The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-11
BUSY WITH THEIR PLANS
THESE ARE TUMULTUOUs TIMES FOR
CARNIVAL PROMOTERS.
There VIII BE Abundant Decorations
i'm downtown District-The
Various Parades.

W. N@t ~ - - 90 % 0-AES AAN1N
days TO tell funny stories and occupy chair
space find conditions not favorable to ap-
plying that kind of occupation. Every
body is hustling. Contractors are putting
up the Enclosures in the streets about Cap
itol avenue, material is ready for the big
arches and for tn en-story structure
to be used by the Hale fre-fghters, the
force of decorators has prepared for an
UP the red and yellow bannerets and
streamers, and electricians are making
ready to fill OUT the illumination designs.
The next four days promise TO be days of
twenty-four hours in reality with the car
nival enterprise. The change of location at
the last minute and the consequent change
of plans requires extraordinary forces and
constant work to make ready for the open
ing night. The arch representing a stone
gate of mammoth proportions and deco
rated with a myriad of electric lights will
be located in Market street near Capitol
avenue. The inclosure will inclose a great
number of the many small shows that are
coming to make the midway a bewildering
place, and there the three great free at
fractions, the beautiful La Rose electric
fountain shooting its colored water jets one
hundred feet in the air, the Hale fire-fight-
ers. the aerial work of Herr Granada and
his wife in their performing-elephant act
and the many band concerts that constitute
the free shows. The officers OF the asso-
citation were busy yesterday closing con-
tracts for all the little details that have
10 be done before the city will be prepared
TO receive the visitors next week.
ABUNDANT DECORATIONS.
The decorations in the downtown district
will be abundant. The association is put
ting a good deal of effort into the uniform
ity of decoration as we'll as the abundance,
and yesterday issued an appeal to the bust
ness men TO cooperate with the association
in adding to the identifying effect of the
overhead decorations. Many merchants as
sured the association yesterday that they
would gladly make a display. 1t has been
decided that the attractions for the week
will be concentrated in the one Enclosure,
although it may be necessary on account of
the large number which the has
to choose from TO put some or them outside
of the inclosure. A number of good places
have been offered. These shows include
many that were popular features of car
nivals elsewhere. The change of the mid
way location has caused the horse show to
be sent To Monument place and Meridian
street, south of Ohio. This exhibition re-
quires no inclosure or structure of any
kind. but is a parade OF fine horses and
equipages.
The Kansas City fremen will reach the
city Sunday. Their advance guard, Will
liam West, master mechanic of the Kansas
City department. reached here yesterday
TO superintend the construction of the
seven-story building that is used by the
Kansas City firemen in the reproduction OF
their Paris maneuVering. Mr. West pro-
nounces the location selected for this eX-
hibition 10 be excellent, because Of the
long, wide stretch of asphalt and a position
commanding two streets-Ohlo street ana
Senate avenue. The present exhibition of
the Kansas City tiremen Is exciting general
interest throughout the Central States. 1t
is a coincidence that just at the time the
Kansas City firemen are violating their
usual rule by coming to indianapolis to
give an exhibition an offer should reach
them from the Crystal Palace in London,
Offering them an eight months engagement
they were compelled to decline. The COM
panv which comes here will include ali of
the men who participated in the Paris Elk
position contest.
THE GROTESQUE PARADE.
The grotesque parade. which is the open
ing feature of the carnival, is growing into
enormous dimensions. 1t now includes
about LOO men, who will be in g%rotesque
costume, and at least 300 more have as
sured the committee that their formal en-
trance will be made at once. Chairman
Seguin. of the grotesque parade commit
tee, has requested all representatives of
the different organizations to confer with
him at once about the arrangements. The
parade has been divided into five sections,
each headed by a band, and the time for
moving out. on account OF the great mum
Der now entered, has been fixed at Z
o'clock. instead of s, as Ii is thought II
will take considerable over an hour for il
to complete it's line of march. The organi-
cations now entered In IL, with the number
90 man arp as follows.
Company c, State Militia, seventy-fve
men: Imperial order of Great Ski HIS, of
Y. NJ. l., 100 men; English Zouayes, forty
men: Forest Camp, Modern Workmen,
twenty men: City Club. fifteen men; End
less Chain Association, fifty men; employees
of Peoples Quitting Company. thirty-ive
men; Pabst Brewing Company, fifteen men;
l.. Johnson. fifteen men; Anderson Lodge
of Elks. fifty men; Boys Brigade, thirty
boys: Sons of Rest, forty men; Marion
Phi Club of indianapolis High School, six
teen men; Burlesque Band, twenty men;
Haymakers. two hundred men: North Side
Club. fifteen men; Company +, Red Men,
thirty men; Bern Brothers, fifteen men:
Letter Carriers, with burlesque band and
wagon. fifty men,, Heine Band, eighteen
men; Marion Marching Club. $50 men: In
dianapolis Aquatic Club, forty men; In
dianapolis Zouave Drum Corps. twelve
men: Manufacturers Shoe Company, two
elephants.
THE FLORAL PARADE.
One nunOTeu NOHleu DIRE WORKING every
day making the flowers that will be needed
to decorate over fifty rigs that will apper
in the flower parade on Thursday. This
feature of the week, it is believed, will be
ever memorable by its magnifcence and
size. The Manufacturers Club has ordered
a beautiful industrial floral float for the
parade. and several other industrial estab-
Iishments are considering putting floats in.
The women interested in the Banda Rosa
concerts at Tomlinson Hall for the benefit
of the BOYS Club are meeting with abund-
ant success in the sale of tickets. Mrs.
Sutcliffe. who is heading the corps of ticket
saIeswomen, visited Anderson yesterday
and received great encouragement there i'm
the enterprise. The interurban lines ten
dered her unusual facilities for advertising
i'm the cars, which were gratefully accept
ed. The tickets, which are now being sold
at % cents each, will be eXchangeable after
Q o'clock Saturday morning at Tomlinson
Hall box office for reserved seats, and each
day the advance sale of seats will begin
there at that hour.