The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-09
Big FLOWER PARADE
Will Be Feature of Wichita
Fair and Carnival.
UNIQUE AND BRILLIANT
Ladies of Wichita Hospital
Board to Have Charge.

YESTERDAY afternoon the ladies OF the
Wichita hospital board agreed TO taiis
charge Of a flower parade during the
fair and carnival and after a long con-
ference with directors Of the fair at the
Commercial club rooms the ladies an
nounced that they would show Wichita
and its visitors the most unique and
brilliant flower parade ever seen in this
city and the wes;. The first two stree
fairs were renarkab bic for the bsautifGI
flower parades This year The Wichita
fair and carnival viii BE- long Tememb-
Sered for an event Of the same nature
but surprising in every way the two
former paraGes.
There are many autos in Wichita, these
VIII be prominent features Of the parade
and there Will be innumerable carriages,
buggies horseback riders. ladies and
gentlemen, boys and girls horseback, in
floats and other equipages. The ladies'
were told 10 go ahead, their plans would
be endorsed by the fair directors to
mske the lower parade larger than ever
before
TIC fair this year IS one when Wichita
really and truly entertains the people of
tho great southwest the people who have
aided in many ways in making wichita
the metropolis and business center that
IL is The business men say that Wichita
pays the hills. every cent Of entertain
ment expense viii be paid for without
charging the visitors a nickle and the
business men have further said that ex-
pense viii not be considered IN the plans.
The fair this year is not a money max
Ing concern operated by a few fo- the
money there IS IN il. 1t is under the
auspices Of Wichita business men and
permanent organization will be made 10
provide for a weeks entertainment for
Kansas and Oklahoma people who are
IN need Of a weeks vacation and relaxa-
ton from the work OF the past, a most
bountilui season.
There VIII De something doing all of
TIE time and Wichita pays for doing It.
This committees are out getting sub
seriptions and they are meeting with the
greatest success. Every business man
wants to provide entertainment for their
customers and those they may secure
during the week Everybody helps in
this fair md when there is a united eff
fort the fair and carnival is assured a
most successful one.
There viii be parades at night TO en-
tertain the crowds when they come from
the grounGes and there will be shows,
the best, newest and cleanest that can
be secured They will be collected in one
place but viii not be called the Midway |
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show grounds and the management have |
promised the best lot OF shows that ever |
came down the pike those who visit |
the shows viii Of course be pikers, the
men who run the shows will be pikerinos
snd 1t follows that the soubrettes who do
the dancing turn or charm the snakes
will be pikereens.
Geo. X. Spencer IS hard at work on
his fantastic parade which viii be a
prominent feature OF the week enter
tainment Mr.. Spencer refuses to say
q word about his plans except to his
confederates and the utmost secrecy pre-
walls as the fellows are determined that
this parade shall be a fantastic one,
novel and entertaining one and moreover
o. is to be a surprise for everyone ex-
cept those who concoct the jolly take
offs and humorous designs of dress.
A sticker is being printed. These will
be distributed throughout the country.
A six sided figure in a circle is the de-
sign. In the circle are the dates OF the
fair, September 2S TO October 3. and in
the hecta gonal figure will read Get your
moneys worth" AID this is the byword
Of the fair. Everyone who comes 10
Wichita during the week will be ex-
pected 10 get all the enjoyment they can
and the business men will pay the bills
Every indication points 10 better and
larger stock show than ever before. The
directors are planning TO build four times
the present number OF stalls There are
now about one hundred stalls for show
stock. hut the stookmen have given as
suraAces Of four times more fine stock
that the grounds Will accommodate I'M
der the present conditions. so the direc-
tors will fix the grounds 10 suit the ex-
hibitiers. Mr.. Resting is receiving many
letters a day from stockmen who want
90 come here. The following circular
letter brought many replies, asking for
space:
Gentlemen: This city. already SO re-
nowned as live stock center. where
people come to sell and show their fine