The Washington herald., 1909-07-29
COMMITTEE SHAPES
FLORAL CARNIVAL
Route, Divisions, and Dis
tricts Decided Upon.
WILL PASS TWICE ON AVENUE
Eight Cups and Fifteen Minor Prizes
offered TO Contestants - Governor
Post o. Judge--Secretnry of War
Declines-Three Bands in Line.

Preliminary arrangements for the
Chamber OF Commerce automobile floral
carnival received considerable impetus
at the meeting Of the general committee
last night, Of which Isaac Cans is chair
man. Six members of the committee, in
GLIDING the chairman. came in tired and
dusty from Fort Myer and quickly got
down to business. They discussed the
proposed carnival in several OF It's
aspects, received the reports Of commit
tees, and took action looking TO the gen
eral progress OF the enterprise
George II. Gall. chairman OF the COM
nittee on transportation, reported the
completion OF his committee. which Is
made up as follows: George IL. Call
chairman; d. J. Callahan, vice chairman
b. NJ. Newbold. Walter G. Coleman.
George NJ. Bond. and George =. James.
These men are all connected with proml-
nent transportation lines with terminals
here and the committee is looked upon
as an excellent one.
VIII Have Three Bands.
The music committee. Of which Allen
d. Albert is chairman reported that
4 "a
but that Il viii be possible TO provide
three bands. which will have seats In
seeing Washington automobiles and be
placed at vantage points IN the parade.
The committee received from Gov
Crothers, Of Maryland. an acceptance
OF the invitation 70 act as Judge OF the
parade. Commissioner Macfarland has
also accepted. Secretary Of War Dick
inson sent 70 the committee declina-
ton 90 serve as judge because Of a pre-
viOus engagement on the day set for the
parade. which will compel his absence
from the city.
II was reported 20 the committee that
eight cups have been promised as prizes
for competition IN the parade. one each
OF these will be donated by the four news
papers. Col a. +. Randle viii contribute
one. SaSs & Co another, the Family
Shoe Store another. and a department
store another. The Chamber Of Com
merce has a committee OF three appointed
To select O suitable prize to be given by
the chamber. which viii possibly be "a sill
yer punch bowl.
Fifteen Second Prizes offered.
Secretary Grant reported that fifteen
second prizes had been donated by local
and out-of-town automobile dealers, con-
slsting o. sets Of tires. lamps. skid chains.
and small barrels OF oil. II was made
clear 70 the committee that there would
be sufficient prizes 20 make the contests
interesting and worth trying for. II was
decided by the committee that three
prizes should be offered 90 each class Of
contestants. II is likely that there viii
be seven classes. though that has not
been fully determined.
At present three divisions OF the parade
have been provided for. one Of these
viii be composed Of government cars and
viii contain the President or his repre-
sentative. members of the Cabinet. and
heads OF departments. The second di-
vision viii contain individual cars and
those highly decorated. The third will
be composed Of commercial cars-foats
and cars representative Of the business Of
the city.
Route OF the Parade.
The committee also discussed the route
Of the parade and It's general makeup. It
was decided that the parade should start
IN front Of the Municipal Building and
proceed to the Peace Monument, probably
following the north side OF the Avenue
Rounding the monument. It viii return up
Pennsylvania avenue 10 Seventeenth
street, and thence 10 the Speedway. 1t
was decided that thirty feet should be
allowed each car. and additional space TO
floats as much as might be needed.
The location Of the judges stand has
not yet been definitely determined. but
the committee incline 20 having Il on the
Speedway. where the cars viii have more
room 10 operate and be more free from
the assembled crowds. II was decided
last night 70 have Pennsylvania avenue
roped as IS done at inauguration times,
u avoid the crowding Of people into the
roadway.
Something Ike 100 applications for
places in the parade have been sent to
the committee, and II is expected that
three or four hundred cars and floats will
appear. one business house in the city
has entered twelve cars 10 represent its
establishment.
The committee will hold It's next meet
ing next Wednesday night at 7:SO o'clock.