The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-01
STREET FAIR OF THE ELKS.
WILL BE THE BIGGEST THING. OF
KIND EVER GIVEN SOUTH.

scheduled to Take Place in the Park
Extension In OctOber-TO Last Two
Weeks and Possibly "A MOnth-En-
trance to BE Through Reproduce
ton of the Dewey Arch-Benson's
wonderland" to Furnish the At
fractions of the P1aisance-Big
Gathering of Efks From Sister
Cities-FIower Parade In Prospect.
All for sweet Charity.
The Savannah Elks are preparing to
give during next October what the COM
nittee says will be the biggest street fair
ever held in this city or the South. If
their expectations are realized the attrac-
tons will be of a nature and an excel
lence 60 draw many people to Savannah.
The committee" in charge of the fair
consists of Messrs. ]. w. Watson, H. A.
Palmer, L. ]. Maxwell, R. Van Wagenan
and W. F. Wimpy. They have gone into
the work with a determination to over
shadow anything in the line that has ever
been done or known here or anywhere
about, and Mr.. Watson says they are go
ing 10 succeed. The Ellzs are deservedly
proud of their record for generous and
open-heaped charity here in Savannah,
and they base a considerable amount of
their confidence in the perfect and COM
plete success of their fair in Savannah
and Savannahians' appreciation of the OBJ
jects and accomplishments of the order.
It is intended to hold the fair in the
Park Extension. The entrance is to be
through a reproduction, said to be abso-
latey exact in every detail, of the Dewey
arch, beneath which the Admiral and the
sailors Of the Olympia, attended by mill
tary organizations from every part of the
country and cheered by enthusiastic
thousands, marched when they made
the victorious entry into New York.
The principal amusement features will
be included in Beneons wonderland"
an aggregation of entertainments. From
the description of the various features
Zee it is estimated that almost the entire
park will be required properly to display
them. One Of the features that the COM
mittee promises is that every part of the
entertainment will be absolutely clean,
and that nothing will be permitted that
Will or can be offensive to the most deli
cate sensibility.
Upon one of the days the Elks of At
anta, Augusta, Macon, Waycross and
Jacksonville will be in attendance here
and the day will be made the occasion of
street parade. The committee Is trying
to procure the services of a live and train
ca Elk, with a small e, that is owned
by a resident Of Chicago. II this animal
can be obtained he will be hitched to
vehicle and made one of the features of
I1e parade The capital e E1is will pro-
VIDE the rest Of the features, as is their
won't themselves. There is no record of
tne occasion when band of Elks failed
70 amuse and entertain both themselves
ana everyone else who was fortunate
enough to have thrown around him the
glamour OF their generous and glowing
hospitality.
IN addition to the parade of the Eiks
.ns committee Is trying to arrange also
ioT hover parade, in which vehicles of
various kinds and degrees OF elegance
mo pretension covered and decorated
WNn flowers, will take part. This has been
Vatrled to successful conclusion In other
cities and with the abundance of flowers
ta' savannah can furnish, the commit
we sees no reason to spprehend that the
'alne thlng cannot be done here
me street fair will be kept In operation
~ Ita'hIy Tor two weeks, and, II the at
mnuuhee warrants, for a month. The
sOALnittee believes that the excellence and
lumber OF the attractions that will be
FINISHED will be sufficient inducement to
lure large patronage, and that the man
III v,neut VIII be thus encouraged to con-
G'u "a, the fair for two weeks longer than
Tn l'S present certain Intention. For the
o, As parade excursion rates will be Sc
- from the railroads from every point
co O.h which the visiting brethren will
A. ana Intermediate cities and towns.
a. ele lodges are expected to gather from
rat ou' every point of the compass the
N VIII practically cover the state.
a. opportunity will be presented the mer-
wants Of the city for an Industrial dis
iarsy., Ihis feature Will be dependent
upon the willingness displayed by
ra,o H,i az to go into It, but at any
M Is 10 be on scale approximating
ca oat On which the rest Of the fair is to be
vo,.ruGled The committee hopes that Sa-
Iri i,'an merchants will see in the fair an
cnrstoIleht to unite in securing cheap ex-
phi5Non rates from the railroads, so that
An me lair Is In progress there will be
eo 70, occasional influx of visitors from the
reedeay towns. The fair will furnish the
cba.,uu attractions for the visit of the mer-
II ,r.M ana others from the Interior,
tia, =, De In progress at about the time
for me merchants are doing their buying
tbrtne holiday trade. and the COMMITTEES
sultab, mat they ought to be induced, IL
reinIaoe rates can be secured from the
pros1taeas' in comfortably encouraging and
TTanlaole numbers.
of M E.ks intend to devote the proceeds
What Ialr to charity. purely and simply
ava. ,hey make out of It will be given
city' ~, TO the poor and distressed of the
viii tney are assured that this fact
ana ,appeal to the people of Savanfah,
mo- NAT no other object to which the
re9dyS could be applied will arouse such
Ivy sympathy