The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-09-17
FEVER GIVES WAY
TO DAY OF REVELRY
Handsome Sum is Realized
from Diamond Festival
ROOSEVELT SENDSMESSAGE
Two Deaths Yesterday and Forty-twc
New Cases Add to Hopeful Feel
ing-Disease Is Spreading
Very Little.
Roosevelt TSENDSMESSAGE
FEVER slTuATIoN AT 8 p. M.


New Orleans, September 16.-The local
situation is about in statu quo. The
small number of deaths is a source or
much satisfaction, while the few number
of new foci shows that the disease is
not spreading much. There were seven
new cases in Algiers and only two above
Canal street OF the deaths, one occurred
in the Charity hospital. and the other
was in a nest of infection on Lizardi
street. Acting Assistant Surgeon Moss
and Acting Assistant Surgeon Davis are
both on the sick list, and while not re-
ported as yellow fever 1t is believed that
DR.. Moss has 1t, and will be diagnosed
In a few days. OF the new foci, all but
one are down town,
Country reports show no material
change in the situation The following re-
ports were received:
Hope Knights VIII Come.
Sarpy plantation, three cases.
Keener. nine cases.
Patterson thirteen cases and two
deaths.
Cedar Grove. two cases.
Patterson plantation, three cases.
DonaldSonvllle, -FOUR cases.
Mere Rouge, one case.
Bayou Matches Natchitochez parish.
one case.
Lake Providence. fourteen new cases.
ssissippi-Vicksburg 2 cases; Nat
chez three cases.
Hope MFWYP VIII Come.
At a meeting of the business men of tho
Ill, o,A he M a pUthian l.
campment association, held today. 1t was
decided that hard fight to keep the big
biennial encampment of the knights Of
Pythias in this city next September would
be made by the business interests of
New Orleans. A meeting OF the supreme
council knights of Pythias, Is to be held
In indianapolis next month to determine
whether or not the convention shall be
moved to some other city.
Strong resolutions were passed at the
meeting today declaring that no reason
existed why the big meeting should not
be held in this city. and pledging all the
fraternal and business interests Of the
city to make the fight to hold the con-
vention for New Orleans.
A large committee of the representative
Pythians of the state, and also OF the
business men of the city, will attend the
meeting OF the supreme council In In
dianapolis.
The Diamond festival was popularized
by two contests. one for the ugliest man
in the city for a piano as prize, and
one for the most popular working girl
with trip to Ashevil1e, N. c., and SIS
for expenses as the prize. These contests
alone netted several thousand dollars,
how much, will not be known until Mon
day Miss Alice Connolly won the working
girls contest but the ugliest man will
not know his fate until Monday.
Festival Was Great Success.
Tn the midst of their campaign against
yellow fever the people of New Orleans
today took holiday and Joined hands
in making a brilliant success of the Dia-
mond festival arranged to- help swell the
citizens fund. stranger who had come
into the city would have seen nowhere
evidence of the struggle against the
plague. Business houses were gaily dec
GRATED with bunting. flags few in every
street In the commercial district. the
streets were full of girls In summer at
tire, the strains of lively music foated
through the air and the sun shone upon
a community apparently In revelry.
The festival was preceded with a pa
rade the conspicuous feature of which
was the display made by the local lodge
of Elks. Nearly the whole membership
turned out and the organization was head
ed with an automobile which bore besides
the officers of the order Mayor Behrman,
who Is an Elk himself. in the costumes
that had been conceived for the occasion
Each Elk wore an upper garment OF
cheesecloth with a screened cistern In
miniature for headgear. Carriages contain
ed members of the Confederate veteran