New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-03
ENGLEWOOD'S CARNIVAL.
Plans to Make Coming Shoe a Rec
ord Breaking affair.

Though Englewood is the smallest city in New
Jersey, its Field club has won laurels az the
baseball champion of the amateur league for three
successive seasons and the national lawn tennis
championship in women's doubles while its Golf
Club was the scene OF the national championship
this year but il has never attempted to capture
the blue ribbon a general amusement centre
until now, when it is planning for a carnival
The success Of the entertainment is regarded as
assured, because II is in the hands of a dozen
young men who have made records I'm local life
in addition the support and assistance of nearly
ali the available local talent have heen obtained.
aud when the performance begins 80 O'clOC'
on Monday evening. September H. abou. one hun
disd and fifty men ard women Will be OH hsnI.
The entertainment will continue for six nirh-s
with matinees Wednesday and Saturday
at : D. M MOI only Englewood, hut all the sur
rounding country viii take advantage of this op-
portunity 10 he amused and entertained
The proceeds will he given TO the EnzIewood
Hospital. which y presided ove- by Fl = Dawson
vice president Of the First National Bank OF New
York city. The hospital Is now handling daily
average Of NOR" than forty patients but needs
extension IN every direction including maternity
and Isolation wards The committee does not ask
any one to attend the carnival for eIeemosynary
reasons On the contrary. the plans promise
vast amount of enjoyment. The Field club has
lake and every availabe foot of space viii be
utilized. A boardwalk will surround the baseball
neld and around It's entire length will be a line of
tents with all the popular shows at popular prices.
W!th ms megaphone. No small part of the fun
VIII be the line or talk presented by these anna
teIrs-diSnihed lawyers and editors striving 10
coax the populace away from other shows az
Whlch bankers and brokers furnishing the
toney Island conversation. Their capabilities I'm
tnlS line are not unknown quantities. a smaller
snow OF this nature successfully carried out
several years ago. and the Field Club minstrel en-
tertanments have become annual affairs OF great
First the list Of good things IS the professional
circus. every act being OF the best Here alone
The management has contracted an expense OF
S-Ve, the acts including Woodward's trained
seals SPEEDY, the high diver; the -Four Londons III
acrooatic work; Jugglers, equestrian performers.
respect amateur. There will be music, Including
the Catholic PrOtectory Band and a military or
chestra, erry-go-round. a museum OF freaks
partly local: boxing exhibitions wizards. menag-
efles, including the smallest pony I'm the world:
cane ringing, weight and strength machines, wheels
OF fortune and all the regular county fair features
presided over by Well known persons. All the auto
mobiles in Englewood viii join in a brilliantly illu-
minated parade during the week before the show
ana nothing short OF a week OF impossible weather
Will prevent the success of the carnival
According 10 the FOllyland letterhead. the fol-
lowing men compose the executive committee: Sew
ard PrOsser chairman; Clarence F. Dutton ir
9. Watson, publicity; Arthur G. Sherwood and T.
l.. Gilbert. circus: Peter :. DuTyea properties;
Henry =. Dawson and BENJAMIN Strong ir
finance: ". NJ. Coe, 7. 3. Cunning, William Tier
ney. ir., and o. c. Blache, shows. and Louis Coe
grounds. The women's bazaar is under the direc-
ton OF Miss Laura Drake Smith, Mrs Louis H.
Burr, Mrs. James Barber Mrs. s L. Wise, Mrs
William Imbrie Mrs Henry DAWSON. Mrs. z. NJ
Buckley. Mrs. H. NJ. Booth and Mrs Rochester
Cunning.