The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-19
MAY WEEK IN LIVE HANDS
PRESIDENT PURSE ANNOUNCES
TIE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

A Canvass to Begin at Once to Provide
Funds for the Festival-rhe Com
mittee on Programme to Be E D
pointed as Soon as a sufficient Fund
has Been Subscribed to Insure the
Success OF the Celebration.
If good fnanciering means anything there
is little doubt now as to the success or the
May week celebration.
A committee from the Merchants Assoc
citation was busy yesterday and day before
csnvassing the city 70 secure the consent OF
q numt err Of prominent and successful bust
ness men to act as members Of the finance
committee to take the matter of raising
funds for the celebration in hand. The re-
suit was that with only one or two excep-
tions, every man solicited agreed to serve
and 20 to work in earnest.
Mr.. B. H. Levy was made chairman Of
the committee on finance, aud the other
members are as follows: l. NJ. Frank,
Thomas Screven, Harry Parsons, L. Adler,
A. b. Palmer, c. S. COnnerat, W. W. Starr,
A. T. Solomon, A. Enrich, W J. Lindsay,
J. A. Bates Lawrence Kelly, L. Collat,
I. J. Davis, J. s. Collins, J. A. @. Carson,
George Meyer, W. J. O'Brien, $. T. Theus.
6. A. hudson, Glenn Saussy, ID. Hecht, J. NJ,
Dixon, W. W. BusseY, j. ID. jackson, Hugh
Logan, A. G. Harmon, c. d. Baldwin, J. T.
Shuptrine and y. KrouskoR.
1t will be seen at once that this is a strong
committee, and with such a sentiment as
has been manifested during the past week
10 favor of May week, their efforts will
doubtless meet with every desired succe 2.
The idea is to have the finance committee
60 70 work at once and ascertain the amount
of money that will be contributed and made
available for the occasion and then a sepOr-
ate committee will take the matter of a pro-
gramme in hand, that is the programme
will be made commensurate with the funds
contributed
This by no means argues that the pro-
gramme or entertainment will be limited or
ourtsiled in any way, for every merchant
seen 30 far has expressed a willingness 10
contribute literally to the fund. many OF
them, however, making the pToviso that the
free dlspensatiOn of intoxicants be omitted
from the programme. This latter feature
will no doubt be left out entirely.
In the meantime the idea OF making the
association a permanent organization grows
upon the minds Of all interested, and the
association will, no doubt, be so declared
subsequent to the approaching festival
President Purse has entered into the
work with energy and determination and
he Is strongly in favor OF the auditorium
idea suggested in the MORNING News and
the proposition TO combine all OF Savan-
nah's festal occasions into one grand
celebration. The proposition is a taking
one and no doubt with little agitation 10
will assume some material shape.
Another meeting Of the association will
be held early this week, at which the
finance committee will make its report, and
the other committees for furthering the
plans for the occasion will be appointed.
The time is short now for making propara-
tions, but the wave of enthusiasm which the
discussion has already brought up will
probably tide the committees over that dir
ficulty by bringing out all their energies,
and impelling them TO quick work ana
earnest endeavor.