El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-08
MIDWITER CARNIVAL
Is AtractingAttenti ion From Distant
POINTS, Meeting OF the Young
Men Tonight To Form An Enter
talnment Club Various Su0-
oestlonS.

0estlons-
The Midwinter Carnival is attract,
ing attention from far distant points
and the secretary of the Carnival is in
receipt of many communications from
persons living in all parts of the coun-
try, asking for information.
Among those received is one from
the general agent of the Santa Fe
railway at Denver, asking for the dates
on which the carnival is to be held.
He wants to- advertise the celebration
in all parts of the country traversed
by his great system.
The sale of Carnival buttons goes
merrily on. Several hundred were
sold this morning and all day Saturday
they went like hot cakes.
Among those who bought Saturday
was c. b. Eddy. who had just returned
from the east. AS soon as Unregistered
at the Sheldon Manager Fisher Offer
ed to sell him a button
Give me FIVE" said Mr.. Eddy, pass
ing over a five dollar bill.
The organization of the We Will
club will be perfected this evening,
at Carnival headquarters. II is pro-
posed for this club to set aside one
night each week for an entertainment.
such night to be designated as I'VE
VIII night. 1t is proposed to give
minstrel shows, vaudevilles, balls,
etc, the proceeds to go to the Car
nival fund.
Treasury Agent Pulliam who is taxi
ing a deep interest in the Carnival
suggests that the Nogales, Arizona,
band of real live Yaqui Indians be
brought here for Carnival week. These
Indians number four and they use two
drums and two fiddles to make the
most ludicrous music ever heard. Mr..
Pullian says they would be a whole
show in themselves.
Just at present the committee is busy
figuring with the man who contracted
the floats for several of the largest
parades ever seen in the United States
and il is probable that his services
will be engaged.
tee have been rendered a. III. Richards,
the jeweler for his kindness in franz
ing buttons numbers one and two, the
first in gold and the second in silver.
From all indications the meeting at
the Carnival headquarters at o'clock
tonight will be largely attended by
the representative young men of FL
Paso. who are enthusiastic over the
proposed organization of an entertain
ment club. Said a well known bust
ness man yesterday. Eel Paso is full
of good entertainers and you boys
should raise at least $4,000 for the Car
nival fund between now and January
1st.' He also suggested that the
club should get out season tickets to
all of their entertainments and said
he would take two.
Val Love. the well known actor, has
kindly consented to give his assistance
to the club and will do much towards
making the entertainments a success.
The following resolutions were pass
ed by the Railway Conductors Divis-
ion 50, o. X. c.:
Whereas. The Midwinter Carnival
has been launched. and
Whereas, The people of Ell Paso have
with one accord proclaimed in favor
of holding said Carnival, therefore, be
it
Resolved. By Division 90, Order Rail-
way Conductors, in regular meeting
this the 9Th day of october, that We
do endorse said Midwinter Carnival.
And be il further,
Resolved. That each and every mem
Der of Division 50. Order Of Railway
Conductors. is hereby appointed COM
mittee of one to aid IN every way pos
sible, to the end that said Carnival
shall have our unqualified support.
w. NJ. Stockwell,