The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-27
BUSINESS MEMS CARNIVAL
ENTERTAINMENT FOR BENEFIT OF
 TRINITY M. #. CHURCH.

DC hepoateu AO"hA&hL=shE w hEee oA sh1
 Representative Local Merchants Att
 raotiveIy Told of in Verse aud song.
 The Business Mems Carnival. which is being given for the benefit of the Trinity Methodist church and incidentally t9 a1yer- tise the alive and up-to-date merchants Of the city, opened at the Hyperion theater last night. It will also be repeated thlS evening, and there is an assurance that there will be crowded house. The Yar1- ous participants are indeed deserving Of praise for the splendid manner in when they performed their respective parts and thus firmly impressed upon their auditors the proper places to purchase their supplies As the name indicates, 1t is a carnival given with the principal object of advertising tlte merchants in way winch has never before been attempted in this city. Each concern was represented by one or more persons, appropriately costumed, who proclaimed the merits of the respective houses with verse, song and displays Soloists, quartettes, dl aogues rectations and choruses 1el led the audience.
 The best feature was the young ladies chorus, which appeared, twenty in number, with faces blacked, wearing black dresses, gaudy red ties and silk hats They appear ed for a number of different merchants and firms, and their singing and acting in illus tration were exceptionally good. They kept the interest of all present throughout. ser eral of the firms represented gave away small samples of their goods, and these the young ladies distributed to all parts of the house.
 The first part consisted of a march of rep resentatives in which every one connected with the carnival appeared on the stage and welcomed their Queen of Trade, Mrs. f. D. Meigs. After a short address, in which Mrs. MeigS took occasion to state just what the objects of the entertainment were she was escorted to throne at the rear of the stage and there heard the many words of ccnmendation given in behalf of the New Haven merchants.
 Mrs. Meigs was attended by the following ladies: Mrs. Jesse Welch. Mrs. Harry Wech, Mrs Frank smith, Mrs. Frederick Smith, Mrs. w. S. Crofut, Mrs. Benton and Miss Maud Armstrong The other members of the. queens court were; Knight Ar5hur B. Alling; herald, Master William Loveday; flower girls, Amelia Mix, Irene Parker, Hat tle Mills, Ida Beardsley; pages, Dexter Hewitt, Harry Armstrong; Roger Benton,
 A number of the merchants had espec al- ly good displays of their goods, and their stories were told in an interesting way as tue goods were brought to the view of the audiences. Principal among these was the New Haven Baking company, which had . small float made of boxes of 'FayoIltn milk biscuit and drawn by four re,ndeef Pr. Atwood's livery was represented by small Eo-cart, in which rode 2 little tot, draw by six little children, all dressed in white. The United Illuminating company had fine electrical display, with Miss May Bradley representing the Goddess of Lib, erty, and surrounded with a myriad of small lncandescent bulbs. Hamilton < Co. were represented by Miss lda Almlral Barnes and four other young ladies, who were exquisitely costumed in the most ele1 r. W. Tiernan X Co. had fine display of three pictures, representing the 'Sfstine Madonno." the Aurora and the Statue of Minerva on a pedestal.
 Miss Jewell, who spoke for Mendel K Freedman, came riding onto the stage In an automobile, while the four young ladies who told of the virtues of the goods, sold by the Edward Malley company wore dresses made of goods from the various departments Of that immense establishment.
 The entire list of those firms announced follows: .a. strcuse, Adler & Co. Miss Aletha stebbins
 .. .................. Miss May Bradley
 ,. Miss Ethel Jewell and Boys Chorus Hotel Garde, Duncan Hall. .... Meigs & co........ Miss Mildred Mi cosgro1e semuel Kirby po;,in, oMIa Miss Mahe' Wnans Jobn cbampion Miss 4HiPpi HarFet fHHh5hs Wnsns chatfeld Paper Company yy:;;,c ;antas;aa, e"naua "co Chorus of Lady Minsfrels Friend E.. Brooks Mrs Edward Gilbert Edward Bishop. ................,.M Mr Bush '' Miss Van Wrinkle and tableau, "Bri-
 dal Scene" Johnson Brothers-"Reuben and Rachel. John Rembert.. Madeline Gardner stoddard, Gilbert X Co. ;. Minstrel Chorus Dr. Atwoods Livery--A Fairy Team. Newton's Mineral Spring. .... Irving Beebe ! Buckingham Hardware Company :... !;
 Miss Bessie Way | Charles r. Thompson-An Oriental Prin :
 cess and Slaves. ! Edward Maley CompanyFour Pretty l
 Maids.
 J. Johnson ...s...-.. ..'.... NIT. NllhSaIU l ]. Bright & Co. ...... Miss Phoebe Thomas J. E, Bassett. t.............C Carnival Chorus
 Miss Ida Admiral Barnes and Panto-
 mime
 Charles Monson Company . Miss Merrill Charles Whittlesey-"Th Kodak Girl,'
 Tableau.
 Benton, Armstrong Company
 Mrs Eaton. n.................Dr Dr. Lawton City Hall Pharmacy-Skit, DO You Be
 leve it?" .......................C Chorus Cox X Lyon ...,.. Mrs. C. E. Roberts Gambl X Desmond-"Three Little Maids
 from School"
 c. W. Blakeslee & Sons-History Class. New Haven Shoe Company. ...........
 ...................M Miss Nora McDonald