The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-28
WILL BE WELL REPRESENTED.
THE EXPOSITION EXHIBIT COMMIT
TEE GETTING IN ITS WORK.


A Permanent Committee Appointed
with PIenary Powers to Take
Charge OF the WOrk-A Contract
Made with ID. 5. Clarke of Chicago
for a Design and Also to Decorate
and Put in Position the Exhibits
MIR. ID. II. BythewOOd Engaged as
Secretary and superintendent.
Exposition matters are booming now, so
far as Savannah is concerned. The ex-
hibit committee is at work in earnest, and
is meeting with the most gratifying sue
cess The number of people who have
something to exhibit and who are willing
to go to some trouble and expense to pre-
pare that something for exhibition. who
have already come forward. is a surprise
to the committee.
They expected to have to go out and
look these people up. but instead the peo-
pie are coming to them. 1t would be well
for everyone who has something which is
considered worth exhibiting whether
from an Industrial or historical or other
standpoint, to confer with the committee
at once.
The Industrial committee held an Inn
portant meeting at the city exchange at
noon yesterday. Owing to a misunder-
standing the attendance was small, many
of the members being under the impress
sion that the meeting was to be held in the
afternoon. The meeting transacted the
business for which it was called, however.
The exhibit committee appointed a week
ago was made a permanent committee
and given plenary powers in all things
pertaining to the exhibit. The committee
was authorized to add to its members
such ladies and gentlemen as auxiliary
members as it might see fit.
There will doubtless be a number Of these
auxiliary members, as the committee de-
sires to have the aid Of all
interested in the work and who
are willing to give a small portion of their
time to the work of making the exhibit
success. There will be number OF
special features, which will be entrusted
to auxiliary members, who are specially
fitted for such work. Capt. Purse is es-
pecially counting upon the aid of the
ladies in making the exhibit a success.
Mr. ID. S. Clark of Chicago spent Mon
day in the city. in conference with Capt.
Purse and other members of the commit
tee Mr.. Clark has contracted with the
committee to prepare the design for the
Savannah exhibit and TO superintend the
decoration of the space and the recep-
ton and instalment of the exhibit. The
committee made good find in Mr.. Clark,
who is a gentleman of much experience
in these matters. He has charge of sew
eral large exhibits at the exposition, in
Guiding the Arkansas exhibit, and having
made a speciality of such work for several
years, he can refer to fine work done
by him at the worlds fair and at the corn
and coal palaces OF the west. He advises
in order to get the exhibit installed with
in a reasonable time that all material
for exhibition and for decorative
purposes as well be shipped
! from here not later than Sept. 10. and that
any exhibitors desiring to make special eX-
hibits should submit their plans by Sept.
5. He desires a list of the exhibits by Sept.
in order that he may make his plans for
their installation.
The committee has also engaged the SER
vices of Mr.. D. H. Bythewood as secretary
| to the committee and superintendent of
the exhibit. Mr.. Bythewood will take
| charge of the exhibits as they. are receiv-
ed and will superintend the work of for
warding them to Atlanta. He will have
entire charge of the exhibit after 1t has
been placed in position at the exposition.
and will be on the grounds night and day.
The committee is fortunate in securing the
services of Mr.. Bythewood, whose expert
ence as railroad man will be Invaluable.
He will have a desk in Capt. Purses Office
/ at the Savannah Freight Bureau, which
will be the headquarters of the exposition
committee hereafter. Capt Purse re-
| quests that all persons having exhibits of
any kind to make will communicate with
| him there.