The sun., 1900-04-13
BOOM FOR STREET CARNIVAL
Prominent Elks Explain the
Matter t) Council in En-
thusiastic Addresses
TO WAKEN Up THE TOWN
1t is Believed That Thousands of
People Will be Attracted to This
City During Carnival Week
and the City Perma-
nently Benefited.

A big boom was given the proposed
street carnival last evening when large
delegation of Wilmington Lodge of Eiks
visited City Council in the interests of
the affair.
The visit was made after the regular
session OF Council. President of Council
Alexander presided. Horace G. Knowles
OF the Elks' delegation, was the first to
speak.
He made an eloquent and enthusiastic
address in which he said there was a
spirit among the Elks which desired the
development and progress of the city,
that was the reason they pro 1osed to
hold the carnival.
He declared that the Street Carnival
would be great benefit and advantage
to the CITY.
Their Object was to wake up tie sum-
bering people ald start them 10 new EN-.
terprses and set them husting.
| He said the Eiks were trying to find
out whether this was stone dead vii
age, or whether there VAS some hope Of
aronsing the community. What they
desired to do was to brig the town in
line with the progressive towns OF tile
West, where "Street Carniyals" have
| beeG great success.
They needed to see $4,000 before
them not in cash bnt in the ,ifidence
OF Council and citizens generally and the
hearty cooperation Of all busint SIS in
terests.
He said the carnival was nothing more
than city county fair or in other words
a miniature export ex position. They de-
sired the privilege from the authorities
of occupying street in the town or on
the outskirts. The street would be en-.
closed for both the Industrial display
and tie midway.
He stated that street carnival was
to be held in Brooklyn, opening on Mon
day; one will be held in Baltimore,
opening June 4, and one in Richmond in
three weeks.
The carnival will be very extensively
: advertised all over this section of the
country and special rates secured over
; all railroads. An endeavor will be made
to interest people in New Jersey, v hich
may result in better ferry service be.
tween this city and Pennsgrove.
There are thousands of people near
Wilmington who have never been here,
: and the idea is to compel them to come
. here. The favor and endorsements oi
Council is desired, as it is more particu
: larly representative OF the peopie than
. any other city body.
He said that the Elks would share
some Of the profits with the two hos
. pitfalls.
DIR. Swithin Chandler was the next
speaker. He said that up to the present
ti,ty -four street carnivals had been held
in different sections OF the country and
all had been great success. In the car
niva at Allegheny City, Pa the daily
attendance had been S0,G00
lie stated that the E'ks had pledged
themselves to stand for any loss. The
carnival would bc given week of June
} Is if the proper encouragement were re-
ceived. He told of the different specia
| days that would he held. He was fol
lowed by Robert S. Baird, who told o.
how Street Carnival in Manchester
Mass, had attracted 10000 people. lie
said that Sl2 600 had been raised by citi
! zens of Richmond for their coming car
nival, and the street railway company o.
that place had ordered from jackson &
: Sharp twenty-five new cars to be done
in time for the carnival, showing that
they expected big crowds
Councilman Smith said he was glad to
see that the Eiks had found the npart tq
take upon themselves the responsibility
for such great enterprise. Preside
Alexander said he was glad to meet the
, Elks and that Council would think SCI,
! sously over the matter.
Mr. Baird stated that Council would
be officially invited to a ference to bt
held next week, probably on Friday
night, when the whole scheme would Il
explained.