The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28
IT is BEING WELL ADVERTISED.
Arrangements for May Week Pro-
crossing and Advertising Being
Widely Distributed.

Arrangements for May Week Pro
crossing and Advertising BEING
Widely Distributed.
Those who have been favored with ar
advance inspection of the carnival pro
/ cession under Mr. Shaw's management
/ are amazed at its gorgeousness and size.
The finishing touches are being put on
and Mr. Shaw states that he would be
I prepared, if necessary. to put il on the
/ streets next week. When the short time
at his command is considered. and the
immensely of the undertaking. the work
accomplished is simply marvellous The
! paraphernaGa had 10 be transported from
1 New Orleans and then erected here. The
costumes are superb and the costumcr is
at work altering them to fit the par
Elephants.
Newspaper correspondents and report
crs from the various cities viii. no doubt.
be invited to inspect the display in ad-
vance OF the parade, so that their papers
can have full and correct account of the
pageant
The headquarters staff has been in
creased 10 eight assistants who are busy
until midnight of each day mailing the
immense quantity of matter for disribu-
tiOl.
Travelling men in from Macon, Atlanta
and other points along the lines of the
Central report that those cities have been
closely worked by the Merchants Week
agents. and May week and Savannah is
now common bywOrd throughout that
section. In fact, they say it is billed bet
ter than "A circus"
Colorcd Autographs win he hung in al
the principal cities around next week
DIR. A D. Williams. Brunswick man
agcr for the opera company coming from
Jacksonville. viii arrive i'm the city this
morning to complete arrangements for
their performance here on Wednesday,
May 10, of May week The cast includes
100 of the best society element Of Jack
sonville and Florida, with handsome cos
tunes and a full orchestra. They will
come by special train and bring about 500
additional friends from their city, prOvid-
ing satisfactory arrangements can be
made with the theatCr management to-
day.
The Savannah Travellers Association is
ordered 10 meet on Saturday night. Au,il
%, at May week headquarters. bV P"csi-
dent LOvcnstCin. There the annual dec
ton of officers will take place. arrange
ments planned and a committee appointed
for their mammoth parade, which opens
the May week celebration A p4onosi-
tion viii also be considered to rcioin the
new Travellers Protective Association.
which. since its reorganization now offers
superior inducements. A travelling or
ganizcr is in the city from St Louis, and
already has quite a number of applicants
Savannah it is remembered was instru-
mental in organizing the Southern Tray
clcrs' Association which seeded
from the Travellers Protective Associa-
ton, but when the headquarters were
removed to Atlanta and such gross mis-
management resulted the Savannah
branch withdrew and since have MAIN
tanned their local organization. which
seems to flourish much better than the
general Southern Travellers Associa-
ton
Letters are being sent out by President
Purse to all railroads and other corpora
tons, banks and merchants, requesting
them to grant leave of absence to their
employees TO participate in the military
parade on Monday of May week. The
commanding officers claim that unless
this is done they do not care to order out
their commands. The military fc. tre is
always creditable one. and merchants
and others will readily grant the re-
quest.