The age-herald., 1898-01-16
ARRANGEMENTS
 FOR THE- CARNIVAL The Committees Meet and DiSCuSo
 Several Plans. THE THEATRICAL END OF IT 4 Proposition Received From an ku-
 5uSta Mal. WANTS TO PUT UP ELEVATED STAGES And Have Free Vaudeville Exhbtons-N 0 Likely That an Official Program Will be Issued in View of Age HeraId's
 Special Edition.
WANTS T0 PUT UP ELEVATED STAGES

Yesterday afternoon at o'clock the executive board and subcommittee of the Birmingham Carnival society held a joint meeting in the rooms of the Commercial club in Twenty-first street.
 The meeting was largely attended and the details of the approaching carnival cele- bration were thoroughly discussed. The financial reports of the officers were read and received. .H
 communication was received from Sanford H. Cohen of Augusta, Ga., pro- posing to add a new feature to the carni- val. MT. Cohen is the manager of the Augusta theater and has successfully managed theatrical entertainments for years. He proposes to erect stages at different points in the business portion Of the city on which free exhibitions will be given during the carnival. These exhibi- tions will consist of acrobatic and vaude- vile performances by some of the best known artists who will be brought here from New York and other points. Each night during the same period a grand joint performance will be given at the opera house or other suitable place at which an admission fee will be charged to defray the expense of the enterprise. It was de- cided to invite MT. Cohen to come before the society in person, and it is probable that he will arrive in the city during the week and will enter into details as to his proposed plan of entertainment.
 The idea is novel one and has been successfully carried out by MT. Cohen in several cities.
 Tine Official Programme.
 The question of a carnival programme was brought up by President esser, who stated that the cost of issuing a colored plate illustrating the subjects of the floats would be great. In view of the fact that The AgeHerald had announced a special Mardi Gras edition to be issued on Sunday previous to the celebration, he was in favor of abandoning the idea of a separate of ficial programme and throwing the sup port of the society to The Age-Herald if the management would agree to take the matter up and issue the colored plates in connection with the Marii Gras edition, which would be a souvenir of the carnival. The matter was discussed and finally re- ferred to President Lesser, with full power to act.
 The question of Rex ball was next taken
  Some of the members were in favor of charging an admittance fee to the floor, which was opposed by others The fee to be charged spectators was also discussed.
 On motion the matter was referred to a special committee of five, with President Lesser as chairman, which will perfect all arrangements in connection with the ball and report back to the executive board. The following gentlemen were appointed on the committed: E. Lesser, F. Y. Anderson, M. V. Joseph, Jack W. Johnston and Rufus N. Rhodes.
 VIII Be Completed.
 President Lesser reported that the floor of the Auditorium would be completed and ready for inspection on Monday, Jan. 24. He suggested that the board meet on that day at the Commercial club and after the meeting visit the Auditorium in a body and then proceed to the studio, where the floats are being constructed, where a test will be given of the light that will be used to illum- mate the floats. The suggestion was put in the form of motion and was carried.