The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-07-23
CARNIVAL is TAKING SHAPE
Judges Appointed for Chamber of
Commerce Automobile Parade.
Mrs. Taft, COmmissiOner mcfarland,
and Governors of Maryland
and Virginia Selected.

Several preliminaries Of the proposed
Chamber Of Commerce automobile car
nival were settled yesterday at meeting
OF the committee for advertising Wash
| ington, Of which Isaac Cans is chairman.
In the first place. Commissioner Henry
L West was appointed vice chairman OF
| the general committee, and # is under
stood he viii give a portion Of his time
and attention 70 making the parade a
success
BY vote OF the committee the following
judges were appointed, subject 10 their
acceptance Of the honor: Mrs. Taft. the
Secretary OF War, Commissioner Macfar-
land. Gov. Claude Swanson. OF Virginia,
and Gov A ". Crcthers. OF Maryland
A committee on the route Of the parade
was provided for and Engineer Commits
sioner Judson made chairman. with
Arthur Moses as vice chairman.
II was also determined that George H
Gall, Of the Washington. Baltimore and
Annapolis Railroad. should be chairman
OF the committee on transportation. and
d. J. Callahan. OF the Norfolk and Wash
ington Steamboat Company. vice chair
man.
1t was decided that thS.parade should
start al o'clock on the afternoon OF SEN
tember 80, and that the entries should
report 70 the grand marshal not later
IMAM 3:l5 for assignments in the line II
was further provided by vote OF the com
mittee that the entries to the parade
should be made public each Sunday be-
tween now and the time OF the parade.
Il Is understood that not less than fifty
VIII be announced next Sunday morning
W. ID. West grand marshal OF the pa-
rade, made request yesterday that mo-
tor cyclists who are willing TO volunteer
their services as couriers Of the parade
shall report 10 him within the next few
days. as he wishes 70 select four ex-
pert motorists as aids TO himself and his
STAFF
The arrangements for the carnival are
progressing In highly satisfactory man
ner' and the indications are that the
event VIII be one Of the finest and most
unique festivals ever held in Washington.
II IS hoped that as many as 200 cars NAV
be brought into the parade. all OF them
TO be decorated with flowers. and MANY of
them to carry emblems expressive OF the
city and It's growth. The carnival as pro-
posed is an innovation IN Washington.
and the way in which the citizens are
taking hold Of the matter shows a com
mendable- public spirit and argues we'll
FOR the success OF the affair The com
mittee on transportation will see 10 It
that good crowd Is gathered in from
Maryland and Virginia 10 view the IA
geant, and everything points now 70 a
gala day such as the Capital has never
seen.
One OF the attractive things about the
proposed carnival is that it is not political.
Will be held at a time when Congress
Is not in session. and will be indicative
OF the enterprise Of Washington as a
place OF residence and as a business and
trading center. It win be one OF the first
opportunities ever provided 20 give the
Capital City a chance 70 show itself as
an entity apart from its character as
the center OF the national government.