Evening star., 1898-09-19
CONTINENTAL CARNIVAL.
Projected Entertainment to BE Given
by Good Templnrs.

| The Good Templars of the District of
Columbia are arranging to give grand
| entertainment, beginning October 81 and
| continuing the first five days of November,
| at Masonic Temple. corner 9tn and F
| streets northwest. The affair will be known
| as continental carnival" 1t is to be a
| fair, and yet to be conducted on entirely
different lines from the general entertain
mentS of that name. In this case there
will be thirteen booths. each booth repre-
senting of the original thirteen states.
and presided over by one of the local sub
ordinate lodges. The decorations will be of
continental character. each booth endeay-
orlng as FAR as possible to produce effects
relating to the state. it represents. The
booth representing Virginia, for instance,
Will probably have copy of the seal of
| the old commonwealth. some of the orig
inal state flags or reproductions of them,
portraits of early patriots, as Patrick Hem
ry, Richard Henry. Lee, jefferson, Wash
inSton. etc. In many other ways this spirit
and intent is to be carried out. Those who
participate will be dressed in the fashion
of the continental days. =.
Scenes illustrative of our early life and
youth will be depieted. In a New England
booth the visitor will find view of a typi-
cal Puritan home;t in New Yorks booth he
Will see portrayed an lold Dutch fireside
and in one of the southern states will be
shown a plantation of the early day.
| auspices of the Grand Lodge and the var
ious subordinate lodges, A board of man
agement has been appointed, consisting of
the entire executive committee Of the Grand
Lodge, and one member from each slbordi-
nate lodge. The offcers of the board con-
sist of Edw. H. Jones, grand chief templar
cl airman; Mrs. L., j. Allen, grand sIperin-
tendent, vice chairman, Miss Laura Byron,
SECRETARY, al d Mr.. Z. Il Hamer, treasurer
The other mellbers OF the board are Mrs
n. l.. King. grand vice, templar: Jesse c.
Suter. grand counselor; A. W. Campbell
grand secretary; Jno. c. Daley, grand
treasurer; A NJ Garfield. grand chaplain
A. E. Shoemaker past grand templar, and
Geo. D. Watt, grand marshal Also, Wilber
McDaniels, from Mnnehaha Lodge: Miss
Laura Bryson, from Perseverance: Mrs. T.
l. Cole. from Good Will; Harry Gutschal,
from Liberty; Chas. N. Phelps, from
Friendship; Fred C. Basche, from Star of
Hope; L. H. Hamer, from Independent: A.
T. Sho maker from Silver Star; Miss Maud
J!mmison. from Takoma and Miss Edna
Hough, from Columbia
The following subcommittee have been
appointed:
On flnances-Chas. N. Phelps. chairman:
Louis H. Lanman, H. E. Warren. d. F.
Dumbreth, Jno. c. Daley, Robt McLennan
G A. Snyder, j. C. Ellis, MD, and Henry
F. Smith
On distribution of booths-A. E. Shoe
maker, chairman; Flora Muirhead. 1. L.
Corby, Carrie Lanman, Harry Gutschal
Marea Allen, Jas O. MacAllister.
On booths and decerations-Jno. H. Muir
head, chairman; VIM. H. Parsons, c. A
Snyder, Mrs. N. L. King, Geo. d. Watt.
grand marshal
On attractions and program-Jesse C.
Suter chairman; Fred j. Parks, Morris
Walmer.
On voting contestants. L. ]. Allen,
chairman; Laura Bryson, Geo. NJ. D. Jory.
On visiting organizations-Jesse c. Suter,
chairman; L. M. Moores, E. w. Libbey.
On comfort-Mrs. c. A. Snyder, chairman;
Mary F. Riley, Geo. E. Sullivan.
On printing-A. w. Campbell, chairman;
]. S. Rlackford, ]. II. Barnes