The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-03
,,, ,oo, rr,,, Festival is A memory


 showrnen who have done business in the streets of the Capital City for one week. began to pack up their effects preparatory to hunting new festival nelds'
 Saturday, the closing day, was Cmt- dren's Day and 1t was a right royal oc- casion for the happy-faced youngsters m whom the pride and hope or the great commonwealth of Alabama Is centered. Boys and girls trooped through tne streets in droves. Great neros oi s.uIuy boys formed wedges on Dexter Avenue and swooped down on the Festival Dis- trict. Modest little girls with pretty frocks. bought confetti and threw 1t Into the faces of their playmates
 The Festical District was astir carry yesterday morning and each snowman, each fakir, each vendor and even the business houses were, busy preparing TOT the on rush of the Montgomery children which came soon after the oreah.ase hour. Cars from the residence districts began to bring boys and girls to town early in the day and thousands or grown up folks came with them.
 .'The galIoping horses" on Court Square was the magnet which drew the chil- dren in the morning hours. It was re- served for the white people until o'clock in the day and there wasn't a horse on the merry -go-round that wasn't straddied by more Indn lHOuSduu yOoh6@eSAS' The Grand Concert given by Paoletu's band at the Auditorium at 10:30 o'clock at tracted a fine audience of music-ioving persons and a great number of children were in evidence at this grown folks en- tertainment. There was no other formal entertainment during the morning.
 The free shows began at o'clock and when the Georgia State band began to play for the barrel jumpers in front of rtfr nf humanity poured in that direction. The boys and girls had come down town to see everything there was to see and they. did not propose to get left on the free shows When the barrel jumpers had done their act the great throng followed the band to Court Square where the triple bar act held the attention of the crowd. The acts of Grant, the high wire walker and the thrilling backward leap Of Matt Gay, the high diver startled the boys and girls and hair on many little heads stood on end.
 The big crowd of mothers, fathers sist- CTS, brothers and babies thronged into the Auditorium to see the vaudeville at 2,s0 o'clock. T6nmie and Willie and Johnnie were here and Mamie and Bes-i sic and Grace smiled at them az they applauded the numerous good facts Of the big vaudeville performance provided by the Street tdlT ASSOCldttOh dt O Hh outlay of money. The price of admission for children had been fixed at 10 cents and nearly every child In the city was present.
 Between { and 5 o'clock. Mrs. Mur~ phy" the wonderful monkey. went up In the big balloon from Jones's lot on Perry and Adams Streets. and a vast crowd or children were adjacent to the lot to Wit ness the remarkable performance.
 t4 foll RifV like a huge black silken cloak. the tired boys, and girls started homeward and there was a jam on the city cars, but not a single accident was reported.
 The free shows gave their last exhibit last night, but they were not witnessed by large crowds. The tired children were at their home, thousands of visitors Iett the city on evening trains, and the Fes- tiyal district accommodated the smallest however, and the. vendors seemed to gather themselves for one last chance at the unwary public.
 The dying of the Festival was an im- pressive scene. As early as lo oclock workmen began to rage the gaily bedeck- ed booths. Band stands came down nrst Then private booths were torn away ana show men began to prepare for their re- moyal. They kept their doors open, how
  the tents began to come down. lights be- gan to flicker fitfully here and there. Then they fiared up and went out to shine no more.
 Hurried visits were paid by showmen to netRhboring showmen. Good-byes were said and mutual good wishes were ex- pressed.
 L. l.. Gilbert General Manager. and other officials of the Street Fair Asso- aUarVWhpFR clos ing up business relations with showmen, and other persons who had been parts of the show.
 At 12 o'clock the decorative lights went out, and the Festival went out with them. Paoletti's Band was secured by the Di- rectors of the Association. Carriages were also secured and visits were paid re esidences of persons who had contribut- ed greatly to the success of the occasion.
 The Directors concluded their serenade at 1 o'clock this morning at The AdVer- tiser office. Paolettis Band played "A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" and the enthusiastic Directors shouted three cheers for The Advertiser. President Rice was also complimented with cheers, and there were also cheers for Director Chaffee, who had made such brilliant success of the vaudeville entertainment, "the pet show of the management.
 At il o'clock last night, down at the headquarters of the Fall Festival Asso- ciation there was drawn up biz caval- cade of ten of the handsomest carriages in the city. a big band wagon with four horses and a six-horse tally-ho. bugle and all. Into the carriages climbed the gentlemen who have given their time, la bor and brains to make the Carnival the unqualified success that 1t has been the Directors of the Fall Festival.
 The band-wagon and tallyho were filled with the members of the two bands-the Georgia State and Paole ttis.
 4 start was made up Dexter Avenue, busle blowing, and horses prancing. Up Perry Street the cavalcade turned, and when they had reached the residence of President Alex Rice. 426 $. Perry halt was called and the procession drew up in front of the residence.
 After a serenade by Paoletu's Band, the | ge nial President of the Carnival came on the front step and in short speech, | thanked the gentlemen and expressed his | over the success of the Car | nival He then extended a cordial invi- | tation to the callers, and in the brilliant | ly lighted home an elegant reception was | projected. In the several rooms had been | prepared delightful refreshments,
 After leaving President Rice's home. the | party was driven to the home of Nathan | I,obman, 442 S Lawrence Street, where ! reception similar to the above took place. | Mir Lehman welcoming the party in |