The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-11-06
SUCCESSFUL
CARNIV AL
4 Brilliant Pageant Passes
Through 0u Streets Mid
Great Applause.
GOOD HUMOR AND GOOD ORDER

The carnival held under the aus
pices of Morristown Lodge, B. p. @.
E., last Friday evening was a great
success in every way. The postpone
ment from Wednesday was at first re-
garded as hardship, but really it was
a good thing as it brought the event
on an ideal nighbfor demonstration
Of the kind. the mud was shoveled off
Of Morris street ia the intervening
two days, number of extra floats
were registered and those that were
entered were made better in the extra
time.
The procession was under the direc-
tion Of Frank e. Pierson, as grand
marshal, and he managed to get it.
started very soon after the hour set.
The parade moved over the route as
published. There was not so much
decoration as might have been, but
along the residence part Of the line Of
march, particularly the houses, we're
generally Illuminated. The arc lamps
were turned on just before the start,
adding to the light along the street.
The King, George 7. Allen rode on
a handsome float bearing large elk
head on the front, while at the back
was the throne and canopy. The
King wore handsome purple robe
and held key Of extraordinary size.
He was attended by Robert Clarke, as
page; f. e. Pierson, Jr., as court jes-
ter; George Z. Clarke, prime minister;
f. G. Reeves, king guard; Maxwell,
| herald.
| Unfortunately for the King one Of
the pole horses refused to have any
thing to do with the parade when the
! Court House was reached and camly
4 laid down, refusing all efforts to per
suade him to 60 on. Finally the
horse was unhitched and the horses
reduced to one team for the float
Meanwhile the procession was delayed
for some time.
i The lodge offered four prizes to be
awarded on the Judgement of fouI
judges, Messrs. L. B. Tompkins, D.
Farrand Sturgis, George Squire and
George @. Smith. They decided that
J the John FL. Schmidt CO., was entitled
to the prize for the finest float, sill
yer water pitcher tie Woodmen took
: the prize for the best drilled company
} . mission clock; Miss Mckenzie, b
Madison, was awarded the prize fol
the best dressed woman and w. f
Hartenstein secured the prize for thI
most grotesque costume
: The line up was as follows:
81 First Division Mounted Ofiicers
! Dover Band; Horsemen and costumet
) participants the King on his float
Iona Tribe Red Men in Indian cos
tune, thirty strong; WOodmen witt
: drill squad, followed by float typica
] of the ideas of the order and draw
by yoke of oxen; Mansion HOus,
water wagon; barber, T. j. Lyons
J Rosenberg Iorio & Terillo; Goot
J Luck Shoe Store Engle s. Schwartz
} Jaqui Co. Dalrymple- Hastings Co.
baby carriage; w. X. Muchmore
HorseGeld B Son.
Second Division Mounted Officers
Park Side Base Bail team; the Hay
makers with king walking, a ha,
rake and other exhibits; Madison
Drum Corps; Acker, MerralI & Con
dit 90, eleven wagons; j. H Schmidt
Co.; Atlantic s. Pacific Tea Co., TIVE
wagons; Suiner & Scheuer, five wa
gons ; Moding & Co.; French Millin
cry Mckenzie & Erb; r. B. Jolley
Old Woman in Shoe ELK Band Salny
Bros; w. f. Day, Jr., decorated auto
mobile; A. w. Theiler, five wagons
J. Fisch Morristown Bill Posting Go.
Stroudsburg Brewing Co.
Third Division Morristown Drum
Corps, Good Night detachment. host
carriage arranged for the occasion BY
the First Ward Hose Co. f. A. Trow
bride, decorated automobile; j. W
Melick Coal Co.
Horsemen were numerous and man,
in costumes Of all kinds were in al
parts Of the procession. A. V. r
Wolff had four costumed as Mexican
bull fighter, Buster Brown, IhdiaI
Chief, squaw and a pappoose.