Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1915-05-20
THE MOOSE
CARNIVAL
Big Amusement Enter
prise.
BENEFIT OF ORDER
Every Effort Should Be Made to
Make the Carnival q
Success.


The members of Bridgeton Lodge,
Loyal Order of Moose, in providing
for the Johnny Jones Carnival in this
city all of next week, should have and
will have the support of the entire
community. For six days and nights
there will be lot of enthusiasm and
vast amount of fun and entertain
ment upon the steamboat wharf on
South Laurel Street. There have been
several carnivals held in Bridgeton.
The Hospital Association was the
pioneers in carnival entertainment for
Bridgeton, presenting two successful
carnivals years ago. The B. A. A. fol-
lowed and has presented three annual
carnivals and the Bridgeton Fire De-
partment has had one carnival under
it's auspices.
Now the Moose Lodge brings to
Bridgeton a Carnival and it will be
portant, much the greatest of any
carnival that has ever located in South
Jersey. The Carnival was planned
to be placed upon the Moose wharf
property, but as large as is the site,
it is not nearly big enough and when
the Johnny Jones advance agent came
here he noted at a glance that but q
small part of the show could be ar
ranged upon the wharf property. The
big plot of ground known as the
steamboat wharf on South Laurel st.
was then secured and here on Mon
day will arise a tented city and at
night there will be dazzling illumi-
nation and the merry din of the car
nival enterprise will be on.
The community will Join with the
Moose in making the Carnival sue
cess. The Moose is the largest fra
ternal organization in Bridgeton, and
1t is one of the most important. The
lodge has invested in Bridgeton prop
erty and is heavy taxpayer. 1t main
talns a most liberal benevolent en-
terprise and pays out vast amount
of money in sick benefits. 1t has an
insurance fund and cares for the wi
dows and orphans of it's members. in
addition it does vast amount cf
charity work and last Christmas made
hundreds of homes happy with the
most generous contributions for the
needy.
This is suggested to the authorities
of the CITY, The Carnival while con-
Quoted by outside parties is brought
here and will be presented by the
Moose. The Moose has partnership
with Johnny Jones in presenting the
enterprise. The business will give
the Moose profits for it's laudable
work. The Carnival is distinctly a
local benefit, and there should be no
question about the Moose being ex-
empt from the license fee that is
charged circus shows and other tent
attractions that come here without
local auspices. The amusement IL
cense ordinance is obviously not
meant to cover such benefits as is to
be played by the Moose The Ffremen
and B. A. A. last year did not pay any
license fee, and those carnivals were
no different from the Johnny Jones
Show excepting thaey were not so
large.
Again there are certain amusement
enterprises that go to make up Car
nival that under carnival auspices are
far from being irregular, and the wild
est possible latitude should be given
the Moose committee in presenting its
week of entertainment.
Let the Moose give it's big carnival
unhampered with captious interfer-
ence. 1t is a carnival Nothing will
be offered that is not expected in a
carnival enterprise. The Moose would
not stand for anything Objectionable.
The Moose has a reputation to main
tain and the authorities need not feel
that it will be necessary to interfere
with any plans that the Moose have
made.