Evening journal., 1922-12-28
KING STREETS CARNIVAL

II ING street business intend ito do themselves
IN proud" New Years night They win have gala
celebration formally christening the King street
And they have good occasion to rejoice and make
merry The old neglected King street is more. In
its place is the reiuvenated King street that city
couid be proud OF leading business thoroughfare
wonders in the way OF Improvements have been
wrought the last few and, appreciation
OF what the municipality has done King street mer-
chants and business men generally will be hosts the
whole city on New Years night at carnival which
viii have many entertaining attractions
with the removal OF the street tracks King
street below Ninth street; the laying of thoroughly
modern asphalt paving from Front street to Ninth
street. the installation of street lighting system
and the removal awning poles and other hindering
encroachments on the sidewalks the old resident who
has King street for several months would
hardly recognize IT, Always problem because OF the
street maintained there two days each week.
King street has solved its problem Today It Is a
bright clean modern street every way And to the
enterprise financial assistance OF the King street
business men themselves the credit largely due. II
has taken them years impress the city authorities
and others with absolute necessity of building the
new King street. But II is DONE and the whole
city should turn out for such proper celebration.
Mayor Leroy Harvey has deemed the occasion i'm
portant enough warrant his and partcipa
ton. The opening event will be the address OF the
Mayor at s o'clock The ceremony OF turning of the
old lighting system and turning the viii take
place at this time Immediately afterward there will
be street parade where there will in line members
OF City Council officials Of the Street and Sewer De-
partment members OF the police and fire departments
practically every King bus.ss man. local a. etic
teams Boy Scouts and brass Suitable prizes
70 be awarded in each section Of the parade. Follow
ing the parade viii be the carnival which will last
until midnight There other prizes for the best
dancers spd the elaborstely and comicslly
costumed participants
When we look over the personnel OF the committees
in charge OF the celebration know It will prove
success. All committees hard at work arrang-
ing every detail public they
are for a real Monday night. During the
carnival stores will be lighted up in holiday array.
THE organization effected to supervise the celebration
King Street Merchants Association It
organized permanent basis will TO pull
for the greater development OF King street business
sach local trade organizations have proper sphere IN
which work. In Philadelphia, New York and many
smaller cities there OF such neighborhood
trade associations The fact that the number is
stanty proves their worth their respective
communes. They very appropriately work upon their
own local problems which do concern a cty-wide
trade organization. Business Wilmington will be better
result of the activities Of the King Street Msr-
chants Association A good tonic for trade in other
sections the city would the organization similar
local associations.
But Monday night is King streets night! Let the
whole city show its appreciation