The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-11
Everything in Readiness for the
Third Annual Festival.
The City Is Well Filled With Strang.
ers and Hundreds Of Others
Are Expected.
DOORS OPEN AT 1880 P. M.

music the third annual carnival will
begin in Paducsh tonight at 7 O'Clock.
Today there have been many strangers
in the city and the business portion of
town was we'll crowded from early
morning.
There has been great activity on
part of the carnival people in putting
up the shows, which are scattered
from the river front to Tenth street.
There are many concession men here
also and they have stands in every
conceivable place.
There is nothing ON the program for
today, as festivities do not begin un-
til tonight. The indications are that
there will be large crowd Of strang-
ers on hand. in addition to the hun
dreds of Paducah people who will visit
the various attractions.
There will be a monster parade at z
O'Clock tonight, starting at Tenth and
Broadway. 1t will have in it Dean s
and the carnival bands. and all citi-
zens are asked to join in with their
carriages, traps and other vehicles.
Promptly at Z 80 every show in the
city will open and the throngs will
begin pouring into them. Had they
been open today they would doubtless
have secured good patronage.
The announcement Of Thursdays
features of the carnival has beer
changed. 1t was intended to allow
people to 90 en- masque, ss they do al
Mardi Gras, but by order of Directoi
General Lagomarsino this. has beef
rescinded and there will be no mask
allowed on that day or any other "a,
during the carnival.
The executive committee of the Car
nival association desires all member
of Paducah lodge Of Elks, and also thu
Red Men, as well as all other good cit
liens, to turn out at the monster par.
ade tlfis evening and help make a gooC
showing The parade will begii
promptly at p. m. and the door o.
every attraction will open at Z 80 p
m.
Every train and boat today ha
brought in many people who will re
main throughout the week, while
others will arrive in greater number
tomorrow and every day thereafter
Tho carnival committee is Statistic,
that this is the best advertised carni
val of the three held and that NOR
people than ever will visit Paducal
this week.
The German village and the countr,
store are features controlled by tn
Carnival association. The German
village is located on Ninth street be
tween Broadway and Court, and is tn
finest ever seen in this section of tn,
state. 1t is magnificent inside ant
will doubtless be literally patronized
The country store will open tonigh
when the other attractions begin
Tickets for the automobile are goinl
rapidly.
Conspicuous in the parade tonight
will be the CITY officials in carriages.
Many stores are already in gall
dress, ard by tomorrow scores of 9th
ers will be decorated. The souvenir
man is out, as usual. and few peopl'
can be found who do not wear SOM
evidence of carnival week. The prop
err thing in headgesr this time is |
white hat, and hundreds of them hav'
been sold today.
This afternoon Deans band marched
through the business part Of the city
and aroused considerable enthusiasm
Tonight will be the liveliest on tn,
streets of Paducah since the carniva
last year.
Tomorrow is Mayfield day, and
large delegation is expected from
Graves and other cities below us.
The carnival colors, blue and or
snge. are conspicuous everywhere il
the city. Capt. VIM. Kraus will b
grand marshal OF all parades, witt
Mr.. Gus Rogers as assistant.
Day after tomorrow the Chicago
! Eastern Illinois will run big excul