The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-03
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Points 10 be Selected To-Day for the.
Bostock Shows.
NEWSPAPER NEWS LUNCHEON.
NEWSPAPER MEMS LUNCHEON.
pir Preparations for Press Day-Children
Want a Weeks Holiday Pet Stock Show
to Be Feature Of the Carnival.
Headquarters Transferred.

Rroad Street presents a scene OF great
activity Booths are being erected by the
s score and flags and bunting are waving.
from many points. Indications point TO
4 nandsomer and larger display tnan last
wear, and electricity will form a great
part of the or3lamentation.
The Amusement Committee will meet
this 1,ornin. at 8 o'clock with Manager
Ferrari and the City Engineer, and will
select the points along Broad Street for
The placing of the Bostock Shows
PRESS DAY.
The Committee on Lunch appointed TO
arrange for the entertainment Of the Vis-
ting members OF the press, has completed
Its labors. Arrangements have been made
for a luncheon on Tuesday night at $50
o'clock. to be provided by Nrkwood, at
his Main Street place. a delightful menu
has been selected, as follows: Caviar
waters, oyster soup. calf brain croquette
with peas. London dock sherry, fried oys-
ters chicken salad, Saratoga chips,
sauterne tenderloin steak with mrsh-
rooms, champa gne punch. cold tongue,
cold ham, Roquefort cheese, coffee, CO.
Erac cigars
The Press Committee again suggests
that all newspaper men who contemplate
visiting the city on Press Day, next Tues
day. will send their names in, and reg
lister at headquarters booth as soon after
reaching the city on that day as con-
yenicnt as the itinerary begins at noon.
Mr. George w Minter is chairman OF the
Press Committee.
SCHOOL C1IlLDREN'S HOLIDAY.
The public schools of the city will be
closed on Friday of Carnival week. The
School Board has recently made this de-
cisfon. believing that the chilrdcn should
have at least one full day to enjoy the
fete.
Superintendent Fox said yesterday
morning that the various holidays and
special occasions interfered considerably
with the school work, but that the Car
nival is an event, the nature of which
iustifies the Board in declaring a holt
day.
The Children are anxious to have the en-
tire week. and an effort will probably he
made on tie part Of those interested to
secure this vacation for the children.
CARNIVAL HEADQUARTERS.
Carnival headquarters was yesterday
morning transferred to Third and Broad
Streets where the commodious booth
present scene Of activity and business
lust across the street from headquar-
ter. on Third Street, is the mammoth
booth Of the Pet Stock Show. which Will
prove one of the features OF the entire
Carnival In this show will be gathered,
a collection of rare small animals and
net stock rarely ever seen together in
one place Besides the pet stock there
will be arnadilloes, ant-eaters, monkeys.
and other small animals, and some of the
rarest and most costly of Belgian hares,
some of them valued at 5000. There Will.
also be a collection of Peruvian CAVES,
a very rare pet animal, one exhibit COM
ing from New York. Waiting mice.
pigeons poultry and rabbits will be seen
in quantities. ana the incubators will be
IN operation daily
A unique feature of the show will be
Is, fta, aSt
lar dog on exhibition Entries for the
dog department will close on Friday even
ing The prize cups are on exhibition
IN the windows Of the Economy Shoe
Store.
THE EIFFEL TOWER.
The plastering effects of the base of
the Eiffel Tower will be done by Culver &,
Fitzpatrick, contractors for the jefferson
Hotel. The carpenters work has been
completed and the stringing OF the cleo
t1lc-wires and setting of the steelwork
will be pushed day and night.
Electrician Thompson is stringins
Broad Street with lines of wires for the
electrical festoons and arches This work
will be completed before Saturday.
The following notice hes been issued
by the Carnival Association:
We understand there is a travelling
man in town who has a stock of rubber
balls confetti and kindred goods that he
intends making effort to place among
the merchants. The Carnival Association
have made an earnest effort to scorn all
spurious confetti, and TO this end have
induced the T. P. a. of the city to order
great quantities Of the imported kind and
sell during the Carnival.
Persons found selling the imitation will
he stopped at once. We also want to
call attention to the fact that rubber
balls will not be allowed. If any mer-
chant be induced to purchase these he
will find ne will have an unstable stock
on hand.