The age-herald., 1898-02-13
4 RIGHT ROYAL WELCOME.
Awaits the Coming of Rex Vul-
 can iii.
JOY AND MlRTH WILL RULE
One Week From Tomorrow the Festivities Will Begin-The Celebration Will Eclipse
 Anv Previous Attempt.

One week from tomorrow Rex Vulcan III, king of the carnival, and ruler of the province of Birmingham, will arrive In the city, attended with all the pomp and glory due his royal majesty. His loyal subjects have left nothing un- done to make his reception the most bril- liant that has ever been rendered to any ruler of the house of Vulcan and his sub sequent visit the most suspicious in the reign of the dynasty.
 Joy and mirth have been designated as the ruling spirits of the occasion by order of Rex himself. sTransgressors a of this royal edict will be condemned to ignomini- ous death, from which there can be no ap- peal te - Upon his arrival he will be met by the | reception committee of the Carnival So- ciety and military and civic societies. and will be escorted through the streets of the city to the city hall, where the keys of the city will be given into his charge. In the line of parade will be many beau- tiful floats, representing the trades and mercantile concerns of the city. The parade will proceed south on Twen- tieth street to Avenue D; thence counter march on Twentieth street to First avenue; thence west to Eighteenth street.; thence north to Second avenue; thence east along Second avenue to Nineteenth street, thence on Nineteenth street to city hall, where pa- rade will halt, and the mayor and board of aldermen will leave their carriages and proceed to a grand stand and deliver to his majesty, Rex Vulcan III, the keys of the city of Birmingham, after which they will again enter their carriages, and the parade will proceed north on Nineteenth street to Sixth avenue; thence east along Sixth avenue to Twentieth street; thence south on Twentieth street to First avenue; thence east on north side of First avenue fo ctr ar- march on First avenue, where his majesty will review the parade from a grand stand built in front of the banking house of Steiner Bros., and with the judges award prizes, after which he will again enter his float and will be escorted by the militia and committee to the Morris hotel. The parade will proceed to First avenue and Eighteenth street and there disband.
 At night the most gorgeous feature of the celebration will take place, consisting of parade containing many magnificent
 floats representing in realistic beauty stories of tradition, history and fiction.
 This parade will form on Eighteenth street. north, with right column resting on Eighth avenue in the following order: Grand marshal and his aides; Cavalry, Troop D; Rex Vulcan IT., in his royal state float official floats of the Birming ham Carnival society; between them prince in carriage; following them will be society floats, distributed in proper order,
 
 The parade will start precisely at 7:3O ?. m., and marching east on Eigth avenue to r. Nineteenth street, thence south along Nineteenth street to Sixth avenue, thence east along Sixth avenue to Twentieth street, thence south along Twentieth street to Avenue D, thence counter march on Twentieth street to First avenue, thence west on First avenue to Eighteenth street, thence on Eighteenth street to Second ave nue, thence east Second avenue to Twenty first street, thence north on Twen- ty-first street to Third avenue where the parads will disperse.
 Rex Vulcan IT., and the grand marshal and his aSde-de-camps will then attend the reception of the Birmingham Turn Verein.
 This reception will be second to none of the social functions of the carnival cete- bration.
 and merry maker, and the caricatnre cos tunes that are promised will make a lively scene.
 On Tuesday night the celebration will culminate with the grand Rex ball at the auditorium, which will be the most mag nificent affair ever given in the state.
 His majesty will attend the ball, accom- panied by his queen and courtiers and will unmask and disclose his identity which has been the source of much comment during the past few weeks.
 The various committees have about com p,eted their work, and with a. few finishing touches grand keeper of the royal menag- erie, J. Andrew German, will have the floats ready.
 The carnival colors being displayed and when Rex arrives the decorations will be elaborate.