Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-23
THE MISCHIANzA
Directors Met Last Night at Board
Ct Trade Rooms
Sccrefary Cnrrou Resigned on Ac-
count OF Leaving NOrrofk-BusI-
ness Mon to 30 Approached mt
Onco on tho Matter of Financial
support.

An important meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Tidcwater Carnival
Association was held al $50 clock last
evening at the rooms of the Secretary
OF the Norfolk Board of Trade and
business Mems Association.
President c. Brooks Johnston was In
the chair, and there were also present
e-Presdents II. Henry Jones, L. II.
Synon, l.. p. Slater. Directors Col. c.
A. Nash, John Mariner. ]. w. Brown.
T. Harvey Daughtrey and Secretary ].
c. Carroll.
An informal discussion was had as
to the best manner in which to APP
proach the great mass OF business men
of Norfolk, Portsmouth and Berkeley.
The field was deemed too large for per-
sonal interviews on the subject, and
men of the three cities by means OF
reply postal cards.
on motion of Col. Nash it was de-
cided to send out one thousand reply
postal cards asking the recipients If
they would give financial and personal
support to the proposed MischianZa cell
ebration. Mr.. Synon was appointed a
paration of the reading matter for the
cards.
1t was decided to request Secretary
Dawes, of the Norfolk Board of Trade
and Business Mems Association, to see
that the cards were properly directed
and mailed, to be assisted by his own
force and two gentlemen from Mr..
generously rendered their services.
1t is hoped to have these cards mailed
by Wednesday night, so that replies
may be received before Tuesday next
The proposition of Mr.. w. S. Mexican,
of Washington, D. c., to come to Nor
folk and help work up the proposed Oc-
tober Carnival, was discussed, and the
chairman was empowered to write him
to visit Norfolk and meet the directors
OF the Carnival Association on next
Tuesday night. Mr.. Mexican offered his
services TO the association when the
Carnival was first proposed. and Mr..
Il. ]. Anderson had some correspond
ence with him at that time. Mr.. Nc
kean claims to have had much expe-
rence in carnival promotion.
Secretary Carroll then rendered his
resignation of that Office. on account OF
his coming removal to st. Louis, Mo.
1t was accepted with regret. and the
chairman and directors present ex-
pressed their sense of loss at his re-
linquishment OF his labors for the pro-
posed Carnival. They then passed
vote of thanks to Mr.. Carroll for the
great labor he had done to promote the
Carnival idea. During the past year
lie has given much time to the proposed
celebration. and ii was the sense of the
meeting that in his departure the Car
nival Association and the city of Nor
folk lost an earnest worker and a most
valuable citizen.
The next meeting will be held at the
Board of Trade rooms on next Tuesday
at $3.50 y. M, and 1t is earnestly hoped
that there will be n large attendance
OF the officers and directors.
These gentlemen also hope that the
business men of Norfolk, Portsmouth
and Berkeley will give cheering re-
sponses on the reply portions of tho
postal cards they receive and promise
to give the Carnival Association hearty
financial and moral support in their ef-
forts