The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-30
ELKS' HALLOE'EN
ELABORATE PLANS BEING
MADE.
Newark Lodgemen Intend to Make
Celebration Greatest They Ever
Attempted.

Through the efforts of the 1000 members
of the local Lodge of Elks, Halloween en-,
which falls on the last Thursday of next
month will be celebrated in this city in
? manner that will make past celebrations
look small. 1t Is planned to convert the
festival into a carnival. and from the out
line of the program at the present it will
rival the famous Mardi Gras of New Or
leans.
The Elks held a special meeting yester-
day In their palatial home In Green street
and decided to bear all the expenses of the
carnival. which will go into the thousands.
They will accept no contributions. will
sell no tickets or programs. and Will fur
nish bands for each division of the parade.
A committee Of twenty-five was appointed
to look after the details, and this commit
tee will extend invitations TO all fraternal
and military organizations in the city as
well as social clubs TO participate in the
parade.
1t was suggested that organizations taxi
ing part be asked to subscribe. but this
was not considered by the Elks. There
will be a number of floats in the line of
march representing the Elks. and the an
nouncement is made b ythe committee on
floats. of which Alderman Emil Wolfarth
is chairman, that Manager Dunlop of Elec-
trio Park has given the use Of the park 10
the Elks to build and store their floats
until the day of the parade.
Any club wishing to build or store floats
can make arrangements with Mr.. VOL
farth, without cost, to have the work done
at the park. This. of course, Is at the ex-
pense of the club exhibiting the floats.
Following is the line Of march decided
Upon at the meeting yesterday; Form at
Lackawanna Park, thence north on Broad
street, Park place. up Park place to Broad
street, to Lackawanna avenue. tc Plane
street, to Orange street, conntermarch on
Broad street, to Market street. west on
Market street. o High street; countermarch
around the Court House and down Market
street to Broad. to tie City Hall. where
the parade will disbnnd.
The entertainers plan to have the parade
followed by festivities In all the public
halls of the city and it Is expected that
there will be an unusually large number of
nome celebration after the parade. At the
Elk's home in Green street there will be a
jubllation and friends will be welcome.
The local Elk are pledged to turn out in
full strength some eleven hundred men, and
some of them will be attlred In the natty
uniforms that attracted so much favorable
comment at the Philadelphia convention.
About 100 will form a mounted squad.
All of the prizes will be bought by the
Elks, and they request that business men
make no contributions of prizes or money,
as they intend to lake the entire affair on
their shoulders and try 20 add new
features each year to the carnival, hoping
in time to cause the celebration to rank
with the famous carnivals of other cities
in the country.
h private houses and business houses
along the line of march will be decorated
for the occasion, and provisions have been
made to have the entire lire lighted con
staptly by red andgreen fire.
The committee will be in session mt the
Elks' home at 1920 o'clock this morning.
The members are as follows: Julius Kauf-
herr, chairman; Louis V. Aronson, vice
chairman; r. j. O5Crowley, jr., secretary;
Edward Kohn, treasurer; c. Albert Gas
ser, M. b. Sorla, Jacob Haussling, b. M,
Stanley, jr., Maxey Michalss, Eugene Co
ture. John Weber, William c. Stanley,
Charles A. Wenisch, Charles Wohlfarth,
Theodore Aab, Meyer L.. Meyer, E. s.
Brock, j. j. Coyle. Richard Miller, c.
Kleinschmidt, l.. Hausser, jr., f.. A. Dun
lap, DR.. ]. A. VOORHEES, and y. d. He'll
thai.
There will be another meeting Of the
committee tomorrow night at the Elks'
headouarters. In Green street.