The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-11-13
THE STREET FAIR
WILL WE HAVE THE MAMMOTH
CARNIVAL.
The Committee Met Last Night to Hear
the Report OF the subcommittee APP
pointed to Solicit subscriptlons-Th-
Fund Amounts to About a Thousand
Dollars But That Is Not Sufficient.


mington Lodge of Elks having in
charge the plans for holding a man.
moth street fair and carnival in Will
mington at an early date, met last
night at the Orton- The members OF
the committee in attendance were
Messrs. William Bellamy. chairman.
S. II. Fishblate. Sam Bear. Jr, w. E.
Springer II. Mel Green. II. ]. Ger
Ken, r. w. Wallace and Louis Stein.
The committee met to hear the re-
port OF the gentlemen appointed on the
Subcommittee to solicit subscriptions
to aid the Eiks in getting up the pro-
posed entertainment. The solicitors re-
ported that subscriptions amounting
to about a thousand dollars had been
secured.
On the report of the soliciting COM
mittee depended the decision as to
whether 1T would be practical to go on
with the preparations for the carnival
The committee decided that while the
amount subscribed is very gratifying.
it was not sufficient to ensure the sue
cess of the carnival on the extensive
scale contemplated for it. From $500
to $500 more would meet the require
ments so twas decided that the soli
try for subscriptions in a portion Of the
business part of the city not yet visit
ed by them. If this last effort Of the
solicitors fails the idea of having the
carnival will pe abandoned.
The committee. however. pre-suppos-
ing that the business men of the city
would not let slip the opportunity to
have the street fair and carnival and
thus attract great crowds of people to
the city, decided to send Chairman
Bellamy to Savannah to draw the con-
tract with Mr.. Bostick to bring Bos-
ticks Mammoth Carnival Shows here
for the carnival week
Mr.. Bellamy will leave this afternoon
for Savannah to confer with Mr.. Bost-
lex and Mr.. George D. Benson, direc-
tor general of Elk Carnivals In the
United States and he will await there
the result of the canvass today. If the
committee succeeds in reaising the ad-
ditional $500 or s400 required, and it is
reasonable to suppose that the sub
| scriptions will be forthcoming, Mr.. Bel
lamy will be telegraphed to close the
| contract for Mr.. Bostick's midway"
shows and splendid attractions.
Mr.. Bostick's shows were the special
feature at the carnivals held in Brook
lyn, Baltimore, Danville. Charleston
and Savannah. and the affairs in those
cities were so successful that the COM
his attractions to Wilmington will as
sure the success of the Elks' carnival.
1t is stated that wherever street fairs
and carnivals are held they have made
such a favorable impression on the
business men that they will become
permanent annual events in those cities
as trade drawers. not to mention their
social and entertaining qualities. The
citizens of Danville subscribed s3 900
for the recent carnival in that city and
it was such a drawing card and splen-
did success that they propose a $4,000
subscription for a carnival next fall
The recent Danville carnival attracted
people from several states.
The railroads have already promised
reduced fares on account Of the carni-
val proposed to be held in Wilmington
and as this will ensure large crowds
from the country right on the eve of
of the holidays. our business men will
no doubt see to it that the Elks shall
have enough funds to have their street
fair and carnival.
Teh novelty Of street fairs and carnl-
walls attracts visitors 10 a city, and as
visitors benefit trade. it is believed that
our merchants will not have to be
knocked down by an argument to make
them come to the rescue of the Elks in
their purpose to provide week of fes-
tivities for Wilmington.
s<By all means let's have the Elks
street fair and carnival.