Smyrna times., 1915-09-08
CARNIVAL COMES TO CLOSE
RECEIPTS NEARLY $2,6OO
SMYRNA ErREmEN BEING CON-
eRATULATED ONITS SUCCESS
Fine Spirit Of Goodwill and Co-opera-
ton Shown More Than $500 Peo-
pie on Grounds Saturday Night

Fine Splrlt OF GOOuWtl ana CO-Opera-
ton Shown-Mcre Than $500 Peo-
pie on Grounds Saturday Night
"Firemen's Carnival Week" came
to close Saturday night after the
most successful enterprise Of it kind
eser held in Smyrna. The gross re-
eeipts for the week amounted to over
$4,000 from which including the Co.
nations, the Firemen hope to clear be-
ween $1,000 and $1,000. For its initial
venture. the Carnival surpassed the
fondest expectations. Favored by ex.
cellent weather conditions and fOstered
BY spirit Of helpfulness. goodwill
and cooperation on the part of the
citizens Of Smyrna. each night per-
fOrmanee was attended by crowds of
people who spent their money freely
and not only one night but all nights
during the week. Or Saturday night
alone il is estimated that 2. 500
people were on the Fair Grounds and
this number would have been consid.
erably swelled but for the fact that
on the last day an admission of lOc
was charged All the booths and
amusement places we're taxed Satur-
day night 70 their utmost. The peo
pie seemed 90 come from everywhere
South street. Main street and Com
merce street were literally lined with
teams and automobiles. They were
here from Dover, Middletown. Town
senG, Clayton. Kenton, Cheswolt.
Leipsic and the surrounding country
in numbers. They were here from
Wilmington and the Eastern Shore of
Mary and. Many coming home for
Sunday and Labor Day were also on
the grounds. II was a big happy
gathering. making the social feature
Of the Carnival alone worth the hav-
ing.
Good Order in Town and on Grounds
The order throughout the Carnival
vas excellent. Alderman Grow had
an extra police force on TO preserve
order but no arrests had to be made
for disorder and drunkness. Chair.
nan. Harvey W. FAIRIES and the exec
utive Committee saw that everything
moved along with the least possible
friction and considering the bigness
Ct the Carnival they managed affairs
well. credit to themselves and the
Citizens Hose Company. There we're
good attractions galore but no greater
drawing card was ever at Fair in
Smyrna than the free diving act Of
Miss Marie Thelin. Of Luna Park,
Coney Island. People came for miles
TO see this wonderful woman dive
from 5O-foot tower into a small
seyen-foot tank sunk in the ground.
This feat was wonderful in itself, but
when she wrapped herself with in
hammable material ard set it afire and
dived into the tank. she was given a
round Of applause. Among the
booths. the win the baby show"
held the most attraction. Some spent
as high Is 81 90 and $500 each in
chances and a crowd was always
around IT,
Fraternal Visit of Fire Companies
A fine spirit Of good will on the
part Of the Dover, Milford, Middle
town and Newark fire companies was
manifested. Hardly a night but what
some delegation was here and they
we're given a royal welcome. Enoch
Young, Of Wilmington, who has never
lost his love for his old home came
TO smyrna with delegation Of twen-
ty-nine from Wilmington and gave
the Carnival a boost. He presented
the ice cream booth with freezer Of
hia delicious ice ceam and told the
ooys to sell it and turn the proceeds
over to the Fair with his compliments.
Almost everybody helped our voiun-
teer hreraen. The donations in cash
alone amounted TO between $500 and
SlOO. The spirit on every hand was
10 neip the boys who are willing TO
come out and protect our homes from
the ravages Of fire. II is understood
the proceeds Of 'he Fair and Carnival
viii be spent in furnishing the Hose
Room with better equipment and in
providing more comfortable and in
"ting quarters for the fremen for the
coming winter months.