Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-07
GOV. TUNNEL IN DEMAND
lie Has Been Invited to Remain in This
City the Whole Of Carnival Week.
FLORAL PARADE ARRANGEMENTS
Col. Townsend Is Heartily In
Favor of Carnival.
OOWN-STATE PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED

18th, Wilmington Lodge OF Elks, under
whose auspices it is to be held, have
invited him to remain here during the
entire week, making his headquarters
at the Clayton House or Hotel Will
mington. He has accented an invita-
ton to attend with his staff on military
and fraternal day, Friday, when there
will be parade of the irst Regiment,
National Guard of Delaware; batteries
from the forts near Delaware City, and
other military and civic organizations.
The ladies who have charge of the
dover parade, on Wednesday, have in
vited him to attend on that day. In
fact, he is wanted every day. and he
will be royalty entertained while here.
Several letters were received Saturday
morning from prominent people in tho
lower part of the State conveying the
welcome news that the proposed fair
is being widely discussed there and
people will attend in large numbers
from all parts of Kent and Sussex
counties. All of tho stands OF adver-
Using paper have heen put up and
everything is being done to bring the
fair to the attention of the public.
Fraternal organizations are trifie slow
In responding to the invitations to par
IlClpulb III bub phFddo 'Jil ltutiys anu
Assistant Director General g. Parke
Postles hopes they will send In their
replies as soon as possible, in order
that he can complete his arrangements
for the parade on that day. Many
business people have signified their
intention OF participating in the parade
on industrial day, which will be Mon
day, the opening day, and it Is hoped
that many others will join them. These
who exEeo; to take Fart should com-
municats with John G. Hartman,
chairman of the committee, at once, SO
that the details can be arranged.
All of the day parades will move at 2
o'oloGk in the afternoon. The routes
have not been decided upon, but it is
likely that they will form at Fourth
aud French streets and march down
French to Third, along Third to Mar
Ret, to Eleventh, ito Washington and
out 10 the exposition.
The floral parade arrangements are
assuming gigantic proportions. On
that day the public schools will prob
ably ooss at IL o'clock, to give the
children an opportunity to participate.
Each school will have float, and the
children Of the different rooms will
carry banners and flags. They will be
bedecked with ribbons and will carry
wreaths and garlands of flowers. People
are already beginning to prepare the
flowers When the public school chill
dren were invited 1T was found that
there were thousands Of school children
in the city who attended the parochial
schools. 1t was th g desire Of the COM
mittee to have all the school children
in the city represented, and Bishop
Monaghan was seen by DIR. Swithin
Chandler, chairman of the committee
on parades, Friday evening. The bishop
expressed himself rs glad to know that
the school children we're going to be
given chance to parade. He said no
in his opinion it would be good thing
for the parochisl schools to do all in
their power. The bishop Is acting rs
. priest in charge of st. Paul's parish,
and he said st. Paul's school children
would take part In the parade. Imagine
Il thousands Of children decorated with all
the colors of the rainbow marching to
the inspiring strains of several bands
numerous floats and carriages, decorated
with flowers, and you have an idea Of
what the floral parade of the Elks'
Carnival will be like Since the COM
mittee in CHARGE Of the parade has
started to work on the Project the mem
hers have met with nothing but success.
Everyone who has been asked to take
part in the parade has volunteered to
do all possible in their power TO make
the parade one of the prettiest things
seen In this vicinity.
DIR. Chandler and Mrs. Leonard Kit
finger and Mrs. Charles @. Rumford,
the two women representing the Della
ware and Homeopathic Hospitals, re.
quest that all the citizens who have
carriages decorate them and enter them
IN the floral parade. Already a num-
Der Of persons have offered their car
riages. The floats in the floral parade
will be very artistic. Some of the
people whip are preparing the floats are
observing great secrecy, as they do not
want their designs duplicated. The
Delaware Hospital will have four floats.
They will represent different phases of
hospital work. An effort will be made
to have all the automobiles in tho city
in line.
Col Townsend of Milford was in Will
mington Friday night and bad q confer
gnce with Assistant Director Gen. G. P.
fosties of the fair committee. A mill
tary parade is now assured 1t is
altogether probable that the whole
regiment will turn out. In preparation
Tor this parade the Wilmington Gem
panies will begin to drill for the event.
Iol. Townsend is heartily in favor OF
The carnival and said he would do all
possible to make the affair success.
The Ferris School band is practicing
lor the carnival. The Ferris School
boys will take part in the floral and
probably, the industrial parade, and
WI he headed by the band In tho
Industrial parade thu Elks will have a
large float. A design has been decided
upon, but it Is being kept secret
fatriok Fahey, who is erecting the
fence, is progressing we'll. On the east
siae the ence is up and on the west
zoe 1t has been started. Ferris Giles
nus received the contract for decorating
number OF the booths on the indus
VA street. lie says that many of the
decorations will be novel and something
satiroly new to the city. The horn
9lered by Stirlith Brothers as prize
~ me fireman s parade arrived in Will
hIiilneton Friday. 1t will he ex-
N'o'ted IN the window of L. Thomas.
Old swedes' Anniversary Celebration.
Next Sunday will be the 20lst ami
",nEsary of the dedication of Old Swsdes
ehurch, and in honor of the event
Ipeclal services will be held. The cele-
ration will begin with the early cele-
m .. OF the hold communion at 7.30 :
" III. 80 SERVINGS will ha hold thnit,po