Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-25

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finally the committee hopes to provide
these other attractions as a fitting
finale to the fireworks display at
night.
Busy With Details
Details have not yet been worked
out, but it is understood that the
carnival committee is negotiating with
local decorators and designers to pro-
vide the tiny "battleships," and that
1t is also communicating with a big
out-of-town boat club for the racing
shells and crews.
Should these races be arranged the
chances are that the crews will bring
the shells here day or two before the
events in order to practice and to ac-
quaint themselves with the water
conditions. This will mean that Har-
risburg folks will have good chance
to see what annually takes place at
New London. Poughkeepsie and Phila-
delphia when the greaS university boat
crews battle for championship
Details for the closing feature of
the Municipal Celebration program
were discussed at a meeting of the
Cabaret Committee last night. 1t was
held in the office of Mayor John X.
Royal and was presided over by F. H.
Hoy, Jr., the chairman.
Reports presented indicate an
elaborate closing bill Saturday night,
Septem ber 25. In addition to dancing
in Market street, between the Square
and Front street, there will he vaude-
VILE acts, movable and stationary.
fantastic parades. band concerts and
a real oldtime madri gras celebra-
tion.
Market street will be roped off from
Fourth to Front. Market Square will
be enclosed, and Third, Walnut. and
Second streets where performances
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parades Will take place, will also be
roped off. All thoroughfares will be
elaborately decorated.
Chairman Frank H. Hoy Jr., said
last night that he wanted everybody
to have a good time, and to see all
the attractions. This will be possible
IT rules to be adopted are carried out.
Chairman Hoy to-day arranged for the
services of State police to assist in
keeping the crowd moving orderly.
Old and New Dances
The dancing program will include
dances old and new. The big plat
form on which the bands will play
will he erected on the west side of
Market Square. A stage will be a part
OF this platform, which will be 80
feet square, will accommodate two
bands and permit the vaudeville fea-
lures 70 be seen by the big crowd from
all points.
The fantastic features will be on
the move, except when participating
in some special work. as dancing,
drilling or awaiting the completion
of musical program by the fantastic
bands. The movable features will
include vaudeville stunts, comicai
quartets, grotesque dancing, and one
special exhibition, The Man Who
Chairman Hoy said to-day that the
band concerts would start the cabaret
program. He also announced that
negotiations were on for several aerial
acts including wire walking and
probably high diver using a water
tank. Prizes will be awarded wearers
of fantastic and fancy costumes, and
for other features. Two silver cups
will be awarded fantastic bands for the
funniest costume and for the most
srotesque makeups. Further details
will he worked out at a meeting to be
held next week.
The water carnival committee met
last night in the Colonial Theater.
Chairman j. r. Hoffert outlined the
plans and announced a set of rules to
govern all contests. He will name his
subcommittee on Friday and will
rules formulated last night follow:
All contests are open to all but
professionals.
Entries will be received until the
time OF the event, but every one is
requested to enter early, in order that
their names may be printed in the
program.
All contestants must be at the
points designated at least ten min
utes before the start of any event
No events will be delayed for tardy
contestants failure to be ready au-
tomatically eliminating said persons
from the contest. The points desig-
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ed in the papers just before the car
nival day.
The contests will be conducted un
der the rules of the A. A. u. wherever
said rules can be applied. The Of
fcials of the carnival shall be sole
judges and their decisions shall be
final.
All swimming races will be from a
plunge start.
Contestants must swim in or on
their tubs, which will be furnished
by the committee.
Contestants must furnish their own
umbrellas and must swim with them
opened at all times.
Canoes shall be of Old Town, Nor
ris, Kennebec, Rushton or similar
make. There shall be no restrictions
as to paddles.
Row boats shall be of the Mullin.
or similar type of steel boats.
IdnCeS lot Ine IllIlIlB contest Will
he furnished by the committee, and no
other shall be used. The winners
will be determined upon the basis of
the skill displayed by the contest
ants.
All motor boats must be presented
to the official Handicapped at least
three days before the carnival for
handicapping. The owner and handi-
, capper will be the only persons al
lowed aboard during the speed test.
The official handicaps will be pub
lished September 22, and any protest
must be entered with the chairman of
the committee, on the same day Mo-
tor boats will all be started from
scratch, and elapsed time corrected
by the handicap to determine the
winner.
All contestants in the Illuminated
boat parade must complete the pre-
scribed course, and follow such other
1 directions as shall be published in
the newspapers.
Any intentional fouling or any fail
ure to finish complete course will
eliminate contestant.