Evening journal., 1905-10-26
PARADE ROUTE
MAPPED OUT
Halloween Procession Will
Pass Over Nearly All
City's Streets
M RcHANTS OFFER MANY PRIl.S
specIal 10 me Hvening Journal

Special to The HNeninA journal
New Castle oct 25.-ln the Office OF
Mayor Evan c. Boyd last evening an en-
thuslastlc meeting of the committee har-
lng IN charge the Halloween parade, was
held and considerable business was trans-
acted.
Captain Chaunccy p Holcomb, who VIII
be chief marshal of the procession sub
mitted "a plan for the formation of the
parado ana am outline of the streets of
the city over which it was proposed to
mass. Both propositions were acceptable
TO the committee and were adopted ac-
cordingly
The parade proper will form at $50
o'clock ON Harmony street. right resting
on Front street Horsemen will form on
Second street north and south of Har-
mony CLUBS will form on Third street
north and south Of Harmony Individual
clubs viii form on Fourth street, north
and south of Harmony Wagons, floats,
etc. ON Fifth street north and south Of
Harmony
Tho formation win be as follows: Chief
marshal and six aides, band.
First division Marshal and three aides
horsemen, hrst section in civilian clothes
second in maslO, band.
Second divsion-M Marshal three aides
clubs, individual maskcrs floats, teams
automobiles.
Tho route decided upon by Chief Mar
shal uolconib and approved by the conf
mittcc Is as follows:
South ON Front to Delaware, 20 Ninth
to Young. to Tenth, to Gray, TO Ninth, to
South, to Third. 10 Delaware, TO Second,
to Chestnut, TO Third, to Delaware, to
Fifth. to South, to Fourth to Harmony
10 Front to Delaware 10 Opera HOUSE
and dismiss.
Horsemen are requested TO report az
Second and Harmony streets not later
than 11 o'clock ON the evening OF Cc-
toher 81. a prize viii be offered for the
largest number OF horsemcn in line from
any one district All clubs desiring 10 par
tieOate I'm ;ho turnout are requested to
send their names 60 Arthur NJ Wise, sec
rctary of the committee at once.
MANY PRIZES OFFERED.
Merchants are awakening to the fact
that there will be something doing in
New Castle ON Halloween night and are
coming TO the front with prizes for var
ious features of the procession. Citizens
also arc becoming interested and are con
tributing financial aid to the project. Boil
donations of prizes and money will be
thankfully received by any member o
the committee and the donor may be as
sured that his gift win be properly ap
piled.
Merchants who have offered prizes 81
far are as follows. Childs' Grocery Com
pany barrel Of tho best -four; Joh
Thompson, large ham; John v. Plat, an
pair womens shoes; August Blumhors
nve-pound box Of candy; Challenger ant
Son, pair military brushes; Mrs Franl
McCallin, womans umbrella; c. S. King
mans umbrella; Joseph Bacon, on
months shaving and a hair cut, Joh,
Clayton, pair of women's gloves; Jane
Lawler, box of cigars; Robert Shaw, boz
of cigars; Frank Bridgewater. gold sticl
PIN James Il. Biggs, sweater and tie
James J. Kerrigan three boxes of cigars
l.. NJ Chase and Son, set Of books; A. +
Goodiss ana Charles E. Ferris and sol
will OFFER prizes yet to be decided on.
William Taylor of Wilmington, will do
. nate table as will Megary and SON. am
E. L. Peacock & Company Of that city
Others who have offered prizes from VIII
mington are Clarence r.. Holt, ticket goo
for meals to the amount of SL20; jaime
/, Harklns. box of cigars; Kenyon 4 Co
r box OF cigars and Topkis ana Son, man
il umbrella. Many other prizes are expect
J, ed TO be offered before the end of IA
- week and the committee will meet an
o arrange for what features an VIII b
n given.
y The Delaware Water Improvement Con
- pany will place several large arc lights
q Delaware street m the vicinity of the CT
pin House where the judges viii be I,
Gated and win string number of n
candescent lights across the streets ON,
which the parade passes.
g. p. Holcomh, superintendent Of n
trolley company viii place "a large scare
light az the foot OF Delaware street tn,
making that thoroughfaro as light as IA
for several blocks. Other pleasing fo;
lures are also promised. Those present
last niehts meeting were George Re-
ME- chairman =. s. Peach. G. r. Ho
comb, James j. Kcrrigan. w. II. Coone
Jr, james r. Mcivor. James I.awle
Eugene Chase. Emmett McGrory, Walt