The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-17
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
PREPARING FOR NEXT MAY.

The Savannah Merchants Week AsSo-
citation Permanently Organized
The Merchants Week Association met
last night at the Southern Travellers Elk
change and converted its temporary organ
ization into permanent one for the pur-
pose of continuing Merchants week.
Chairman H. W. Palmer and Secretary
Max Robinson were continued in office.
The last celebration was discussed in detail
and its points were reviewed, and the adj
visibility of continuing certain features,
changing others and adding many which
would increase its interest was discussed.
The decision was unanimous that SaYan-
nah shall have a merchants festival next
year on a larger scale than either of the
preceding festivals To that end it was de-
cided to begin work Immediately acd to
adopt some plan to provide ways
and means in advance. Several
plans were discussed without adoption.
The members were agreed that TO increase
the influence of the association 1t should be
made In fact, as in name, an association of
the merchants Of Savannah to support and
carry on the annual merchants festivals, as
all were directly benefited by it,
1t was decided to secure the membership
OF as many merchants as possible, with
fixed annual dues. Mr.. Krouskoff proposed
that the annual dues be fixed at $25. He
believed that 200 members could be secured
Immediately who would willingly pay that
amount, and as many more could be Sc
cured later on.
Mr.. Prendergast agreed to the PROPOSE
ton. He believed that large membership
could DO secured at that figure, which would
furnish q sufficient amount for the pur-
poses OF the association.
After discussion it was found that the
majority believed s25 annual dues too high.
IL Is the desire to have every merchant in
Savannah, IL possible, a member Of the
association. Merchants week is for the
benefit Of all the merchants, and all should
become members of the association. If the
annual dues were fixed at $40 nearly every
merchant In the city, it was believed, would
become member, and a sum would be
guaranteed amply sufficient to give a mer-
chants festival on a magnificent scale. The
ten-dollar annual dues were unanimously
adopted.
The chairman appointed the following
committee Of five to take charge of the
work:
z. #. Prendergast, chairman; H W.
Palmer. NJ w. Dixon, John r. Dillon,
s. Krouskoff. The committee will meet at
the travellers exchange next Wednesday
night to appoint auxiliary committees and
divide the city into districts. The commit
tees instructions were to push the work.
will be called upon TO join the Merchants
Week Association
Messrs. Brooks, Deitsh and Palmer were
appointed a committee to apply to the
superior court at once for a charter for the
association.
A seal will be ordered and certificates of
membership will be printed, stating that
the holder is entitled to attend all meetings
OF associations, to vote on all questions and
generally take part in all matters pertain
ing to the association. He will also be en-
titled to participate in all celebrations and
TO exercise all the privileges of membership.
The $40 dues are quite insignificant COM
pared with dues Of similar organizations in
other cities, which oftentimes amounts to
$1OO annually. Though a small sum in the
abstract, 500 members at that figure, and the
association will not contain less than 500,
means 1000 annually, and this sum, with
| other sources of revenue which have hereto
fore contributed largely to the treasury of
the committee, will be amply sufficient to
| defray all expenses of Merchants week.
Membership in the association will not be
| confined to merchants strictly, but all pub
| lic-spirited citizens will be invited to join.
| BY this means 1t expects to secure a
sufficient sum to defray all expenses, and
without imposing a heavy tax upon the
merchants.
The committee is in earnest and the
| hard work they have done in the past, with
| their evident determination to complete
the present undertaking successfully, il
| ample guarantee of its success With
| proper encouragement on the part of the
merchants the committee hopes to excel
next year every past festival.