The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-28
THE CARNIVAL
SATURDAY WAS
GREAT AFFAIR
Afforded Fun For Old and Young
Alike
WAS A FINANCIAL SUCCESS
Profits Go to Pavilion and Bath
House Fund-Work of Junior
Civic League and Woman's S Civ
10 Improvement Association.

\ Saturday was gala day
$ Punta Gorda. The Junior Civi
= League, assisted by members G
: the Woman's Civic Improvement
; Association, made it such by hay
y ing carnival that measured u
. to the standard of most any Of tn
, travelling carnival shows. Their
was nothing lacking, except tn
flying jenny and the takers. TIL,
real carnival spirit prevailed, ant
the opportunity was offered fo1
young and old alike to lay asid,
their dignity and be as hilariou,
as they might wish-and there
was no hesitancy on the part Of
any, all joining in and having 8
good time.
A large tent and a number OF
smaller ones, together with several
booths, were erected on the vacant
lot at the south corner Of Marian
avenue and Sullivan street, for
the accommodation Of all attrac-
tions and features. The grounds
were lighted by electricity, that
the merry-making might continue
far into the night.
The preparations Of the morn
ing, with the gaieties of the after
noon and evening, made it practi-
cally an all-day affair. But the
real carnival spirit became mani
fest with the grand automobile
parade in the afternoon, when a
large number of cars attractively
decorated and carrying young
people attired in costumes repre-
senting various Orientals, Indians
and wild Westerners, passed in
review along the principal streets
of the city.
Some of the cars that were most
attractively decorated were: N.
G. Hewitt s, G. NJ. Carriers, j. S.
Goff's, A. B. fuckers Il. e. Mi
zell's, A. S. Burnham f. M.
Cooper's, HI. P. Porter's, f. r.
Blount Clarence Hewitt's driv-
en- by w. G. Crews, Oak Crews,
Leslie Lewis and Herman Parker.
DR.. Mcqueen with his car, was
not in the parade, and it was not
stated whether he was ruled out |
because Of too lavish decorations
or simply refused to take part be-
cause he was not made grand |
marshal of the affair. Emmett /
Perkins declined to lead the pa
rade, saying that if he rode Clayt. |
Porter's old mule as long as that |
parade would last it would be
week before he could walk
straight again. SO it was N. G.
Hewitt's big automobile, with the
flag floating in front,
that took the lead.
At the conclusion of the parade
on the carnival grounds, Senator
F. M. Cooper introduced Col. j.
H. Hancock, who in a brief adj
dress told of the incentive for the
undertaking and complimented
the ladies on their enterprise, and
urged everybody to join in and
contribute to the success of it and
have a real good time.
1t was in the evening that the
greatest hilarity prevailed. There
was a crowd on the grounds until
1ear the midnight hour. Every
body was throwing confetti, get /
ing their fortunes told, buying
novelties, sandwiches and
and patronizing the
shooting gallery and fish pond and
paying real money to see a human i
loll. Really, it was great And i
Charley Chaplin was there, right '
n the thick of it all-if you don t
,elieve it, ask little Dorothy Mob Il
ey; she was. there and saw him t
!. A. Goldberg impersonated the
and took off his part n
n fine shape. a
Some of the finest looking jap d
nese, Indian, Dutch and COW e
iris that were ever seen, were at s
ha carnival cnllinu caOdipS coO- /,