The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-06
TO AOlD CARNIVAL At
LAUREL AND BROAD
Manag ement OF SAINTS Grotto Ar
ranges One Day OF Gala Week for
Chfldren's Entertainment.

Chfldren's Entertainment.
While the beauty and dignity of
the youth and middle-aged of Rich
moad*is making merry at the May :
festival and gala week that SAINTS
grotto is staging here during the week Z
of May 2l-26,-. the orphans Of the
local Institutions are not to be for I
gotten and they too are to share in
tho festivities and the fun of the car
nival. They are to be afforded the
opportunity Of visiting the many
shows that will be here for the week, :
for seeing the performing animals,
the model city, the motordome and
all the other features And they are .
to MUNICH popcorn and peanuts and !
sip the pink lemonade that, to the { I
childish mind, Is as much a part of .
r. circus and q carnival as are the
elephants and the monkeys and the
funny clowns.
Henry s. Hutzler chairman OF the 7
throughout the city as a friend of
the children, has arranged for the
entertainment OF the kiddies at the
carnival during one day of the gala I
week. The announcement was made .
at the festival headquarters last night
and 1t was indicated that everything
on the grounds was to be thrown
open to the children and that they
were TO be shown a royal time in
every way. .
Con T. Kennedy. owner OF the
mammoth shows that are to be ex- I
hibited here during the week as :
part Of the carnival attractions. was
preached by Mr.. Hutzler during his .
- recent visit to ths-citY- and -readllH4s
sssented 10 the plans. Mr.. Kennedy I
himself was left an orphan at an .
early age and RENE MIXERS we'll kind :
nesses shown him hv the growrAelps !
while he was n child, He annoiNced
himself az being glad to assist in
showing the Richmond children A
time they will remember for days 20
come.
Special arrangements are being
made by Mr., Hutzler for the trans
portation of the many children 10 .
The grounds AZ Shafer and Broad
streets Most Of them will be taken i
there by private automobiles, a num-
her nr machines owned by erotto
members being used for that purpose. .
n there sttft is an insufficient MINI
Der ~ cars additional machines are I
10 be secured from outside sources
Announcement was made Yesterday
- he festival headquarters. MURPHY .
motel annex entrances or Eighth
street near Grace. but the railroad
property on Broad street between
shafer and laurel streets has been
secured for the carnival This prnh- /
-.,,,4sIht have hden- secured in the 1
-itv for the purpose and insures the
festival being staged in the midst Of
nc city aud easily accessible 10 all, ,
President w. II White Of the Rlch-
rlond fredericksburg and Potomac
raglwav. made possible the uso Of the !
lot by the gYUtro- Realizing that the /.
lot generally used for cir"uses was
unsuitable for the carnival purposes !
Monarch George J. Hooper. with Cen
EFn1.A IA
Nauaeer W II Moseleys went 10 work
"a an effort 20 secure the lot provided
7heTa Yesterday.
Hearty cooperation WAS given by
President White and the citizens
who's. nraper+v adtoins that Of the
rat3r4aG President White yesterday
granted the urotto permission for the
fer Of the lot IN the following letter
Replying 10 the Information just
given me namely. the request OF the
SAINTS Erolio for the US" or tho Sneler
street lct FOR some carnival purposes
from Nav Fl 10 Nav 81, YOU are au-
shorizsd To grant the permit sslon upon
the condition that they Will leave the
property in the same condition II Is
when thev take charge Of IL. espe-
ctalIv including the clearing away Of
any debris or trash that NAV accnmn~
late during the carnival"
WHEN the petition was presented
persons living IN the vicinity it was
found that all were in hearty accord
with tna plauS and unanimous con-
sem was accorded the .grotto commit
tee Signatures of the adjacent prop
arfv owners were necessary before
Mayor Ainsiie could grant his permis-
sion for use of the tot. As soon as
the petition was furnished nm ne
issued the ErHtto committee IN" lul-
lowing permit;
Under authority or section %.
-e.!4apterla R1chmond City Code .1alo. !
permission is hereby granted Samis =
--rotto to conduct sideshows on the :
Tacao. lot on south side of Broad ,
street between Laurel and Shafer
streets during the week Of May Al
IS 1917, upon payment OF the neces- i
sary. license tax and under the super
vision of the police"
Not only does the securing OF the /
lot insure the carnival being held in
place easily reached from any sec
tion of the city, but II also makes 1t
possible for the festival to be held on
n lot amply large TO accommodate the
many shows that Con T. Kennedy will
bring here for the entertainment fea-
lures Also, 1t makes the lot easily
accessible for the detraining and later
the entraining. Of the many people
and animals that the shows will bring
in the thirty-two cars which compose
their special train Officials OF the
Richmond and Chesapeake Bay rail-
way Yesterday granted the grotto per-
mission to use the vacant space be-
meath their viaduct for the parking OF
the circus wagons and other equip
ment during the week
The hearty cooperation with which
the Samis grotto committeeman have
been meeting from business men and
officials throughout the city and the ,
evident interest felt in their plans and
evinced in the enthusiasm manifested
in the various contests now under
way is taken as clear indication OF
the great success which the festival
and gala week is to be.
The queens contest has started
with rush that is unprecedented for
Richmond and many OF the most
popular young women OF the city are
working hard for the handsome
prizes offered in the contest. The
automobile contest. in which a. new
1--WE pa ssenger Chevrolet automobile is
the nrlze, likewise Is attracting con-