The sun., 1901-10-12
HALLOWEEN
CARNIVAL
Route to be Followed by Masked
Paraders Named.
PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED
Judges Names will be Kept Secret
Until After the Awards are
Made, Other Arrange
ments for the Event.
WILL BE AWARDED

Another large meeting of the Hnllow-
zen Parade Committee was held on
Thursday evening at the Wilmington
Bicycle Club.
| REPORTS were received from the var
! ions organizations and the interest il
growing as the time for the parade draws
| near.
There will lie plenty of music i'll line.
This year the following organizations re-
port that they have secured bands: TIE
! Wilmington Bicycle Cub will have the
Brunswick Fife and Drum Corps q
twenty pieces; the Brownson Library
will he headed by the philharmonic band
of twenty pieces; the Car and Ship Join
crs and Appomattox CAMP y. Of V.
have also secuted bands.
i 4 number Of new prizes have been
added to the list and the list to date is
as follows:
Largest body in line. Second largest
body in line. Best appearing body IN
line. Second hest appearing body in line.
Best marching body in line. Best drilled
body in line. Body presenting best bur
|lrsquc. Best float. Most comical costume
Second most coniical costume. FattesI
man in line. Most unique costume.
The donators Of the prizes are as fol
Ilowsi Wilmington Lodge Of Mougtllians.
NJ. Megnry X Son, Il. l.. Peacock Co.
j. 4 j. n. Hnrnaii. William Lawton. y.
Snellcnburg X Co., G. +. Rudolph, Chas.
NJ. Banks. JOS. Montgomery, Harry T..
Thomas. James r. Mulih X Sois, Gran
willie l.. Alexander, Samuel Hawkins.
Jas. ii. Kane, W. l.. Roberts. Humphrey
Il Bro, and Hanover Shoe Go.
\ delegation of east side citizens
called at the club house last evening and
Informed the committee that the residents
of a certain section would endeavor to
! raise cash prizes to i,r divided among the
parnders ii the route would include theil
portion Of the town.
As the route had already been made up
and as il was impossible to take in the
part of the town which they represented
they were dismissed with the asstirnnc,
that the east side would be visited.
/ The committee which selected tn,
route had considerable trouble in select
, ing the place of formation and the rout,
I of the parade on account of. the street
4 Icars interfering with and breaking up tn.
: line. There will he a number of larg.
/. floats in line and these had to he con
| sidcred as well MS the marchcrs. Should
II car and float meet on one Of the mar
5 row streets it would be impossible fo
g either TO pass and would consequently
block mp the street aud throw the en-
i. tire line ont of shape.
i II was hard to select streets upOi
!. which to form without including u stree
4 with Il car line on it.
9 The first division will form on Eleyent,
!. street west of Market. The other divi
l. Sions will form on Orange. Tatnal an,
|, West streets with their rights resting OF
4 Eleventh.
i, At Il signal from the city hall bell tn
II lin" will march over the following rout,
}. In Eleventh to King. to Ninth, I
French. to Third, to Market, to Eleventh
TO Washington, to Ninth. to Madison, t
Fourth. 10 Harrison. countermarching q
Fourth, TO Washington, to Sixth, {
l., King and dismiss
BY this route il will he seen that th
only places where the line can con1ic
Is with the ears is on Ninth. between Kin
II and French and should car be met i
a that square it will be an easy matter I
i hold the line until the car Is out OF til
b way Market street is another stree
that will bc used but the committee hav
i. been assured by the railway compania
II. that they will do all in their power I
aid them.
in Sixth street will he used by the marcl
$. rrs from Washington to King, but as til
Il ears run east on this street it will N,
r. cause much Inconvenience.
81 The citizens who live along this rout
"a l,rr asked to decorate and illuminate the
k homes and il possible to have firewor
rs display. Chief Marshal William "
Si Rice requests that the different organic,
tions send him the name and address {
MS their marshal that he may notify thel
of the divisions to which they have bee
T. assigned ami where these divisions wi
s form. He would also like to hear frol
nl. The organizations that expect to ha,
G. music.
d. II was suggested at the meeting thu
V. as the Wilmington Bicycle Club was II,
y: competing for any prizes and as it WI
IN the nature Of Il disinterested part
that the committee from their club nan
five judges.
n The names Of the Judges will be kel
,,y secret and known only to the men wi
y name them. These judges will view Ii
~. parade from as many different points
~ possible ana make their awards tn
tv night. At least one place where tn,
u. will view the parade will he made publ
NO. so that the paradcrS will he given
nd chance 10 do their best while passing tn
point.
There will be no unattached divisi'
md the maskcrs are requested TO d
4. tarh themselves to their favorite orga'
-, .ation and aid il in securing prizes.
1" - The committee asks the people to !
-. main on the side walks and allow t
~, naraders to have the whole street fro
curb to curb. Otherwise many attract
IL. features will pass unseen.
"" The following are the organizatio
that have so far agreed to turn out:
Wilmington Bicycle Club, Browns
=" Library Association, Brandywine Libra
OF Association. Diamond Council No. 5.
,he o. u. A. NJ. Welcome Council. No.
NY j. o. Il. "A. NJ. Winona Council No.
scz j. O. u. A. NJ, Telegraph Council.
ass %. j. o. u. A. NJ, Industry Lodge. No
rch \. O. y. W.. Appomattox Camp. No.
ba :. of V. II. s. A.. Washington Fire {
No. Z. Star of Bethlehem. Orange I.od
No. 125. I4enape Tribe. No. 6. lmpd
II. NJ. Fairfax Lodge, No. s. l. o. o.
th" Corinthian Lodge, No. I. s. Of H., G
eet saders Castle. X. G.. E., The Haymake
Mnnitou Tribe RED Men, Water Wi