Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-06-21
Big Event Opened
Last Night in
Fine Style.
TONIGHT.
Hundreds Of People ThrOng the
Open Lot Opposite The Central
Railroad StatiOn--Everything
Was in Full Swing and All
Are Delighted With Affair.

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Mid the glare of myriad electric
lights, the fanfare ofsSarious musi-
cal instruments and the uninterrupt-
ed buzz of scores Of sbarkers, both
professional and Aamafbtir, the Excel
sior Carnival for the benefit of the
city hospital opened last night. Thou
sands thronged the field Of the r.
r. r. opposite the Central railroad
depot, bounded by Smith, Elm and
Market streets and the Central
tracks, from shortly after 2 O'Clock
until nearly midnight. Every attrac-
tion-and they number 32--received
liberal patronage and the receipts
were large. The carnival will run
for eleven nights. ending Saturday.
June 30, and the share of the receipts
for the hospital should be such as to
crafty the noble men and women Of
this city who give so much continu-
ally of their and strength to MAIN
tain this worthy charity.
At each tent and booth last night
was representative of the carnival
company, a member of the hospital
association and city official. This
arrangement will be followed each
night, except that the city officials
will not act as barkers and ticket SELL
ers again. Tonight the Elks will
have about thirty members; on duty
in that capacity Tomorrow nigf
members of the fire department VI
thus work for the hospital. The1e will
be five or six laddies from. each fire
company. The Red Men>will proba-
bly, be helpers Saturday night, al
though not yet positively known, and
each night. some order of the city
will be represented.
This idea works well from two
standpoints, 1t adds to the number Oh
assistants to wait upon the crowds.
and naturally, on the night each So
ciety or lodge has members in charge
other members of that society, and
their families will attend in larger
numbers than they otherwise would.
1t also makes the carnival work OF
people from all parts of the city. AS
last night, the representative OF the
hospital takes In the money and the
tickets go to the carnival company's
representative. The local helpers
wear large white badges bearing
Hospital Helper in red letters.
w. S. Miller Is the manager for the
carnival company, whose work is
thoroughly systematic.
Great Electric Display.
The grounds are lighted by two orr
three hundred electric lights. They
are strung high in the air over every
portion of the grounds and In front
of and in each tent and stand. The
carnival will be open every night and
on Saturday and Wednesday after
Moons. June 23. 27 and 30.
The largest attractions, such as the
biiou circus, Conderman ferris wheel
and the novel merry -go-round, were
beseged by crowds all evening until
after II o'clock. The ferris wheel
and merry go-round we're full on ev-
cry trip until late hour and every
seat in the circus tent was occupied at
the forty minute performances. The
circus is as good as could be pre-
sented in one ring and a limited space
of time, and the applause was fre-
auent. The acts are all good. The
vaudeville program Is also D good
one. The Indian show occupies
spacious tent and an Indian tent
where novelties are for sale and
where archery can be practiced adj
join It,
City officials We're Busy.
Collector of Revenue Crowell and
City Treasurer Sofield sold tickets
at the merry -go-round. and they
done noble" as the youngster says.
Aldermen Stacey and Grouse and
Street Commissioner Fullerton ottict-
ated at the entrance to the circus tent
and Alderman Schultz kept the two
squaws company at the Indian Da~
zaar President Main of the Board
of Health stood on the rOstrum In
front of the Indian show tent. City
Clerk MacWilliam and Second Assist
and Chief Mead of the fire department
we're ION the job" at the cane and
knife ringing boards. The city otii-
cials and hospital men we're on duty
thus and endeavored to the best OF
their ability to make money for the
hospital, while President Harrington
kept an eye open over the grounds.
Ladies' Auxiliary Tents.
The ladies of the hospital auxiliary
we're In twin tents at the northwest
end of the grounds, whore the red
cross flag shone forth, and they did
large business in cake, Ice cream and
domestic preparations to tickle the
palate. lssEAa