The age-herald., 1897-11-11
X Grand Electric Parade Will Be Ono Of
 the Features.
FINANCES ARE TO BE SOLICITED
Committee Has Been Appointed and Will Begin Work at 0ncersABm of Promotion and Publicity Is To Be Es-
 tablished Soon.


 1898 will be eeldbIated in Birmingham in way never before attempted in this city.
 This was decided last nigbt at meet Ing of the executive committee of the Birmingr1am Carnival society by a unan- fmous vote.
 The committee 1Esd besn caNsd to mes' in tf1e roelns of the Commerciai clut and at s o'clock large number were congregated on the sidewalk in fremt od that building, but were unable uo get into the aooms, which were closed. I' was decided to hold the meeting in the hall Of the Birmingham Turn Verein on Third avenue.
 Whsn President Lesser cale1 iha meet ing to order Ulie following members were presena: Messrs. Braun, Rounuree' Me eiemery. WheeIocls, Joseph, Klotz, B. Steiner, Davidson, Millsr, Enoupp srt' Belt man, Morson, August Sehilinger, lrvln Schillinger, Bandnlan Rackhng ard Elr- man.
 Submitted Report
 President Lesser sldbmitted his report which was a general resume of the work of tcae society for the past yiiar. The report was accepted on moaion and vote of thanks was extended to the pres 5dent for his untlring efforts in behaHf or the socieity.
 r Q f-pcr't of Secretary Braun was asso read and accepted, and vote ot ChanKs extended for his earnest Dalbors.
 President Lesser then announced that the meeting had been caIlled for the pur- nose of deciding whether or rot a carni- val would be held by The socfety next year. He expressed the opinion ullAS ifhe carnival should be held by all means and in an able exposition of the quesp'olll pointed out the contingencies that wouAo have t,o be met to carry 1t to success Hul herninal. He dweAr updn the ne cessity for @ finance committee wh!cf would provide the necessary funds, ane expressed uhe belief thalt the money couNe be raised without difficulty.
 win Again Re Celebrated
 Nr. Rountree made a. motion, which was seconded by MT. Beitman' that the Carnival be again celebrated.
 The motion was thoroughly discussed MT, Joseph said he was heartily in fa- yor of holding the Carnival.
 Mr Steiner said that he was not only in favor of holding the Carnival again hut was in favor of having "a bigger blowout than ever before" He re- norted that Rex Vulcan III. was al- ready loading his ships preparatory to embarking for Birmingham.
 Almost every member of the commit lee expressed the opinion that the Car nival should be celebrated, and when MT. Rountree's motion was put io was carried without dissenting voae'
 Finance Committee
 The next question was that of select ing a finance committee. It was sug' gested that this committee should be se- lected and should start to work at once to raise the necessary funds for the cele- bration. The following gentlemen were named by the chair: Messrs. Joseph Steiner, Davidson, Miller, Nell, Beitman Anderson, August Schilllnger and Rhodes
 The work of the committee will be dl- vided, and plans for division Of the work will be agreed upon at meeting which will be held at 8 o'clock tonight at Steiner Bros bank.
 MT. Schilinger was appointed a spe- cial committee of one to see the brew cries and saloons and Major F. Y. An derson to see the railroads.
 MT. Beitman was made chairman oi the subcommittee.
 The question of advertising was brought up, and Mir Rountree was called upon to suggest plans which would bring the best results. He suggested that a bureau of publicity be estab- lished.
 President Lesser announced that when the bureau was established that he would appoint MT. Rountree es chief.
 Committee on Designs
 President Lesser announced that the committee on designs was already con sidering a plan for the celebrat ton. He said that experience had taught him that it was not good to crowd too much into the celebration.
 His plan was to have a grand mer- chants parade on the first day, headed by Rex Vulcan III. in his state float.
 At night 9 grand electric psrad., wllich would be the second of its kind held in the United States. The first attempt was made at Cleveland, Ohio, during the rast presidential election, and proved wonderfully successful.
 Ths idea is to build the society floats on flat cars and Illuminate them with many colored incandescent lights by cen meeting with trolleys to tfe wires of tht street railway company. The co-cpeqa, tion ard assistance of the Birmingham Railway and Electric company and tn: Consolidated Electric company has beer assured.
 More Gorgeous Than Ever
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