The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-10
FOR MERCHANTS DAY
DISCUSSED At 4 MEETING OF IN
GENERAL COMMITTEE.

Reports Received From Sub Committees
Subscribers Requested to Pay In at Once
Another Meeting to be Held Monday
Various Suggestions for Features of the
Carnival Proposed by Local Traders.
A meeting of the general committee
in charge of Merchants day arrange
ments was held in room IA, Insurance
building, yesterday, for the purpose of
hearing reports from the sub-commit-
tees appointed few days ago. 1t was
found, however, that only part of the
committee had been enabled to get to-
gether and no definite arrangements
in any line were made. Many valua-
BILE suggestions as to plans to be adopt
ed were discussed at length.
Chairman Goodman of the entertain
ment committee reported that he had
called for a meeting of his committee
for yesterday morning, but nothing
had yet been done by them He READ
a letter from G. B. Bunnell, saying that
the merchants could have the Hyperion
theater on the afternoons of May and
5 for entertainments to be given by
local talent, if such talent could be Sc
cured. The entertainment committee
was given until the next meeting to
form some plan of amusement for Wis
itors and New Haven people on the
three days of the carnival, 1T being
preferred by many gentlemen present
that the entertainments, if any are
given, be given in the evenings of the
carnival days.
A vote Of thanks was rendered to the
newspapers of New Haven for giving
publicity to the Merchants Carnival
plan, and the papers woe asked to con-
tinue to do so.
Mr.. Howe called the attention of the
meeting to the fact that some aclknowl-
edgment was due to Major Barnes, as
he it was who first proposed the Mer
chants days.
1t has been about decided to secure
some centrally located place to be used
as a general headquarters during the
| carnival, where the visitors may get
parcels checked, and rest. A centrally
located store room, which is now va
cant, was proposed yesterday as a suit
able place forgsuch purpose, and steps
will probably be taken to secure that
store
The publicity committee reported the
amount of expenses which they CON
slider will be necessarily incurred in
advertising the carnival and sum of
money for immediate expenses was
voted to the committee. The carnival
will be advertised in country papers
about New Haven, and it is thought
that visitors will be attracted to the
city by the carnival from within a
radius of twenty-five miles of the city
1t is requested that all merchants
who have subscribed to the fund to pay
the expenses of Merchants days will
send the amounts subscribed at once
| or as soon as possible to j. c. Johnson,
65 Church street.
The transportation committee report
ed yesterday that it had been unable to
make any arrangements with the rail-
road, as General Passenger Agent
Hampstead of the Consolidated road
is out of town and will not return until
Monday forenoon
Various plans for refunding to visit
ors their fares were discussed. Among
the plans suggested was one by j. G.
Johnson, which seemed to meet with
much favor. 1t was that each mer-
chant who has subscribed to the Mer-
chants days fund should refund one
half fare on each S. worth of goods
purchased from them by visitors dur
ing the carnival. This proposition was
referred to the advisory committee.
The meeting adjourned until Monday
afternoon at 4 o'clock, when it will
meet in room IA, Insurance building.
The publicity committee will estab-
lish headquarters at room % in the
Kenwick house in a few days.