Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-29

been organized by Blessrs. a. r. Holder
by. c. T. Boykin. Lee Todd, and W. J.
Carter. and arrangements had been made
for holding a tournament and race-meet
hero on October llth and 18th. The Civic
Carnival Committee, believing II would
be advantageous 10 combine the tNO
events, made oyertures to the old Doc
minion Tournament and Fair Assor.a-
ton. with the result that the entertain
ment at the Exposition-Grounds was
postponed until carnival week. and tho
two organizations were merged under
one management.
DETAILS ELABORATED.
This being accomplished. and n three
days carnival being assured, commit
tee was appointed TO cooperate with ITO
Tournament Association, and arrange
ments were made for placing the tour
nament and races on in grander style,
and for providing other elaborate f,1-
lures of the celebration.
A trades parades and fireworks display
were decided upon as the feature Tor
launching day. The former was placed
in the hands OF committee. az the head
of which Mr.. o. a. Hawkins was placed.
and that I'm selecting him as charm
Mr. Travers acted wisely IS dem1n-
strated by the fact that the trades pa-
rade will be gorgeous pageant Mr'
Hawkins has had arduOus duties Co per-
form, but he has worked indefati8an'r
early and late, and has done rs much -
any other for the success Of the carnival
PERSONNEL OF COMMITTEES
All OF the committees and their chair.
men have done faithfully the work IS.
signed them, and everything is now IN
shape for the grand celebration. This
committees from the Civic CarnivI
Committee are as follows:
s. w. Travers. chairman Civic Carniva
Committee.
Jefferson Wallace. secretary Civic Car.
nival Committee.
Executive Committees w. Trayer
Chairman. Jefferson Wallace Leon va
lerstein Reuben Burton, Robert LeckD
Jr., II. d. Eichelberger. c. II. Phillips. p
r. Sheppard, Colonel NJ. l.. Spotsw0cd
Colonel John Murphy. 4. J. Gallagher. d.
n. W. Curtis, Clarence Walden
Committee on Porade-O. A. Hawkins
lchairman), Colonel John Murphy. CAPE
tain G.. W. Taylor. George W. Brown,
Jud. y. Wood, r. j. Myers r. A. stump
Committee on Tinance--Leon Waller
stein chairman, S. IT. Halves. Colonel
John y. Purcell, Colonel A. s. Buf9ri, lA
Z. Morris, II. W. Rountrce, DR.. II. O.
Jones, Captain J. A. Curtis, James HART
ley. Charles Hutzler. Colonel John $. Har-
wood. 5. d. Crenshaw. 4. j. Danron, j..
l. TOney.
Committee on Pubiicity-H ID. hichc.-
berger chairman. Clyde W. Saanders
T.. II. FERGUSON. J. l. Hili, ~ Green
wood. V. A. l.. Spott, John krarsse.
Committee on Transportation-Rohe
I.eeky, Jr.. chairman. Warner Moore
II. G. Reynolds, y. S. Hume. Charles
Burkert. T.. $. Goodman.
Committee on Invitaton-A. J. Callas-
her chairman. Colonel NJ. J.. Spotswood,
J. r. w Curtis. George l.. Currie. IL. l..
Cabell. John Stewart Bryan, b. b. Nalen-
tine.
Committee on stands-colonel John
Murphy chairman. o. A. Hawkins, kel'
ben Burton, HI. L. Valentine. NJ. T.
Maury.
Committee on Frreworks-c. II. Philips
| chairman. 5. Stern. W. c. Noland, O.
/ Manning, Jr., D. l.. Toney.
Committee on Tournament koDeI-
Iecky. Jr. chairman, Leon Waliefsts"''
| Reuben Burton.
| Committee on Music-James H. snsP-
pard (chairmam James !. Smith, 1h'i'e'
A Metzger ID. O'Sulllvan. J. W. tlaIy.
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