Smyrna times., 1916-08-30
LARGE CROWDS ATTENDING
The FIRFNEN'S CARNIVAL
BIG WEEKS EVENT oPeNeDmoN-
DAY ON THs SCHOOL GROUND
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ade' Yesterday Most Cred,able
Afair-Fine Weather Conditions
The great Flremen's Carnival al
the Citizens Hose COMPANY of Smvy
ma, opened for is second annual event
on the school grounds Monday with
large crowd and much enthusiasm
owing to bar, Of the paraphernalj1 ot
NanNorman the high dive artist. no,
getting here IN time. it was not until
ten o. clock that this first free attrac-
tion was pulled OFF. In the meantime
the crowds found plenty of entertain
ment and amusement at the twenty
hve or thirty booths which were M.
tractively arranged an about the front
and rear of the school lawn and a,b-
Ietc field. The eating booths were
arranged 20 the front of the school
building and were attractivelv decora
ted with flags. bunting and flowers and
hghted with myriad Of electric
lights. The arrangement in the rear
OF the school building is in the form
OF " Midway. The high structure. of
the bicycle high dive track and wsjl
occupy the center of the Njdw.y
while on each side extending the width
ot the grounds. are booths and at.
fractions galore. All gaily decorated
and lighted. These booths are filled
with everything to sell with three or
four wheels Of fortune" thrown in
At each end OF the Midway is a tent
both operating nightly with highclass
vaudeville. One. a gypsy tent. j.
watched with curious interest as
palmist tells your fortune. Then
there IS the Merry-go Round. Hit the
Teddy Bear, Ten Pins. Cat on the
Fence, Hit the Mule. Shooting Gal
lery and innumerable attractions ~
keep the crowd on the move Two
bands are furnishing music: The
Dover Cornet Band (whiteD Of Dover
"hich occupies band stand in front
OF the school building and Johnson's
Cornet Band Of Smyrna Ccoloredl which
occupies band stand in the rear
along the Midway. These bands keen
up almost without cessasion plenty Of
music to keep the crowd enthused.
The whole Carnival is bigger. better
and grander than ever and our Fire
men are being complimented on their
enterprise. In nearly every instance
the booths are being conducted by
members Of the Citizens Hose Com
pany and much Of the unnecessary
expense of last year is being cut
down. For this reason the Carnival
promises to be financial success.
Firemen's Parade Was Yesterday
With fine weather conditions which |
has marked Carnival Week so far and
with especially fine weather yester.
day, the day was all that would be
hoped for the Fireman's Parade.
Unfortunate for Smyrna. their new
SO, 500 chemical combination fire en-
CINE could not be delivered in tine as
was hoped This was a great disap
pointment to the Hose Company as
well as their friends fos they were
promised the new equipment and had
every reason to expect il during this
Carnival Week OF the invitations
sent cut to other towns. only two ac-
cepted: The Singerly Fire Company
'f Elkton. and the Milford Fire Com
Dany of Milford. The Elkton Fire
men came down with their fine engine
truck and a fine delegation that COM
Dlately made up nine automobile loads.
With their banners flying they re-
'eived hearty applause and welcome
wherever they went. Milford with
is fine locking set of firemen and
heir new combination chemical en-
zine was iere and were enthusiast
ally received and welcomed. The
Milford engine attracted considerable
attention by reason of the fact it is
he same make and style of engine
hat the Smyrna Firemen are having
luilt. II is beauty and much ad- q
nired. The parade under the mar ,
halship IF w. G. Roe ami T. Howard I
'arwick and Henry Barwick, rem /
ezvOued at the Water Tower on west s
commerce street and with the Dover !
Sand furnishing music. marched over I
he principal streets Of Smyrna. All .
ser town the business men and citi- =
ems had decorated their homes and !
usiness places and never did Smyrna /
how up better from decorative point 7
( view. Many places had employed h
'erris Giles, the Wilmington decora. d
or. who transformed the -Four Cor
lers" and Main and Commerce street
torres and banks into beautifully de-
GRATED fronts The American flag
redominated everywhere.
Ten Prizes Were Awarded Cars o