The sun., 1900-06-12
ELKS' CARNIVAL
READY 70 OPEN ON
SCHEDULE TIME
Fence and Booths Erected and
All Exhibits Will Soon
be in Place.
PROGRAM OF ALL PARADES
and Parades Selected---AmpIe
Police and Fire PrOtec-
tion Has Been Ar
ranged.

Industrial Street Fair and Elks' Carniva
grounds are nearly ready to he opened
to the general public. BY Saturday even
ing everything will be in place for the
opening on Monday on schedule time
The program OF parades which are tc
form SO interesting feature of the car
nival is now complete. Here il is:
Monday-Industrial parade, includ-
ing Bostock Amusement Com
pany Aggregation. John G.
Hartman, marshal.
Tuesday-Firemen and police pa
rade. j. n. Robinson, marshal.
Wednesday-Floral parade; Dela-'
ware Hospital, Homeopathic Hos
pital, Public Schools, Ferris In
dustrial School, Parochial Schools,
Miss McClafferty's School, Citizens
in Carriages, Board of Education,
DIR. Swithin Chandler, marshal.
Thursday-Elks' Social and Literary
Societies. Robert S. Baird, mar
shal.
Friday First Delaware Regiment,
in command of Colonel Theodore
Townsend, Fraternal Societies.
Colonel Grantley P. Postles, mar
shall
Friday night-Masked Carnival. H.
Howard Caryer, marshal.
Saturday night-Masked parades.
The grounds over the Boulevard, tc
which place the Elks' executive com.
mittee moved its headquarters yesterday
are ready to receive the exhibits at any
time. Decorating and wiring will begin
tomorrow. The most careful plans have
been made to furnish police and fire
protection. Special policemen are now
on the grounds. Beginning on Thurs
day chemical engine will be on the
ground every day until the fair is over.
This insures the exhibitors protection
against fire. A stable will be built for il
and horses and men will be on hand con.
stantly. Bunks will be erected in which
the firemen can sleep at night. The
Weccacoe is the first to take It's turn on
the Boulevard.
Arranging the Parades.
Societies of uniform rank are requested
to report to Colonel Grantey P. Postles
by Friday night as to how many men
they will turn ont on Friday night, June
%. Mr.. Postles wishes all information
from these societies, at this time sn that
he can arrange his divisions and app int
the aides. Information on the matter OF
the parades will be useless after Friday.
The women OF the New-Century Club,
who have been making Alwers, have a
quantity of paper they will sell for cost.
Persons who have flowers and wish to
send them to the New-Century Club can
do so and they will be nsed in the gen.
eral decorations for the floral parade.
The latest addition to swell the ranks on
the floral parade will be the street clean
ers dressed in their white uniforms.
DIR. Swithin Chandler sent out the
letter last evening to the
priests in charge of the various parchial
schools:
You are hereby invited to participate
in the florai parade on Wednesday. June
20, at 2 O'Clock, with the school under
your charge. The children are to meet
at place to be designated later, of
which you will be notified. We expect
10 make one Of the finest parades ever
in this section, and depend
lpon you to aid in making it go.
Down State People Coming.
The securing of stop over privileges on
he railroad is considered valuable by
he managers of the fair. Round trip
tickets are being sold by the railroad
for one fair for the round trip
sood for ten days. People living in the
over part of the State can get SPECIAL
ate to Philadelphia, go to the conven-
ion during the morning and come back
ind spend az much time as they wish in
before going home.
1t has been impossible to invite every
'ariage owner 10 take part in the floral
parade, but the general notice is extend
ID through the papers for every one
owning carriage TO turn out with the
Yebicle decorated.
A meeting of the principals of the var
ous public schools or their representa-
ives has been called at No school
his afternoon at 2 o'clock. The meet
ng is called in order that conference
nay be held between the Board OF Edu-
'ation, the teachers and the committee
rom the Elks' Lodge to consider plans
or the floral parade.
The Board of Education last night de-
ded to close the schools at IL O'Clock
IN June 20 in order to allow the chill
lren to participate in the floral parade.
Notes OF the Carnival.
The Delaware & Atlantic phone num-
'er is 769.
There will be balloon ascension every
ay by the Corniside Balloon Company.
The secretary is now on the grounds to
eceive applications for privilege tickets
t admission.
A Delmarvia phone, No. 100, has been
placed at the headquarters and may be
sed free of cost.
Although the indnstrial street will be