The sun., 1900-06-23
GREAT ATTRACTIONS
FOR CLOSING HOURS
oh oh0NihN hOoliV
OF GIGANTIC FAIR
Result of Contest for Firemen's
Horn Will be Known
Tonight.
A RECORD BREAKING CROWD
There Will be Another Novel Masked
Parade Through the Streets To-
night, Followed by a Great
Confetti Battle on Indus
trial Street at the Fair.

Never In the history of Wilmington
has so much interest been Awakened by
any public event as the great Elks' Street
Fair and Carnival. Each man, woman
and child seems to have constituted
himself or herself into a committee of
one to do all in their power to further
the success of our grand gala week.
While Thursday was looked upon as a
red letter day fully as many people at
tended the carnival yesterday.
After the masked paraders had entered
the fair last night tine many thousands
OF people who desired to enter were lined
up at the two ticket windows three
ABREAST for fully a square.
The projectors OF the carnival idea,
those VINO have worked hard for weeks
for successful termination of the pro.
lect felt very proud at the c'ose of the
fifth day.
The crowd was out to enjoy itself and
it did.
Special Features Tonight.
The confetti battle which will no
doubt be an innovation to the citizens of
Wilmington, VIII be given on Market
street tonight during the masked parade
which will move promptly at o'clock.
fair " SlOse IOUISHU.
For some unknown reason various
rumors have been circulated that the
carnival would continue for another
week, but it can be positively stated that
It will ur questionably be closed tonight
Frank G. Bostock, of the Midway Car
nival Company, states that Immediately
after the show tonight he will take his
show to Chester in time to open on Mon
day.
The Parades.
Yesterday afternoon at .. so o'clock the
First Battalion of the Delaware National
Guard, headed by the First Regiment
band, mace very creditable street
parade. This was their first appearance
since the Spanish American war, and
they received much commentator for
their fine marching.
The masked parade and carnival last
night was successful beyond the most
ardent expectations of he carnival com.
mittee. The parade was the greatest
thing OF its kind ever seen in this CITY
and was witnessed by at least $4,000
persons. Market street was jammed and
packed with humanity, while Washing
ton street from Ninth and the bridge
never contained sucn an immense crowd
before
The parade was headed by mounted
police and they snd the First Regiment
and Hyatt's band we're the only por
tions of the parade which were not en-
masque.
The first portion of the parade W s
given over to the Wilmington Bicycle
Club, who made the greatest hit of their
entire existence as an organization.
Some OF the members were on their
bikes, while many were afoot. All were
in mask and were attired in fantastic
costumes.
They had in line some of the first
h ycles made. The bicycle girl with
the blonde hair was in the procession.
Many other well known characters were
also represented.
Wilmington Concave No. II, Mogul-
lians, surprised their army of friends by
having real live elephant, which was
ridden by few of the faithful, who
were given this great honor and privilege
on account OF having done excellent SER
vice in number OF bungles.
O:her members rode donkeys. The
Mogullian band Of this conclave covered
itself with fresh aurels.
Industry Conclaye, No. %, Mogullians
did its best to excel Wilmington Con.
clave and made brave showing. Its
band played in its best style. Members
OF both conclaves were attired in fantas-
tical costumes. The Rockbird Club and
the Rag Tag, Band of the Highlands were
also In line and together with il d:viduaD
maskers mad long procession, which
was extremely grotesq and coniical.
The entire procession entered the car
nlyal grounds and wound up on the great
Midway.
Masks were not removed until late in
the evening. Chief Marshal H. Howard
Carver was greatly compimented ON the
success OF the affair. His aids were P.
=. McCurdy, DR.. Philip Traynor and
Captain Eutan.
Bostock's Midway.
TODAY being the last day of the great
Midway, which has proven such an
enc rmous attraction at the Elks' Street
Fair and Carnival, Frank G. Bostock,
the Animal King" has prepared a
great, monster program which will en-
brace many new features.
In the trained animal arena Mile.
Morelli, the queen OF jaguars, will intro
duce some OF the most daring feats with
her troupe OF iaguars which have ever
been presented or attempted by any
animal trainer aliye.
Mile. Morelli's performance with these
the most ferocious and untamable of all
wild beasts, has been the wonder of the
people of every place where she has ex-
hblted Slice Manager Bustock secured
er services at the Clique Napoleon.
'a,is, last year.
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