The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-03
Colonel Mundy VIII Show Them
 Sights of Carnival
IMPORTANT MEETING TODAY
Association Meets in City Hall at 3:30 O'Clock and After Hearing Colonel Mundy the Boys Will Be His
 Guests for the Afternoon.

The Mundy Carnival company disap- pointed more than a half hundred mem- bers of the Childrens Geological associa- tion yesterday afternoon by failing to have the animals fed on time, on account of wreck, but Colonel Mundy has made good with the boys by offering still bet ter proposition in palltation of his offense.
 At the meeting of the association this afternoon In the city nall, Colonel Mundy, who is a recognized authority on the sub 1ect of animals and animal nature, will address the boys and will then escort them to the carnival grounds and show them every performance on the espla- made. He will then lead them to the an- imal tent and keep them as his special guests while the wild beasts are fed.
 Every member of the geological associ- ation who Is present at this afternoons meeting will be a guest of Colonel Nun dy, who will show them the sights of the street fair
 For the purpose of allowing ample time for seeing the shows the meeting will be held at 3:30 o'clock instead of o'clock and the boys will be at the carnival grounds an hour later
 Heart to Heart Talk.
 Colonel Mundy's speech will be In the nature of a heart to heart talk and he will give the boys some valuable point CTS regarding the purchase and care of wild animals. He will explain to them what the various animals cost and where they can be secured. He will further ex- plain the cost and trouble of maintain;np a zoo and what kind of keepers shoi,ld bo engaged When he has finished Colonel Mundy will take the boys to see his col lection and will give them a practical demonstration of how n zoo is operated and maintained
 At the meeting of the association sev- eral important matters will be discussed. aside from the talk of Colonel Mundv. B' M. Allen and Col. John W. Tomlinson will be present to advise the boys in re- gard to securing a charter and drawing up constitution and set of bylaws for the association. Mr. Allen and Col onel Tomlinson are the legal representa- tives of the association and will draw up these important papers and present them to the officers of the body this af- ternoon.
 MT. Mccartln the Boys Friend.
 Street Commissioner McCartin will also be present and will give the boys some advice in regard to their project When the zoo is established 1t will be under the supervision of the street commission CT, and as MT. McCartin Is taking an ac- tive interest in the movement the boys will be delighted to hear him talk. Mir McCartin is one of the strongest friends the boys have in this movement
 Another matter of importance to come up is the arrangements for appearing be- fore the board of aldermen tomorrow night for the purpose of urging the pas sage of resolution which provides for the maintenance of the zoo by the city. Several of the boys will address the board and at the meeting this afternoon they will make suggestions as to what ideas should be brought out before the council.
 w. w. Crawford, cashier of the First National bank and fiscal agent for the Geological association, or one of his rep resentatives will be present at the meet ing this afternoon and will sit in a sep- Ir.. their deposits without letting each other know the amounts they have raised. All the boys will be urged to deposit their money as fast as they secure it and re- ceive receipts for 1t which will be used in the voting contest
 Question of Location.
 It Is likely that the question of the To- cation of the zoo will also be brought up and this may prove an interesting issue It seems that many of the boys and the people around Five Points want the zoo located in the park opposite Fies' stable. The new school will be located in that vicinity and as that Is a central place this idea may maintain.
 The members of the fire department which Is also located at Five Points are anxious to have the zoo located there and A. V. Cummings, who Is a great lover of animals and an expert on the sub- ject, may give them some valuable assist ance. MT. Cummings established a small zoo at the fire department some time ago and 1t proved great attraction Hundreds of children came there in the afternoon to see the little animals. T. A. Bennett, one of the well known mem bers of the department. suggested yes terday that the boys have a canary bird farm in the zoo and use it as a means of profit to the organization This would be a great attraction A large collection of canary birds is always an interesting sight. He also suggested that they breed Belgian hares, Guinea pigs and other semi-domestic animals.
 well known citizen who desires that his name be withheld for the present in- dicated yesterday that he would present the boys zoo with a beautiful pair Of deer Another will give some bear cubs and still another has promised several raccoons.
 The boys are urged to be at the meet ing promptly at o'clock so that they can get through with the business In time to accept the invitation of Colonel Mum dy to see the sights of the carnival