The Delawarean., 1900-06-13
WILMINGTON
To RECEIVE.
Her Gates are Thrown Open for
the Big Ell<s' Carnival.
A ROSE FOR GOVERNOR TUNNEL.

Wilmington, June 13.-Arrangements
have been completed for the street
carnival and industrial exhibition OF
Wilmington Lodge of Elks, which will
open in this city on June Is and con-
tinue until June 23. 1t is confidently
expected that over 100000 people will
visit Wilmington during the week and
the event will be the greatest ever cele-
brated in Wilmington. Robert s..
Baird, THE director-general, and his
staff of assistants have done hard work
in pushing the movement to a success.
The site selected for the exhibition
is on the boulevard, just north Of the
fine Washington street bridge, and the
street is generally considered the finest
in the city, being adjacent to Brandy
wine Park and running over height
from which an excellent view of the
Delaware River can be obtained.
Something over six blocks of this street
will be used for the exhibition, in ad-
dition to the park and the lots in the
vicinity, upon which will be pitched the
tents of the shows which will go with
the display.
So far there are about 125 local ex-
hibitors, and it is likely that at least
two more blocks will be taken by ex-
hibitors from distance. Beyond this
industrial display, in which the various
products of Wilmington will be shown,
will be the midway, with its attrac-
tions, which will also extend for a con-
siderable distance. This section will
be similar to the midway at the Phila-
delphia Export Exposition, and at the
Worlds Fair. The entrances will be
decorated with electric lights.
DAILY STREET PARADES.
On Monday, the opening day of the
carnival, there will be an industrial
parade, in which many Of the manu-
featuring concerns of the city will take
part. On Tuesday there will be par
ade of the Wilmington police and the
entire Fire Department. Visiting fire.
men are also expected on that occasion.
On Wednesday the floral parade will +
take place, in which the finest turnouts [
in Wilmington will appear, a number
having been especially built for the oc-
casion. The school children of the city
will also take part in the parade. The
Elks will be seen in the parade on
Thursday, and on Friday there will be
a parade of the secret societies in Will
mington. Saturday, the last day of the
carnival, there will be a masked parade
in which number of the organizations
have asked for places in the line.
REDUCED RAILROAD RATES.
Arrangements have been completed
by which reduced rates to Wilmington
will be secured from all Of the railroad
and steamboatlines entering Whining
ton, ard there will also be stop-over
privilege on all tickets sold to Phila-
delphia. This will give people from
down the State a chance to go to Phila-
delphia and also to see the carnival
Wilmington on the same trip.
MILITIA MAY BE PRESENT.
Efforts are being made to have the
entire militia of the State and also a
number of the regulars from Fort Mott
and Fort Dupont parade on the same
day as the police and firemen, but
definite answer has not been secured
Governor Tunnel and Adjutant Gen
eral Hart are trying to devise some
plan by which the militia can be
brought here for day.
Governor Tunnel will be here dur
ing the greater part or~the week. and ,
headquarters for him have been secur-
ed at the Hotel Wilmington. The
Governor will be here on the .opehing
might, when there will be elaborate
ceremonies. The carnival Swill be
opened with an address by the Govern
or, after which little Mabel Moore, the
daughter of Harbor Master George B.
Moore, will spring from huge bouquet
of flowers, and, plucking a rose, will
present it to the Governor. This rose
will be attached Ito an electric wire.
which will ring the city fire alarm bell
and the bells upon the engine houses.
This will be general signal, and the
and bells on all the manu-
featuring establishments in Whining
ton will sound.