The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-03
HUSTLERS BOUND
FOR B{LlEV|LLt
THOUSANDS GOING THERE FOR
THREE DAYS FROLlc BE-
GINNING TOMORROW.
FINE PR0CRAMARRAKCfD
BeIieviile Meet Promises to BE .he
Best in History Of the
ORGANIZATION The
Features.

Ever since the Caro- convention
the Hustlcrs and the Beieyille 11si-
ness men and civic organizations
have been working necessarily night
and day, for the greatest NEE ~
ever held by travelling men in tie
central west, says the st. LOUIS G. ODE.
Democrat The result Is a ma gait
cent program of carnival events, with
over two car loads of valuable priz s
attached, valued at $4,000, and a.
fangements for the entertainm mt If
fully $4,000 visitors. The prizes ale
the donations from wholesale houses
and manufacturers of St. Louis, Chi
cago, Indianapolis Cincinnati, Lois
vile, Terre Haute, Evansville, Ind
Belleville and numerous other cities.
Belleville business men coutribut
ell 10000 in cash to the Hustlers
fund for the entertainment of the
thousands who are expected to Wis t
Belleville next Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
Various Features of Session.
l uutSudN dittl mum at / ~ " tlDth
the white suit parade will take place,
in which it is expected that 1000
Hustlers will be in line The parade
will end at League Park where the
ball game between the Husters
team and the Belleville Merchants
team will take place, the principal
prize being a solid silver loving cup
Thursday night there will be band
concerts on the public square, pyro
technics at the fair grounds, and a
grand ball at Liederkranz Hall
On Friday morning there will be
reveille at o'clock. followed by con
tinuous concerts by massed bands on
the public square al parades by the
Hustlers to the fair grounds where
will open the two days shooting
At 1870 O'Clock In the
afternoon there will be field day
events at the fair grounds, and al
$3.50 o'clock the flower parade in
which over 100 ptettlly decorated
vehicles will take part Friday even
ing at 7:31 o'clock will be held the
King Pompey parade, tae most gor-
geous feature OF the carnival, Fol
lowing this at $50 O'Clock the grand
will begin at the Lyric
theater. There will be over $50
voices and fifty musical instruments
from the Kronthal Liedertafel, Lieder-
kranz. Choral-Symphony West Pel'e-
willie Harmony and Philharmonic So
cieties. At 8 O'Clock the fancy cos
tunes bali will begin with the grand |
march at Liederkranz hall.
The annual election of officers !
and selection of the next convention !
city will be held at the business |
meeting at the Lyric theater, Satur-
lay at $50 a. m. and at $3.50 |
ion at Elks' hall. Meanwhile, there |
will be continuous concerts on the |
public square by the massed bands. |
rhe flower parade viii be repeated /
It o'clock Saturday afternoon, the .
white suit delegation accompanying |
{. This will be followed by a ball |
yame at League pur'i between the
champion Centralia White Sox and
he Belleville Trolley league team for
he championship of Southern Illinois.
These two teams will also play at
.eague park Friday afternoon. The
Iustlers' Marathon will close Satur
lay afternoon program.
Saturday night there will be
.rand concert by all of the combined
listing bands and the Belleyille
lands on the public square and a
General carnival and battle of serpen-
inc and confetti.