St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-11-11
VOL. LXVI---NO. 3461
THE CARNIVAL,
Music Hall the Center of Attraction
this Week.

itAL SHNlNl hLs
Music Hall the Center of Attraction
this Week.
This is carnival week and for the next
four days there is something doing at
Music Hall every minute. The carnival
opened yesterday afternoon and Mana
ger Carl H. Turner, who has worked in
defatigably for it's success, has every rea-
son to be gratifed at the first days at
tendance. The hall is very handsomely
decorated with flags and bunting and
over the stage is the banner welcoming
all to the carnival. Around the sides of
the hall are the various booths, each diff
ferently decorated, and filled with arti-
cles that will quickly sell.
Beginning at the right hand entrance
the first is the popcorn booth, trimmed
with American flags and in charge of
Ernest Drown. Adjoining is the lemon
ade and soda water booth, trimmed in
red and in charge OF Mrs. Eli Meacham.
The water used here is from the famous
"All Wright" spring. Twenty varieties
of Fairbanks scales are attractively ar
ranged in the next booth, which is deco
rated with bunting and in charge Of
John O.. Hale. A demonstration of the
manufacture of these scales was given by
Mr.. Hale yesterday afternoon.
The mysterious pond, which occupies
the next booth, will have special attrac-
tions for little folks and is in charge of
Miss Nellie Carr, assisted by Misses Myr-
tie Clark and Carrie Emerson. The
booth is effectively trimmed in green and
white. In the next BOOTH which is deco
rated in blue and white, are SIS worth
of articles contributed by outside firms
which will be sold at much lower than
the customary selling price. In the lot
are proprietary articles. games, infants
food, etc. The booth is in charge of Miss
Clara Knapp, assisted by Misses Carrie
Emerson, Gladys Perrigo and Eva Met
calf.
The fancy table comes next in charge
of Mrs Carl H. Turner, assisted by Mrs.
Spencer, Mrs. Carlton, Mrs. Weeks, Mrs.
Cowliug, Mrs. T. R. Stiles and Miss Mil
Ter. The booth is attractively trimmed
in yellow and white and its articles will
have ready sale. The domestic booth,
which is trimmed in blue and white. is in
charge of Miss Grace Simpson and in
this booth are all the articles which the
housewife finds useful in the kitchen.
The last booth on the right is the art
booth. This is richly decorated in dark
red and in charge OF Mrs. Darling, assist
ed by Mrs. McGregor and Miss Ruth
Impey. In the centre Of the booth is a
handsome sofa pillow which will be
given away Saturday night to the lady
receiving the most votes.
A large portion of the left side of the
hall is occupied by the oriental cafe
which is gaily decorated with flags and
banners from the East. Here refresh
ments will be served daily from 3 to IL
p. M, and on Saturday dinner will be
served at noon.
The next booth is the basket booth,
, where yesterday afternoon Miss Pad
dock gave interesting demonstrations OF
making baskets from reeds and from
strips of the palm bark. In this booth
was an exhibit Of baskets which attract.
ed much attention. Adjoining this was
the ice cream booth in charge OF Mrs
Hamilton. assisted by Mrs. John Ellis
!, Miss Carr and Miss Alice Wilson. Th'
Y candy booth, which is sure to be wei
patronized, was in charge of Miss Ran
ney, Miss Bailey and Mrs. Norton.
n Last evenings program was varied
: and attractive one, the artists being tn
Juvenile Favorites, and 25 little folks wh'
appeared in "a Night in the Cate.
l. There were throughout the evening poI
= uar songs and attractive features, tn
!. artists being many of our popular an
talented young people. Music in add
: tion to solos was furnished by Moore
IS band of IL pieces. John FL. Moore, leader
lr The same program will be repeate
4 Friday evening, and on the afternoon
=. and evenings during the remainder {
u the week the programs will be carrie
out as given in last weeks paper. Th
II afternoon is baby's day and there wi
- be an artists concert. Be sure and st
y Miss Gay Zenola McClaran OF New Yor
A in the "The Sign of the Cross" in whic
,f she will impersonate Is character
tonight.