The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-11-05
THE HALLOW
ZEN CARNIVAL
Thousands Of People View the
Big Pageant and Enjoy
Evenings Fro1ic.
MASQUERADE BALL A SUCCESS

trains on the railroads brought throngs
while hundreds drove in from the out
lying towns. Buildings were decorated,
many stores were Illuminated with
strings of lights and red fire was
burned in profusion.
The festivities opened at half-past
seven, when Exalted Ruler Irving r.
Salmon delivered a great key to the
king and queen of the Carnival, Alder
man John ]. A. Owen and Miss Mary
e. Cody.
The line of march covered several OF
the principal streets and the origanl-
cations and floats as well as the hun
dreds of maskers combined to make
one of the most imposing and enjoy
able pageants the town has ever seen.
At the head of the parade was the
king and queens chariot, drawn by
six white horses and bearing their
highnesses seated on throne OF gold,
with purple and white canopy, and
surrounded by their retinue. Frank
e. Pierson was the grand marshal and
he was assisted by DR.. Francis IL.
Glazebrook and ]. Paul Jameson, with
Mounted Policeman James Osborne as
special aid.
Among the many organizations in
line were the G. A. r. Post. the Score
Club, with it's members dressed in cos
TUNES emblematic Of a dozen coun-
tries: the Red Men, with foat
Boys Brigade, with sixty members;
Morristown Eagles, with float bear
ing four young woman and an i'm
mense eagle; Knockers Club. with a
big float Daughters of Liberty, Hay
makers, Odd Fellows, Sons of Fatuous,
with a float: Foresters, Entre-Nous
Social Club, Modern Woodmen, with
their drill team and a big float bearing
a log cabin and several frontiers men
telling forest trees, and others. A num-
Der of business men entered their wag-
ons and many floats were seen showing
the businesses engaged in. Some OF the
most interesting were laundry, sau-
sage factory and a big float drawn by
ten horses and bearing slice of an i'm
fnense watermelon, the seeds being the
faces of negro singers.
The unattached masked paraders ex-
hibited every imaginable creation of
the costumers' art. The principal mu-
sic for the occasion was furnished by
Campione's Marine Band, of Newark.
Calcium lights mounted on wagons
illuminated the royal float, a float
called "Queen of the Roses, y bearing
Miss Matte Carroll, as the queen, and
dozen other young women, and sew
eral other of the more elaborate floats.
At the end of the parade was Exalted
Ruler Salmon in victoria and a dele
cation from the local Elks in uniform
in an automobile.
Among the business men the float
of Jaqui & Co., made big hit, being
a slice of huge watermelon drawn by
eleven horses. The Decorative Art
Shop made decorations for men and
horses. Another very interesting float
was j. W. Persons miniature laun-
dry, SC, sausage factory in opera
tion entered by Moding & Co.. re-
ceived lots of attention. The John III.
Schmidt Co. had float bearing horse
and rider and illuminated with cleo
trio lights. The Knockers Club float
was very attractive and that of the
Odd Fellows depicting lodge room
scene was interesting.
The Jaqui Company's float was the
winner of the cup offered for the hest
in that class. Miss Matte Carroll, the
"Queen of the Roses, won the silver
comb and brush for being the best
dressed lady in the parade, and the
Woodmen were awarded cup for be-
ing the best drilled company. The
Heptasophs were considered. the best
appearing company, receiving cup,
and Woodruff M. Vance was considered
the most grotesquely costumed and re-
ceived the silver shaving cup.
The judges were Alderman Clifford
S. Rutan, ID. Farrand Sturgis and
George G. Smith.
Special policemen assisted the regu-
lar force, and the fire wardens also
acted asspolice. At the least sugges-
tion of rowdyism the offenders were
promptly squelched. Mayor Alexan-
der Bennell placed ban on the use of
fireworks, excepting colored fire, but
ticklers and confetti were much in
evidence, and the young people en-.
joyed their use to the utmost.
After the parade masked ball was
held in Washington Hall, with the
King and Queen of the carnival lead
ing the grand march. The hall was
decorated with garlands, of autumn
leaves and great punches Of corn stalks
and jack-o-lanterns covered the cleo
trio lights. The committee in charge
of the carnival included w. Franklin
Hartenstein, chairman Charles I'll.
VOrholz, Charles Earles, George Bull
winkel and e. /. Coursen.
All floats, organizations and bust
ness wagons entered for the parade
formed on Maple ave., between Mar
ket st. and James st. and the parade
moved in fine following order.