The Washington times., 1915-10-04
MERCHANTS READY
T00PEN CARNIVAL
Great Seventh Street Festival
Begins Tonight With Most
Unique Parade.
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tho enterprising merchants have Sc
cured further Illumination In the shape
of special electric signs and decora-
tive features. Every show window Is
to be brilliantly Illuminated. and es-
peclally decorated.
The merchants are loud in their
praises OF the newspapers Of Washing
ton for the assistance given them. :,
Among the handsomely decorated
tho Newport Stores. i5lt-i6 Seventh
street. The attractive decorations at
tracted much attention from pedes-
trians. B. d. Heberer will make dis
tribution of unique souvenirs to every
visiting the storo today.
Parade Grows Larger.
The parade feature Of the carnival
plans Of the committee in charge. and
promises to be one OF the most unusual
seen in Washington for, years. Chief
Marshal Bcrberich will start the
The first. or civic division will con
tain the members of tho Mid-City Citi-
zens' Association and distinguished
guests In automobiles. President Dris-
coll will be the host and his guests
will include Secretary to the District
Nj painier hoard of t-o 4. T. Moran
president of the Chamber OF Commerce;
T.. C. Brandenburg. president OF the
Board Of Trade: L. +. Coilnday. presi-
dent OF the Fedora ton of Citizens Asso-
Citations: c. p. Hunt. District computing
engineer: Thomas J. Fisher, tr.: o: r.
Singleton. Board Of Trade; w. F. Pea
body, president OF the Safety First As
the Chamber Of Commerce: Charles Co.
lumbus. secretary Of the Retail Mer-
chants Association: c. j. Gockeler. sec
retary OF the Board Of Trade: ]. Cans,
and many other representative cittxens.
The second division. the industrial
section. under Marshal NJ. Frank Rup-
pert. will be made up Of ioats repre-
scnting business firms and individuals
not only along Seventh street but In
other sections OF the city as well.
Many Firms Represented.
These floats will represent the indus
tries followed by the Arms and from
many Of them souvenirs will be distrib-
Coca-Cola Company, Havenner Baking
Convention Hall Market. w, II. Spells
house, o Street Market. y. Autn. Loef.
and Power COMPANY. Home Furn:tp,o .
Company, Harry Kaufman. George NJ.
Barke. Louis Hartig; Hub FURNITURE
Company. r. gsrberich Sons; j.: French ,a
simpson, w. HOHldS No'h-
Holmes & Sons, Peter Grogan, James
:;trasburger, Merchants Parcel Deliv-
cry Company. Velvet Ice Cream Com
Company. N. Conradis Company. Bro
mo-Selzer Company. Washington Gas
Light Company. Bloodwine Company.
Merchants Transfer nSe1no and stEras9 SreSnd CON-
The third section OF the parade. th'
carnival division. under Marshal NJ. a.
Pines, Is to include the marchers ant
will include High School cadets: play
ground and other children; fancy cos
TUNED groups, fancy costumed indi
skaters This division will form or
New York avenue east Of Seventh
street. facing west.
Go North In Seventh Street.
After the parade. the four bands en-
gaged by the Citizens Association will
take station at Seventh and X. seventh
and NJ, Seventh and o, and Seventh
and Rhode Island avenue. where they
viii play the remainder OF the evening
Chief Marshal Berbcrich announced
this afternoon that In addition to the
concerts. the committee has provided
4 Punch and Judy" show and mum
bcr OF other attractions. Most Of II.
merchants along Seventh street will dif
The route of the parade will be from
New York avenue north along Seventh
street to Rhode Island avenue: east
along Rhode Island avenue to r street
to First street. thence north to Rhode
Island avenue west to s street to Scv
cnth street. and thence south to Mar
ket place. where the marchers will dis
band. tho carnival division returning tc
ihe carnival section OF Seventh street
north of New York avenue. to partic
pate in the dancing and skating con
tests At Seventh and NJ streets vii
he the reviewing stand. where th'
Judges. representing the four Washing
'on newspapers, will pass Judgment oil
he floats and award the four hand
some cups donated by the newspapers
and the money prizes presented by th'
association.
Orders were issued this afternoon
rom Fire Department headquartcr!
or No. I, Engincr Company. TO re
rort to Marshal Berberich and par
'lcipate in the parade as representa-
lives OF the District government. 1h'
Fire Department detachment will h
assigned to the industrial section. an'
Iill lead the line of march, The en-
zinc and hose cart will be decorated
With flowers and flags. This is tn
company that won the prize for en-
Glnc companies this year.