The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-30
CANOE CLUBS CARNIVAL
BRILLIANT DISPLAY WILL BE GIVEN
NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT.
Seventy-Ffve Canoes VIII Take Parf
I'm Water Parade-Beautiful Dec
orations Arc Planned.

The Indianapolis Canoe Club is making ex-
tensive preparations for the water carnival.
which 1t will give at Riverside next Fri
day evening. The affair has been planned
for several weeks and. efforts are being
made to have IL the most beautiful night
scene ever presented on the river. The
aquatic committee of the club has the
carnival in charge and will be assisted by
the entertainment committee. Every mem
ber of the club. of which there are almost
three hundred, will give the entertainment
his hearty support and will assist in maxi
ing ii success The club is in good finan-
cial condition and neither expense nor labor
will be spared
The feature of the evening will be the
water parade, in which over seventy-five
boats will take part. The owners of sixty
canoes have promised to decorate their
boats in gay attire, and in addition there
will be six floats and as many launches.
The makeup Of the floats is TO be kept a
secret until the evening of the carnival.
but they will be elaborately constructed to
represent certain vessels. Both the wagon
bridge and the railroad bridge Will be lighted
with multi-colored lanterns of various sizes
and shapes and the river hanks will he a
lane of colOred lights. made more brilliant
Dy the display OF all kinds OF fireworks.
The park board has agreed to decorate the
the cars to the park, with brilliant lights
and flags.
WILL KEEP OPEN HOUSE.
The clubhouse will also be gayly lighted
and decorated in flags and bunting. After
the parade il will be the scene Of the festi-
vities and will be thrown open to the guests.
The entire square will be lighted with
electric incandescent lights and japanese
lanterns. The Indianapolis Military Band
will be stationed on the veranda of the
clubhouse and will play lively music as the
parade passes on the river below, and at
intervals during the evening During the
latter part of the evening there will be
dancing in the clubhouse ballroom
a bugle CALL given by the Military Band.
will be the signal for the parade TO start
from its moorings. a quarter of a mile above
the railroad bridge. The signal will be
given at $50 o'clock The long, gayly
lighted procession will be headed by the
floats, followed by the launches and the
sixty canoes. 1t Will come down the river
amid fireworks and music. pass the club
house and at the wagon bridge will come
about and make its course up the stream
TO the railroad bridge.
Members of the club are looking to the
evening with much interest, as it will be the
biggest event they have ever undertaken
in entertainment. The following committees
are in charge.
Reception.-T. A. Wynn, chairman w. E.
English. o. D. Bohlen, L. w. Bassett, T.. X.
Chapman, o. p. Deluce, l.. p Gable, c. A
Garrard, G.. A. Gay, II. j. Huder, F. Itten-
bach. c. Krauss. p. H. Krauss. j. l.. Reach,
A. NJ. Kuhn, g. j. Marott. F. Vonnegut,
L. r. Thornburg. c. Latham. III. V. Love.
w. J. Mooney, j. G.. Mueller, II. J. Nc
GOwan, F. T. McQuiddy. A. C. Newly,
c. c. Perry. G. w. Pangborn, S. Z. Rauh,
II. Severson, jr., g. +. Test, w. l.. Taylor,
c. Won Hake.
Aquatic.-F. C. Krauss. chairman; II. c..
Buschman, r. T.. Springsteen, w. II. Rost
Geo. d. Levy, j. ID. Prior, j. S. Marion,
j. j. McCarty. II. ID. Haring, E. L. Lennox.