The San Francisco call., 1910-05-02
EAGLES open Big
CARNIVAL TONIGHT
Week of Festivity Will Begin
With Parade and Corona
ton of Queen Ada

OAKLAND, May 1.-The Fruitvale
Eagles street fair and carnival will
open tomorrow night with a parade in
which aeries from Oakland. San Fran
cisco. Alameda. Berkeley. San Jose and
Fruitvale will participate and which
will be divided into three divisions.
County Supervisor w. B. Bridge will
oficiate as grand marshal of the pa
rade, which will start from Fifty sec
ond avenue and East Fourteenth street.
proceeding westerly to the carnival
grounds. where Miss Ada Barry will be
crowned queen of the carnival With
the coronation of Miss Barry, the week
of carnival fun will be oficially
launched.
Tuesday is to be children's day. Pu-
pills from the 16 public schools in the
annexed districts will participate in
parade in East Fourteenth street dur
ing the afternoon and special amuse-
ment features will be provided for them
at the carnival grounds. During the
afternoon there will be ball game be-
tween the Oakland Stale league team.
leaders of the league at the present
time, and the fast Phoenix team from
st. Mary's college. There will also be
a balloon ascension at $50 o'clock. On
L IucSOtJ evening Lle hulSnLS OF
Pythias will give exhibition drills.
WEDNESDAY ATHLETIC DAY
Wednesday is to be athletic day at
the carnival, series of athletic events
in which crack athletes from the Oak
land side of the bay will compete, be-
ing arranged for the afternoon. There
will be 440 yard DASH a one mile and
a four mile race, with other events.
Wednesday evening will be Eagles
night, lodges from other cities being
the guests of the Fruitvale aerie.
Thursday is to be the real big day
of the street fair and carnival the baby
show being arranged for that after
noon More than so infants of all
classes, kinds. colOrS and sizes have
been entered for the contest In con-
nectiOn with the contest in which prizes
will be awarded for the best looking
and fattest babies and to the heaviest
twins and best decorated baby carriage
and also to the most lively triplets.
there will also be a parade of baby car
riages through Lively lane, the carnival
Midway.
Thursday evening is to be Woodmen
of the World night. The Woodmen
will be in charge of the parade and the
special entertainment features for the
evening
Friday aftrnoon there will be a bal
loon ascension and parachute leap. Fri
day night will be Red Men and Poca-
hontas night. There will be a great
camp fire and war dance on the car
nival grounds by the Indians and a
grand display of tepees, tOmahawks,
bows and arrows.
CLOSES WITH MASQUERADE
Saturday night is to be Mardi Gras
maSque night. There will be a parade
of maskers and a masquerade ball in
the new Eagles hall Saturday after
noon the cornerstone of Carpenters
hall will be laid in F'ruftvale avenue.
There will also be pie eating contest
as an added free feature at the carnival
grounds. Saturday afternoon being an
other childrens day. The festivities
Saturday night will close the carnival.
Throughout the week four free at
fractions will be given each afternoon
and evening at the carnival grounds.
There will be a parade each evening in
which a dozen gayly decorated floats
will participate. Every afternoon and
evening there viii be a band concert on
the carnival grounds. Fifteen clean
cut attractions will grace Lively lane.