Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-15
ELkS' CARNIVAL.
Armory Hall Rapidly Taking on
Holiday Attire for the Event.
Tho Booths Will no Beautiful and Ards
tio- The Carnival Opens To-AIorrow.
Night Ladies' ut the Booths Elmo En-
tortainment Program Every Night.

After many weeks Of preliminary
work and much hustling on the part of
the ladies and gentlemen In charge.
the Grand Elks' Carnival will open to-
morrow night at Armory Hall.
For several days carpenters have
been at work constructing the skeletons
OF the booths, and also a temporary
stage at the westerly end OF the hall.
On this stage a varied entertainment
will be presented each night of the car
nival. AsH
The work of completing the booths
was begun yesterday and continued last
night until midnight. Red, white, green
and grange colored bunting is being
used literally and many of the booths
will exhibit great taste when complet-
ed, The work will be pushed hard to-
morrow so as to be prepared for the
opening tomorrow night.
The booths begin at the entrance and
range along the sides of the hall to the
westerly end. Along the central part OF
the hall is a series of booths, but ample
space is left at the westerly end for
the carnival crowds to gather and wit
ness the performance on the stage.
a striking feature, as one enters the
hall is the word "Welcome" blazing in
electric lights at the head of the center
tier of booths. This word stretches out
over about % feet and the letters are
well worked out in lights.
CARNIVAL MUSIC.
Among the features of the carnival
will be the program of amusements
given from the stage nightly. a new
program will be given each night and
the features will include vocal and in
strumental music, recitations. etc, in
which the best talent of Norfolk will
participate.
On Monday night Mrs S. B. Pattie,
who possesses a fine soprano voice, will
sing "a Barque of Dreams" and Mr..
William Crowell, one of Norfolk's IA
xorite baritones will sing Never"
There will also be recitations, etc. Prof.
kruger's orchestra will furnish music
every night under his personal drec-
ton.
The merchants Of Norfolk and many
outside cities have been exceedingly
generous In their donations, and the
Elks VIII have Il large amount of IL
liable merchandise of a miscellaneous
character that will be sold during the
carnival at various booths for the ben
eft of the building and charity funds.
The lists of donors have been published
in the Vir6inian-Pllo and the Elks
Will continue to acknowledge through
these columns such donations as have
not yet been acknowledged or that will
be received during the progress of the
carnival.
LADIES AT THE BOOTHS.
The ladies in charge of the various
booths will be as follows:'
Supper Booth-Mrs. George NJ. Pol
lard. Mrs. H. C. Smith
Fancy work Booth = Mrs Jacob
Iiecht, Mrs. Frank a. Wake, Mrs. w.
II. Doyle. Mrs. Harry S. Herman and
Miss Eta Smith.
Fancy work Booth, No. 2.--AIrs. A.
Aronheim, Mrs. L. c. Chisnell. Mrs. ].
Bennett. Mrs. John Willis.
Fancy-work Booth, No. S.-Alrs. S. d.
Misses Callie and Lena Young.
Fancy-wo Booth, No. AIRS.
Darius Gregory, Mrs Frank Jacobs.
The Country Store.-Mrs. r. D.
Nichols. Mrs. w. b. Rudolph, Mrs. r.
e. Stewart and Miss Lovey Biick
Candy Booth-AIrs. II. D. Oliver. Mrs
John E. Burke, Mrs. P. ]. Malbon, Mrs
James Hughes.
Fish Pond--Mrs. II. C. Wall.
klondike Booth-Mrs. ID. Carpenter,
Mrs. C. w. O'Neil, Mrs. A. A. O'Neil.
Ice-Crean Booth--Mrs. G. De Cordy.
Mrs. W. II. Venable, Mrs. r. n. Han
nah. Mrs Bethel.
Ice-Cream Booth, No. Mrs. w. ].
C. Stockley. Mrs. James L. Belotc, Mrs.
James Peake. Mrs. Hugh Steale.
Cigars and Tobacco-Miss Virgie
Schafer. Miss Mamie Murray.
Candy Booth-Mrs. H. D. Oliver.
chairman; Mrs. James Hughes. Mrs
John Burke. Mrs. p. j. Malbon. Mrs.
j. ~ Neugebauer. Assistants-Misses
Harmon. NIetzger. Byrdie Metzger,
Ethel Hardy, Mary Tarrall. Hatton,
Lille Tirrall. Ella Wood. Cailan. Hart,
the Misses Bedout, Nellie Henryhan
Mary BROMLEY.
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