The sun., 1900-06-25
HkS' LODGE gave
CITY SUCCESSFUL
STREET EXPOSITION
Big Carnival Ends Amid the
Praise Of all Industrial
Exhibitors.
BENEFITED BUSINESS MEN
The Elks Express Thanks to Those
Who Gave Valuable Assist
ance. Attendance for
the Week was
Over75, 200.

lne great Elks' Street Fair and Carni-
val, whose magnitude astounded and
caused the admiration OF the thousands
OF people who attended it, has come and
gone. That it was the most stupendous
affair ever before undertaken in VIII.
mington no one will deny, and for max.
ing it the phenomenal success that ii
was, Wilmington Lodge, No. 307, b. @
I. OF Elks, deserves great praise.
At midnight Saturday night the great
tar and carnival closed, and soon after
most OF the exhibitors began removing
the displays which went TO make up the
finest industrial exhibition Wilmington
has ever before seen. The work OF tear.
ing down the farce surrounding the
street and midway grounds will begin
today, and in few days nothing will
remain to mark the spot where the fair
was held.
The expense Of tie undertaking was
tremendous, and for that reason the f.
nancial returns to the Elks will not be
large, but the members are we'll pleased
with the smoothness with which the en-
tire affair was conducted, and are loud
spoken in their praise of the public spirit
that enable q them to carry the big fair
to successful issue.
Elks Express Thanks.
For the executive officers, Assistant
Director General q. Parke Postles, Sec
retary Hunter Grubb and Treasurer
Charles H. Simmons, last night Mr..
Grubb said:
ION behalf of Wilmington Ledge OF
Elks we desire to return our sincere and
hearty thanks to the Street and Sewer
Department, the Citv Council, the Police
Department, the Fire Department., the
Board OF Education. the Board of Trade.
the newspapers, our sister fraterna or
ganizations, the schools, the military,
our merchants and manufacturers and
all OF our citizens who so nob!y aided us
in making the street fair the complete
success it proved. Had it not been for
the encouragement and able assistance
that we received on every hand, we
would never have been able to offer to
tue public the week OF pleasure, which
We are satisfied brought many hundred
OF people to our city At another time
we shall, perhaps, be able to more
formally express the gratitude we SO
deeply feel, though to personally thank
all who aided US wonld be physically
impossible.
Well Advertised.
The entire press of this city and State
real zing that it would prove OF lasting
benefit to this city seemed to vie with
one another in advertising the event.
and thus afforded to thousands an oppor-
tunlty to see the city. Columns after
columns were devoted to the description
OF the Street Fair and Carnival and much
valuable space which could not have
been purchased al any price was donated
cy the press.
Again Crowded.
Saturday night Industrial street and
the Midway were again crowded with
seething mass of people constantly pass
ing to and fro, viewing the exhibits or
seeing the Midway shows.
just how many people were on the
street during the week it IS impossible to
tell since on every day the paraders were
admitted free, but one estimate which is
believed to be nearly correct, places il as
follows, including holders of privilege
tickets and passes, and those admitted
free because of participation in parades:
Monday, 5000; Tuesday, 1l,0O0; We'd
nesday, 10000; Thursday, IA 600; Friday
ll,OO0; saturday, 10000.
Chief Incident.
The chief incident Saturday night was
the presentation of gold medal to Mics
Bertha Greenwood, the little girl who
piucked rose from huge bouquet and
formally opened the fair. Miss Green
wood stood in bower of flowers under
the big entrance arch and the presenta-
tion speech was made by Assistant
Director General G Pafke Postles. Miss
Greenwood accepted the medal in a neat
speech. The medal was a beautiful piece
OF Workmanship bearing on one side an
engraving representing the huge floral
tent from which Miss Green ood an
peared on the opening day. The other
side was suitably mar ked to commence
rate the fair.
Awarding Fireman's Horn.
The popular d scision as to the award
OF the hreman's horn WAS not ascertained d
Saturday night, as it is desired to have
the ballots counted in the presence of
committee OF fremen. j. Norris Rob-
inson has selected committee of one
from each fire company and the ballots
will be counted in the presence of this
committee at 80 O'Clock tomorrow even
ing at the Elks' lodge room.
Benefit 10 Business Men.
That the fair was of inestimable bene-
MT to the exh. bltors can be stated beyond
preadventure of doubt. In an inter.
view by IT representative of THE SUN
with ). j. White of tile ). j. White Car
rage Company, Mr.. White said that
they had sod all the ruundabuuts ana
carriages that they had Oh exhibition.