The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-13
MERCHANTS WILL TAKE HOLD.
BUSINESS MEN OFFER MONEY TO
HELP CARNIVAL.

Meeting of Their Committee Held at
the De soto Rnd plan Formu-
Money Was the Thing the Elks
Most Necded-They offered Thi-,
Instead Of "A Trades DtspIay-Com-
mIttec Appointed To solicit sub
scriptions-NoncS Thus Raised "a
re Usrd for Free street Entcrtain-
ment>-To Tie Expended ~ EILs.
The merchants committee. that met a.
the Desoto last night for the purpose OF
considering ways ana means q making
the Elks' Carnival and Street Fair sue
cess. entered enthusiastically into The
work and wound up by appointing an ad-
diuon1l committee OF merchants, to solicit
subscriptions.
This last named object was not one
OF those contemplated by the Elks when
the assistance OF the business men was
asked and the nrsi mectiuG was called.
Then the committee that met last night
was named. Il was believed that the
committee would not embark upon any
enterprise that would not rebound 60 the
interest ana welfare OF Savannah.
There assembled in tho gentlemen's
plrlor OF the De soto last night the FOL
lowing gentlemen. who had been called
together TO consider what part the bust
ness men OF the city should play IN mink
ing the Carnival a success Messrs. John
j. McDouough Herman Rosenhcim. ;.
Krouskon. Leopold Adler. NJ. 3 Quicken
helmer A. p. Palmer an1 Joseph J liig-
gins Besides these members OF the COM
mlttee there were present a number Of
business men aui representative OF the
Executive Committee OF the Carnival
discus sion OF ways and means was con-
tnued for nearly three hours.
Mr. McDonough was called 20 the chair
and Mr. Rosenhcim asked 90 act as settc-
larry. The first business was TO indor-e
| the suggestion made az the general mstt-
Ing Of the merchants, thot each one shouia
adopt aud have printed a circular leltef.
| advertising the carnival which should &c
| distributed 60 the corres pondenis OF On
business men OF savannah IL was defer
mined not to adopt a set form or circular,
but 10 leave this matter 10 the ludgm' nj
| and determine ton OF the merchants OF tho
CITY. II was thought possible that va
rlety OF circular letters from the mcr-
| chants would do more good than one anu
| il was decided 20 leave this matter 10 the
taste OF those by whom the letters Wouin
bc issued.
The trades display feature Of the en-
terprise did not receive very enthusiasts
| support from the merchants. who seemed
| To think that money could be better spent
/ iD some form OF entertainment that Wouhi
keep visitors amused for greater por-
| ton OF the time MIR Higgins offered che
| following resolutions. which was hnalty
carried without dissenting vote
Resolved That the merchants OF ga
vannah indorse the Elks' Carnival and
| recommend that the chair appoint com
/ miitee to solicit subscriptions for The pur-
/ posse OF entertaining the visitors TO the
city. an money subscribed 20 he spent for
outdoor entertainments"
Thl. motion. as has bccn stated, was
| carried without dissent. The chair APP
| pointed the following committee: Me@srs.
/ r j. Davis. John Lyons n Lang, ]. Col
| lnt y. n. Levy. l. G.. Haas. Frank G.
| Battcy. a. H. Palmer. s T.. Thcus, l. a
! solomons. \. Perry Solomon, ". W. Cor
don. Jr.. J. T. West. Arthur We'll aud
| Thomas Ballantyne.
This committee VIII be asked 10 meet
at tho DE Soto Monday night and formu-
/ late a plan for the collection Of subscrii'-
! tons. The money thus raised VIII be
| turned over 10 the Executive Committee
OF a., carnival and by this committee *
| pended for the free entertainment Of the
| visitors 10 the city
II was asked at the meeting that the
! Elks join IN this plan TO raise money. but
/ they declined on behalf Of the Executive
! Committee. Mr. Starr stated that the or
/ ganization did not care to ask the mer-
| chants for money. although they would
| be glad 10 eNpend any funds that could
! Be raised for this or kindred purposes.
! The fund that the merchants wiz raise
| will be entirely Of their own volition. no
| request OF this kind having been formu-
/ lated by the Executive Committee Of the
| Elks The fund Will be used 90 make
the stay Of the visitors to the city alto
! gether pleasant