The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-23
THE EAGLES ARE
UP AND DOING
Soliciting Committee is Meeting
With Success
$4,000 is SUBSCRIBED
ADVERTISING is BEING DONE ON
EXTENSIVE sCALE--FEsTi'
VAL QUEEN WILL BE
EIErTED

Tho committee in charge OF sollcit'
inc for the Eagles Fall Festival y
meeting with great success ana mas
already secured subscriptions TO me
amount of over $4,000. A great many
Of the business men have not yet
been seen and the amount Will prop
ably be increased to $500 or So,0oo
before the work Is completed,
Advertising the approaching n's
festival Is being pushed on an eXteh'
sive scale and the office OF Secretary
r. A. Jones Is a bee hive Of adyertls-
ing industry He is ably assisted IN
the advertising work by Mr.. e y.
Stake of the GaskiIl Carnival com
pany, who will remain here until az
| ter the week of Cairo's big carnival,
I Oct. 10 to Is inclusive.
| The Gaskill company Is furnishing
an abundance of highly colored ana
Illuminated Autograph paper Illus
trating some of the many special Tea
lures Of a sensational nature such AZ
tho thrilling Loop the Loop, ana
FLEW the Flume" act If Mr., Oscar V.
Babcock, the original inventor OF THIS
class of exhibitions, and who mas
been named Dare Devil Babcock.
Many new pleasing surprises are
being arranged and the committee
promises that cairo's Fall Festival
will be an entertainment that Will
bring thousands of people to Cairo
on the excursions that have already
been arranged by rail and boat.
There win be plenty of music and
entertainments here all week. In al
dition to the Gasklii attractions vita
several sideshows and amusements,
and the Cairo Eagles, under whose
auspices the carnival will be given,
have secured the Cairo band and the
Ladies band, Of Murphysboro, which
has a wide reputation. In addition
to this, the Gaskill company furn-
ishes an excellent band OF eighteen
pieces. The Eagles are also arrang'
ing for other music during the week.
Cairo will have carnival queen,
who viii be selected by popular yot-
ing. The fortunate young lady will
be presented with diamond ring
by the Eagles, purchased from some
local jeweler, with his personal guar
antee.
The voting will commence next
Thursday and will close on Thursday,
the 18th October The coronation
viii take place the next night at $3.50
o'clock. The voting places will be
announced later. The votes have
been placed at low price. cent
each.
The committee in charge OF the
street fair completed the program
for the week. Tuesday has been set
apart as Candidates and Railroad
day. Candidates from all over the
state. from the governor down, have
been sent invitations by the Eagles.
No speech-making will be allowed
but a general hanl-shaking, etc. IT
connection with the Railroad day a
handsome silver train lantern will
be presented to the most popular rail
road man present.
Eagle dav will be observed OF
Wednesday, and Eagles from all over
Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri and Ten
nessee are expected TO be present
Prizes Of different sorts will be Of
fered on this day and large attend
ance Is looked for.
Thursday is Cairo day. Mayor Win
ter will issue a proclamation and al
the stores and factories will be closes
so that the employees may enjoy
half holiday.
Saturday will be Drummer's day
On this date travelling statesmen from
many states will be present to take
part in the festivities. The Egyptias
Hustlers and other originations hay'
been sent invitations. Prizes OF diff
ferent kinds win be offered.
A large force of bill posters am
advertising men are busy plasterini
the surrounding country for mile
around with gaily-colored Autographs
telling of the great Cairo Eagles car
nival Several Of the large sensation
al acts. produced by the Gasklll com
pany. are being featured. such as tn
Loop the Loop" and Fly tn
Flume." etc.