Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-07-28
FAIR COMMITTEE.
Big Business Trans
acted Last Night.
Every Member Present and
All Talked.
asss.asa.aa
Preliminaries Set for a Big Fair
This Fail.
QUEEN or THE CARNIVAL WANTED

one ~ those ruihusiasiic meetings
a mre4ng that makes everybody CON
netscd herewith feel oncouragi sni
ready % do lutH ot gOoi uszsiotua1y
work was hcld hy Jhe executive oom-
mittee 81 the Nrw Airx.co Terr.h,rai
Fa-i association lasi rdght sa the city
! building, every member hclng present
ana al annous Co make the approac h .
inE exhibition the biggest ani best ever
held by the asaDolfuon.
rlE presidvm reported thar thc sub.
scrptun let. which ls slowly crawling
up to good proportions ~ yes nearly
thousand dollars bogind the amount
subeurabed ast year. and atuabutcti
tils delinquency 90 a few nbeTni sub.
acrbefH who were not quite ready yet
TO place the.r uamcs On the list but hal
siguidei their willingness 10 help aiong
the god cause Ia a very short time
The committee was informed that Iet. .
ters had been written 10 certain innu.
entia g-ntlcmen On the subject of 80.
curing the famous military band ami
o7c'hestra ~ Chihauhau. Mexico. and
that the prospects we're exccesfngly
bright nor che fair visitors to hear thous
famous musiCtans here duf,ng fair
week iu septembor
pHcussiun az to the employing Of
other hands were made hut no definite
action taken.
Regarding bhe troops az Fort Win
gate, the oommsitoe was told that Gen
Grad Nelson A. Milcs md. in h.s answer
TO lctt"rN from th.s city. stated that no
uu0p OF the Ninth cavalry could be
granted permission 20 vilat Aibuquer-
que tins fail, owing 20 the fac that they
would bo kept on tho move-some going
10 China, ana others % more distant
forts. Efforts were then made 10 R.t
lrpp g. 81 the Ffth cavalry. to viat
Albuquerque and take pam IN the fair
Festivities, and these soldiers will be
seen here IN the fail. when they viii
give some % their exciting aud Inter
csting dldlla ami sltrmishes.
IL was decided 20 give money prizes
To- tug-of-war contests. rock drilling
contests. foot raong. fancy bicycle rid
irg and. Of couNc. for base ball gasnea.
These prizes, with program In c1nnec-
tion herewith Will be oiIioluliy an
uounce1 and Rrrl nKci VA few DAYS.
II WAS alsso decided to give money
prizes ard upsials for the best afrang, q
booiaa In nruut of stores ard for foata
80 tihe trades display ana parade divd-
ing them into nrss' and secund prizes.
Mrs. ". Y. Walton will be engaged Ia
present 10 me fair visitors sYme pr.yty
and appropriate platform features
som"thlng entirely new In character
ond design. A cake Nalk by Tttle pep
rlc wal be- given by Mrs wahon. anSl
Tor nlis event goid med1is wll be pre-
S"np-d by the usapgsailon to the win
nerw.
TIE cummdttey was Informed that
lctteg~ had been written b. a frgt ella -
eastern amusement company for bal
loon ascensipns and many other events
and tn the Los Angeles fireworks fac |
tory asking that terms and contrac cts /
be at once submitted ami answers u |
"a "a letters are expected iu q few days
The fireworks viii excel anything oil
the kind ever seen IN this country. ami
one OF the evenings will be devoted al |
most exclusively TO presidential" year. |
The idea Of having an art exhibition |
was thought favorably u and several |
wc'l-kuown ladies', who usually take an |
interest In bhir matter. win be seen and |
app aled to FOR their help
Tho question of decorations. noats
anl booths was discussed and tha com |
mittCc hopes that all merchants will |
ltnd their assistance toward making
Albuquerque look cheerful ana pretty |
du ing fair week
a few days ago The citizen. belIev- |
Ing In the beautiful suggested the idea |
OF queen Tor the carnival. with four
lovely uua3ds of honor and since then |
uie idea has grown into big proper |
aons, At the meeting hst night the |
prt position was fully discussed and Il |
WIS finally deosiod 10 publish IN tbs |
daily and weekly newspapers of tire cty |
an article, attached rhcrcio blank
coupon, with ladys nanae writeen /
thereon. % be- sold FOR ten cents, the |
vote Ia be deposited In a box kept at
the printing offices. The proceeds % !
be Obtained thcrefrom wall be used in
the appropriate and handsome dec0ra-
uuii OF che floats 10 be used by the
queen and her maids. This feature vii
begin on August and cortlnue FOR one
month, az the conclusion OF which a
comtuittea VIII be- appointed 10 count
the votes. The iady receiving the hlgh- |
est to be designated Queen OF the Car
nval" and the next four receiving a
ma iorty Of the votes 10 be "Maids OF
Honor" The contest wall be open 10
the young ladios of the territory.
AFTER some other minor discussions. |
the committee adjourned. 90 meet again |
subject 10 call by the prerlldant