Elks Big Show; Ralph Hemingray on Industrial Parade Committee

ELKS' BIG SHOW.

Plans All Completed For The Big

Carnival.

THE COMMITTEES NAMED

And Work That Will Be Executed

— Charles Street Selected For

Shows — Great Crowds

Prom­ised — Convention Assured.

The executive committee on the pro­posed Muncie Street Carnival Art and Industrial Exposition from the local lodge of Elks yesterday prepared a statement from the general public giv­ing a detailed statement of what can be expected during the week, June 5 to 10.

The executive committee was ap­pointed by the local lodge of Elks nine weeks ago and since that time have been working tirelessly and will con­tinue to do so so until after the big show, all having realized what a great undertaking it was before contracting to do the work.

At first the committee had intended to give a street fair such as had been given in most of the cities and towns in this state and elsewhere, but after investigating the different methods of conducting street fairs the members concluded to adopt and introduce something entirely new in this section of the country. There never has been anything of this nature given further west than Canton, Ohio.

This entertainment will be as far ahead of the ordinary street fairs as day is of night. In this exposition there will be displays of art, and entertainments of the very highest and best quality. The organization that the committee has contracted with, is one of the best ever gotten together to give entertainments. They carry with them over 100 people together with camels, elephants, donkeys and freaks. The entertainment given at Canton, O., last fall was so successful that the peo­ple of that city are anxious and have secured the return of another like en­tertainment some time this fall. This in itself will be a grand show.

It is expected to have a merchants' and manufacturers' display that will eclipse, anything ever given or under­taken in Indiana. Local manufactur­ers and merchants are all thoroughly aroused and are anxious and will make such displays that will not only be a credit to themselves but to the city of Muncie and to Indiana.

Owing to the hard work and hustling qualities of the members of the executive committee, they being only desirous of outdoing any other entertainment of the same nature, they have decided to hold in connection with this a band contest that will at least swell the crowd in our city 25,000 or 30,000 more. They hope to go to the sur­rounding towns, employ a band for a certain day during the week, and by that means have the band to work up a further enthusiasm in its town that will bring out an extra large crowd. At the same time the bands will be given a per cent of the railroad tickets sold and will have the opportunity to compete for the prizes which will be offered.

After the committee had made all of these arrangements, it saw where it could further advance and enlarge this week's entertainment. The lodge of Elks in Ohio and several other states has adopted the plan of holding an­nual state meetings and they have been very successful not only for the social features but for the betterment and advancement of the order.

The chairman and secretary of the executive committee after visiting sev­eral lodges and having it intimated by some of the lodges in our surrounding cities that it might be possible that a state meeting could be held in connec­tion with this carnival, went to work to secure, if possible, the first state meeting of the lodge of Elks in this state. They have communicated with every lodge in Indiana, asking their opinion as to whether they favor a state meeting, whether they would be willing to hold their state meeting here at this time. At this writing there have been replies from over one-half of the lodges in the state and they are heartily in favor of a state meeting and believe it would a grand thing for the lodge to hold state meetings. Inasmuch as Muncie Lodge has under­taken this carnival, it would be well and very appropriate to have the first state meeting in connection with the carnival.

Knowing that there was a possibility of holding a state meeting in connection with the exposition, the committee set out to get reduced railroad rates. They visited Cincinnati and Indiana­polis and consulted the Big Four and L. E. & W. officials and now have a one and one-half cent rate on all roads in Indiana, and are hopeful of getting a still better rate of one cent per mile on all roads within a radius of from 50 to 75 miles from Muncie.

The committee already has the prom­ise of the presence of the Grand Exalt­ed Ruler of the order of Elks and other high officials in the order. They now are in communication with the Gover­nor of this state and hope to have them both present at the opening of our car­nival.

Another feature of this entertain­ment is that the whole of the refresh­ment privileges are to be given to the charitable organizations of our city. This, of course, can be made one of the best features, for already the women are talking and are anxious to know more about the coming street carnival.

Mr. Ritter says that at Canton, the refreshment privileges were given to a charitable hospital of that city and the net profit was $733.00. This will give the women of the city an idea as to what this means, especially since the Elks are going to have a band contest and the state meeting of the Elks which will greatly increase the attend­ance.

The committee expect to keep up a weekly correspondence with every city in the state and especially where there arc Elks lodges existing and within the next month or six weeks it expects to pay a personal visit to every lodge in Indiana and to extend to them all a cordial invitation to be here during that week. The business to be trans­acted by the lodge will be to decide on the date and the next place of meeting and the probable selection of a state committee.

It is expected that all citizens will interest themselves and assist in mak­ing this one of the grandest demon­strations ever given in Indiana. This meeting, no doubt, will be the means of bringing to the city more strangers than ever were here before. The only obstacle that confronts the committee at this time is the accommodation for visitors and it will no doubt be neces­sary to establish an information bur­eau so that citizens who have sleeping rooms can leave their number and street where strangers can be sent. The committee is starting in time and is working to make every feature a grand success, but fully realize that without the hearty co-operation of ev­ery organization and every citizen in Muncie it cannot be a success. Below by permission of the executive com­mittee, is given a list of the different committees appointed:

— Executive Committee —

J. K. Ritter, Chairman.

P. P. Busch, Treasurer.

F. L. Wachtell, Secretary.

C. E. Russey.

W. H. Youse.

— Industrial Parade Committee —

Frank T. Reed.

H. T. Winters.

Ralph H. Hemingray.

Carl A. Spilker.

Burt H. Whiteley.

John J Dow.

Lighting. Enclosure and Illuminating Committee.

P. P. Busch.

Quince Walling.

John F. Kennedy.

— Advertising Committee —

E. Hussey.

C. M. Rich.

J. O. Sawyer..

Elmer J. Whiteley.

W. L . Holmes.

— Program Committee —

W. R. Youse.

Lee M. Glass.

Harry E. Dungan.

George Klein.

W. W. Trullender.

— Financial Soliciting Committee —

C. L. Bender.

W. E. H. Marsh.

J. C. Greisheimer.

George P. Davis.

Ed Tuhey.

—Musical Contest Committee —

Alfred Damm.

Everett Moffitt.

Jacob Vogt.

D. P. Campbell.

W. H. Sumption.

— Booth Committee —

Charles Emerson.

Ol. F. Raymond.

George H. Searcy.

Frank O. Gill.

Henry J. Keller.

— Special Feature Committee —

Charles Baldwin.

Harry A. Cates.

H. H. Highlands.

C. F. Heckenhauer.

William M. Patterson.

— German Village Committee —

Eli Hoover.

W. H. Gill.

Charles O. Sawyer

J. C. Gray.

Isaac Humphrey.

— Ticket Committee —

Lee M. Glass.

J. G. Thomas.

Ol. F. Raymond.

J. C. Abbott.

D. Vol Bowers.

— Entertainment Committee —

George W. Cromer.

A. K. Smith.

Henry L. Hopping.

C. E. Shipley.

John L. Smith.

— Reception Committee —

W. L. Holmes.

David Cammack.

George B. Fletcher.

A. H. Hamilton.

S. F. Kiser.

H. P. Marsh.

J. C. O'Harra.

Bert Powers.

C. C. Schaufflebarger.

G. G. Williamson.

Lewis Over.

H. M. Winans.

J. Rus Smith.

C. H. Anthony.

Max C. Pfitzner.

L. S. Ganter.

J. R. Johnson.

G. W. Love.

Frank Miller.

Henry O’Meara.

N. W. Ramsey.

W. H. Williams.

C. A. Winters.

Charles Woodruff.

J. N. Evers.

George F. McCulloch.

John W. Cherry.

Homer Bowles.

R. R. Georgia.

James L. Jones.

W. F. Maggs.

D. L. Moreland.

J. A. Parkinson.

W. G. Scott.

R. W. Williamson.

Tom Wirt.

H. R. Wysor.

H. C. Klein.

The carnival proper will be on Charles street west from High to the Mounds at Proud street, and a part of Howard street on the Mound will also be utilized. This part of the city will be decorated in a brilliant manner, and at night will be illuminated with many thousand varied colored electric lights, both the arc and incandescent being used.

The program will be so arranged that every day will be a big one and from all parts of the state Elks and their friends will be present. Lon Branson, an Anderson newspaper man, was in Muncie last night and stated that the talk there is that Elks in great numbers with hosts of friends will visit Muncie nightly during the entire carnival. The convention, the first ever held in the state by the order of Elks is now insured for the week. This means an additional in­ducement of large proportions, but the show would be big enough without it.