The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06
THE DIRECTORS MEET
WORKING FOB THE FREE FALL
 FESTIVAL. <
Encouraging Reports Received from Many of the Committees-The
 Big Show is Being Thor.
 oughly Advertised.

All sthe active workers in the Street
 Fair Association are bending their ener- gies to make the Fall Festival. October
 18th to November 2nd, the greatest event
 of this character known in this city. One and all have zone into the enterprise with q vim and enthusiasm which means noth- inE short of splendid success. | On Friday night the Board of Directors
 lad an enthusiastic meeting, and will probably. from now on, meet every week or oftener if necessary, until the big event is over. There were present vice-President N Lobman, General Manager Gilbert, Direc- tors M. L. Greil, Phares Coleman, c. F. Moritx. o. A. Clapp, J P. Bullock. Lee H,
 Well. F. P. Chaffee, E. Meertief and
 R. F. Scott.
 The Advertising Committee. through Mir. c. F. Moritx. Chairman, reported
 the additions to his committee of Messrs.
 Maxie Pepperman and T. F. Leak, Jr.. and of the distribution of 100000 stickers
 and 100000 envelope slips among the
 business men of the city: the erection of two large signs at the Union Depot; the
 receipt of the lithographic matter from
 the Bostock- -Ferari Company. and which
 was now being put up in the adjoining cities.
 MT. Moritz, Chairman of the Committee
 said that he had been informed that many of the merchants were having the red seal advertising the Fall Festival printed on their envelopes. These seals have been distributed among the printers oi the city, and the merchants can have ths work done for a reasonable price. He
 said that most of the merchants are us. ing the envelope slips. The chairman thought this one of the best forms of ad- vertising. as 1t creates the impression
 on the recipient of letter so placarded. | unity of purpose. in this. to extend a cordial invitation to all to attend the Fall Festival.
 The advertising representative of the
 Association will be out on all roads from Montgomery, within the next week check ing up the posting of the bills in the larger cities and personally posting them up in the smaller cities. The reading ad- vertisements were furnished a number of
 newspapers. and there was every reason to believe that the Festival within the next three weeks, will be better adver- tised than even the previous one had been. The committee counted confidently upon the active support of business houses in the use of the red seal envei- opes. and in the distribution of adver- tising matter through their travelling representatives.
 Mir. Coleman. from the Committee on illumination, stated that the plan of il- Limitations this year would include in their scope not only the lighting of the city. but also the decorating or the Fair district as we'll. In addition to the arc lights as furnished heretofore, the com
 mittee would arrange streamers of aa-
 candescent lights bounding thereby the
 Street Fair district, and crossing and re- crossing the streets in festoons cs varied
 color beauty. A large Welcome" sign
 would be placed across Commerce Street.
 The fountain will receive special atten- ton.
 From the Committee on Music, Mir
 F. B. White reported that the committee had large number of bands under con- sideration, and had about decided on two of the most foremost organizations of the
 South. If the contract contemplated was closed. there would be fifty-three first class musicians in Montgomery for the
 week of the Fall Festival-one a band of twenty-eight pieces, the other a band of twenty-five pieces.
 Various other committees of the Asso- citation were heard from. The Committee on Military. upon Flag Day, upon Deco
 rating, and all reported satisfactory progress. A special committee was ap-
 pointed to investigate the question of nounced yesterday as follows: Lee H.
 Veil. chairman; Arthur Stern and W. W. Graves. The committee will report at the next meeting of the Board of Directors.
 The vaudeville feature at the Audito- rum will be a drawing card. More free shows are contemplated, and the man. agement hopes to announce an enlarged program, so all in all, larger, better and more attractive entertainment is promised. and last years show. whilst most successful, will be outclassed in this years attractions.