The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22
GOV. TERRELL
FOR THE CARNIVAL
CHIEF EXECUTIVE INVITED.
BRILLIANT AND ELABORATE DIS
PLAY OF FIREWORKS.

Grand Military Parade viii be Ar
ranged To-day, Numerous Military
ORGANIZATIONS Taking Part-Stnd-
Soldiers VIII Remain for Opening
Night-NumerOus Replies to EEK
"a" COnundrum, But Room for
Many More winners.
Gov. ]. NJ. Terrell has been invited
to represent the state of Georgia at
the opening of the carnival. week
from Monday night The carnival
management is very hopeful that the
chief executive of the state will honor
the carnival with his presence.
The invitation was dispatched last
night and will be received this morn
ing by the Governor. An answer is
expected Monday. Should the invi-
tation be favorably considered a spe-
cial programme will be prepared to
welcome him.
Brilliant Fireworks.
A schedule of the fireworks which
will be discharged on the occasion of
each pyrotechnic display was received
by the management yesterday. The
collection is a varied one and will be
most interesting feature of the car
nival.
Huge portraits of Mayor Myers,
Our Mayor" and of Judge Parker
Our Next President" will be shown
the fireworks display for each face
covering forty square feet. If there is
any political enthusiasm to be let
loose, an opportunity will be given
when the pictures are brought in vivid
fire before the crowd.
Radium bombs, the latest novelty in
bombshells, will be fired from mortars
and will produce effects intensely bril-
liant. The exhibition of rockets will
in quick succession throw out search
lights, electric showers. cascades, will
low trees and the like, festooning the
sky with clusters and chains of bril-
liant cOored fires, closing with a
shower of golden rain which will grad
ually sink towards the earth.
Japanese mines, the largest made
will produce showers of colored stars,
light effects and covering wide area
of display. polychromatic cano-
py, floral battery, flight of tourbillions
volley of SUCCESSORS multiple bomb
shells, a grove of palms representing
palmetto trees in brilliant colors, a
comic piece. The Devil Among the
Tailors," mammoth battery of
crimson and emerald stars, d display
of multiple and compound repeating
bombshells triple bouquet fountains
of spruit batteries. Niagara batteries
and other lively exhibitions which
cannot fail to attract and delight the
crowds. will be given.
Grand Military Parade,
A big feature of the carnival will be
the grand military parade. which will
be participated in by seven companies
of the First Regiment, four companies
Hussars and other military organiza-
tions. Permission will be asked from
the War Department to allow a COM
pany from Fort Screven, together with
the band, to take part.
There will be at least three brass
bands, and perhaps four in the pa
rade. The line will perhaps be started
about o'clock in the afternoon, reach
ing the grounds in an hours time The
parade will doubtless attract much at
tention.
The close of the parade will be in
side the stadium into which the sol
diers will be admitted free, and where
they are invited to attend the opening
nights exhibition.
The details of the parade will be dis
cussed to-day by Col. Gordon, Capt.
Hutton and the carnival management,
after which orders will be issued to
the respective commands.
Meaning of "I<. K.''
Numerous answers have been receiv-
ed to the meaning of tx. X" End
from all appearances there is a chance
for nearly a hundred prize winners to
send in correct answer. Unless a
correct answer is received the prizes
must go begging. Every Morning
News coupon entities the holder to one
guess.
Among other stadium attractions will
be the Beckett family, composed of
four men and one woman. Their ira
peze apparatus is decorated with 465
vari-colored electric lights and their
work is considered marvellous, the COM
pany doing dazzling tricks in leaping
through space and catching each
other in midair.
Diagram of Grounds.
Posters giving a diagram of the car
nival grounds and 1.-THE Pike" were
sent out yesterday.
In the center of the stadium will be
Troop Fl. Seventh Cavalry and around
its reservation will be the track for
the chariot races. The wire upon
which the Weitzmans do their thrilling
tricks will be just north Of the race
course. with the Flying Bicketts I'm one
corner.
Seats will be arranged near the en-
trance and on both sides of the en-
closure, while just in front of the en-
trance will be the reserved seats, for
which an additional 10 cents win be
charged.
Lined along the street leading TO the
entrance will be THE Pike" attrac-
tions. Of which there will be about
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