Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-24
TEDEwATER CARNIVAL AssoCIa.
lion.
WILL BEGIN WORK ON MAY JUDI.
LEE AT ONCE.

The board of directors of the Tide
ater-Carnir;l- ASsaeii,, ieH- hat i'll the
rooms of the Business Mems Associa-
ton last night. The officers were notI-
fled that the charter applied for TO
Judge Iianckel had been granted. and
the papers sent to Richmond Secretary
OF the Commonwealth, John Il. Lnwless,
was requested by telegraph to wire i'm
mediatc lcdgment of the charter in his
office and the board will no doubt hear
from him this morning. No official ac-
ton can be taken by the board until
the charter is lodged with the Secretary
OF the Commonwealth.
The charter granted by Judge lIanck-
ell reads as follows, and was given upon
application of c. y. Nash, II. l.. Noight.
X. Henry Jones, Isaac Moritz and r
Ill. Synon, through W. Ii. Nenablc, at
torhcy.. f'hc TurT0scs for which he as
ISOLATION is formed. as set out in the
charter are to arouse the citizens Of
Norfolk. Portsmouth. Berkeley and Nor
I folk county TO a true sense of the SUI
pcrior natural adVanta ges OF this Vicin-
ity; To demonstrate the material growth
and prosperity of the said cities: 10
properly advertise the mercantile. man
ufacturing and commercial interests Of
the said cities; to show to the outside
liable investments that obtain in the
said cities and surrounding county and
to induce foreign capital TO locate there
in; To arrange and carry out programs
Tor public celebra tons to be held from
time to time in any or all of the said
cities or in the said county. or else
where in the State of Virginia. and the
United States; 10 invite the citizens of
the United States and foreign countries
to visit the said cities and participate
i'll the said celebrations: to invite the
religious. civic, military, political and
other organizations throughout the
United States to partake of the hos
pitality of the said cities and To hold
their conventions or meetings in them
to secure reduced rates on transporta-
ton lines for the convenience and ac-
coElmodation of visitors and to provide
for their entertainment while i'm the
said cities: to encourage and assist
public enterprise of all kinds and to
awaken the public mind to broader
and higher conception of the RESPONSE
bility of the individual for the growth
and prosperity of the community in
which he lives The capital stock of
the association is to be not less than
five hundred dollars nor more than ten
thousand dollars. to be divided into
shares of ten dollars each. Authority
is granted the board of directors to de-
tcrminc the mode and terms OF sub
scription to the capital stock. The real
estate proposed TO be held will be such
as may be found necessary ana advis-
able to be held for the purposes of the
! associa ton. but at no time is to eX-
coed one hundred acres. The principal
office will he kept and the chief bust
ness thereof transacted in Norfolk The
| officers for the first year are: G. Brooks
| Johnston. of Norfolk. president; r.
| Henry Jones. Of Norfolk: Il. Lancaster
| Williams. of Richmond: l.. H. Slater. of
| Portsmouth: T. II. Synon. of Berkeley.
| and Henry Kim. Of Norfolk county.
: vice nrcsllents: ]. G. Carrol. of Nor
| folk. secretary: \. Beaman. of Norfolk.
! treasurer. Directors-C. y. Nash l.
| Moritz. y. II. Grandy. 6. s. Noting
! ham. Il. p. NoGht. J. w Perry. Med
l.. Wrcnn Walter sharp. John Twohy.
| T.. Il. Freeman. John Mariner. y. ].
| Callahan. Of Norfolk. and j. w. Brown.
| of Portsmouth