The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-10-25
MERCHANTS
CARNIVAL
A SUCCESS
Business Interests of the City
We're Well Represented
Novel Entertainment by
Ladies of ST. PanI'S Church

The Merchants Carnival was a bis
success socially as well as financially
something never before seen in tht
Capital City The credit for devisinl
and conducting the carnival belong,
to the ladies Of ST. Paurs Episcopa
church, who were rewarded in a larger
measure than they had expected
The armory in which the entertain
ment was given was not large enough
to accommodate the crowds.
The carnival was held i'm the City
| Hall Thursday evening. Preceding
the carnival feature, there was given
a literary and musical program of
merit. II included an opening selec.
ton by the Salem Military Band un.
| der the direction of the new leader
| Mr. bowman, and o .er numbers as
| follows: Vocal selections by Mrs
Charles II. Hinges Miss Helen Cal
breath ana Miss Catlin and the Stall
wart quartet; instrumental duets by
the Misses Coshow, Miss Ruth Ca
| brelson and Miss Nettie Beckner. and
a recitation by Miss Musa Geer.
At the close of the Introductory
program, the group of nearly eighty
costumed young ladies' that were
seated on the platform during the pro
gram, gave a drill. Each of the ladies
represented some one of Salems bust.
ness houses and was appropriately
costumed The drill was led by Basil
II. Wagner and Fred Thielsen, who
were attireu in gorgeous colonial
~
euyers were attempted in giving the
drill, the exercise was a pretty one.
There was a great assortment OF cos
tunes, ranging from the simple and
unique idea to the more pretentious
and gorgeous. But for the most part.
all of me varied yusincss interests of
the city were faithfully represented.
The great number of young ladies
participating in the drill makes indl.
vldual mention impossible, but a few
Of the more striking costumes will be
noticed, Miss Agnes Gilbert. gowned
I'm red and carrying a bundle of wheat
and other cereals made n strikngly
beautiful representative for the Bal
iuurGuthrie train Company. Meyers
White Corner was represented by the
Misses Hurst In appropriate costumes
The Woolen Mill Store was cleverly
represented by Miss Bertha Kay, who
wore gentleman's overcoat and
derby hat. The House Furnishing
Company was ably represented by
Miss Lois Coshow, who was attired in
gown of red decorated in imitation
lootingglass and carried banner
.Stocllton's dry goods house had n rep
sentative In Miss Zoe Stockton, who
wore an evening dress of pink silk.
and also by Mrs. Kightlinger Holver.
son a Co. were doubly represented by
Miss SCHNEIDER and Miss Peterson. the |
former wearing an elegant blue silk |
dress. Waters cigar store was repre- |
sented by Miss Foster, whose dress |
was made entirely of cigar ribbons |
George says that by actual count |
1922 ribbons We're required for the
making of the gown.
The Journal representative was Miss
Kittie Perrine, daughter of Bailiff Fin.
ley Perrine, of the supreme court.
Miss Perrino carried banner Of pink
satin upon which was printed I'm fac
smile Thursdays Journal giving TO.
days nows today" with big headlines
about the prospective special session.
The following is a list, though not
quite complete, of the business houses
and their representatives that partici-
pated in the drill: BalfOur. Guthrie
4 Co., Miss Agnes Gilbert; Manning
r Ferguson, Miss Bess Tillson. Mrs.
Fraser Miss Mary Payne; w. II.
Burkhardt & Co., Miss Maud Mackay;
Weller Bros, I-.ss Duncan; Westa-
,Ott, Misses Ruby Cornell and Alma
ioyer; The Elite Gallery, Miss Lucia
cochran; Dalrymple. Miss Nina Hcu-
at, Journal, Miss Kittie Perrine;
ryin a. Pettys Miss Beatrice Clark;
Patton Bros, Miss Musa Goer; Roth
Graber, Miss Cena Fawk: Meyers | {
Nhito Corner The Misses hurst.
Miss Evans millinery, Mrs II. ID. GIL.
lert. Misses Welch novelty store.
Hiss SutOr; Rincmln. Miss Ella I
iineman; lamport, Miss Claire {
iolmes, Mrs. Hooker, Miss Edna
Price; Buren a. Hamilton Miss Flor, ,
nee TillsOn, Wooden Mill Store Miss
bertha Kay; Fuller a. Douglas. Miss
ella Buren: Hamilton Bros. Miss
larie HurlDurt; Hughes grocery Miss a
Eva COshow; Sh PIP 4 Hauser Miss D
'eya Griswold; Tills0n & Co., Miss d
largaret Parkhur-,; Salem Gun v
tore Miss Schoenfold; H. B. ThieL 3
on, Miss Louise McGoc; r. E ShOfer.
iiss HeadriCk; Salem Flouring Mills,
iiss Jessie Holmes; Capital City
Touring Mills, Miss Bonnie Cans;
ray Bros, Miss Kirk. Damon Bros,
liss Ruth Ketchum; Golden Rule,
Iiss SwartZ; SteuslOn Bros, Miss |
era Byars; House Furnishing Co, r.
.iss COshow; Greenbaum. Miss Ges- 4,
er; j. H. StOcKtOn, Miss stockton: n
A. Virgins. Miss Ruth Leeds. Gro a
se studio, Miss Lezctte Fawk: T
'ade's hardware. Miss d. Cans; Hol q
srson a Co, Misses SCHNEIDER and
etersOn; The air, Miss Johnson; d.
Fry, Miss Lena Payne: Oregon
hoe Co., Miss Puryine; Coffee House.
iss Fawk; Barr (pumbcrl. Miss n
uby GOulct; The Spa, Miss Steiycr: d,
elmer 4 Berger hiss Grace Rine-
an; Mrs. Spauldng, dair dresser. u
iss Lillian SelIwoOd; Capital Drug a
.ore, Miss Rigdon; Barr OewelerJ. 10
iss Laura Berry; w. w. Zinn. Miss I
lclle Kane; Wills Music House,
iss Edith Ketchum; W q. Tel. Co.
iss Ethel DeParcq; G T.. Waters.
ISIS Foster; Bronson & Ragan Ma.
ie BabcOcN. Postal Tel CO Miss