The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-10
rYrnlANs' CARNIVAL CLOSE by.
Final Arrangements for 1t About
Completed.

Droyer. exp aired, not only the symps. ny
and support OF the knights themselg es
but Of every merchant and citizen Of "a
vannah. MI DTeyer said thai excellent
progress had been made. The committee Ia
charge having Already received from the
merchants assurances of exhibits in such
numbers and Of such qualify as would be
q credit not only 10 the committee, but 70
tie fair ard 10 the city
j. is desired TO make an unqualified sue
cess OF the undertaking md success u as
sured but the committee alone cannot
accomplish the work, and the duty Of as
sstirg 10 the full extent of his ability re Is
upon every member Of the order n Savan-
nah, for every lodge in the city VIII be
benefited and therefore II behoOVes every
member 10 give the work his warmest
support
Mr.. d. A. Byck saw the carnival that Is
to be given here in atlanta.
Among the many attractions that he de-
scribed was that OF Achie Philuon. the
marvellous equilibrist, who performs the
extremely interesting and dangerous feat
Of ascending and descending, upon globe
TWEEN ly-eight inches ia diameter, a spiral
tower fifty feet high, on a roadway only
sixteen inches wide, and mounted upon
this unsteady footing ventures out upon
"a slender cable forty feet from the ground,
performing the most difficult feats on his
dangerous journey, and finishing has won
derful exhibition by rushing headlong
down the tower enveloped in flames.
Another one of the main attractions, Mr..
Byck said, is that OF Karney p. Speedy,
the human rocket, or high diver, VINO
makes a leap from a tower eighty-hve feet
high into a pool of water only four and
half feet deep. The streets of India,
too, are popular with all classes,
particularly the children, for here are kept
the elephants. camels and donkeys, al
trained for riding; here, also is TO he seen
Prince Ishmail, the King of Magicians.
who, by his marvellous feats fully de-
serves the title. Fifteen acrobats per-
form here, also. out in the streets. and
draw immense crowds by trick so wcnder-
full that they must be seen to be appreciat-
ed. Rosco the snake charmer, is an
other of the star attractions. He lives In
a den of snakes. over which he has re-
markable control The wild man from
Africa, who eats only raw meat and has
90 be chained to his cage for safety, is
likewise to be seen in the streets of India.
Rubber-neck 10 is another feature of the
show.
on the Midway will be erected the thea
ters containing troupes of actors from In
dia, Japan, the Philippines, Turkey and
other countries. The Congress Of Internal
tional Dancing Girls is another attractive
feature Of the Midway. Altogether, the
company will contain nine theaters, be-
sides a number Of side shows.
In Atlanta the attendance was phenom-
email and the manager assured Mr. Byck
that il 1t were half so good in Savannah
he would be satisfied.
To make the affair a success, said Mr..
Byck. not only must the Knights them
selves attend as often as possible but they
must interest their friends and acquaint-
ances and induce them to come at all pos
sible times. The merchants win have, he
said, an excellent exhibit Of goods In the
plaisance and their stock besides being on
exhibition will be for sale, and though it's
sale will furnish no direct benefits to the
Knight of Pythias it is the desire of the
order TO see the merchants derive as much
benefit as possible from the carnival and
hoped the members would do what they
could toward that end. Gen. Harmon
said that if every member put his shouIl-
er 10 the wheel the fair would be a sue
cess and he asked that every
member promise to give all possible
assistance.
Mr.. Jacob Gazan told the Pythans that
he hoped they would remember that 1t is
necessary for the hail association to re-
ceve 5000 at least and in order for it do
so $1,000 tickets will have 10 be sod. This
number he said Will be disposed of If
every member of the order win bring one
other person during the eleven days in
which The fair will continue. The eleven
men who compose the committee are but
the nucleus of a committee of nine hundred
true and tried Knights, who should do
every thing possible TO make the under
taking a success.
Mr Merritt w Dixon had, he said, do
mated TO the Hall Association every foot
Of lumber that was necessary for the
buildings and fences in the Extension, and
if Mr. Dixon. who had been a member but
two weeks. could do this it would be TO
the everlasting shame of the other mem
bers if they failed to do their share of the
work In the present undertaking no do
nations whatever have been solicited and.
though some had been received when the
present plan was decided on, they were
returned to the doners. The show viii be
a drawing card not only for the order, but
for the city, and the merchants Will not,
as in former fairs, be asked TO contribute
TO the undertaking from a charitable
standpoint, but will only be asked to buy
tickets which will give them a quid pro
quo.
Most of the work so far has devolved on
the committees, but the others, Mr.. Gazan
said, should take a part in the undertake
ing and help It along to prosperous con-
clusion To do this ii is necessary to go
about 1t in anything but a faint-hearted
way He reported on some of the work
That has been done to advertise the event:
Posters have been scattered all over Sa-
vannah and in Guyton, Brunswick, Millen,
Jesup, Waycross, Blackshear and Lyons
while thousands of fancy flyers have been
sent out. The hail is now in debt to
the extent of $4,000 said Mr.. Gazan, but
ii has an income of over SO, 900, and with
the 5000 that should be made out of the
fair, will soon be in a position to finish
the work of building the finest Knights of
Pythias Hall in the state.
There were a number Of other speakers
who reiterated what had been said about
the necessity of the members ala working
together.
The meeting was most enthusiast tic
one, and the speakers were all cheered.
After the adjournment of the meeting
a special meeting of the committees was
held to consider various details, among
them being several propositions regard
ing the renting Of space for exhibits. and
new attractions for the Plaisance or the
latter 1t was decided 60 accept the promo
sit on 10 put in merry o-round." A fer
ris wheel concern is also in communica-
ton with the committee, but the deal was
not closed at last nights meeting.