The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-27
FIRE DEPARTMENT PARADE
WILL PROB4BLY BE HELD MAY < MERCHANIS' CARNIVAL DAY.

Committee Appointed by the Mayor to Cos
 operate With the Merchants Met Yester-
 day-Free Railroad Tickets to be Given
 to Ladies-Merchants Requested to Put
 Their Places of Business in Gala Attire.
 A meeting of the committee appointed from the common council by the mayor to cooperate with the merchants gen. eral committee in the conduct of the merchants carnival to be held May 5, was held at city hall yesterday after- noon, Councilmen Berger, Broom, Rob- erts, and Chairman Guernsey being present. s. II. Kirby and Charles D. Hart, vice presidents of the Retail Mer- chants association appeared before tfia committee, explained the plans for the carnival and asked the cooperation of the city committee. The committees voted to assist in every practicable way in making the carnival a success and to request the fire committee to order out the fire department for a parade on May 5.
 The business mems carnival commits tee completed it's arrangements yester~ day with the Consolidated road for the excursion train service between this city and Meriden and Ansonia. These trains are free to ladies onIys Neither men nor children will be cars ried free.
 Inquiries are coming from all parts of the state in reference to the carnival. Mammoth posters have been placed in prominent places in all parts of New Haven county and adjoining counties. Tickets containing coupons, a full list of subscribers to the fund and other necessary matter will. on Wednesday, | be placed with all the ticket agents of the Consolidated road within thirty miles of New Haven, to be distributed | free to all who care for them. | Large cards will on that date also be hung in the stations through the courl | tesy of General Passenger Agent Hemp4 stead.
 Advertising amounting to nearly | $1, 800 has been done by the publicity committee, but through the courtesy oE the city press a large part of this will | be gratis.
 | Mr. G. B. Bunnell reports that a first class program is being prepared to en- certain visitors, which will be complet- ed shortly and the full bill announced. The several committees have nearly completed the work assigned to them and 1t now rests with the merchants to | do their part.
 l If the merchants will inform the pulp Iicity committee of any special attrac~ tion they intend to make aside from the bargains they propose to give these att fractions will be duly announced.
 The general committee urge upon the merchants the necessity of dressing up their places of business in such fashion as to give holiday appearance to the business section of the city, and in this manner impress the visitors that they l are welcome.
 The dwellers in the Naugatuck val- ley have expressed great interest in the coming event and large number may be expected from that sction.
 Hall & Go. of Bridgeport, until the Consolidated road assumed control of that branch, ran a special train to Bridgeport monthly with great success.
 It was great disappointment t0 Naugatuck people when this train was discontinued.
 This experiment of Merchants days in New Haven it is hoped will result in awakening sufficient enthusiasm to warrant it's repetition at the regular fall opening and again during thu Christmas holidays.