The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-12
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LAST DAY BEF OREs
CARNIVAL OPENS
The Ceremonies on Mondav TO be
>Most Striking.
THE AUXILIARY FIRE ALARMS
More Booths Wantcd-spccial Police
Appointed by the Commits
sioners-Other Interest
ing Features.
THE AUXILIARY FIRE ALARMS.

On Monday at II o'clock the opening
ceremonies of the Carnival will take place
The special committed on opeins cese-s
monies have been busily at work ana nave
made up the programme for this irpor-5
,ant event.
The speakers of this occasion will as
senble at the City Hall Monday morning
and will be driven in two carriages 10
the platform between Second ana Enlro
Streets, where the ceremonies Will take
place. In the first carriage will be May
OF r. NJ. TAYLOR, who will Introduce the
speaker. He will be accompanied oy
Mr. Alex. H Meyer. President of the AS
ISOLATION, and Mr.. B. Stewart hume, OIL
the Ceremonies Committee.
In the second carriage will be Mr.. Jo-
seph Bryan, orator of the occasion: Dr.
j. s. Hawthorne who will offer prayer;
and Col. John S. HARDWOOD, Vice-Presi-
dent of the Association and Chairman OF
the Ceremonies Committee.
Arriving at the stand, the ceremonies
will be presided over by President Meyer
and prayer will be offered by Dr. j. g.
Hawthorne. Mayor Taylor will then in
troduce Mr. Joseph Bryan, who will de-
liver the opening address. After the
speaking little Miss Thompson will be
elevated to the pinnacle of the pyramid
OF flowers and will pluck therefrom the
GROWING rose, which will set every peil
in the city to ringing. This will be the
| notice for the blowing of factory whistles
! and a grand concert by many bands sta
| toned along Broad Street, thus opening
the Carnival in a burst of music
Situa ted on every north corner along
| Booth Street, on a telegraph pole, IS
| little red auxiliary flre-alarm box.
These boxes are put up to be used tor
| small fires, and will not be responded
| to by the department in full force, but
! will be answered by the combination
chemical engines-one from the Broad
/ Street engine-house and one from the
+! Laurel-Street house. Should the IRE
| prove of greater consequence, the regular
| alarm will be turned in. and the whole
department called out
THE PARADES.
| On Tuesday, the 18th, the military or
| CARNATIONS will begin to come in. The
| first to arrive will be the Blacksburg Ca
| dets on a special train which will reach
| the Union Depot at ) P NJ They VIII
| be met and escorted to their quarters at
| the Auditorium by a special escort ON
the same day Troop B, Surry Cavalry,
| the only cavalry troop in the State. Will
| arrive so strong, on the steamer Poca-
| hontas Their horses will be quartered
! at Crenshaw's warehouse stables, and
| the men will be lodged at the Blues Ar
| mory, on Ninth Street. The Alexandria
! Light Infantry Will reach here on the
| 18th, as will also the battalion OF three
| companies from Norfolk, under Captain
| Nottingham. All infantry will be quar-
| tered at the Seventh-Street Armory, and
| artillery at the Howitzers' Armory, on
| Eighth Street
PUT UP THE BOOTHS.
| rrf,o hSSOri9 tfon Is
| DESTROYS of having more Of Richmond
| industries represented in the Free Street
| Fair 1t is now altogether possible to build
| at least seventy-fve booths at a cost OF
| about $50 each before the Carnival opens
| and it is hoped that manufacturers will
| come forward and occupy the vacant
| space.
| All VINO are willing to build are request
! ed TO report at the earliest opportunity al
| the Carnival Association headquarters, on
| Main Street Carpenters in search of work
! are also requested to report at the same
! place.
FIFTY-ONE EXTRA POLICEMEN.
| Fifty-one special policemen were APP
| pointed by the Board of Police Commls-
1 soners yesterday afternoon to do special
| police duty during Carnival week All
| the extra men will be subject to the re-
| strictions imposed upon the regular police
! force Those who were appointed for spe-
| cial duty and will serve at night are as
| follows: George P. Taylor, Floyd Clark
| son. John J. Walsh, Jones c. Allen. Lewis
| A. Schultz, L. B. Samuel. Willie C. Glib
/, bons, W. a. Toler 7. Wiley Davis. IT.
! James r. Chamberlayne, John j. Powell,
Hugh NJ Moffett. Samuel B. Angle, Ed.
! Palmer. A. l.. jenkins, Julius Gerrlns,
| Thomas Walker. j. E. Whitaker, Cary
| Tribute, L. kellener, George w. King,
! Thomas Grace, c. a. Pussy. E. c. Taylor,
W. T. Cox. A. T. Parker, Nicholas Ferri-
| ter R. w. Norman, James Hannah, Jr.,
( Herbert Anderson.
The following were appointed as special
! police TO do special duty: Messrs. e. S
| Williams. A w. Bethel. Goodman Davis,
w. ]. Parkinson, Herbert Curtis. Thee
| dore Fowlkes, Samuel Herschhers, NJ S
Angle, NJ r. Mills, and George w Strain.
Those w,io will act as substitutes are
| Messrs. Joseph II. Taylor J. K. Cnadick,
| r. r. Lambeth, w. o. Buriey, r. Kramer.
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