The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-01
THE ELKS =.
CARNIVAL.
Arrangements Being Made
i. lFor the Big Affair.

| The Wilmington Lodge Ut Elks have al
| ready began to arrange for their strost
fair and carnival. Tho various commits
tees were appointed and meotidns arrang-
ed for. They will establish their head-
quarters In the large store room in the
Opera House building.
Secretary Hunter Grubb and a corps Of
assistants will DO there daily to transact
business.
Applications for space, and all other
bushes concerning tho carnival should
he referot to him and his committees.
The executive viii hold meeting every
afternoon this week at o'clock. When
the announcements wns made yesterday
that the carnival would be held here
there was hearty response from the busi-
ness men Of the city.
Tho Wilmington City Railway Conn
pany offered their assistance and promise
ed to do ali In lhoir pOwc" to make the
carnival SUCCESS Tho Wilmington and
Brandywine Springs Railway Company
also assured their hearty cooperation.
The Wilmington Electric Light Com
pany has offered assistance and several
large corporations and business houses
are preparing to take al active part and
try to make the affair n success. Several Of
our leading merchants have already APP
Piled for space, but no space along tho
One o! the features wall DO the hand
some souvenir program, several bids wero
received for the printing Of the program,
but as yet the contract has boon awarded
to none.
News that the carnival Is to take placs
In this city has spread like fire In the adj
jacent cities and firms out side Of tho city
arc making preparations to take spaces OH
the street.
The advertising and printing committee
Is preparing to have 10000 envelopes
printed, hoy will DO distributed among
the business iuen of this city with the re-
quest that when they write to people out
side the city thoy use tho carnival
velopeS.
This is an excellent plen and will serve
to advertise the carnival extensively. in
side Of week the state and all nearby
cities will BIO flooded with bills and gay
steamers announcing the carnival.
Everything now points to the success OF
the undertaking and although the pro-
motors of the affair thought IL would mees
with favorable publicity btl, are surprised
and gratifled with the enthusiasm with
which every one has greeted the announce
ment of the decision 10 hold the street
fair.
Both the Delaware aud Homeopathic
Hospitals have appointed eight women
who will meet the executive IN tho parior
OF the Eks' home one afternoon this weok.
A large per cent Of tho receipts will DO de-
voted to charitable purposes.
1t has already been decided that tho IN
dusuial parade will DO hold on Monday.
Parade Of fraternal societies on tuesday.
flower and childrens parade on Wednes-
day, and firomons parade on Thursday.
Friday Will be farmers day. and Saturday
Gitizens' day. Cash prizes will be award
ed for the Best marching each day.
VI hp In n ity hn M Holm Io
bers of the various committees; u reotor-
General, Robert S. Baird, Secretary,
Hunter Grub, treasurer @. II s mmons.
Tho committees follows; Boot ..xhibisa
Merchants and Manufacturers owls p.
Buck }. Paul Brown, Paul cCurdy
Frank Mason, G. N. Gahey, " lam M.
Foord, Alvin Morrison j. Fra Ayers
Clarence Bealenkopf, William .utz l.
J. Foull, John c. Brown, SeN .rson u.
Cooling.
Printing and Advertising-Jul.. II Mae
tin, f, NJ. Hoops, A. W. Cumm hgs Gil.
bert $. Jones, Chnries E. Gray, A. S. La
HGwes,
Tran portatlon and Special ,surslous,
Railroad aud Steamboat r os-H. G.
Knowles, X. II. Young DR. =" A. Ellie.
good, DR.. sjwithin Chandler, i. II. M.
Shilling, Il. L. Shellonburger, J,muel G.
Cleaver.
Tickets, Badges Privileges and Freq
Admission-L. ]. Foulke W. II, Wick-
sham. Jordan A. Wilson. John 4. Hart
man, William Oscar Brown, jesse k.
Baylis ard J. J. Cazier.
Public Safety and Police-C. G. Brown,
H. II. Bil!any, II. G. Simmons, g. W,
Philips, Hugh G. Browne.
Grounds, Building and Electric Lights
William Voss, Grantley p. Postles o,
II. Simmons, DR.. Swthln Chandler, Ed
ward Molchior Jr., George Il. jonos, John
Lynn, James b. Carter, William Med.
holdt. Jr..
Medical Staff-Dr. Swithtn Chandler.
DR.. j. A. Ellegood. DR.. w. c. Drein.
Fratcrnal Organzai ions. Social sessions,
Prizes, Parades and Music--J. N. Robin
son, James G. McComb. G. L, Denio J.
V. lIarbert, Walter McLesr. Frank Corr
bit, Grantley p. Postles, J. j. Gallagher,
J. I, McCracken, George Frizzel, E. L.
Bauer.
Souvenir Programmed. G. Woodward
A. S. Muhhausen, Charles e. Gray. j.
NJ. Jackson, Harrison Gonld j. Fl. Car
yer, DR.. W. c. Drein, J. n. Hartman a.
b. Moore, j. 4. Chandler, n, l., Foord, J.
W. Tallcy,
G. A, Simmons, Edward Molchior, q. L.
Postles.
Relerve-H. G. Fleming, +. G. Church,
man, &. S. Hildobber, A. W. Griffith.
George G. Coleman, Il. A. Van Trump
&. S. Woodward,L, H, Evans, W. A, Barr
J.. Ii b eggs j. f. Nields.
Frank D. Lackcy, who has just
recovered from an attack o. tho
gripe left to-day to spend lew