Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05
RIVER CARNIVAL
! ON MISSISSIPPI
Boat Parade and Boat Races
at St. Louis, Sunday,
October 10.
OPEN TO ALL BOAT OWNERS
,carnivaI's Other Attractions to In.
cIude Balloon Ascension From
Mtdstream and Race Between
AeropIane and HydropIane.


AeropIane and HydropIane.
The grand finale of the St. Louis
Fall Festivities, October to 10, in
elusive, will be a Mississippi River
Carnival, including a parade of more
than 200 decorated motor boats,
speed-boat races for cash prizes,
rowing race, balloon ascension from
midstream, with Captain H. e. Honey
well as pilot, and race between an
iaeroplane and a hydroplane.
An invitation to all boat owners in
the Mississippi Valley to participate
in the carnival, which will take place
the afternoon of Sunday, October 10,
has been issued by Col. C. c. Butler,
chairman Of the River Carnival Com
mittee, the headquarters of which is
,at the American Hotel, in st. Louis.
Chairman Butler Announces Plans.
''The parade and races will be open,
absolutely without cost, to all boat
owners, whether affiliated with any
club or not and whether residing at
st. Louis, Chicago, New Orleans or
any other Mississippi Valley CITY,"
says Chairman Butler in his letter of
invitation, which is addressed ITO
All Boat Owners" and copies Of
aich have been mailed to each bcat
IN Jb in the Middle West.
s'The parade will be in charge Of
;aptain Quincy L. Slocumb, chairman
of the River Parade Committee, who
ihas chosen as associates on that CON-
,mittee Mr.. Judson H. Boughton, COM
plodore of the st. Louis Yacht Club;
~, E. M. Whitsett, commodore Of the
just ,ndelet Motor Boat Club; Mr.. F.
thro> einheimer, Jr., commodore Of the
18th Side Motor Boat Club; Mr..
r'ountain Rothwell, collector of GUS
toms, and Mr.. William J: Mcdonald,
(. supervising inspector of steam YES
sells.
Decorations to Be Free.
Packages of flags and bunting,
one prepared especially for each en-
tered boat, will be distributed gratis
Friday, October 8, and Saturday, o.
tober 8, those for members of the st.
Louis Yacht Club at their club house,
foot of North Market street; those for
members of the Carondelet Motor Boat
Club at their clubhouse, $500 South
tLevee; those for members of the South
Side Motor Boat Club at the office of
Past Commodore Otto Larson, 2615 De-
Kalb street (the south side clubhouse
being on the Illinois side of the river)
and those for boats whose owners are
not affiliated with either of the afore-
mentioned clubs at whichever of the
three distributing points they may
designate.
Each entrant shall report at noon
Sunday, October 10, at the place
4 where he previously shall have ap,
splied for his package of decorations
land receive two 14x22-inch placards,
leach bearing the number allotted to
This boat.
I Balloon Rises as Parade Starts.
"Boats not caring to anchor while
Flawaiting the start of the parade may
/ tie to barges which will be provided
near the Missouri shore just below the
Free Bridge. A gun fired at AS p.
m. will notify the boats to get ready.
"A second gun, at 1:55 p. M, will be
the signal to fall in line, below the
Free Bridge, according to directions
iof Captain Slocumb. A third gun, at
II D. m. sharp, will announce the start
,sf the parade north from the Free
Bridge. AS the third gun is fired the
balloon Missouri will ascend, thus
cooperating in the announcement OF
the carnivars formal opening.
"All boats must remain throughout
the parade in the order assigned by
the chairman. The judges will award
the prizes by number. Directions
from the patrol boats must be obeyed
without question. The policing of the
river will be directed by government
officials. The head of the parade will
turn at North Market street and move
downstream, still in order, to the start
ing point Gree Bridge. After the
parade all participating boats will
anchor in mid-stream, between the
Eads and Free bridges.
How to Enter Events.
Those desiring to enter the parade
should mail at once to Mr.. w. A. Logan
chairman of the Committee on Decora
tons, foot of North Market street
st. Louis, their name and address anG
the size and style Of their boat.
Those desiring further particu
lars as to the speed-boat races, which
will be for cash prizes, should com
municate with Mr.. Judson H. Bough
ton, chairman of the Committee OF
Speed.Boat Races, Pierce Building
st. Louis.
1.-THE rowing race, which will bt
down stream between the Eads ant
Free bridges and which will be oper
TO all six-oar crews, will start imme
diately after the conclusion of thu
parade and will finish a few minute!
before the commencement Of the frs
of the speed-boat races. Further par