The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-20
TO final
AC ton TONIGHT
Carnival Directors VIII Decide PERTH
nent Questions.
BENSON MAY BE ELECTED 6; TED,
Probable That tho SIndiannnaWillbe
Chosen as Director-General-Com-
mittccs Hard ut it and Work
Grows-Ncw Ideas In Posters.

eral for the Great Richmond Carnival Will
he finally settled at the meeting of the
Boa I'd of Directors of the Richmond Car
ntval "A ssocta ton at their meeting to-
Mont AS this Is only one of tine many
trportant matters that Will come up LOT
consideration, it is earnestly requested
fiat every director be present. Inc
a. mount of appropria tons will also be dis
nosed Of at the meeting this evening
r; is probable that Mr.. George d. Ben
son. who appeared before the FINANCE
Committee at their meeting froay d Ter
Noon and who claims the distinction OF
being the ORIGINATOR Of the Street Fair IN
ti,is country, will be selected as director:
general of the Carnival Mr.. Benson mas
had wide experience in this WorK anu
comes highly recommended. ~
MANY MEETINGS. HELD.
The work of the Carnival Association
in making preparations for the cotl1iHSs
Carnival week in May. is raploiyt sro"
ing and Increasing In size. Inc conl!1iitt--
tees who have: charge of the various
branches of the work are required to hold
meetings almost daily in order TO dispose
s,f the many questions of importance
which continually arise
The Booth Committee, Mr.. w. q NO
land chairman, is busy answering ietse letters
which have been received from all over
the city in regard to space, and requests
are made for space from the minimum 10
as high as 900 feet.
The committee will go carefully over
all applications and will be ready to fur
nish full information in regard to the
restrictions, under which the booths Will .
have to begierected, as soon as they can
begin the allotment of space to the ap-5
pcants.
The. committee is having made scale
maps of Broad Street and when these are
completed. the committee will be in posi-
ton to begin the alloting OF booth-spacc
intelligently. It will be impossible for
the committee to allot any space at TINS
time because the occupants of Broad
Street are allowed until the S1st Of this
month in which TO make application for
the space In front of their stores and the
first alotments cannot be made until
then.
PLENTY OF POSTERS.
The Advertising Committee met yester-5
day at II o'clock at the associa ton
headquarters and transacted mu:h bust
ness of Importance.
They ordered from one of the largest
1ithographing companies Of the north
sufficient number of fancy-colored pos
tiers to thoroughly advertise the Carnival
through the country.
These posters will give all the features
| of the Carnival in the most attractive
style-such as the floral parade, Oriental
! theaters, trained animal show and ex-
hitits.
The committee also ordered several
large streamers of white cloth, with the
h;ocas. write to your Friend" and
'ERichmonds Greatest Yet IN large
hashy letters.
| WIDESPREAD ATTENTION.
The Finance Committee and the Parade
Committee will meet this evening at $50
o'clock.
It is urged by the chairman that the
| members of the Finance Committee VINO
| have been doing soliciting will have II
reports with them at this meetiI-s, as 1t
Is very important that the committee
should know what is being done In this
line.
FUN FOR THOUSANDS.
The association Is prepared to inform
the merchants OF tine city where they can
| buy the paper confetti, which will be used
very extensively by the spectators ana
the maskers during the Carnival parades.
This confetti consists of tiny scraps OF
colored paper of the very lighteSt weight,
| which. when thrown from the hand. nils
| the air like snow. This confetti has been
used quite extensively during these carnl-
| walls In Europe and was quite tadhs
! feature during the recent New orleans
NIardi Gras. 1t can be bought In Duik'
ha o,s of fifty-pounds or packed one-eishth
| of a pound in bag, which can be retail
| ed for five cents. 1t is expected trlat
| CANDY stores, cigar stores. book stores ana
| fancy goods stores will place this conIeel
! on sale. If the merchants prefer 70 Duy
| It in small. quantities they can leave thelr
orders at Carnival headquarters ana II
| will be ordered for them
THE BOOTHS.
! .Nrercha nts on Broad Street, who intend
| snulyinr for space in front of their places
! OF business, must make applica ton Tor
| the same by April LIST, as by that date
| ali; SPA ce not taken up will be let TO other
nartics AppNca tons can be. made ZOE as
| many booths as wanted for any length or
lengths. the depth is confined to Twelve
| feet. One house has sent In an appica-
ton for, five spaces, thirty-two 1eet loEs;
The booths are to be built of any kind
of material that can be covered with plas-
| fer. bunting, paper or paint. They can be
| n,aI1e with doors hinged to the ewes, can
| ho drawn up under the roof and at night
| let down. effectively closing the bootn.
one manufacturing company has filed It's
MANS FOR a booth to be CONSTRUCTED en-
tirely of ornamental iron-worK
WHAT COMMITTEES AXE DO JIM
THE Police and Light Committee met
| Yesterday
nosaIs to Mr. George p. Fisher. otZ Ne
York. which will sufficiently isntS the the
street. making it almost as bright as day
! ava give the exhibitors the chance to
Illuminate their booths with lncandesce en-
lights lights at a very nominal cost forS.the
fair week. !,
The committee on Privileges. Mr. MOT !,
gan r. Mills presiding, met last : night
and considered many proposals Tor con con,
cessions. A proposition was received s i1,et'
from the owner of a miniature steam
railroad. the locomotive OF which Is but t7
FIVE feet long, which will haul a train tr, OF
ten open coaches. about the size Of toy
express wagon. hauling forty child ire y
each trip. This will probably be Piaced
on one of the cross streets from Broad
to Main street, and will give six-blocks
ride for cents. It is also likely ina 2
large Ferris wheel will be brought here hers.
by the same party. :;
MIR John d. Potts. cha irman OF & t l1!
Amusement Committee, who went. 70 60
Baltlmore on BUSINESS for the Carnival ,, !
Associa tion, was expected home last
light. 80
The Press s mlttee-Nfr. George w.
Arinter chat rnanar re sending out very
+ 80 ~, tnrc the