The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-28
A CARNIVAL: |
IN'|N''i..E|::.X''I.''I||' MAY Y !. Y
Big Meeting Of Business Men Men
Last Night. glhF|l,
MR.. ISAAC COHEN \ PRESlD'E;S: 2 s:
Makes Practical i alk;as: to Having City
and g ountry People Meet Oftener
VI. and Know Each Other
81. ,5 Better.

There will, IN all probability. ha a ear
nival held In Richmond next May
Tho initial steps were taken at a meet
Ing held at A1urphy'a Hotel last night
Considering the short notice given and the
Indictment weather. tho meeting was55ia 81 q
great success There were some forty or
! ffty persons In attendance. FIJI "a
III The meeting was called to discuss the
matter Of whe ther or not It would be adt
| Visable to 8have "a carnival and. II SO.
| to inaugurate the movement. $g4 Is
EsGNfany persons who conduct business on
| Broad street came ITO tho hotel With the
rain-water dripping from heir umbrella
hats and ovarcoats. @ 2sl u .i$ 5SRi
Tho meeting was held in the annex TO
the hotel.&$ Mr.. ] Isaac Cohen called the
gathering to order and he was made the
temporary chairman upon the motion ne N OF OF
Mr.. %v. Donatl. Mr.3aJ lines 7. Disney Y r'as '
| made the temporary secretary. III 8s5
Mr.. .SJ.E s. Berger OF Chloago the m a.,
ger OF the j. 4 g. Berger s. Company @ com
blnedi iMastad MI ghty Midwa;y and Car ~
nival Company was \ n troduced 2 ~ and Z he q
told the entlemen assembled that = he
| had the finest thing on earth to present
here In May. He talked to- the point
| Mr.. Berger stated that II the Richmond
! people desired to have3th the festival. the5
concern he represent ed would give som ~
| thing entirely new. i5fS5 rs w " $sg% w
He thought there could be attractions
arranged for each day during a week
| that would bring to the city each day.
somewhere In the neighborhood OF 2O.o0O
$visitors from beyond the borders OF the
city. Mr.. Berger''s idea was that there
should be a committee named to sascerta. AZ
4 whether5or not the people want the sfes.
l tIval. II hey. d ont. vi AN IT.. he fas1lvaAl a.
1 Will not be forced upon thcm. i,aiSl s8
4FF s3$4"yrTE1VVS & OF MR. COHEN.
4 Mr. Cohen, who is a business n, an from
| his big toe to the FIVE strands Of hair
llo wears upon the scalp of his head. did
some practical talking. He was In favor
OF the carnival. Mr.. Cohen though tit would |.
he good for Richmond. He stated what Is
a fact GENERALLY known that the people
outside OF Richmond are. as g rule. for.
some reason unknown, not altogether as
! friendly to their Capital City as they
should be- Mr. Cohen believed f5 thai IL
would be we'll to do everything possible
| to show the people Of the sections OF
| the state outside OF Richmond that We
not only like them K but ne love them.
and that IL they think they have any
| rcason8to believe that sR Richmond people
| do not like them, such ina gtnati ion has
| no foundation whatsoever. lft MIR, Cohen
thought thattif the people Of the Capital
citye e,t and an Of tho other. cities and OF the
counties could amingle more freely to-!
rether tt would be for the best interests
Of the people OF the entire Common
wealth. seys si$ ,se t n X
Mr.. Cohen said he wanted to see an
era Of the best Of feeling between city
tunity; to be afforded for our country
| friends to come here, mlngle with US.
| shake hands with u.s. and to learn and
| to know that we are not only their lgli-3
| bors, but their friends. I lie thought t that
ISif there could be something provided to
induce the people Of Virginia to come to
Richmond at least once "a year. the best
Interests, not only of the city. but Of
tho entire Commonwealth, would be rro-
noted S 81
point 1t was evident that all present
felt as he did, and that Is to say that
while Richmond would be helped and ben
Gifted in a direct way. the far more Inn
portant thing was the benefits that would
come from the free intermingllng OF coun-
try and city people, where they could
ali learn and know that each and every
ono belonged to NJ great big, common
family, }I "a " x AasS Nj N q. & z. .4ttttlii @
a &. no NAME COMMITTEE.
The temporary chairman was author
ICED and directed to appoint committee
Of FIVE citizens to confer with Mr. Ber-
ger. to SEQ whntshe had to offer. to In
tervew tho people OF Richmond and to
ascertain whether or not they desire this
carnival, q
Mr. Cohen does not do things by halves.
When he takes hold Of a thing he pro-
ceeds I'M abusness-li like way. lie did not
wish toEnppoint tho committee upon tho
spur Of tho moment He wanted tlmo to
select men who were perfectly willing
to do tho work assigned them and who
would promise 10 to do It. Mr.. Cohen
will name the committee today or on
Monday. AS soon as tho committee has
done Its work and Is ready tc report,
Mr., Cohen will call another meailng when
It will bn dcolded whether or not there
shall be a carnival.
%. M. CARTER WAS