The sun., 1900-06-09
ESPECIAL RATES
TO VISITORS At
ELkS' CARNIVAL
Stop Over Privileges on Penn
d sylYania Railroad Will
Aid Thousands.
BIG OFFER TO THE HOSPITALS
Frank G. Bsstock Authorizes Col
onel Grantley p. Postles to Set
M Apart Day on Which 10
Per Cent. of Receipts
Go to These In
stitntions.

Special rates granted yesterday by the
p. w. Il B. railroad company will open
the way for thousands of down the State
peope to flock to Wilmington during
the Industrial Street Fair and Elks' Car
nival which opens on Monday, June is,
The railroad company has already an
noUnced the sale OF tickets to the Phila-
delphia National Republican Conven.
ton the Quad trip for single fare,
YESTERDAY the company Motif d the
Eks' Executive Committee that all
tickets sold on the convention rates
wonld carry with them the stop over
privilege.
n The action Of the Pennsylvania i'll
road means this: The tickets will be 90.
for 10 days from the Saturday preceding
The Philadelphia National Republican
Conventiol, Jnne lG until Tuesday,
June %. All persons buying tickets on
the Delaware or Maryland divisions to
Philadelphia will be allowed to stop over
in Wilmington. They can go to the
TO Wilmington and remain here during
the entire week Of the carnival.
Steamboat lines and railroads general
ly have made preparations to accom-
modate the public during carnival week.
The management OF the steamer Ulrica
will have that steamer make special trips
Between this ctv and Pennsgrove. The
lasu regular tlip will be made from
Pennsgrove at ) o'clock. Then the
Ulrica will return to New Jersey and
Ieave Pennsgrove again for this city at
o'clock. Returning the Urica will leaye
Wilmington about IL O'clock This
schedule will be maintained all the
week Of the big carnival.
The Landenbnrg branch of t. Bati-
more & Ohio Railroad will run special
train every night.
M Gift to the Hospitals.
Frank @. Bostock, head of tie BostocF
Midway Company which is now in
Baltimore at the Elks Exposition and
will come from there to Wilmington has
supplemented the many liberal offers of
The local Elks committee to the Della
ware and Homeopathic Hospitals As-
distant Director-General Grantley r.
Postes yesterday received the following
letter:
,I"G. P. Postles, assiatant director
general. Dear Sir: You are hereby an.
rhorz4d 30 grant to the two hospitals in
your city 10 per cent Of the net receipts
&f all shows on our midway any day you
Me fit to set apart for that purpose; the
Wme to be equally divided among them.
@ FRANK @. BoSroCK"
fter rec ewing the letter Colonel Pos
g saw the lady managers OF the hospi-
kals and they decided TO fix floral day,
"Wednesday. az the day for accepting Mr..
Bostock's kind offer. If, however, Wed
nesday should be rainy, Thursday will
be chosen, as the floral parade, in the
went of rain, will be postponed until
hat day.
Carnival headquarters at Nos. S20-S22
Iarket street was busy place yester-
kay. All the original space for exhibit
gors having been taken, 20U feet was
4dded. Yesterday so feet of the addi-
;ional space was taken and the managers
aave every reason to believe that the
remaining space will be sold before Mon
day night.
NThe official program will probably be
Completed today. Arrangements for the
magnificent floral parade are nearly com
plete The ladies of the two hospitals
wish to announce that they have paper
for making paper flowers, which they can
sell at wholesale rates to others, as they
provided more than they needed.
The industrial parade is shaping up in
inc style. Many handsome turn ours
owned by prominent men Of the city,
have bees offered and will take proml-
nent place in that parade.
Chief OF Police Dolan said last night
that at least 80 patrolrnen would be in
line in the fremen's day parade.
The Elks Executive Committee has
obtained % 900 souvenir buttons OF
pretty design which are being distributed
through the city and surrounding coun-
try and almost everyone seen on the
streets now wears an Elks' button.
Merchants are commencing to decor
ate their places OF business Board of
Health President George &. Ward has
his place OF business prettily decorated
with the E.ks' colors, purple and white.