The age-herald., 1899-02-21
Carnival Society Thinks Best to
 Hold 1t BUT MONEY MUST BE RAISED It Will Require Subscription
 List of $3,500. DATE EITHER IN APRIL OR MAY President Lesser Submits Report and Resigns as Head of the Organiza- tion-rhe People to Select
 Name for Celebration
DATE EITHER IN APRIL OR MAY


 ham Carnival society was held last night
 in the rooms of the Commercial club to de-
 eide the fate of the proposed carnival and it was unanimously agreed to hold the celebration in either April or May provided the necessary money could be raised among the citizens, which means that 1t remains for the people of Birmingham to say whether or not the reign of the house Of Vulcan is to be perpetuatsd. or allowed to sink into oblivion.
 There were few vacant chairs in the big assembly room when the meeting was called to order by President Emil Lesser, which was an evidence of the interest that is felt among the members and the public in general.
 President Lesser submitted lengthy re- port, in which the work of the officers of the society for the season of B9S-99 was carefully reviewed. The report referred more especially to the financial status of the society. calling attention to conditions which would be required to be met in event
 that it was decided to hold the carnival at later date, as we'll as to the present in- debtedness of the society. which would have to be paid in case the celebration was abandoned.
 Will Require Three Thousand It was shown that the expectations of the society in the way of financial assistance had fallen short of the estimate by several thousand dollars. Only $2,369 had been raised among the citizens against nearly $5,OOo for the carnival of 1S9s and with the |, additional expenses that would have to be incurred 1t would require about $3,5O0 to carry out the programme.
 tt In concluding his report President Lesser called attention to the valuable assistance that had been rendered by the several off, cers and committeeman of the society and also the press of the city and state and asking to be relieved of the duties of presi- dent on account of the pressure of private business.
 Supplementary reports were attached showing the indebtedness of the society to be 2,0s5 .22. Estimated expense of tho pro- posed carnival, H.523, and the value of the paraphenalia of tho society. $3,sa5.25. On motion of Rufus N. Rhodes the re- ports was received and filed and the thanks of the society extended to the president for it's completeness and for his untiring ef- forts and interest at all times in the work of the society.
 President Lesser responded eraceful,v expressing his appreciation of the com pliment, but stated that the meeting had not been called to throw bououets at one another. If the celebration was to be held he said, $S,5OO must be raised and if aban- which must be paid
 A Debt to the People B. Steiner was called for and expressed himseif strongly in favor of holding the celebration. He said that 1t was due the people who had already subscribed and to aoandon 1t now would be reflection upon the progressiveness of the people of Bir- mingham.
 Grand Marshal B. J. McCrossin thoupht that the necessary money could ba .as;,v raised and suggested that the wortr he more equally distributed among tho mem- bers than in the past when this important consiueration had been left to the few mem bers of the finance committee. He safd that if everybody present would take 1t upon himself to raise $1OO. more than the necessary amount would be in hand. Pete Houppert, one of the most enthrs- iastic members of the society, raised his voice in favor of holding the carnival and offered with the assistance of John Hous- man to call upon the saloon men whom hs thought would respond literally. ny ItsAsslA bs HAd MT. Rhodes was called for and In response sad there was but one answer to the oues- tion and that was that the celebration should be held. He said that the society was under a solemn obligation to the people who had subscribed, as well as to the gen. eral public. He thought that May was better month than April to hold the festiv- ities as April weather was treacherous. wh in May the floats could be decorated with flowers which would make it in reality a. carnival of flowers without calling 1t such.
 c. s. Simmons, of Simmons, Durham S. O., stated that he would pledge himself to raise $100.
 Mir. Housman agreed to accompany MT. Houppert on tour of the saloons and stated that he would use his best efforts tn
 make good showing for his committed
 John Herzfeld and Joe Zinzer vcluateerei
 to see the furniture men, and Joseph Belt
 man, who raised large part of all monies
 collected this year, offered to make another
 canvass to see what could be done Louis
 Schiiliuger volunteered to see the brewers
 and brewery agents, and Mir. Knoeffier. of
 the Alabama brewery, was placed on the
 committee with him. ]. Dr. J. W. Hughes and Major Wheelock
 agreed to constitute committee of two to
 raise s250, while p. J. McCrossin and B. F.
 Ezekiel enlisted to raise like amount.
 while Mir. Rhodes and MT. Steiner were
 poised off on $5O0 committee. Other mem
 hesy volunteered to put their shoulders to C. aeei.