The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-02
FESTIVAL RUN
ON HIGH PLANE
GASPARilLA WEEK IN TAMPA TO
FURNISH FUN.
Character of Men Who Are Back Of
the Plan Indicates High Quality
OF the Entertainment.
SPECIAL RATES TO TAMPA.

| Back of the great Gasparilla festival,
which Tampa is giving on Februar
Il to "A, as its contribution to the
gaiety of life in South Florida, this
winter. are the lodges, social, frater-
nal and business organizations of
! the city. The Merchants Associ-
alton conceived the idea, It's Boosters
committee first bringing 1t before the
! merchants The plan was a bit too
| large for one organization to take up
alone and mass meeting was called,
delegates being invited to attend from
every organization in the city.
| The result was tremendous 1t was
the best outpouring of the men who
do things" that Tampa has seen In
| many day. The idea had caught on
at sight
A steering committee was named
and hustled about a bit to formulate a
! plan of action. 1t called another meet
ing of the delegates from the organlza-
| tons Of the city. William Chase Tenn
pie was named as chairman of the Car
nival Committee: c. A Mckay, vice
| chairman; ]. A. Griffin, treasurer, and
l.. ID. Reagin, secretary; chairmen OF
subsidiary committees were named and
| the work of reducing the plan to cold,
hard facts began.
1t has been a tremendous job, for
it is no light task to whip such an
| undertaking into shape. 1t has been
done, however, and one of the best
| festivals ever held in the South Is
going to be the result.
Special rates to Tampa will be in er-
feet for this occasion, not only from
| Florida points, but from all points In
| the United States and Canada.
Embraces South Florida.
Realizing from the start that the
idea was too wide to make it an ex-
clusively Tampa affair, the plan has
been right along to have it embrace all
| cf South Florida. There are thousands
of visitors from other and less favored
climes in our cities during the winter,
and it was planned to. give these peo-
pie as comprehensive a view of the
advantages of South Florida as pos
sible With this end in view cities,
| counties, boards of trade and other or
CARNATIONS through the Citrus Belt
have been invited to take part in this
affair. Right nobly have they respond
ed and Tampa can rely not only On
their moral backing, but on their more
practical support. Another year will
see them ever more enthusiastically
lined up behind this great festival, for
it is destined to develop great power
as an advertising feature, and the
shrewd heads who have built up the
Citrus Belt will not be slow to realize
that fact
The festival committee is strictly
cooperative organization. There Is
not a cent of returns for any of the
members in the work they are doing
for the success of the big affair. 1t
is all done for 1.-The good of the or
der" and is a fine illustration OF the
boosting ability of Tampans when they
really get their minds set on doing a
big thing.
The expense-and it is likely to run
close to SCOOPS met by voluntary
subscriptions with gifts from the city
and county. Half the expense could
have been met had the festival COM
mittee seen fit to cheaper their Flies
| ta,' but this they have not done. Not
a concession has been sold, though
much cash could have been secured in
this way.
The committee was determined that
none but the highest grade Of enter
tainment should be offered their guests
and the bally-hoo" artists who have
tried to get in have been told there
was nOtnlng DONG.
AS an illustration of the high order
of the Carnival the names of the COM
mittee are guarantee enough. W. G.
| Temple is chairman of the Carnival
Association; c. A. Mckay vice presi-
dent; j. A. Griffin, treasurer, and L.
! D. Reagin secretary.
Executive committee is as follows:
W. c. TEMPLE, Chairman.
e. A. MCKAY, Slce-Chdlrman,
j. A. GRIFFIN, Treasurer.
l. D REAGIN, Secretary.
T. q. FISHER,
T. H ATKINSON.
j. MAHONEY.
J. j. DOWNES.
J. FRED DeBERRY,
JOAQUIN LOPEZ,
FRED WOLF,
As chairmen of the other commit
tees the following may be named.
Their names alone are a guarantee
Of the high grade of the proposed car
nival
sFREET cAR /; A,lfn- L. Reed.
PUBLICITY-L D: Reagin
BAb l ne S struss'
Observation-Disclosures G. Brorein.
INFORMATION BUREAU-P. W, Dris-
AUToMoPILEs-Jno. C. Anderson, Jr.
!
ILLUMIN E. Snow.
DECORATIONS. NJ. Prince.
MARSHAL-IN-CHIEF NJ. Wier.
FIREWORKS-C. T. Conrath.
WATER CARNIVAL-C. W. Greene
PUBLIC SAFETY-s, T. Woodward;
HTTMAN CHESS GAME-M. Caraballo.
BATTLESHIPS-S NJ. Sparkman; E. w.
Monrose, Vice-Chairman.
RAILROAD RATES-James T. Taylor.
MUSIC-JuIius Mas.
YE MYSTIC KREWE-J. t. Mahoney.
MILITARY AFFAIRS-M Henry Cohen
COSTUME-Jno. +. @. Smith
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