Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-23
KING I'd Be MYSTERY
OF NEWARK CARNIVAL.
His Identity Will Not be Revealed
Until the Parade Is Over
Big Preparations.


NEWARK, Oct. Appropriations
for Newark's Halloween carnival
have progressed so satisfactory that
it is now evident the event will be a
greater success than at first was an
ticipated by the general public. 1t
is expected there will be about forty
organizations in line, in addition to
the persons who will ride on the
floats or enter as individuals.
Henry ]. THEM, president of the
Newark common council, who also is
chairman of the general committee
in charge of the celebration, has Sc
lected a king for the occasion, but
will not divulge his name. His iden-
tity will not be made known until he
unmasks after the parade and is pre-
sented at the Halloween balls.
According to present arrangements
the king will arrive in Newark about
7.3O in the evening of the day of the
parade and be escorted to the city
hall, where the mayor will present
him formally with the golden key of
the city. King Carnival then will en-
ter his chariot and the parade will
start.
Queen Meets King.
Arriving at a court of honor,
which is to be built at the southern
end of Military Park, the king will
dismount from the chariot and greet
the queen, who will be waiting for
him there. King and queen then will
enter the chariot as quickly as is on
sistent with the formality of the oc-
casion, and the parade will proceed.
One of the features of the carnival
will be the illumination of Military
Park, which will be a blaze of cleo
tricity. Festoons of vari-colored
lights will be strung along a portion
of the route of the parade in Broad
street. By the general committee it
has been decreed that every parader
shall wear a mask, with the exception
of the grand marshal. Grand stands
to be erected along. the line of march
will accommodate thousands of spec
tators.
Z1llOh6 ~
will take part in the parade are the
United Singers, Ancient Arabic Or
der Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, Elks,
Red Men, Woodmen, Turner's and
Frelinghuysen Lancers. 1t is expect
ed there will be a dozen or more
bands in line. The route of the par
ade will be from Lincoln Park, up
I nrAoI cfroot fn DorLy nlapp arn1nd
Park place to Broad street, around
Washington Park and countermarch
to Market street, up Market street to
High street, and along High to Gin
ton avenue, wnere the procession will
disband.
In Dance and Cake Walk.
One of the features of the parade
will be groups of girls who will dc
fancy dances. These girls, 100 in
number, are now being trained by
Mrs. C. A. Dunlap. Sixty other girls,
led by Alice %Seeburger, nine years
old, of 5 West Park street, will in
dulge in a cakewalk. One of the
floats, representing the "Old Woman
Who Lived in a Shoe" will carry
ntty cnlldfen.
After the parade there will be fouI
balls, all under the auspices of the
celebration committee. 1t is expect
ed there will be a large attendance al
each. They will take place, rain OIL
shine, and will be held in the Krueg'
err Auditorium, the New Auditorium
Harburger's Hall and Kurtz's Coils
cum.
1t is believed the crowds which
will throng the streets on the even.
ing of this big event, so novel to
Newark, will be the largest the city
ever has seen, and elaborate arrange
ments are being made by the police
to keep the way clear for the parad'
} ers. Between streets the route Of
march will be roped off, and at the
street intersections there will be Z
strong force of policemen. The five
police captains of the city have been
!, assigned to different sections of the
parade. and each will be held re
/, sponsible for his district. Besides
, the regular police there will be
large force of special officers.
Carben's drug store, 81 Hall av'