Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Route Book, 1949

From: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Route, Personnel and Statistics for the Season of 1949. Sarasota, FL: Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey, 1949. Program, staff & performers, statistics. See Routes for this season's route. Not included here are the photographs. Permission to place the information from this route book on the Circus Historical Society website has been provided by Feld Entertainment, Inc.™, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey™. Circus World Museum's Parkinson Library provided the photocopy of this route book. All information should be checked with additional sources. There will be spelling and typographical errors.

1949 . . . Rack Up Another Record Ringling Ramble

Confounding big top strategists and its own high command, the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus last Spring began topping its 1948 banner Manhattan business even before it opened the 1949 season in Madison Square Garden. By April first, the advance mail orders for seats had reached a new high. Modest, but striking, display ads in the New York newspapers had precipitated the golden deluge of check-enclosed letters, for these ads alone annually inform the New York public of the when, where and how for ticket purchases by mail. Then, as the lines stormed the selling windows in the Garden, John Ringling North's 1949 Edition of The Greatest Show on Earth, the best in 79 years, was in the bag before the band played opening night.

New York acclaimed the new performance, and told the nation via newspapers, radio, magazines and word-of-mouth, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from Minot to Miami. Capacity and turnaway business prevailed throughout the four-and-a-half weeks Garden run, and often one day's gross exceeded a week's abundant "take" for a two-train circus of former years. Of course, nowadays, there are no other circuses half that large, so there is no current comparison. The Big Show, railroading from Coast to Coast on its four long, streamlined carriers of ninety 72-foot and 84-foot steel cars, is as conspicuously supreme as is the love of liberty in the heart of mankind. And as New York goes so goes the Road — sometimes. But the Road in '49 was uniformly fine.

Boston passed its 1948 mark handily, as did Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore and other Eastern stands, such as the old home town of Bridgeport, with its 1949 glorious Barnum Festival, now to become an annual New England event. Here and there, very infrequently, somebody turned off the sunshine. Providence, ever the Ringling-Barnum stalwart, flat in a textile spin, fell off, as did some New York State matinees during a week of intolerable heat. But, beginning with Pittsburgh, through Detroit and into Chicago, the Big Show rolled soundly on and on. The Northwest, especially Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas, the Pacific Northwest and the Pacific Coast — all these vast regions turned in gratifying weeks, and Big Bertha climbed the mountains, thundered across the plains and plateaus, smiling her Mona Lisa smile, serene, unperturbed, packing 'em in and making 'em happy.

But the route of the circus is elsewhere in this booklet, and the real story of a Big Show season is the story of its people. Therefore let's skip it all and get to the new factors that distinguished the tour — the unique time-saving, labor-lessening, aluminum quarter poles, installed for the first time anywhere in the big top at Chicago, and the new, steel-floored bleachers, erected for the first stand under canvas at Washington, D. C. Constructed like the perfected 1949 steel grandstands on unfolding trucks, the bleachers completed the Artony rectangle of 10,000 seats, the last word in circus comfort, now and for 50 years to come. This magic rampart of upholstered chairs and roomy, bench bleachers, with aisles, steel floors and closer view, erectile in 55 minutes, saved many late matinees and paid for themselves thereby many times over.

Another factor, one of long range Big Show policy, was the trend toward exhibitions in civic auditoriums, as in Oakland where the circus used the city's Auditorium Center — its Exposition Building to house the sideshow layout, the midway, the front door and the elephant lines, with the menagerie corralled between the building and the big top, looming large in the sun on its huge parking lot beyond. It was an unforgettable end-to-end layout, as grand a sight as San Francisco from the Bay, where again the show jammed the spacious Cow Palace for four days. Further manifestations of the indoor trend were the 2-day October engagement in San Antonio's brand new Coliseum, officially opened by the Big Show, with the city and the circus joining in state-wide fanfare, and the 6-day stand in St. Louis' Arena in early November, an important departure from routing precedent in that the circus detoured from Memphis to make it and then leaped backward to Nashville to resume its normal Fall itinerary.

Notable among other innovations was the road mail order advance seat sale, with seven men ahead in all stands filling hundreds of letter orders daily, before and during the 4-day advance downtown ticket sale. Starting at Milwaukee, this project of Arthur M. Concello's clicked splendidly, increased business instantly and eliminated largely the awkward, block-long lines of circus patrons which had menaced downtown seat sales as store owners annually saw their usual trade choked off by milling seat buyers.

Yes, the high command of Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus is alert tactically and strategically, long on vision and ever audacious in blasting new trails. For instance, a mighty city erects a magnificent building, dedicated to the arts and civic cultural rallys. The directors solemnly don their high hats, white ties and tails for the formal grand opening. They throw open the mammoth portals and what do they see — elephants, big elephants, 64,000 tons of Big Show elephants! Audacious, ever audacious — that's the high command of The Greatest Show on Earth.

Three Old Friends

Often through the years, I have enthusiastically written of the glories and triumphs of The Greatest Show on Earth. The pioneering enterprise, the organizational genius of my several illustrious uncles, I have remarked in glowing terms. The dazzling innovations, the fresh and sparkling showmanship of my brother John, I have duly and proudly apostrophized. Nor have the inventiveness and managerial talents of general manager Concello been scanted by my pen. Our great stars of the arena, past and present, I have puffed and applauded. So this year, in my editorial capacity and publishing authority, I decree a departure. I do not call your attention to the front office brass, nor to the center ring. I simply ask you to meet three very old and very dear friends — Sam Clark, Grease, and Chicken Charley.

Sam came out of Baraboo with the Ringling Show in 1902. He left us this summer in Butte, where he was hospitalized after a heart attack. In between those dates he never missed a season and rarely missed a day. He was the best seat man that ever lived. He is recovering his health, is pensioned and retired and I miss him very much.

Now — meet "Grease." He is a slight, wiry, wisp of a colored gentleman — and just that — gentle in speech and manner — a man in the work he does now and has been performing so faithfully for us since 1909. Grease, at 72, is still a big top rigger. They don't come any finer.

And, finally, now join me on the platform of Car 66 most any morning, practically any place in the U. S. A., and we will greet "Chicken Charley." Charley is the dean of outside porters and though he handles the complex duties of that department with deft distinction, he finds ample time for an interesting variety of extracurricular activities. He is 4th section circulation manager-at-large for the nation's newspapers. At one time he frequently reestablished the validity of his sobriquet. He still preserves his interest in certain nocturnal activities in the vicinity of the Wicky Wagon. But best of all, he remains as he has always been, a wonderful, lovable character of his own creation.

And so, because there is still such a fine and simple thing as friendship in this otherwise rather naughty world, we conclude another season.

DeMille Joins Circus to Plan Greatest Film

Changing pace from Bible to Circus after putting the finishing touches on his new movie, "Samson and Delilah," Cecil B. DeMille joined the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey organization this summer to work sixteen hours a day to get "the feel" of The Greatest Show on Earth the subject and title of his next great screen production. Beginning his tour in Chicago and traveling through Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota to secure circus atmosphere, ideas and angles for the forthcoming picture, Mr. DeMille soon won the admiration of the people with the Big Show. They enjoyed watching him work and keenly appreciated the business-like manner in which he went about it. The maker of motion picture masterpieces was friendly and gracious at all times, as were the members of his party, which included Gladys Rosson, charming secretary-treasurer of Cecil B. DeMille Productions, Inc., who has been looking after details for Mr. DeMille for 36 years; Fred Frank, outstanding screen writer, and the famous producer's red haired, freckle faced, thirteen-year-old granddaughter, Cecilia DeMille Calvin.

Attired in gray riding breeches and tan puttees, Mr. DeMille covered the world's largest traveling amusement institution from stem to stern to get the facts of circus life. He mingled with the crowds, studied expressions on the faces of circus-goers and spent as much time with the working forces as he did with the performers. But at show time, every afternoon and night, he was in the big top, squinting through his camera finder at the acts and features of the gigantic program. He quickly scribbled notes, mostly camera instructions. Through the finder he saw how the performance would look upon the screen.

On his sixty-eighth birthday at Madison, Wisconsin, August 12, Mr. DeMille had himself tied into a bo's'n's chair and hoisted to the big top's peak. He wanted to look down on a flying trapeze act and high-wire display. While aloft, he noted where to place equipment to film what he had seen. When Mr. DeMille left the circus at Minot, N. D., August 20th, press releases quoted him as saying, "I've had a grand and valuable tour with a wonderful organization, truly The Greatest Show on Earth." Later he rejoined the show in California, and he plans to be with it again at winter quarters in Sarasota, Florida. At this time Mr. DeMille has no preconceived story or stars in mind. He is formulating plans as he goes along and believes the filming of the picture will be a long and difficult job.

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Ringling Bros. - Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Inc.

John Ringling North, President
Robert Edward Ringling, Chairman of the Board
Henry Ringling North, Vice-President
Edith C. Ringling, Vice-President
Leonarad G. Bisco, Secretary
George D. Woods, Treasurer
Edward F. Kelly, Assistant Vice-President

Directors

John Ringling North Robert Edward Ringling Henry Ringling North Edith C. Ringling

George D. Woods Herbert Duval William P. Dunn

Executive Staff

Arthur M. Concello, General Manager Frank McClosky, Manager Willis E. Lawson, Assistant Manager Lloyd Morgan, Lot Superintendent Theo. Forstall, Treasurer with Show Herbert Duval, Legal Adjuster Noyelles D. Burkhart, Asst. Legal Adjuster

Waldo T. Tupper, General Agent J. C. Thomas, Traffic Manager Roland Butler, Publicity Director Pat Valdo, Director of Perfomance Mrs. Harry Thomas, Secretary to the President Grace Killian, Secretary to General Manager Daniel Jacobs, Secretary to Manager

Accounting Office, Sarasota, Florida

James R. Griffin, General Auditor
Fred J. McKenna, Assistant Gen. Auditor
Violet Johns, Secretary
Herbert H. Sicks, Purchasing Agent

Doris Gault Nena Joyner

Gay Gault Ena Jahn

Marie Joyner

New York Office, 10 Rockefeller Plaza: Fred C. De Wolfe, Representative (Show Treasurer Emeritus)

Chicago Office, 139 N. Clark St.: Nat Green, Representative

Publicity Department

Roland Butler, Director
Press:

Roland Butler Frank Braden

Gardner Wilson Allen J. Lester

William Fields Estelle M. Butler

Radio: William B. Antes, Director

Good Will Ambassador: Frederick V. Bowers

Contracting, Outdoor Advertising and Traffic Departments

Waldo T. Tupper, General Agent
F. A. Boudinot, Assistant General Agent
J. C. Thomas, Traffic Manager
Susan Staton, Secretary to General Agent

Contracting Agents: Al Butler, Leon W. Pickett

Adv. Car No. 1

John J. Brassil, Manager Edward Riley Joseph Bernstein George Orth E. E. Saxe Edwin Jackson Norman Larrivee

Walter Clark Thomas Brassil Philip Graham Wm. Schrayman Julius Marcus George Krouil

James Pierson H. L. Richards E. J. Ross R. P. Deckman Charles Smith H. A. Burdge

Adv. Car No. 2

Clyde Carlton, Manager William F. Albers Mack F. Adams

S. I. Boudinot S. J. Clauson W. J. Faulkner

G. P. Hale Harold Barrows Paul Campion

Adv. Car No. 3

Lee S. Conarroe, Manager LaRue Deitz

Herbert C. Goerke Benford Garrison

Samuel Oken William L. Dowd

Adv. Inspector: E. J. Caupert

Banner Puller: Joseph Brown

Lot Superintendent

Lloyd Morgan
Assistants: William Dwyer, James C. Ringling

24-Hour Men: William L. Carr, Leonard Aylesworth, Harry (Bottles) Vernotzy

Medical Department: Dr. Arnuf R. Pils; Gerald J. O'Connor, First Aid

Time Keepers: Grace Killian, William Webster, Joseph Dunn

Mail Agent: Arthur W. Cooksey

2 Way Radio Communication: Edward R. Versteeg, Supt.; George Takacs, Jr., Asst.

Utility Man: Orville F. "Curly" Stewart

Police Department: William H. Reynolds, Supt.

Purchasing Agent: Elvin "Sheriff" Welch

Forage Agent: Cecil R. Montgomery

Commissary: Philip A. Langford, Clifton J. Sparpana

Personnel Buses: Lawrence Wilcox, Supt.; Thomas Cropper, William P. Robinson

Program Department

The Circus Magazine, Harry S. Dube, President
Will Karshan, Advertising Sales Representative
C. A. "Red" Sonnenberg, Sales Manager
Salesmen: Joe Wilbur Seitz, "Bones" Brown, John "Doc" Hall, Carl "China" Durbin

Insurance and Auditing: Wallace R. Love

Ticket Wagons

Red Wagon: Theo. Forstall, Jack Youden, Udo F. Kurka
White Wagon: Bernard Friel, Walter Rairdan
Yellow Wagon: Wm. P. McGough, O. E. "Gene" Lynch

Ticket Department

Thomas C. Haines, Superintendent Michael Gradis, Asst.

Mark M. Johnson John M. Maguire

Walter O'Hare Frank Pietras

Downtown Ticket Agents

Richard R. Iannone Lawrence J. Vogt

Thos. J. O'Hare Joseph Bainbridge

Richard Begin Frank Attardi

Ticket Distributor: James "Tex" Copeland

Front Door

Harold R. Genders, Superintendent Mitchell Mallette Jas. J. O'Neill

Lewis E. Rosen Michael D'Addario John Tyter

Stanley Gripp Everett Salem John Logan

Front Door Ticket Counter: Richard D. Miller, Joseph Amico

Tax Wagon: Edna R. Antes, Clarence D. Curtis

Performance

Pat Valdo, General Director
Harry Thomas, Equestrian Director and Announcer
Antoinette Concello, Aerial Director
Liselotte Rachmann, Secretary to Gen. Director
(Fred Bradna, Equestrian Director Emeritus)

Felix Adler Rose Alexander Paul Alpert ALZANA TROUPE: Charles N. Davis Harold Davis Elsie A. Davis Minnie Davis Hilda Pincemin Jimmy Armstrong Nina Asgard ASIA BOYS: Shou Yong Kong Kuen Lai Fock Sang Lee Rosa Wong Lee Bella Attardi Jerry Bangs Henry Bedow Florence Begin Charles Bell Emma Bertolaccini BOGINO TROUPE: Andli Bogino Ugo Bogino Afer Bogino Manuelito Bogino Fernando Bertolaccini Monaldesca Recelli Renzo Recelli BOKARA TROUPE: Max Schaefer Mathias Schaefer Emma Schaefer Roland Kaiser Guenter Fritko Gretel Smuda Horst Bischoff Max Frimherger BOSTOCKTROUPE: Jack Bostock Hans Bostock Robert Brown BRUNN TROUPE: Francis Brunn Michael Brunn Lotti Brunn Ernest Burch Edward Buresh Arthur Burson Irene Burt Loraine Caruso Phyllis Caruso Emma Castro Esther Chancy Tony Cole Dolly Copeland Arthur Cooksey Nina Cristiani Damoo Dhotre Lola Dobritch Robert Dover DEL MORAL TROUPE: Manuel Del Moral George Del Moral Esperanza Del Moral Joan Del Moral Maria L. Patchecko Cilly Feindt Friedo Feindt Martha Feindt Alice Fitch Ruth Flagel Sue Fox FRANKLIN & ASTRID: Astrid Schlichting Ernst Schlichting Katherina Schlichting

FLYING TRAPEZE ACTS: Antoinette Concello Kay Burslem Jimmy Crooker Willy Krause Gene Sleeter Agnes Matausch Dick Anderson Fay Alexander Karl Durbin Dorothy Durbin Willy Robbins Ann Robbins Grace Genders GERALDOS: Madeleine Rousseau Rene Rousseau Jacob Gerlich Homer Goddard Ed Green GUTI TROUPE: Erich Gutsche Karlheinz Gutsche Margarete Gutsche Elvira Gutsche Norbert Kreisch Walter Kitschke Charlotte Hager William Hanlon Rose Hanlon Fred Hanlon Martha Henderson Ami Honkola Paul Horompo Lou Jacobs Paul Jerome JOANIDIES TROUPE: Jonny Joanidies Nikolas Joanidies Wanda Joanidies Elizabeth Johnson Evelyn Johnson Toby Jorio Paul Jung Elsie Jung Margie Kai Emmet Kelly Bonnie Kernan KLAUSER'S BEARS: Walter Klauser Maria Klauser Hertha Klauser Jean Krause LA NORMA: Norma Fox Andre Fox Jack LeClerq Jackie LeClerq LOYAL TROUPE: Gustino Loyal Aldo Cristiani Lucretia Darnay Andli Bogino Kathrine Kramer Rusti Parent Fay Romig Elizabeth Wight LOS ONAS: Antonio Garcia Fred Reisch Dolores Martin Frank Luley Fanny McClosky Laura McKenzie MANDOS TROUPE: M. von G. Vanderbemden Roland Vanderbemden Johanna Walchshofer

MARGAS SISTERS: Lotte Lang Margot Wiedenmann Henny Wiedenmann Gloria Mash Tom Mason Rudolph Mathies Edward Milan Mary Jane Miller Ira Millette Polydore Mortier Rosita Moyer Eugenia Mrocskowski Czeslan Mrocskowski Dolores Murphy Louis Nagy Harry Nelson John Nelson Robert Nelson Ruth Nelson Lorna Nifong Myron Orton PETERSONS DOG ACT: Carlis Petersons Inge Amalle Wagner Carlis Fisera Alma Piaia Alberto Piaia Liselotte Rachraann John Reilly Delbert Rhamy ROBENI TROUPE: Brik Ben Ider Lahrsen Ben Ider Habiba E. Robeni Fatima Marschany Mohamed Marschany Subita Marschany ROMANO TROUPE: Romano Meluzzi Armando Meluzzi Natalino Meluzzi Roberto Meluzzi ROLA-ROLA: Yvonne Maciel Marcel Maciel Fay Romig Irvin Romig Loraine Russo Frank Saluto Hugo Schmidt Rita Schroder Al Schwartz Marion Seifert Peggy Shepard Karl Stephen SWANSON: Willy Schwan Margaret Schultze Ann Towne Mary Tahmin Natalie Tock John Triplett TRISCO: Anna D. Van Gurpe Frederich Hermsen UNUS: Franz Furtner Valentina Furtner VALOIS TROUPE: Claude Valois Serge Palanque Maxie Walker William Warner Jean Weltin Paul Wenzel Lillian Wittmack George Wong Albert White ZAVATTA TROUPE: Emilio Zavatta Mietitori R. Zavatta

ZOPPE TROUPE: Emma Zoppe, Ruggera Zoppe, Alberto Zoppe, Jenny W. Zoppe, Genzana Rizzi, Pasqualino Rizzi

Big Show Band

Merle Evans, Director

Clarinets: Antonio J. Ramirez Everett Gavin Nicholas Altroth Gene Ray Fred Dini J. C. Colliver Cornets: Jack Carroll Albert J. Hiltensmith Frank E. Sering Joseph Browning James Downs Jack Sparrowhawk

Trombones: Lewis D. Bader Gene Morse George Roye Andrew Grainger Flute and Piccolo: Max C. Ring Basses: Bob Beatty Harvey G. Phillips Organ: William E. Sten

Horns: Paul S. Davis Frank J. Simaner Harold Logan Baritones: Clarence L. Bennett John Horak Snare Drums: William Ray Floyd Bass Drum: Rollin E. Sherbondy

Side Show

William McKitrick, Manager
Charles Zerm, Assistant

Ticket Sellers: Joe Barbetta, Paul Thomas, Art Comstock, Charles Zerm

Ticket Takers: Robert Kelly, John Susko

Lecturers: Walter Paul, Lloyd Priddy

Supt. Sound Projection: Robert Lee Brazil

Attractions

Earl Graham, Juggler
Sam Alexander, Two-Faced Man
Charles Barent, Sealo
Irene Parry, Fat Lady
Rose Westlake, Sheep-Headed Girl
Lloyd Priddy, Magician
Eugene Pape, Thin Man
M. Kutty Singlee, Fire-Proof Man
Alex Linton, Sword Swallower
Freda Pushnik, Armless & Legless Girl
J. K. Petursson, Giant
Daisy Doll, Grade Doll, Tiny Doll, Harry Doll, Tinytown Midgets
Don James, Muriel James, Malcolm Caldwell, Robt. Kearney, Glass Blowers
Hawaiian Troupe — David Naeole, Jr., Director & Guitar; Guy Rodda, Guitar; Alma Cox, Steel Guitar; Alola Naeole, Erma Pushnik, Piilani M. Spencer, Josephine Helbing, Bonnie Novak, Dancers

Property Department

Robert F. Reynolds, Superintendent
Assistants: Walter Kernan, George Matausch, John M. Carson, John M. Trimaj, Fred M. Bennett, Mike M. Petrillo

Albert T. Hurst Arthur Jablonski Robert C. Kirkwood Helmer E. Lindh Murl L. Littlepage Lawrence Morris Frank Navatny Emery Nelson Stanley Nikiel Francis V. Phelan Charles Robertsen William J. Schevey Edward R. Schuster Vincent A. Schweizer Richard G. Skiles

Howard N. Welker Clarence W. Woods Chas. White Howard J. Witzel Mike Zobowa Edward T. Larner Harry Zechner Ray W. Adams Leslie L. Aliff Theodore Anderson Frank J. Angelo James P. Barnes John Bishop Frank Blaker Martin Britton

Edward S. Bushey Tommy J. Clarke Robert L. Coleman James W. Collins Joseph Contreras Gustav A. Cron Edward Danials Albert Drolet Donald J. Dunn Vern Eldridge James E. Elmore William S. Fisher Howard Hacker Stephen S. Hartman Joseph F. Hawkes

Wardrobe Department

Joseph J. McCarthy, Superintendent
Ray W. Rowan, Assistant
Jean Carson, Wardrobe Mistress
Genevieve McCarthy, Asst.
Wm. K. Whiteheart, Tailor
Wm. C. Nice, Sign Painter
Geo. R. Poole, Carpenter

Sheila Blood Thelma Floyd Ruth Millette Mildred Persinger Adolph P. Bekawich Ernest E. Bugg Hugh Burgoon Chas. Dillon Joseph Evonovich

Ralph A. Francis Alfred Galdoni Almore J. Grenan Clair W. Jobson, Sr. John P. Karl Thomas A. Kowalewski Joseph W. Land Peter McAllister William M. Matthews

James J. Moriarty George W. Robinson Richard A. Simmons William R. Snyder C. C. Spillman, Jr. Duane L. Thorpe Benjamin O. Wilson Bert H. Wilson Arthur G. Zutell

Menagerie Department

Vincent Dorr, Superintendent
Assistants: Joseph Costa, Dare Barlow

Roy Bates Irving D. Abell Robert L. Keatty James Cowan

John Nematz John B. Pelkey Roland Shaw Jack Sinclair

Charles J. Tanner Robt. F. Albright Fred Wells Dewey T. Ledbetter

Animal Acts: George Didrichson, Albert Kaufmann

Gorillas

Jose Thomas, Superintendent
Joseph A. Medeiros, Herb Sanches, G. F. Pagel

Elephant Department

Hugo Schmidt, Superintendent
Assistants: Vernon Duffy, John O'Neal, Joseph L. Grassi

C. Baudendistel Wm. Bennett Evan J. Bull W. H. Chauvin H. J. Demuth Fred Garvey

Geo. W. Harmon Robt. E. Hoffman J. M. Hornsby S. S. Karpowski Sinclair MacLeod Jas. McFarland

Edw. J. Mello George Roth S. L. Scheller Robt. J. Wild H. Witherwax H. A. Trinnler

Ring Stock Dept.

Harriston E. Johnson, Supt.
Lowell Brideson, Asst.
H. V. DeMoss, Asst.
Harry Smith, Horseshoer
John Harrington, Asst.
Roy Stout, Harness Maker

Andrew L. Baker Harry L. Baker Joseph Bean Chas. L. Brown Hoyt E. Butler B. J. Cassick M. J. Clemens C. E. Cook R. E. DeWeese R. C. Faughman J. J. Faulkner O. J. Harnack C. A. Johanson

Thos. C. Johnson Willie C. Karr Goerge C. Kelz C. D. Loud, Jr. Fred Lovell Thomas K. Lynn B. J. McCarthy P. F. McHale Owen McQuade M. L. Musick John J. O'Grady D. W. Pellerin P. B. Petersen

A. M. Petersen Harry W. Porter Frank Purcell Earl W. Rehrig Vincent A. Sheck Jim D. Stephens Robert H. Smith Keith Tessner Wallace Till R. R. Van Denplas Wm. Warnecke R. W. Wells

Veterinarian: Dr. J. Y. Henderson. Richard Kissell, Assistant

Stables Department

John J. Meck, Superintendent

Walt Blackford Eldon De Hart H. F. Harris E. F. Southerland Fred C. Clark

Kyle Fielder Thos. Jefferson Leonard Stokes Glenn M. Williams

Martin Gushing Wm. E. Forney James A. Shea Theo. R. Weaver

Canvas Department

George E. Werner, Superintendent
Assistants: Walter H. Bingham, George Kelley, Samuel Clark, John C. Perrino

Wm. Anderson Jack Anthony Jose Aquila W. Baskerville Jos. Bayliss Erwin Bindt King Blair Simon Blakely Tom Brown Wm. Brown Eason Bynum Jas. Chapman Sam W. Clark Francis Clark Wilbur Cole D. P. Connelly Cliff Corbett Elisha Cotton Fred M. Craig J. C. Cranfill Allen Drew, Jr. Robert Dupree William Eoff P. V. Flournoy

John Hardin Tom Hawkins Howard Herman Earnest Hicks Wm. C. Jenkins Matt Kranse Arnell Lane Chas. Logan Harold Lowry Jake McGlothin Henry Jones Frank Junius Earl King Monroe Mayes Chas. Mitchell Elmer Mitchell Harry Monroe Danial Moore Ervin Moore S. Myrtledove Clyde Nichols James Owens Edmond Painter George Poole

Herbert Polk Chas. Reynolds A. Richardson Peter Roberts J. N. Robinson Frank Roy R. Schimming Frank Shell Wm. R. Shores Chas. Simmons Wm. Smith Roy Stegenan Gordon Thomas Andy Johnson Herman Walters Richard Ward Geo. Williams Wood Williams Aaron Wilson Thos. Wilson Earl Wood James Wood James Wright

Side Show Canvas Department

George Escalara, Superintendent
Joseph M. Lynch, Assistant

Walter Arnold Edgar Bunker Lester Eshelman Daniel Parker John Bartram

Jack D. Cox Thos. Maxwell Hobart B. Rife Stanley Urban

B. A. Bellanger Oliver Mapes Rene J. Omin Edw. Przysucha

Layout Department

William Dwyer, Superintendent

Wilbert Arrington George E. Austin George Bristel L. C. Bolden Milton Brown Stephen Brown Raymond Brown Clyde Bullard Wm. F. Case

Michael Dulczak J. H. Greathouse Chester Gritt James Hayes James Headrick Bobby L. Jones Donald T. Jones Henry J. Jones

Joe H. Mahone Claude Mitchell John P. Moriarty Arthur Moyen James Pates John C. Regan John E. Sawyer Lucious Williams

Seat Department

Lester Thomas, Superintendent
Assistants: Chas. E. Seese, Thos. H. Sumrall

George Bailey Emery Belcher Richard Caron Chas. L. Fowler Wm. F. Green Dwight Hobson John E. Hunt Earnest Jenkins F. J. Kantorski

Chas. R. Linville August Lizana Jas. E. McGrath Jas. P. Mallon J. W. Martin, Jr. Clinton Moore James Paschall Thomas Quinn

Aubrey Roberts Chas. A. Schumann James O. Siford Jim E. Spice Dale E. Trent George J. Young Joseph Conlon John C. Wade

Cookhouse Department

George J. Blood, Superintendent
Assistants: Archie E. Blood, Frank Bowen, Albert Welch
Joseph H. Lenz, Butcher

J. J. Archer Kelmer V. Arndt Horton Banks Chester Bedluski Clyde L. Bigger Joseph Boswell Chas. A. Brant William Brown E. W. Burkhardt Mathew Carroll Frank J. Curtis Robert Davis Walter L. Deal A. J. De Chiarra Steven Deus Francis M. Dillon Sonny Dyers John J. Egan Joseph A. Fecteau Joseph A. Fellman James F. Fleming Basil B. Freeman

James S. Gillon Walter Greb A. D. Harcourt John P. Helm Earl W. Hocking Wm. Hoffman Louis Horvath Robt. S. Jackson Forest S. Jones James J. Keenan Walter Kloss Ralph Leaf Nathaniel Lewis Lucis Janis Herman E. Lydell Don V. McNeese Alex L. McNeil Benjamin Major H. F. Matthews Minor Oldham M. S. Partick

Fred T. Potter Eugene Randolph Albert J. Skorb Alexander Scott Jerome L. Sellman Raymond W. Seal Hoyt E. Simpkins Clayton R. Sorgen C. B. Szabo Lyman Thomas Edelie T. Thomas Henry Thompson William Thurston Robert F. Turney Arley A. Vannest Wm. F. Washburn James E. White Joseph White Murray Whited John D. Wilson R. G. Wininger

Mechanical Department

William Yeske, Superintendent
Edwin W. Yeske, Assistant
Mrs. Mary N. Yeske, Welder
Gilbert C. Englehart, Giles Lamb, Chas. D. Noecker, George W. Tomlinson, Baylis F. Watkins

Light Department

Edward R. Versteeg, Superintendent
Assistants: John E. Johnson, Arthur Larson, Ben Benson

Winthrop Aborn Howard T. Barr R. W. Brooks H. E. Carberry H. L. Dickau D. D. Driggers Harry Freeman R. D. Gordon Earl Hess John Kalekawa F. J. Karcouski

R. C. Kaufmann Edward Kelly H. Mazgardian W. R. Menard Chas. E. Muse C. L. Needham Lloyd E. Nelson Michael Pavlick R. B. Proctor Robert M. Rand Jas. E. Reynolds

Norman Smith A. J. Stevenson R. E. Stewart George Takacs Robt. W. Tuttle Mark H. Watson Frank Weber Oliver Wescott E. L. Whitaker Kiser Whitaker

Truck Department

David Blanchfield, Superintendent
Daniel F. Gill, Assistant

Thos. W. Boblitz John Crozier Edward E. Curry George F. Davis Raymond M. Davis James R. Dixon James T. Duval Chas. W. Gillis John Hannaford Raymond Harkins Jos. Helfrich Perry Howard Harry M. Kline

Floyd R. Loggins Jack R. Lundell Carl J. McGee Delbert H. Maxon Eugene L. Mullen George W. Norris Raymond P. Payne S. G. Phillips George W. Rehahn Steve Rhinesmith Kenneth Robbins Alvin Sandlhauser

James G. Sapp Clarence Springer Charles Spurlock Jos. E. Stafford Joe P. Taylor Millard Thomas Dan M. Tucker Thomas F. Viola Albert Waldron Clayton Walls Emmett Welch Donald Wilson

Train Department

Joseph D. Yuhasz, Superintendent
Assistants: Fred Baker, Arlington Whittaker, Edward Monahan

George S. Adrian James Allen Teasley Baker Chas. D. Barr Edward F. Bowman Mathew V. Breen Clarence Brooks Edw. J. Bonsall Chas. R. Checkley Wesley Clymer Chester Damon Joel Ethridge Wm. H. Fowler

Harry C. Fowler Levi General K. M. Genious Edw, J. Griffin Harry F. Hannon Robert M. Harris Louis F. Julius George W. Jones Thomas Kanavy Victor G. Larson Albert F. Loar Phillip Lynch Robert H. McGee

Jess Manning Edw. J. Martin George Mays Kenneth J. Mears Francis P. Moran Robert W. Payne Buford L. Polk Peter Regudon Chas. W. Scott Frank C. Setting Eugene Sheldon Herbert Taylor Alfred E. Wall

Train Electricians

Joseph Nash, Superintendent
Chas. J. Montecino, William H. Walters, James A. Moore, Paul Parisi

Miller Brothers Concessions

Frank C. Miller, Paul Miller
Jack Harris, Assistant
Pat Connolly, Midway Manager

Novelty Department

Morris Gustow, Manager
M. Gustow, No. 1 Stand
A. Starin, No. 2 Stand
L. Gustow, No. 3 Stand
L. Rich, No. 4 Stand
L. Blumenthal, Menagerie Novelty Stand

Seat Men

L. Gohosky, N. Klein, M. Zentner, I. Chrzan
Stock - W. Powell; Supplies - H. Carter

Midway Eating Stands

Diner: W. Maguire, Manager. H. Lutins, H. Andrew, I. Maxwell, M. Moran, F. Johnson

Stock Wagon: O. Smith, Manager. E. Hall, J. Galloway

Frozen Delight: Max Miller, Manager. K. Kubilus, F. Mills, J. Pilla

Soft Drink Department: Sam Washington, Manager. J. Grumley, J. Thompson

Candy Floss: W. Moyer, Manager. A. Christiana, F. Weir, J. Miller

Midway Stand: R. Newman, Manager. W. Richards, L. Williams

No. 1 Stand: P. Fisher, Manager. P. Orth, C. Pack, R. Shelton

No. 2 Stand: P. Anderson, Manager. H. Mansfield, J. Farmer

Back Yard Lunch Stand: W. Coyle, Manager. R. Swain, A. Gilbert

Candy Top: Mel Hamlin, Manager; W. Kornberg, Checker; J. Sanders, Stock

Popcorn: J. Littler, Manager. G. Gresham, H. Walstrom, J. Woodard, J. Loken

Menagerie Stands: Jake Besser, T. Nadaros, S. Vaccaro, Frank Morris, Paul Reichen

Seat Butchers:

E. Drucker S. Gregory P. Pranckunas B. Macelis F. Viola R. Jones P. Williams

B. Berke W. White P. Billings M. Shanks K. Pranckunas R. Quigley T. Wallace

H. Wolanke L. Forrestal J. Spencer F. Kora E. Jakubowski J. MacLean M. Kora

Chameleon Department: J. Trosey, Manager. Bill Sweeney, Vic Lebow

Chauffeurs: Fred E. Bartlett, Harold Nicholson, George Foreman, Kenneth Gwinnell, Philip V. Hall

Usher Department Peter Grace, Superintendent
Assistants: Earl Cline, Julius J. Gerlick

John W. Ahearn Lewis E. Brown Clarence Chancey William Crockett Chas. W. Crowe Tony Dateo Chas. E. Devlin Knute Otto Erickson John B. Gallagher Ellis V. Haynes Chas. F. Hildreth

John J. Hilferty Austin A. Howard Joel L. Howard John G. Kilpatrick Edward A. La Course Edward McAleer Daniel W. McCarthy Kenneth H. McConnell Paul G. McGuiness Jack F. Mitchell Angelo N. Nicholas

Joseph P. Nolan Joseph I. Peloquin Sherill Price James J. Randolph C. M. Roberts Woodard O. Royal Gilbert Steckline Walter Uchniat Vincent E. Venables James E. Warren Joseph S. Zibreg

Porters

Charles J. Burslem, Superintendent
John F. Martinez, Assistant

William E. Bailey John J. Burke Richard N. Donker Harold C. Floto John P. Gebarti John H. Grant Clinton W. Hall Stephen F. Harchar Walter Herzig Chas. Hill

Chas. Hoskins James C. Jackson Hubert Jefferson Charles Landt Walter C. Lee Ben F. Lowe Willie Lundy Arthur C. Lunt Russel H. McCloud

Horace McDonald Charles Morris David O. Myer Robert Nordon Robert G. Paul Agnes B. Stewart Lynn Wallace Robert Washington Riley Wiggins

Private Car "Caledonia": Clara S. Franklin, Frank J. Franklin

Private Car No. 66: Earl A. Arseneau, Mack Plyler

Private Car "Jomar": Anthony Pollett, Butler; Rene Fuss, Chef; Virdell Lewis, Maid

Big Top Maid: Hester Wilson

Laundry and Dry Cleaning Departments

Foy Large, Supt.
Richard Burns, Supt.
Alfonzo Baker, Eugene Byrd, Carl Christensen, Ollie Stinnette

Department of Sanitation

James Horsburgh, Superintendent
Charles Carter, William Shores, Howell Mickpee

Ice Department: Scotty Horsburg, Superintendent

Watchmen

Back Yard: Andrew Robinson, Superintendent
George De Witt, Red Ticket Wagon
Paul Haas, Special

Robt. E. Hampton Joseph Flanagan Harry A. Bair

Melvin Johnson George Whitmore

Wilbur E. Bowman Arthur T. Martin