The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
FAIR DIRECTORS' WORK
INSIDE DETAIL OF THE FEs-
 TIvAL IS VERY INTRICATE.
Raising the spars of the Spanish Vessels Sunk at Santiago and Manila Delayed Until Decem-
 Der Probably.

A glimpse of the internal working of the Fall Festival was secured yesterday afternoon when about twelve or the busiest business men of Montgomery met at the rooms of the Commercial anu Industrial Association at 5:30 O'CLOCK to discuss the business details or the DIE
 show that is being given by Montgom- ery's business men for the delectation or citizens and visitors to the city.
 It is the purpose of these men who com.
 rose.the Board of Directors of the Street Faiy Asosciation to meet daily at s:3o a, m. and 5:30 p. m. to take care or the multifarious duties that devolves upon them as managers of the Festival. Ihe
 work ia of course divided into depart ments and each department IS iookeo after by committees, the chairmen Q. . which are members Of the boaro oi Directors These chairmen report 10 each meeting of the Board of Directors. The meeting was presided over oy the President of the Association, MT. Alex Rice. and although 1t was in session less than thirty minutes there was much dis- cussion of the internal affairs or the show.
 The most important report received by the Board was the confirmation or a re- port that was current early in the gay that the ceremonies attending the raising of spars from the Spanish ships sunk al Santiago and Manila would have to De Abandoned. It will be remembered that these spars were presented to the state | by Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson | and the Street Fair Association advertis- ed that there would be interesting ex- ercises when they would be raised on the grounds during the Fall Festival.
 A great effort was made to have them reach here in time, but the chairman or Flag Day Exercises, Captain A. G' Forbes reported to the Board of Directors | that the exercises would have to be aban- doned so far as the Fall Festival is con- cerned.
 In connection with his report to the Roard. Captain Forbes said that the steamer spars are so long that 1t requires several railroad fiat cars to transport them and the committee had been given considerable trouble in undertaking to make nasty arrangements to have the spars delivered in Montgomery in time | for the Fall Festival. Tuesday, he said. had at first been designated as Flag Day, but the Committee had deferred the exercises until the latter part Of the | week. Yesterday, he said, the railroad companies had advised the committee | that the spars could not be shipped here
 this week and he regretted to have to report that the Flag Day exercises of the | EeSt1Val WOulu Dt AUhluOHou.
 Continuing his statement to the Board, l Captain Forbes said that his committee was of the opinion that the Flag ex- l ercises should be observed by Montgom- | cry business men during the approaching | Good Roads Convention in Montgomery | on December 4th. With this idea In view he said he had yesterday had a | conference with Governor Jelks with a view to making the raising of the spars l ,hNxw he | that the spars and other relics of these
 sunken Spanish vessels had been donated
 to the State and the expenses connected | with raising them and making the oc- | casion a memorable one in the history
 of Alabama should be borne by the State | Government. Captain Forbes said the Governor had assured him that he felt | a deep interest in the suggestion, but said
 that he knew of no State fund upon
 which he could draw to meet these ex-
 penses, but promised to look further into
 the matter. e-
 On motion of Director George w. Jones
 the action of Chairman Forbes was ap
 proved and 1t was the sense of the Board
 of Directors that the business men oi
 Montgomery should go ahead with the
 flag raising scheme and make it a gala
 occasion.
 MT. Lee Well reported that he hat
 heard considerable complaint from
 visitors and citizens about the lack oi
 music during Monday and yesterday.
 MT. F. B. White, chairman of the
 Music Committee in explaining this condi
 tion said that the Georgia State Band
 did not arrive until Il o'clock yesterday
 morning and that one of the bands was
 required at the Vaudeville performance
 twice each day. He promised that there
 would be an abundance of music today. | aIGn raDnrfod fn fha Board Oi
 Directors that the public had complained
 that there were no programs of the daily
 entertainment at the Bureau of Informa
 ton as had been last year. The Print.
 ing Committee assured the Board oi