The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-11
ITS FIRST WEEK A SUCCESS.
ELKS CARNIVAL WILL CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK.

Receipts Have Becn Good Thus Far,
Despite Cold Weather and the De-
lay in startinR-No Thought of
bringing the Carnival 90 a Prema-
ture CIose-Band Concert This Az
ternoon aud TO-niEht-Afternoon
This Week Are Free for All visit
tors-wonderfuI Electric Fountain
VIII he In Play Tomorrow Might.
one week Of the Eks' Carnival has
gone by Apart from the cold weather,
the FIRST week Is regarded a. having
been very satisfactory. There was also a
disadvantage In that all the shows were
not started until two days after the al
vertised day for opening. so that full
week was not really bad. Yet the re-
eeipts have been good. and none OF the
Elks are complaining.
Director General Benson said yesterday
that this patronage has been good enough.
The people have appreciated the excel
lent show that is offered them. and a
great many have availed themselves OF
the opportunity to spend an afternoon or
an evening very pleasantly. The peo-
pie running the shows have expressed no
discomfort. and II seems 10 be a rather
generally accepted view among them that
che business OF the hrst week has been
good
All this week the carnival viii continue
Mr.. Benson made this announcement yes
terday. saying that It is the second week
upon which show people count for their
money. Expenses have TO be paid the
nrst week and there is the disadvantage
OF che lost time In getting started. Some
had thought that the two weeks adver-
tised for the Continuance OF the carnivai
might be regarded later as too long but
there seems 10 be not the slightess chance
Of that. No change IN the original pan
mas been made aud Savannahlans and the
hundreds OF people IN the neighboring ter
ritory. who have been expecting 60 visit
the carnival during the latter week of its
continuance. Will not DO disappointed.
Electric Fountain Co Play.
Not only viii the carnival continue all
this week with the same excellent shows
that have been In operation oil the while
but other attractions will be added Chief
among these II one that has been put
on che free list Admission 10 Wonder
hand avenue entities one TO see the great
electric fountain that Is soon 10 be es-
tablshed. Yesterday the woFkmen began
10 erect the machinery OF the fountain
and By tomorrow night IL viii be IN
place.
The FIRST OF the fountains displays Will
be given tomorrow night az 7:3o O'Clock
II Will be In play for some minutes. long
enough for its many varying forms ana
colors TO be exhibited u Will BE- put IN
play again al 1879 o'clock. and every
night during the week u will be an at
traction well worth seeing
The fountain is the one that was ex-
hibited at she exposition IN 81. Louis II
Is a triumph Of hydrostatics and cleo
tricity. Descriptions Of the wonderful ef-
feet OF an electric fountain. particularly
such an one az may be seen at the car
nival. fall short OF the reality, and for
one 10 appreciate the spectacle one must
see IL. The principle Is the same as that
Of the Macmonnles fountain thai was seen
II the Worlds Fair, a fountain Of which
all have heand.
II was the original intention 10 have the
fountain made one VI the features OF the
carnival TO which extra admission would
be demanded, but this was given over
The management decided 10 put Il on the
free list II Is regarded as one of the
most attractive OF the spectacies thai
may be seen az the show. and Il would
be well worth the while OF those who
have already visited the carnival 10 take
another trip. II only 10 see the fountain
IN action.
Afternoons VIII ne Free.
An innovation was seen yesterday after
noon by those who visited the carnival
expecting 10 have 10 pay for admission 10
WonderlaAd avenue. No admission was
CHARGED. the entrance Zee having been re-
moved This will be the case every after
H. h. art
afternoon, admission being charged 20 the
shows after one has entered the grounds.
hut che gate being free. The withdraw
al OF the admission fee VIII hold only for
the afternoons. as 10 cents win be charged
at night as heretofore.
The removal OF the price OF admission
70 the grounds began with the APPEAR
ance OF the 20o0 school children who par
tIcipated Ia she parade yesterday. The
line OF children was formed on Abercorn
street Fairman's Band being in the lad.
The march was 20 Ogiethorpe avenue. 10
Drayton, 20 Br0ughton, TO Bull and 20 the
carnival grounds, where che children were
dismissed and given the freedom OF the
enclosure. Many OF them had their dimes
10 spend and the various shows did quite
a business with the children as patrons.
the great thronE OF children was viewed
bv many as II moved out Bull street, the
girls. numbering about 500. marching two
sy-lwo and the boys marching four
abreast.
Band Concerts To-day.
Falrman's band will give concerts with
IN the carnival grounds this afternoon and
tonight The Morning News has already
published the programmes which viii be
rendered They are elaborate, and those
VINO attend may expect 10 hear good rnu-
sic that VIII be free from the accosnpani-
ment OF The babel OF discordant noises
that are to DO heard when the shows Of
the Midway are in progress This win
be appreciated BY the lovers Of music ana
nv the members Of the band al Of whom
nave been harassed BY the ear-splitting
sounds that have interfered with their
music and rendered Il impossible for them
~ NAV az they wished. The prices for
Admission 10 the grounds for both the af-
ternoon concert at $50 o'clock and the
night concert at . O'Clock will be p cents
and - cents
In the Mystic Maze.
The Mystic Maze continues the attract
the visitors 20 the carnival IL is one
| 81 the most interesting Of the exhibitions,
ana those who get into h are lost 70 the
world until they finally stumble upon the