Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-04
Carnival Tonight in CeIebra-
ton of Completed, Improve
ments Will Be Elaborate.
DECORATIONS IN PLACE,
ELECTRIC ARCH ERECTED
Parade to Start at 7.30 O'Clock, With
Participants Divided Into
Three Sections.

Lavishly decorated and a little bit
buster than it has ever been since the
first electric car traversed its length,
upper 7th street this afternoon Is walt
ing for the celebration that is to break
out in showers of confetti. strands OF
colored electric lights. blares of brass
band music and general hilarity to-
night.
Everything is in readiness for the
carnival. The last fags and the final
strips of red, white and blue bunting
have been put in place. The electric
arch that spans the street at the inter-
section of Mount Vernon place Is up.
with its huge center shield of the ma
tional colors. All day gangs of work.
men were busy putting down the final
bits of the new asphalt pavement.
| which is the cause of the big jollifica-
tion scheduled for tonight, and from
early morning until late this after
noon immense steam rollers were busy
chasing laboring men out of the way
while they gave the last parting touch
Of firmness and solidity to the new
roadway, SO that dancers and roller
skaters may not stick fast in their
tracks when they start things this
evening.
In Hands Of Carnival Promoters.
The street, from New York avenue
north, has been turned over to the
promoters of the carnival. and the Dis
trict authorities have labored man
fully all day to have the new pavement
completed on both sides Of the car
tracks. so that the revelers may not be
barred from any part Of the thorough
fare.
The work of the various committees
was completed today, every final de-
tail of the celebration being attended
to so that by nightfall there may be no
hitch in arrangements. The parade Is
to start at 1880 o'clock, and when it
completes its swing over the line of
march the street Is to be turned over
to the revelers.
The motto all along upper 7th street
tonight will be: Have all the fun you
ness is to have no place in the tollifca-
ton, but every form of harmless fun
and amusement suggesting itself to
the carnival throngs is to be indulged
to- the limit.
Joseph Berberich, grand marshal Of
the parade, which is to precede the
confetti-throwing and general hoop
La" features of the carnival, Is to blow
a whistle and set the parade in mo-
ton. At 7:45 o'clock. when the entire
parade is moving, a representative of
the District electrical department Is
to throw the switch which will turn
on the current In the new lights which
line both sides of the thoroughfnre.
fun to begin.
Line Of March Designated.
The line Of march as announced to-
day is to be as follows: Starting from
New York avenue. moving north on
7th street to T street; east on street
to Florida avenue. thence to 7th street.
on west side; south on 7th street to
Market space. thence to 9Th street:
north on 9th street to X street: east on
X to 7th street. The carnival ana civic
at this point behind the-tndustrIal sec
ton.
The pageant is to be divided into
three sections. as follows:
Section /: Civic-Escort Of mounted
police, Grand Marshal Berberich and
aids, band members of Mid-City Citizens
Association Commissioners of the District
of Columbia, invited guests. decorated
automobiles.
Section 2: Industrial-Assistant Mar
shall NJ Frank Rupert and aids, band,
decorated floats, decorated wagons and
automobiles of all kinds, band. frater-
nal organizations.
Section 8: Carnival-Assistant Mar
shall NJ. T. Pines and aids. wearing
frock coats and silk hats: Boy Scouts
and band, carnival groups in costume,
band individual marchers in carnival
costume, skaters.
Prizes for Decorations.
When the parade reaches 7th and NJ
streets on it's return march Judges rep
resenting the daily papers of Washing
ton are to decide who are the winners
of the prizes offered for the most hand
some and originally decorated windows
and places of business. These judges
are to be Leroy Heron. Evening Star;
]. R. Hamilton, Times; r. L. Goldsmith.
Post. and Troland Cleare. Herald.
1t was announced today that entries
for the parade had exceeded expectations
and that this feature of the celebration
will in all likelihood exceed in size and
Washington. 1t was also stated that en-
tries of groups of grotesquely costumed
carnival revelers have been numerous
, and that Washingtonians may be assured
they will see many things new and anus
ing in this line tonight.
Festivities are to continue until 10 30
o'clock, after the parade dsbands. and
dancing and roller skating is to be in
dulged in along the entire stretch OF the
new pavement. which will be carefully
swept for this feature of the celebration
Plenty of confetti will be available
along the line. and there will be no dearth
Of feather ticklers. noise-making contrap-
tions and other adjuncts Of regular
honest to goodness carnival But woe
betide the reveler who tries tQsstart any
trough stuff" Grand Marshaf Berberc ch
said today that individuals mistaking
the carnival spirit for license to rough
house" other celehrants would be hustled
of the street.