The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-12

Elaborate Preparations Being
Made for Unique Celebration
the Week of November I'd
Programme in Brief.
Correspondence of The Robesonian

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Wilmington is to have a series
of entertainments, both free and
paid, during the week cOmmenc-
ing Monday, November I'd, and
closing Saturday, November 7th.
The purpose of the celebration is
to provide funds towards the
building and outftting of chill
dren's playground, and primari-
ly and incidentally, to furnish fun
and amusements for out-of-town
visitors. The Elks' Wilmington
Lodge, No. 532, has taken charge
of the management Of the affair,
which is a guarantee of its sue
cess.
The programme is an elaborate
one, and ranges from the sublime
to the ridiculous. Some thirty
different committees are at work
on the details, many novel at
fractions have been engaged, but
the crowning glory will be an
Elk's society circus, which is US
ually a burlesque, but more often
times an Improvement on the
real tented circus and sawdust
rings.
The programme in brief is as
follows:
Monday, November I'd, 81 m.
Wilmington aWakes. 1920 to
11:3O a. m. Fort Caswell Mill
tary Band concert, Postoffice
Square. 4 p. m., hand shaking
fest at Elks' Temple. You must
come. 7:30 p. m., formal open
ing of Elksfest platz.
Tuesday, November Sd, 8 am.
to midnight. Reception commit
tee will grab you on arrival of
trains at depot. Warm times
for you, brother. 1870 to II 80,
band concert, Postoffice Square.
2::30 p. M, Elks' dress parade,
civic and military parade, school
children's playground parade and
demonstration, floral and indus
trial floats and carriage parade,
grand combination. $3.50 p. M,
show at Elkfest, band concert,
$50 to 1920; amateur spoilers
contest festplatz; free vaudeville
acts.
Wednesday, November 4th, s
a. m. to midnight. Same depot
gang on job. Come and see
what a warm welcome awaits
you. 1920 to 11:30, acts. 3 p.
M, Greats Elks' society circus
and pageant, free parade. 4:3(
p. M, free acts at festplatz. 7:3(
; to 8 p. M, band concert, Fest
platz. 8 p. M, formal opening
Elks' circus, located Festplatz
Third, Fourth and Castle street
> 10 p. M, minstrel show. Read
ing election returns news.
Thursday, November 5th, 8 a
| m. to midnight. Reception. 10:'
20 to 11:30 a. m. band concerts
Postoffice Square. 3 p. m. ladies
} and children's band concert, Elks
| fest Platz. 8 p. m. Elks' societ,
, circus and minstrel show.
Friday, November 9th, 8 a. m
} to midnight. Greetings ant
hand shaking within our cit!
/ walls. 1920 to 11:30 am, banC
l concert and free acts, Postoffic'
: Square. 2::30 p. m. band concer
: and shows Festplatz. $3.50 pm.
a band concert and fancy dres
2 baseball game, League Park
1 $50 p. M, free vaudeville acts
S free platz. 7:3O to $50, banC
S concert, Festplatz. 9. p. M, bi,
I carnival. public Elks' Society in
itiation in circus tent, one hun
h dred taking part.
i Saturday, November 7th.-
Mardi Gras day and night
: Laugh, sing and be merry. 1913
E Ito 11:3Q, band concert, Postofic
n Square; Saturday afternoon, lot
n Of fun at shows. Festplat2
: Children's day, free acts. ban
T concert prize, etc. Saturda
q night, reign Of King Pin Flu
" Maker, the First. Floats an
y keI1aages. and masking and cor
Eko$4E >szsS $500 4 -
This programme is being ser
- out by the thousands in the forl
J Of al foid@', with neat : eaptio
and some proverbs as sauce el
;s tendre.
Is The railway will make low e.
Z tkNsieA: rates. which will be al
, nounced shortly. The merchan
81 Of WiIRlagton are preparing
. decorate building fronts, stree
If and illuminate. The Fort Ca
N we'll Military Band and two 9TH
le bands have heenaengaged to pr
eaHenty5of music. Six
le se4s6 Hgfree circus acts will
at put on by the committee, al
If there will be some ten or twel
as refined special shows and ridil
r. HeSfces Brought from the Nor
! y Wilmington for the occasio
Il, he xholesalers and jobbers ha
q. W1ited for the purpose of a co
III cert action sin entertaining al
lie Owing receptions to the Out-C
BE awn merchants who will be
&. Wilmington during that wee
S. Ealted Ruler either has issu
ty Atefs Of Invitation to lodg
a tkrougheptthe Southern eountr
1t, aHd It is expected that ma
n Mndteas Of Elks .wih:particips
rls i& the fun and amusement.
D.. w. Buckley, of Chicago,
)8. ri Gtor of amusements of the Pa
American Exposition, at Buffa
on NJ v and uonora1 noanaUor