The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-12
WORKING WITH READY WILL.
ELKS' CARNIVAL COMMITTEES
BUSY WITH PREPARATIONS.

Enthusiastic Efforts Being Made All
Along the Line and Results Are
Already Apparent-The Coronation
of the Queen of the Carnival Will
BE the Big Event of the First
EveninG-Entire Area of Park EX-
tension VIII BE Used-Best Attrac-
tons to BE Had in the Country Are
Being secured-Every Cent of the
Proceeds VIII Go to Sweet Charity.
The arrangements for the street fair
and carnival that the Savannah Lodge of
Elks will give here in November are going
stedily forward, tn echarman of the va
rious committees, with the numerous as
sistants, uniting in the effort to make it
the biggest thing of the kind that has ever
been seen in the South.
This is the promise that the Elks have
made for their carnival from the first in
ception of the idea, and if an enthusiastic
desire to make this promise good, backed
by intelligence, zeal and industry, will ac-
complish this result, it is accomplished al
ready. Mr.. George c. Benson. who has
achieved a national reputation in conduct
ing entertainments of this character is to
be director general of the carnival and
from what he has already shown the com
mittee he is capable of doing, they are.
convinced that they have the right man
in the right place.
The carnival will continue from Nov. 8
20 Nov. II, and if the attendance and
the apparent demand warrant il, for two
weeks longer. For this entire period the
Elks have secured the assent of the mill
tary and the City Council to their use of
the Park Extension and their plans con-
template the use of the entire area. The
ton of the Dewey arch will be erected
at the principal entrance, at the corner
of Bull and Hall streets, and neither
pains nor expense will be spared 10
bring the best attractions in the country
TO Savannah and to make of the carnival
all that it should be. Director General
Benson, to whom the entire matter of
book attractions has been confided, is I'M
der positive instructions to exercise a wise
discrimination in selecting them, and not
to contract with anything that will Of
fend the susceptibilities of the most deli
cate.
The coronation Of the queen of the car
nival, accompanied by an imposing pa
geant, will lie the PRINCIPAL feature of tine
first night The selection of the queen is
to be left to the choice of a committee,
and it is but fair to presume that the
choice will fall upon some one of Savan-
nah's daughters who in person and bear
ing will be well fitted to represent the
beauty of the city. The magnificent cos
tunes are to be worn by the queen and
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features of the first n ght of the carnival.
The floral parade. though carried into
successful execution at many other places,
will be an innovation in Savannah Mrs.
w. r. Leaken has been good enough 10
assume charge of this feature of the week
for the committee and she is confident
that it can be made very beautiful and
attractive affair. With the interest of the
women of Savannah once enlisted, the sue
cess of the project will be assured. for
there are handsome equipages and flowers
and taste in plentiful abundance.
The Committee on Privileges, of which
Mr.. Leo McGoveTn is chairman, has been
already at work, and has succeeded in dis
posing of a large amount of space for the
mercantile, industrial and manufacturing
exhibition. A thousand running feet OF
space will be set apart for this feature of
the carnival and the committee expects
to experience no difficulty in disposing of
it all.
A stable of chariot horses has been en-
gagged as one of the attractions, and
there will be chariot races every day on
circular track that will be laid out within
the park limits. A minia ture railroad,
with miniature engine drawing miniature
cars, will be another feature. The cars
eac hhold four persons.
Several bands will be here during the
time the carnival will continue and there
will be one especially good one, that will
furnish band music of the best character.
BY this band. which is yet to be selected,
concerts will be given in the carnival
grounds each afternoon and evening.
Frank C. Bostock's animal shows make
up another feature already booked. This
show is the one with which Mr.. Bostock
travels personally and which he personally
directs. He has number of others, but
the one that is to be in Savannah is the
pick of the bunch. 1t is rated by amuse
ment experts everywhere as the best
thing of its kind in the world. Herds of
elephants and camels are added to the
trained animal features of the exhibition.
The celebrated paid of diving elgs will be
brought here directly from the Paris EX-
position and are expected TO be one of the
biggest drawing cards of the carnival
Low rates on all the railroads entering
the city, with special excursions on Speclll
occasions, will serve TO add largely 10 the
attendance. A cent a mile viii be offered
from all points within 200 miles of Savan-
nah.
And 1t is to he all for charity. Not a
cent of the money the Elks will make on
their carnival will be devoted to their
comfort or their pleasure. 1t will not go
for the purchase of building or the addi-
ton of gorgeous paraphernalia to their
lodge equipment. but every dollar of the
fund thus accumulated will be spent in
the alternating of the suffering of the
poor of the city. The Elks' charity is
wont to be bestowed generously and with
out consideration Of the race, sex or creed
of the recipient. Wherever there is want
there the true Elk finds a proper subject
for his charity and is to such innumer-
able cases of suffering as every city pre-
sents during the winter that the carnival
fund is to be applied. Therefore 1t is that
the members of the lodge appeal so CON
fidently to the people of Savannah for
continuance encouragement and support