Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-23

8 o'clock competitive drills by army,
navy and marine corps, national guard
and fraternal organizations cash
prices offered by the carnival commit
tee.
At 9 o'clock feature dance in the
Plaza de Panama, all dances to be IN
costume, competing Tor prizes. AT lo
o'clock a community dance in the out
door square.-free to all.
Saturday, Aug. 90 Afternoon:
Harbor day, water carnival on the bay
front-water sports, boating, SWIM
ming races and exhibitions, naval
floats. Overhead, naval air squadrons
in flying circus, stunts and mimic aer-
ial warfare Baseball games on the
service diamonds and other various
sports on the waterfront fields.
Evening: Water carnival continued
with Illuminated floats, colored fires on
the bay front and big fireworks dis
play.
According to the committees "enta-
tive plan the morning programs for
the carnival days will be left open, but
list Of trips to points of interest
around the city and bay will be wide
ly advertised for visitors, and all ar
rangements will be made for trans
pOrtation of the crowds that plan to
take these trips.
Band concerts will be given every
afternoon and evening as part OF
the varied program.
at must 'go'," said Mayor Bacon
in a brief talk, full of enthusiasm and
spirit. every event must be pulled
off promptly on time and must end
promptly on time. There must be
something doing all the time-several
things most of the time, but nothing
''This carnival must be the biggest
feature that the city has
ever staged. We want to make it an
annual affair and to do that we must
make good on this first big attempt"
H. P. Worth was appointed chair
man Of the subcommittee on finances,
perhaps the most important single
on the carnival list. This
committee will have final supervision
over all expenditures, as well as the
task Of raising the fund to carry out
the plans for the big carnival.
Mayor Bacon's call for suggestions,
as he completed the reading of the
tentative carnival program, was met
by nearly an hour Of lively discussion.
A track and field meet at the sta
dium, an open air boxing and wrest-
ling carnival and a Marathon race as
special features of the meet; a pro-
grm of automobile races at Balboa
park, another parade; rodeo and a
Of other spectacular features
were in the list of suggestions pre-
sented.
Admiral Welles assured the COM
mittee of navy cooperation in the
carnival plans, and Gen. Pendleton, as
always, told the committee that the
marines would do their "bit." Fire
Chief Louis Almgren and Police Chief
James Patrick were interested partlc:-
pants in the meeting.
Good natured arguments resulted
in several bits of >repartee that kept
the committee members laughing.
The carnival committee, it was de.
cided, will be headed by one chairman
in charge-Mayor Bacon. He will
have an advisory committee to coop
crate with him as a sort OF general
staff" Each feature Of the carnival
will be in charge of special commit
tee, and these committee chairmen Will
form the main carnival committee.
Competition between feature COM
mittees is expected to result in some
highly novel and original entertain
ment features.
The grand parade probably will be
in charge of the Ad club. That body
will consider the proposition at meet
ing Monday. On next Tuesday after
noon at o'clock the carnival COM
mittee will meet again at the cham
Der of commerce, and at that time the
discussion will be in charge of the
parade committee chairman, and sug-
gestions will be asked for.
From this time on, each of the car
nival committee meetings will be in
charge of the chairman of a special
event, who will take this method of
presenting his plans and getting sug-
gestions.
"The carnival looks like decidedly
live proposition. With continued en-
thusiasm and the cooperation OF all
San Diegans it may prove to be one
of the biggest events in the city's rec
4on