The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-06
BIG PRIZE MONEY
offered to Bands Who Play
for Street Fair.
WICHITA PAYS THEIR BILLS
Elaborate Preparations for
Civic Parade.
WICHITA PAYS THEIR BILL

The carnival committee or the SFeeI
| fair at its meeting yesterday afternoon
at the office of Secretary lockwood, at
the civic parade should be given on Ok
laaloma DAY. October Is George Locke
George Dickson, Jim Dorsey and A NJ
Denny. the gentlemen in charge, have al
ready received the names Of fifty OF the
business men in the city who VIII ride on
horseback in the parade, and the prepar-
ations have hardly commenced. The Sc
cret organizations will take prominent
mart. The Central Labor Union has prom
ised 600 footmen for the parade. and four
teen floats have already been secured. All
secret societies that have not made ar
rangements for a part are invited TO join
the jolly and send their names to George
Locke.
Secretary Lockwood is arranging to
| make a big thing Of the band contests.
Ha expects at least half Ia dozen bands
here for the occasion and has engaged
Garfield hall for the week TO arrange a
sleeping place for the boys. Wichita VIII
reward them handsomely for their music
and this Is saying nothing OF the SIDE
lights Secretary Lockwood will turn on
when the show gets a-grinding. The fol-
lowing Invitations governing the award
| ing of the premium money will be sent 70
all bands in southern Kansas and Okla
homa tomorrow:
"a cordial invitation is hereby extended
to your band to be present and partica-
pate in the band contest feature Of the
TN.a- TN-v fNsol a.
Der 1s to q inclusive. The MANAGEMENT
proposes to conduct a band tournament
that will be unsurpassed for fairness,
and Justice Will be guaranteed each and
every band entering the contest With
this principle in view, the prizes have
been divided into four prizes. thus giving
the band of recent organization chance
for winning at least small prize, provid-
ing the four older bands do not win them
all. First prize, 500; second prize. $75;
| third prize, $50: fourth prize, SO.
''AIl bands entering must report to the
secretary not later than noon, Wednes-
day. October IS.
mo bands having imported musicians
will be allowed to compete.
1.-The prizes will positively be awarded
in the respective classes, and will be
graded upon the following points, each
point scoring ten. thus making possible
| total OF 80 per cent: Instrumentation COM
position authorship, tune. tone, time,
attack. expression. dictatorship.
Each band entering the contest shall
render three numbers of their own selec-
tton. Those entering the contest shall
play an overture or medley, selection or
waltz, and march.
1.-THE bands of Wichita will not be al
| lowed to compete for any of the prizes.
Bands shall be at the disposal Of the sec
rotary from the time Of their arrival un-
til after the contest. Entries must be in
not later than October l.
| Further correspondence Is solicited on
an points not thoroughly understood and
entries should be made without delay.
Come. bring your band and participate in
the biggest and best street fair. carnival
and midway ever held in the southwest
At last nights meeting OF the executive
committee all bills Of August were allow
ed and ordered paid by the auditing COM
mittee. Chairman Carey Of the decorat-
ing committee. asked a thousand dollars
! FOR the construction and elaboration oi
arches. He was allowed $3.50.
The matter OF privileges was taken W
and debated at some length. Chairman
Innes asked that the terms of all privi-
lege contracts be set and the matter put
| in some shape where It could be dealt
with. 1t was decided to make the lunch
counter business in the industrial exhibiI
an open contest, any one being allowed
to put IN a counter and be given forty
foot frontage by payment OF $50 for the
six days fair. Privilege for soft drinks
popcorn. peanuts, cigars and candy, So
for thirty feet front the six days. Per
sons desiring to secure these privilege.
should send their names to Secretary
Lockwood at once.
One hundred and nifty dollars will %
charged for official souvenir program edi
ton.