The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-24
TIE WIZARD THIS WEEK.

TIE WIZARD THIS WEEK.
Everybody knows from the frequent
ly published reports that we are to
have a great carnival of the Wizard
! of the Wasatch' the present week.
That carnival will begin August 2Sth;
that is, Thursday, and will continue
three days, through Thursday, Friday,
aud Saturday. There will be day and
night parades, airship flights over the
city, and a great number of other at
fractions.
The name of the carnival is HAT
Um-Ai,' otherwise at Am Utah. -
The organization thus stands for the
whole commonwealth. Its aim is to
bring about better public spirit
among the people of Salt Lake City
and the State, appealing especially to
the business men in all parts of Utah,
and better feeling towards Salt Lake
City by the State and the outside
world
The last week in August has been
chosen as the best time for this festi
val. There will be an immense influx
of visitors, who, viewing our many re-
sources and attractions will aid in ad
vertising our wonderful city and the
State. Each individual in the city is
expected to do his part to boost the
spirit of the carnival, which is one OF
like event to take place each year,
and without doubt every one will be
eager go to do. Thus the objects and
purposes Of the carnival are explained
throughout, and the beneficial results
expected from it are fairly set forth,
and reasonably to be expected.
These objects and purposes are of
the most beneficial character, and un-
doubtedly their full carrying out will
result in the greatest possible mutual
advantage to the city and State, and
to all the people that are In either and
in both.
The greatest ingenuity has been en-
ployed in providing electrical effects,
military, industrial, and floral parades,
grand ball, marvellous street fair,
street bands, circus and hippodrome
events, and ga thousand other spectac-
ular productions and attractions" A
general programme for the events of
tho three days is set forth in the fol
lowing:
The Great Wizard. HAT Um-Ai." will
Visit Salt Lake CITY on the opening day,
Thursday. August 2S. Attended by his
f,N,, he lie
and be met al the Eagle Gate. where he
VIII be given the keys of the city. Thou
sands OF children will unite In the singing
of patriotic airs on this occasion. On
the evening OF that day will occur tho
grand ball, which will be one of the most
brilliant and elaborate society affairs ever
held in this city. when the Wizard and
his consort will unmaslS, disclosing their
Identities.
On the afternoon of Friday, August
20, VIII take place tho great military and
civic parade. and In the evening the Wiz
ard VIII make merry with his wards at
THE Culch'
The wonderful parade OF industry and
progress. emblemat!c OF the marvellous
place Saturday morning. August 90, 10
be followed IN the evening by the spec
tacular electrical pageant. This will be
the most amazing. brilliant and gorgeous
affair of Its kind ever witnessed in the
West. II will include many magnificent
electrical floats, slegorical OF the magic
wonderland OF the Wizard. There will
be the Wizard float, the Queen float. floats
Of the Sun. the Moon. the Stars, Fire.
Water. and other attributes of HAT
Um-Ai'
In this wonderful display OF electric
floats Will be dozens or pretty girls ex-
quisitelv gowned. riding in q glare OF
wonderful brilliance The grandeur Of this
pageant will be without a parallel. Fol
lowing the electrical pageant viii come
the street carnival.
Valuable cash prizes will be offered for
the best showing i'm the floral. industrial.
and civic psrades. Business houses in
diNidUels. mems and women's organiZa-
tions are now working night and day to
make showing that will win fame and
money.
Booths and various attractions will oc-
cupy the street corners and In THE
Gulch' and bands Will be playing IN the
business district constantly There will
be free nying machine exhibitions, when
two or more fights a day will be made
over the principal streets. and an endless
number of other attractions.
Thousands OF visitors who come here
.or this wonderful celebration VIII not
be disappointed. FOR they Viii see IN the
coming Of the Wizard and the siupen-
dous Festive Carnival the greatest event
OF the kind ever held in the Western
States