The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-22
THE COMING CARNIVAL.

The COMING CARNlV AL.
ITS SUCCESS MISREPRESENTATION ACTIVELY
MAKISo-1HE INCORPORATED CARNIVAL AS
socraTIoS.
II is at last a settled fact that New York 10 have
carnival festival and May IS has been huay liked as
the date o. the two professions The alternatives Of
success. failure and success that this project has
passed through It's first suggestion by coicnei
william 81. Martin have tended rather - discourage
those who were at fret enthusiastic about u bus
lately the matter has been taken in hand by nun.
Der Of active business gentlemen who have organized
themselves society called 1.-The Carnival Associ
aiion Of New York" This society was incorporated
April O. under the act OF the Legislature Of May l.:
1878 It's constitution and rules are somewhat similar
TO those OF the Lcdsrkranz society. In the certih.
cate OF incorporation. which has the official ndorsc
mcnt Of the Hon. Charles Donohuc. Justice of the
Supreme Court is stated that the objects the
ISOLATION SOCIAL mutual benefit, patriotic gym.
nastc musical dramatic and lawful sport ing purposes"
The association is organized Tor twenty years. The
names OF The incorporators who also its trustees
ana managers, are Samuel A. Lewis. cx-President OF
the Board Of Aldermen; Andrew j. Dam, OF the Aslor
House and Union square Hotel: samuel Carpenter, OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad Eugene ~ Earle OF Earlcs
Hotel; Charles Page, Of the Howe Scale Company;
Charles T.. Craig, oi tho ErIc Railway; A. L. Bingham.
OF The New York, Hartford and New Haven Railroad;
George f. Gilman, OF tho Great American Tea Com
pany; MACMILLAN Fles OF tho Vienna Bakery;
William ST. Martin; Willard Billiard ana George l..
Rose. hr. Lewis is the President Of the association,
Messrs. Dam and Carpenter, Vice Presidents; Mr.
Earle. Secretary; C. Godfrey Gun,ner Treasurer and
Mcssrs. Earle. ban and Page the Executive Commit
tee Tho headquarters OF the association are at tho
Sturtevant House, and meetings are neld every Non
day, Wednesday and Friday evenings. Airendy 100
members are enrolled, and the Executive Committee
state that they will be happy 10 receive the names Of
all residents OF TINS city who would care TO Jon ihe
entrance lee Is $40
Mr.. Andrew J. Dam, OF the Executive Committee,
stated Yesterday that the complete Of the pro-
Jcct 10 assured. Moro than hall OF the money required
had already boon subscribed, and thc contract ior
building tho floats and alicsorica hsurcs had been
urn same that built the float Tor several car
niyal celebrations in New Orleans They had hired
portion Of the Manhattan Market building, at tho foot
Of West rhiryour'n street. and placed 100 men upon
tho work no contract specifics that II must bo
finished BY May u, tho date o. tho procession
Among the prominent business men who have
subscribed aro:-Allen 4 DAM OF tho Astor House,
$780, the Lcands. Of The stur.evant House, 5000
Shook Gilmore, Of GiI,norcs Garden, $500; A. J.
Dam, OF tho Union Square Hotel, 500; Il. l.. Merr,.
field Of the Continental Hotel, 500; Earle Brothers,
o. Earles Hotel, 800; G. Il. Read OF the Hoffman
House, $780, II. l.. Powers OF the Grand Central to.
tel, $780, Bresn Pursel, Of the Gilsoy House. $500
Hawk Co.. the ST Nicholas Hotel, 500; Mitchell
Kinzer, OF tho Hotel brunswick, 500; Taylor 4
Gibson, OF tho ST. Denis Hotel 500; DuHarry 4 Co..
$780, 3aizcr Brother, 500; AcKcr. Mcrrill& Condi
800; IL. X. i. u. Thurber 4 Co., 800; Detcwilei
Company, Sl5o; John Osborn Il son, $ioo; H. Ciausel
4 Son, $780, ). Kupprcch., $780, Gcrgo BecnlcI
| 500, Meyer Bachmann 500; CAT Fc'schmann,
/ $780, Rogers. Poet 4 Co. 500; f. 5. Jatray Co.,
500, besides large number Of smaller hotel proprie.
tors and business firms which havo subscribed $50
each.
! EFFECT OK BUSINESS.
Mr.. Dam says that this enterprise was undertaken
on pure business principles. He considers that u wi,
! do much revving trade ~ New York. Boston,
| Philadelphia and Baltimore were year by year en-.
croacning upon the raic oil the metropolis, and It's
mercantile community werc sitting Idle aud doing
nothing to prevent IT, carnival, such Is proposed
and Intended will attract great crowds oil people from
the suburbs, who will spend their money here Small
business men, continued Mr.. Dim. see al once what
great bcneht such thing would be to this city, Al
the railroads ana transportation lines have agreed TO
reduce the fares TO half price. IL cincnnats csrn
val could attract 600 people from neghborius
towns and villages THIS III New York ought TO bring
together ut least i've times that number Each per-
sons expenses and purchases while here may average
$l0 and at mat rate they would leave IN ths city
enormous sum OF $4,000 000 such an advantage az
this could not fail to be appreciated.
THE CELEBRATION.
Tho carnival celebration VIII DO divided into two
parts. In tho day time industrial procession, rep
rcscnng all the varied trades anu INDUSTRIES oil this
city. VII take place. and in tho evening u grand allie
corca and historical pageant VIII lie gwen. Dir. Dam
assured the writer that il VIII be one oi the grand.s
| events that New York has ever witnessed
! FUTURE CELEBRATIONS
il is intended 10 Keep tins up rom year to year and
give New York "a new holiday. The Fourth OF July
coming, It does IN The midst OF tho hot scasoa when
all no wealthy citizens are out OF town viii not pos
sess the interest that the Carnival Day wa have
People WITHIN radius OF 100 miles OF New York Will
LOOK forward to that day with pleasure Business VIII
be revived and innocent amusement continued VITA
! profit.
| A prominent gentleman has offered $500 for tho
privilege of beng The King Of the Carnival. but ms
offer has not yet acccpleI rs u Is consdcrcd that
there may be others VINO Viii DC wlln.. pay moro
for that honor. la New Orleans one year. mat posi-
Ion secured by leading banker there al tho
prIco OF $4,000
Mr.. Dam hopes that tho iabors Of the Executive
Committee Will be appreciated, and that business
upon whom they viii not personally have opportu-
NIFTY to CALI Will send their addresses, accom-
Their subscriptions TO Mr. y. Goarcy ouLthcr, No %
Cnlon square