The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-10
THE ELKS' CARNIVAL
WILL Be HlLARITY WITH A
GREAT BIG H.
Wilmington VIII be the Place and No
vember 18th to 10th VIII be the
T~ime-There VIII be Something Aw-
full In the Way OF Frantic Folly.

The wilmington ElkS. carnival, uoW
an assured fact, will commence Octo-
Der 14th and end October 18th. During
that week the lighter life OF man will
float to the top like bubbles in a glass
of champagne. Hilarious humanity
will fill the streets and chunks of joy
n will fill the atmosphere.
Those who are not familiar with the
mannerisms and cratic exuberance
Of an Elks' carnival crowd, had better
start in right now and post themselves
on the subject. This will nab them
to enter more thoroughly into the spirit
of the fun and besides they will not be
SO apt to become indignant at what
might be considered as indignities or
any other occasion.
The Elks' executive committee has
ordered 10000 bags of confetti, tiny
bits Of colored paper, that will be
thrown here, there and everywhere
with prismatie effect; so don't get
mad if your nose, mouth, eyes, and
ears are filled with these fake-like mis-
siles thrown from the hand of some
one who may be your best friend.
Come down town every day n night,
with your nerves we'll under contro!
for there will be composite din made
up Of almost every kind of a racket
that human ingenuity can produce.
1t will be in order to cut loose and
make merry, very, very merry. Ran
sack the grottoes of your memory and
resurrect all of the merry pranks you
ever heard of or INDUCED in and if you
can invent any new ones, so much the
better. as when once the gaiety is
started, willing assistants will spring
up from everywhere like jacks in the
20 Loc up your troubles for n
week. lose the key and resolve individ-
ually to contribute your share towards
the indiscriminate and fndescribab1e
jollity that will prevail during the
Elks' carnival week.
The programme committee is prepar-
ing for each day and night a pro
gramme which will include features
that will entirely accord with the oc-
casion. The city will be gaily decor
ated n our merchants, always alive
to the occasion, are already receiving
samples of various decorations in the
Elks' colors. The merchants in the
carnival district are beginning to make
plans for the erection of booths in
front of their respective places of bus
mess in which to display their various
wares and to make the district one of
beauty not soon to be forgotten.
The soliciting committee is hard at
work, n although their duties are of
an arduous nature, they have gone to
work with a vim and are meeting, as
they should, with much encourage
ment at the hands of those on whom
they a called.
All the advertising matter has been
shipped n Immediately upon arrival
will be placed in position by the COM
mittee having this work in charge.
Spaces have been engaged in the fol-
lowing places: Raleigh, Charlotte,
Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Durham,
Goldsboro, New Bern, Fayetteville.
Wilson, Rocky Mount. Florence. Mar
ion. and the committee awaits replies
from many other points. All interme-
date points will be thoroughly billed
and have a circus effect after the la
bors of this committee have been COM
pleted.
The Elks' carnival week will give all
a chance to show our visitors hat we
know how to have a jolly good time, as
we'll as TO be able to get up the best
anG most complete street fair and car
niVal ever known in the Old North
State.