The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-10-06

Preparations are Being Made on n
Large Scale for This Tire Days.
Event-Rey. Alexander F. Irvine One
of the Committee Members.
A novel entertainment, 1.-THE Fairies
Carnival" will be given by the local
Trades Council in Music Hall three
days, commencing October %. ending on
the oath with a matinee and. evening
performance.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting of the Trades Council to take
charge of the arrangements has perma-
nently organized as follows:
President, Henry G. Nichols; seereta-
~, Walter w. Woods. The other men,
bers are: John A. Dunn from the Iron
Moulders' union; Samuel johnson, from
the Electrical Workers union; Edward
]. Minnix, Retail Clerks union; Michael
Coffey, Brass Moulders' nnion; S.
Isaacs, Cigar Makers union; and Rev.
+. Irvine, associate member.
The plan outlined by the committee is
as follows: The carnical is to open on
the 22nd of October in Music Hall, con-
tinuing on the 23d and Oath, with a mat
inee on the last day, Mr.. John E.
Owens, the dramatist, and assistants
will be in charge of the drills and re-
hearsaIs. The affair will be local and
about five bundled people are to partic-
ipate. Music Hall, where the affair is
to take place, will be decorated appro-
priately. sr...
The large stage will be enlarged for
the juvenile four act spectacular play.
The children and wives of trade un-
ionists affiliated with the Trades Coun-
Gil are to take part in the cast. The
first rehearsal will be conducted by Mr..
Owens at Trades Council hall, Room Fl,
Insurance building, next Wednesday
afternoon at the conclusion of the daily
schools. All children and young ladies
to take part are requested to be in the
hall as early as possible. 1t is planned
to secure about three hundred children,
and from fifty to one hundred young la
dies, also others, the total number OF
participants to be about five hundred.
The aim and object of this carnival is
to bring the wives, daughters and chill
dren of the trades unionists of this city
into closer touch, which has been lack
ing in the past. It is hoped that Ia
dies auxiliary will be the result Of this
presentation. This play has been giver
in western cities and has without ex-
Eception proved a tremendous success
Mr.. Owens has directed many Of these
affairs. He will leave nothing undone
to score big success in New Haven.
The cast and chorus will include fair.
| les, butterflies, flower girls, ice sprites
royal guards, funny frogs, gnomes o.
the forest, grasshoppers, crickets, court
retinues, etc. The music is Of this
bright and catchy kind and the whole
/ is intensely interesting The stage set,
tings will be adequate. The scenery ne.
1 cessary will be erected so that the as.
sistants can handle everything with
ease and perfection. Daily rehearsals
are to be conducted in a hall to be as
sured by the special committee every
day at conclusion of the day schools.
The committee desires to have re.
spond tomorrow evening as many chill.
dren and wives and daughters of trade!
unionists as possible. Further partieu
lars concerning this great carnival viii
be given from time to time by the pres:
committee.