Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-08

amount to In the neighborhood of 5000
and our expenses probably $1,000, leaving
us in the neighborhood of $500 to the good
when the unpaid subscriptions are all in.
ITO our home people who have supported
us SO Loyalty, we have nothing but grateful
Acknowledgement
LAS to next years entertainment, it is
too early to say anything. Kansas City
can rest assured, however, that the kar-
nival Krewe never looks backward, but
will be ready when 1850 rolls around to do
its part to keep Kansas City in the van
in everything that is attractive, new and
up-to-date in the way of fall festivities.
The masque ball has come to stay-that is
beyond question.
JOHN f. EATON. President
Every exhibitor on the street parade is
well pleased and enthusiastic over the sue
cess OF the fair.
Mr.. ]. Logan Jones, of the Jones Dry
Goods Company. who had the largest ex-
hibit on the street said yesterday that it
had been the best advertising medium he
had ever had. and that, while he had gone
to a great deal of expense in arranging his
score or more of booths. he considered it
a magnificent investment and did not re-
greet the outlay.
W. 5. Webb. treasurer of the Karnival
festivities this year had given nore or less
employment to 1000 people. and that most
of the money paid to them would remain
| in Kansas City. Neither officers nor d.
rectors receive any salary or monetary
recompense for their services. and the
| money paid out in wages was to workmen
| only. The success of the fair has demon
| strated the wisdom shown in selecting Bal
| timore avenue as the location. The closing
ceremonies last night We're witnessed by a
| a special band concert. The directors in a
| body marched the full length of the fair
| and back. headed by Il band and followed
| by band
| Priests of PaIIns Pleased.
In addition TO the Karnival Krewe, the
| Priests of Pallas met with a most fatter-
| ing reception this year and the grand pa
rade and bail given by them were the most
gorgeous and splendid in the history of the
city. J. i. LoomaS, president of the
| Priests of Pallas board of directors, ex-
pressed himself yesterday in behalf of the
| directors, as follows:
! To The Journal.
las an evidence of the public apprecia-
| ton of the Priests Of Pallas ball and pa
rade this year. | can only say that the
| business men of Kansas City, who sup
port the Priests of Pallas are unanimous
| in expressing their satisfaction and in urg-
| ing a continuance of the work. \ great
| many of them are 50 well pleased that they
| have doubled their subscription for next
year. More money was expended on our
| floats this year than ever before and the
fact was apparent in a superior and more
| artistic display than has ever been wit
j. ?. LOoMAs, President
| Mr.. LoOmas will cali a meeting uf the
| directors in a few days to discuss the pro-
| Sramme for next year AT this meeting
| the question Will arise of building new
den The new building will be larger than
the old one and will be 50 fitted up that
! every float may be built and manned under
| its roof. This will do away with the in
| convenience and confusion that has attend
| ed the starting of parades heretofore wher
| the floats have been necessarily scattered
| over several blocks Of ground preparatory
| to moving down town. Another matter &c
be taken up at this meeting Will be the ad.
visibility of having the Priests of Palla'
parades on the boBleVards in future instead
of on the downtown business streets where
the wires are thick overhead and the
streets SO rough by reason of the car tracks
that the floats are often shaken to pieces
and seriously impaired.
one particularly noticeable feature OF
carnival week this year was that the Wis
itors seemed to be Of the Weather class
and largely patroniZed the best hotels. TIL,
large retail dry goods stores report unusu
ally large sales of their finest and most ex
pensive stocks. The men in charge of tn,
festivities realized nearly that many of th'
i. | towns adjacent to Kansas City would hay,
street fairs of their own and therefor,
made an extra effort TO provide entertain
mcnts here that would attract the bette
class from the surrounding territory. y,
expense WAS spared In advertising and til,
| programme of carnival week was as wei
| known in Texas. Arkansas. Oklahoma, Ne
braska and Iowa as IN Missouri and Kan
Sas.
unusual number of visiting country editor
! | in the city. Expressions among them wer