Evening journal., 1910-10-21
DOVER YET REVELS
IN CARNIVAL JOYS

and town officials, and even men VINO
arc political opponents, got i'm the
procession together and the fakirs
Joined in with their plumes. busters,
balloons and Japanese parasols.
Captain Jack Dallas, the airship
man. who does not mind rounding q
church steeple or two. came along the
midway. afoot and accompanied by
his wife, and, looking at the thOus-
and OF lights and flags and red-plumed
hats. he said:
well. Chester looked rather brill
liant to me all last week, but you
got Chester beat to a frazzle"
Indians 10 Parade.
Outside of the day and night fights
of the airship to-day every body seems
anxious as TO the big parade Of the
evening, for which a number of fine
prizes are offered OF course, the
Robbins Hose Company is making the
biggest preparations and getting al
apparatus in fine shape. Great In
terest also centres in the Red Men,
who will ride horseback as real In
dians. and in the Odd Fellows, who
will have floats in line demonstrating
lodge room scenes THAT do not occur)
particularly the riding of the goat
But chief interest centres in Sa-
gauche Council, Degree of Pocahotas
of Magnolia. This is a woman's or
der and the women Will parade as In
dian squaws and the entire regalia OF
the order Horses, tenting lay-outs
aud tripods will be used in this dem
OnstratiOn. The Red Men of Magnolia
will accompany their fair sisters.
The committee is arranging for four
bands of music at various places
/ throughout the line and a large num-
ber Of floats will bring up the rear.
| Uncle Sam" president Taft" the
old log cabin on the yoke OF oxen, the
trained ponies. the'iubilee singers. and
last, but not least the army of mum
mers will bring up the rear.
Nearly 5000 persons congregated at
the triangular open common on the
new asphalt pavement between the
Federal Building and Priscilla Block
last night to see the free Open-air per-
formances arranged by the carnival
committee
The floats and demonstrations 10
be used in to-night's parade, particu-
larly that of the Diamond State (BelD
Telephone Company, which was
born" in Dover, cost hundreds Of
dollars.
The special train ran last night, but
there were few person on the mid
night special out of Dover as nobody
wanted to leave.
The automobiles will be in to-mor-
rows paarde and will bring up the
rear in to-night's demonstration anC
the girls who will ride in the autos
are all buying the red-plumed hats.
Old Soldiers Sec Sights.
The most pleasing sight of the en-
tire carnival to the patriotic citizen
is that Of so many old soldiers walk
ing around I'm uniform. with carniva
badges and other emblems Of IN
blessings and joys Of peace to fre
country, for which they fought s.
hard.
Colonel Westeryelt's blue-coate
veterans who marched with such steri
and sturdy step on Wednesday. CAV
b place yesterday TO the heroic Della
p wareans who first answered the cal
Of Father Abraham for 100000 me
which prompted a Wilmington man Z
write the memorable song.
Were coming. Father Abraham,
A hundred thousand strong!"
Before the annual reunion of tn
First Delaware Regiment. Vetera
Volunteers of the Civil War. Howe
S. England, John Bullock and De
= partment Commander George n. MOI
ton of the Delaware Grand Army, ar
peared and secured an endorsement
for the movement in this State to cor
struct a monument to the Civil Wa
3 hero, General Thomas A. Smythe, {
? Delaware.