will be played by every band
in the procession. 1t is "There'n be a
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight"
Everybody will sing it both in the pa
rade and the spectators on the sides.
The following is the official announce
ment for the parade which will posi-
lively move promptly tomorrow even
ing at $50 o'clock.
FORMATION OF PARADE.
The parade will form on Harrison
street, right resting on Tenth. The line
of march will be as follows: From
Tenth street on to Jackson, north to
Ninth, east to Kansas avenue. North
on Kansas avenue to Fourth and coun-
termarch to Tenth street, and to place
of formation.
Chief Marshal Norton and staff
Marshal Will Haskell of the Karni-
val parade.
Platoon of police.
MarshalPs band.
Aides to Marshal Will Haskell at the
head of various divisions, Maj. A. p
Shreve, H. B. Fleharty, Capt. Andy
verton and j. S. Collins.
Queen Lorena on her magnificent
float and surrounded by the following
court ladies: Mesdames A. w. Dana,
c. X Holiday and G. P. Ashton, and
liam Whit1ock and Susa Jewell. The
Queen will be escourted by the mounted
Sixteenth Century Knights in armor
who have been an escort to the Queen
of the Festival
The lady whose picture is on the Kar-
nival knights button will ride directly
behind Queen Lorena in a carriage.
She will be heavily yelled. At the ball
her identity will be revealed.
In carriages the ball committee will
ride.
The second division will form on Har-
risOn street, right resting on Ninth
street. Manifold's band will head this
Following this will be the following
Karnival Knight features:
Jack the Giant Killer.
Silver Statue.
Ten thousand dollar beauty.
Floral carriag eS.
The third division will form on Har-
rison street right resting on Eighth
street.
Following features of of the Karnival
knights will follow:
Equestrian club in costume.
Sacred hex.
Hippopotamus.
Rubber Neck.
Two Roman chariots (record break
ers).
Devils, Zulus and others
The fourth division will form on Har-
rison street right resting on Seventh
street. The First Regiment band will
lead this division and the following
Karnival Knight features will follow:
Quadrinoscornhogbr acan.
Pick Smiths fish.
Statuary
Boy on Burning deck
EquibuS.
Brownie band.
Closed cage.
AtchiSOn capture.
The fifth division will be headed by
the Second Regiment band and will
form on Harrison street, right resting
on Sixth.
Following features will follow:
Cinderella float especially decorated.
Swim out O'Grady.
Snake Charmer.
Boa Constructor.
Lion Tanner
Clowns and others
Clowns and pony meet on Harrison
and Sixth, and the chief marshal will
here listed which are kept secret until
Carn1van night will meet at this place
and be distributed.
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