The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-04
ALL ROADS LEAD
 TO COSMOVILLA
Seldom Have Preparations Been Made on So Grand a Scale for Promotion of Sweet Charity's Cause.

Sweet Charity's Cause.
 On the stroke of eight o'clock, Mayor
 Buckingham will set in motion this ev-
 ening the big carnival and Cosmovilla
 of the Ladies of Charity, which opens
 at the ArmOry for a run of four nights.
 Mayor Buckingham will be accompan-
 jed by Mrs. Buckingham both being
 guests of honor of the Ladies of Char ity. Most of the members of the | Common Council are expected to att
 terd with the Mayor, while from pres
 ent indications it is expected that the
 Armory, large as it is, will be total
 ly inadequate to accommodate the
 throng that will seek to witness the
 festivities of the first night.
 , Mayor Buckingham will make a short /! speech, and after formally opening the
 carnival will turn it's management 1 over to the committees in charge.
 Mayor and Mrs. Buckingham have paid a graceful compliment to the La i dies of Charity in the presentation of
 a lady's handsome gold watch to the
 Cosmovilla This will no doubt be one l of the most sought of all the preml-
 ums.
 As soon as the carnival is properly i launched, the March of Nations, the
 much expected feature of the first night will begin, under the direction
 of Prof. Guilty The March of Nations
 will be most unique affair, and will
 probably be recorded as the most im-
 posing spectacle of the sort ever at 1 tempted in the city. Each branch or 1 the Cosmovilla is under charge of a
 committee and each of the IA commit
 tees has big staff of aides. All these 1 I,ry.1l ff1fr@ +< i1, hn ma r-ah n a.
 tions, and the total number to take
 part will reach over 500. There will be
 novel costu1ning and kaleidescopic ef-
 fleets, and the greater part of the main
 floor of the arn1ory will be utilized for 1 the display. Music characteristic Of
 each of the various countries repre- sented in the Cosmovilla will be intro i duced and the figures prepared by
 Prof. Guilty are said to be striking and original.
 There can be no lack of opportunity l for diversion in the armory during the
 four nights of the Cosmovilla and Car
 nival Each night has its special fea- l lures of entertainment, while in addl- ton there are the wonders and allure ments of the various villas. Each of
 the IA villas will hold some special l form of amusement. Some will fur
 nish characteristic music, others Will afford quaint and fetching outdoor 1 l bowers, music played upon the instru-
 ments of the different countries will 1 be a feature-in short there is no ap- parent end to the manifold attractions l planned by the committees.
 Reports from the SIX pharmacies where the advance sale of both season and individual admission tickets has been progressing for two days, indi- cates an unprecedented attendance at 1 the armory At the three stores of Leverty Bros, at the Women's Drug Store, and Hartigan's and Hindle's pharmacies, hundreds of season tickets ] have been purchased in order to avoid the long line that is expected when the doors of the armory are thrown open at 7:30 this evening.
 This afternoon at o'clock the for bidding brick walls of the big gov ernment building had been almost hid den in the massive decorative ana | architectural schemes. The coSmOV1lla ] is laid out in horseshoe form, the arch at the eastern end of the armory, so that when one enters from Main street the international spectacle is unfolded | in it's entirety. Each of the villas, 14 l in number, is brilliant with individual colors. yet all are in harmony with the general scheme Many hundreds of | dollars have been spent since 4 o'clock this morning in converting the Armory into a veritable wonderland. Scores ot carpenters and decorators have toiled like beavers from daybreak, for no steps towards decorating the structure could be taken until this morning with out danger of the calling of the $5,OOO
 bond required by the government for the safe keeping of it's property during the Cosmovilla.
 This evening brings the March of Nations and the formalities Of the opening of the Cosmovilla. Tomorrow "a monster matinee for the young folks, with fine special program Of enter tainment Tomorrow night, there Will be an elaborately staged and brilliant ly costumed reproduction of the sec ond act of "The Chorus Lady where a. dozen we'll known young women un- der the direction of Miss Lillian A.
 Kelly will be seen in the mysteries of the actresses dressing room.
 Monday night will be the occasion of
 the Sorority Clubs minstrels, when two score girls, in burnt cork, Will make merry and sing and dance just like George Primrose, Lew Dockstader,
 Eddie Leonard, and the best of them do. Tuesday night the dramatic fea- ture. a one act farce, will be presented by half a dozen local thespians under the stage direction of Edward J. Mad igan.
 Tonight the, Elks will be out in force. 1 Tomorrow night the Eagles and For esters will turn out. Monday night the German societies will not only attend, but four of the big choral or ganizations will contribute an elabor- ate program. Tuesday night the Uni ted Irish societies will swell the clos l ing night throng.
 Among those assisting in the various branches of the CoSnovilla whose names were omitted from the list pub l lished last evening. are Mrs. John F. 1 Brady, Mrs. George Eckert.. Mrs. F. l c. Eckert, Mrs. Schwerdtle, Miss May | c. Glennon, Miss Sarah Wall
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