Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-05-29
: CARNIVAL NEXT WEEK
Arrangements Are Being Completed
For Big Street Fair.


Arrangements for the Woodman
Carnival and Street Fair are nearing
completion, and everything will be in
readiness on the opening day, We'd
nesday, June 8. The committee on
Decorations, assisted by Col. Day,
have been doing some good work this
week, especially on Main street and
around the Carnival grounds, and the
town already presents holiday APP
pearance. Large arches of evergreens
are being built at the Wilson and
Uglow corners, bearing the words
Welcome to Dallas, w. o. w. Carni-
val, June 8, 4, and g." The city has
ordered the streets cleared Of all rub
bish and trash, and the telephone and
electric light poles are being adorned
with evergreens. All the business
men have promised to decorate their
premises, and some handsome store
fronts and window displays are looked
for.
Present prospects indicate that
Dallas will be crowded with visitors
next week. The carnival has been
extensively and effectively advertised,
and people will be here from all parts
Of Western Oregon. Special trains will
be run from Portland on certain days
to accommodate the people of that
city and the lower Valley. The motor
will make several extra trips each
day The hotels and boarding houses
Of Dallas will be crowded to the limit,
but an effort will be made to find
accommodations for all who come.
Arnold's big shows will arrive the
first of the week, and the tents will be
pitched in the Courthouse Square.
The work Of putting up street booths
for various concessions is progressing
satisfactorily.
While few minor details are yet to
be arranged, the program for the four
days is Substantially as follows:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8.
CIRCLE DAY
Band Concert.
Parade through all the principal
streets Of the city, of all the visiting
members of the Woodmen of the
World, Woodmen Degree Teams,
Circle Degree Teams, Sheridan W. 0.
w. Band, Juvenile Military Company,
Queen Of the Carnival and Court,
Pages, Heralds and Floats emblematic
of the Order Of Woodcraft, Monmouth
Brass Band, Arnold's menagerie.
Director General, V. P. Fiske; aids,
Hon. N. F. Gregg, Ballston; E. @.
Staats, Airlie; J. E. Hubbard, Inde-
pendence; 7. J. Graves, Mccoy; I. F.
Yocom, Bridgeport.
Procession will form on Main at in
tersection of Clay of Ash. The first
division, consisting Of queen, retinue
and guard of honor, will form on East
Clay under the supervision of Mar
shall 7. J. Graves.
The second division consisting Of
the various floats will form on West
Clay with Marshal N. f. Gregg in
charge. The third division, consist
ing of Arnold's Menagerie will form
on East Ash in charge Of Marshal
J. E. Hubbard. The fourth division,
consisting of the uniform drill teams,
etc., will form on West Ash under the
supervision of Marshal O. =. Staats
LINE OF MARCH.
Down Main to Oak, west on Oak to
Levens, south on Levens to Wash
ington, east on Washington to Main,
north on Main to Mill, east on Mill to
Carnival tent.
CORONATION EXERCISES
Presentation of Queen by the Illus
trious and Right Royal High Chancel-
lor and Keeper in Extraordinary Of
her privy seals, robes and moneys, the
Chairman of the Carnival Committee.
Crowning Of Queen Anne III by The
Lord High Chamberlain, Frank Kers-
lake.
Address of welcome, by J. @. Hay
ter, Mayor of Dallas.
Proclamation of Royal edicts, by
Heralds
Drills by circle teams interspersed
with show attractions.
Address by Mrs. O. G. VanOrsdel,
Grand Guardian Of Women of Wood
craft, of Pendleton.
Initiation of 1O1 candidates at
wooden mill building.
THURSDAY, JUNE 4.
wooDMAN DAY
Parade and Review of the Second
Regiment Uniformed Rank Degree
Teams, W. o. W., by head officers and
Queen of the Carnival
Competitive drills of Degree Teams
for handsome prizes valued at $780,
Address by Head Consul F. A.
Falkenburg, of Denver
FRIDAY, JUNE 5.
INITIATION DAY
Athletic Field Meet Of representative
teams from different Willamette
Valley towns.
Balloon Ascension and Parachute