The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-03
PILING UP THE DOLLARS,
TIE JASPER FESTIVAL FUND
NEARLY UP TO $4,000.

The Canvass to be Continued To-day
What the Committees are Doing
Preparing for the Trades Display
Prizes for the Best Floats-P Putting
the Copper Box Back in the Corner
Stone.
The Jasper Festival fund footed up
s4.osO IS last night The General Commit
tee will meet tonight, and the reports from
all of tie subcommittee are expected TO be
in The Finance Committee will continue
its canvass to-day and will make full re-
port tonight.
The committees in charge of the various
departments of the Festival are actively at
work The Trades Display Committee held
meeting last night, and so far as 1t was
possible, arranged a programme for tho
trades procession. This viii take place in
the forenoon Of the second day Of the FEES
teal
THE IRA DIES PROCESSION.
The procession will form at 10 O'Clock on
East Broad Street and will be under the
direction Of the Trades Display Committee,
Of which Alderman Myers is chairman. A
Marshal Of the day will be appointed later
on. The line Of march will be from East
Broad street through Bay to West Broad,
ont West Broad TO Congress, down Congress
TO Drayton, out Drayton to Broughton,
and up Broughton to West Broad. Turn
ing into West Broad the procession will be
dismissed on reaching Liberty street. The
line of march viii follow the paved streets
and is long enough to give every oppor-
tunity for seeing the display.
The committee expects to have between
forty and fifty floats in line besides the
trades organizations which are invited to
march in the procession A large number
Of floats are already being built, and a good
many are being designed privately. The
display promises to excel anything in the
way of trades professions that has ever
been seen in this part OF the South.
PRIZES FOR FLOATS.
The committee decided last night to offer
prizes for the three best floats. The first
prize will be 500. the second $40, and the
third SIS The prizes will be awarded 10
the best floats, without reference to any
class or interest which they may represent by
a committee of competent judges
This will most likely have the effect Of
creating competition and will add to the
general interest in the display. Quite
number of trades organizations have al
read notified the committee that they will be
Represented. The Brotherhood Of Carpen-
tiers and Joiners will have float, and the
lodge will also march in the procession. All
the lodges of the Brotherhood IN this State
anu also III I HuIeSlOu ana JuCkSOnNllie
have been invited The Macon lodge will
be here, but the others have not yet been
heard FROM
The committee discussed generally the
features of the procession, A good many
of the floats are being built so that they can
be used with the.aid of transparencies in the
torchlight procession at night.
To-NIGHTs MEETING.
The committee will make full report to-
night. The General Committee will meet at
SIS o'clock and viii go over the programme
for the festival and make such
changes. if any. as may be deemed
advisable. The Finance Committee will
submit It's report and the General Commit
tee will make such appropriations as the
fund will allow The following additional
subscriptions were reported yesterday: