The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-15
AUDITORIUM PLAN
WAS APPROVED
WILL SELL BUTTONS AT ST..
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELD AT
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Believed That Thousands of Dollars
Cnn Be Rnised by the Button Prop
Osition - Fellow Members EN-
powered Chairman 10 Go Ahead at
Once-MayOr Myers and President
Baldwin Offer Valuable Sugges-
tions-DctaiIs Yet to Be Worked
Out.
Steps were taken yesterday at meet
ing of the Chamber of Commerce Com
mittee on Promotion of Public Interests
which it is believed insures the building
of the long-desired and much talked-of
auditorium.
Chairman Gardner was more success
full in getting a meeting of the commit
tee than on a former occasion, and the
following members were present; Mr..
D. ]. Rosenhein, Mr.. A. j. Merkle, Mr..
L. G. Schwarzbaum, Mr.. I. Collat, Mr..
r. NJ. Hull and Mr.. Sig Gardner. Ry
invitation Mayor Myers and President
George J. Baldwin, of the Savannah
Electric Company, were also present
and offered valuable suggestions.
The interest of the members in the
plan TO be proposed by Chairman Gard
ner was great and as he unfolded the
scheme he was given the closest atten-
ton. So pleased was the committee
with the suggestions outlined that they
were adopted and Chairman Gardner
directed to go ahead with the matter.
selling of Buttons.
Briefly stated, the plan of Chairman
Gardner is to raise a fund of sew
eral thousand dollars by the sale of
buttons, ornamented with an appro-
pirate design showing that the wearer
was in favor of the auditorium to the
extent of one dollar, which will be the
price at which the buttons will be
sold.
The idea of Mr.. Gardner is that great
interest can be aroused and that from
ten TO fifteen thousand people will pur-
chase buttons. AS the wearing of the
buttons became more general, the in
reased and widespread interest viii
still further augment the sales.
Various plans for selling the buttons
were suggested. While this part of
the scheme was not fully worked out,
II was thought that the ladies might
De lnuuCeu TO Htlp sell lue bulAbuSt cS
well as the men. 1t was suggested
that on some given day committees, of
ladies' ride on every street car and try
to induce every person who might
board the car to invest in a button.
Buttons for Women, Too.
For the men there will be a button
with words indicating its object, and
for the ladies there will be a brooch
bearing perhaps the same words.
1t was decided that every purchaser
of button should have his or her name
deposited in the corner stone of the
auditorium. Men, women and children
will be importuned to buy a button
and wear il as well.
When the plan has been fully launch
ed, it is the belief of the committee
that tidal wave of enthusiasm win
sweep over the community at the pros
pect of a consummat ion of their wishes
in the matter, and that the people
With almost unanimous accord will
purchase buttons and encourage their
friends to do likewise.
Chairman Empowered to Act.
Quite a number of details connected
with the building and its probable To-
cation were discussed, but nothing de-
termined upon. 1t was the sentiment
of the members that the first and fore
most thing to do is TO get the means
for the building and then when this is
done the rest will be easy.
1t was announced by Chairman Card
ner that Mr.. Witcover, the architect.
had rendered his services to the COM
mittee for furthering their plans.
At the close of the discussion it was
voted to empower Chairman Gardner
to take up the matter of the buttons
and purchase whatever quantity he
thinks advisable. BY the time the but
tons arrive Mr.. Gardner will with the
assistance of the committee, have al
ready formulated plans for their sale.