Smyrna times., 1920-09-08
rIgEIVAL EXTENDED OVER
1l / TABOR DAY. IN SMYRNA
,,pST TINE HOLIDAY WAS OBJ
orpvED BY BUSINESS PLACES
ro,,bIe From Fact Smyrna Band
Made Its First Public Appearance
Carnival Receipts Over $4,000

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Carnival Receipts Over $4,000
Cmvrna Firemen's Carnival which
Lac been the mecca for large crowds
arteuded =. its performances over the
~sok end including Labor Day and
..me TO a close Monday night amid q
ain storm, but not without breaking
IN records as to gross receipts. The
arrival took in something over $4,000,
a least fifteen hundred more than
tbe highest ever attined. Just what
mr 6remen will clear, will not be
mown until all bills are in and ac-
cunts settled. Expenses for every
thing were high this year but with all
d this. neat sum should be cleared.
Take it all in all it was one of the
most successful of the six our local
aremen have held. The weather con-
dtiOns throughout were ideal. 1t
siued on what should have been the
opening night and it rained on the
closing night. For five straight
nights, however, it was clear and cool.
with beautiful moonlight most of the
time and with record breaking crowds
IN attendance. The crowd reached its
climax on Saturday night when be-
tween 1000 and 5000 people gathered
on the carnival grounds (High School
Campus and rolled the receipts for
that night alone, better than $4,000.
An admission charge of 10 cents did
not keep the large crowd back.
The decorations and the arrangement
0f booths were probably the prettiest
and best Of any enterprise of its kind
ever given in Smyrna, the Dover band
gave good music, the free attraction.
while not the best, nevertheless was
ssuccessful drawing card; the vaude-
vile was clean and wholesome and
The merTy-gO-round of Elmer Reed.
new and up-to-date was never want
hg for patronage.
Carnival a Feature of Labor Day
The holding of the carnival over
hbOr Day, was happy thought and
hdit not been rainy day, the crowd |
would have been equal to the best. |
F@ the first time isnce Labor Day
bad been instituted as a holiday, |
smyrna observed it to the letter. Thru
petition worked up among the mer-
chants and clerks, all stores and busi-
ness s.aces except drug stores and res
aurantS closed for the day. In the
afternoon a number motored to Dover
. see the double header baseball con-
'est between Dover and Milford, in
'hlen Dover lost both games and some
vent to Clayton to see Clayton Up. B.
h. H. team play Philadelphia. The
'sa'ner was rainy most all day long,
,u' despite this the games went on.
7 me evening the rain turned into a
rlzle' but a gOodl ycrowd wended
'he carnival. The chief attraction
y 'he hrst appearance in public of
Y newly formed Smyrna Band under
U U leadership "a, of George w. Sylves-
= Inc boys" turned out about
'elIy-hve strong and occupied t he
Their first piece was
ise'ed with hearty applause and
0le who weathered the drizzling
~ .n Out We're proud that SMYRNA
% .aiy mad band of its own and that
.S1 .g splendid progress was being
Is'5; /. 9 Everywhere praise was given
u. !. sylvester for his painstaking eff
~ ,.ii IN getting so promising an ag-
,.saIOn ,rsi together. After playing
5'1 .,elal pieces, the band went to the
! .'SlO" tent and boosted a crowd for {
] > ~ Uue and only performance given !
, 'ue vaudeville talent that evening.
n account Of the rain the blanket ,
y, ,a5,l novelty and other booths were I
,r.g rn'ls 70 open, but the merrv-go- I
lund ofA,.,-a y S3OT
! y. attracted a farewell crowd and !
roa ~e cream and eating booths had '
N ~slre T,;.1 OF success. In compare {
: ! ,. WIN the other nights, however. !
'G;nlVal si; put thru it's last night t
ltbpsiac s.,n crowds and with little or no 6
IN. Flremen Were Welcomed 1
! "alle n. crowds came to Smyrna dur
/ id5Iat.We ILt week from Clayton, Dover. |
lgtoD t''gn' " townsend, Kenton, Mil
til fis-' cr0aTt cmaTtly' Cheswold, Leipsic, T
aee, 0 oreek, Sudlersville and other
tie w.O SIs 4 OF the pleasing things 20
w i, 4ss ss the fraternal visit of out-of.
comne., n,enen' They came here, not n
ilfordr drI,y n s. but as individuals from o
!, C., csD,Dl, lover, Chesapeake City, Elk p
srs Vsasleyllle soaa and other places and d
ie yOrued csed hospitable welcome o
ryns sO4Eesapeake les fremen, visited h
eli ,I~ ar.i r1day evening and brought c.
We tooatsd sOand' and the music they a
liyeDsS5s Ss.ner u with the Dover band. b
y event. T 'ne occasion and made Fri le
action g 10 one Of the best of the at a
The c.. Inc sixth annual carnival g
! will y sraa I Firemen, take it all in Il
{ best s''.'l 81 uOwn in history as one of s.
~ ever given. G