The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-17
GUESTS OF THE CITY.
GOV. RICHARDSON, OF SOUTH CAR
OLINA, COMING.
Secretary and Mrs. Villas Likely to

Secretary and Mrs Villas Likely to
Accompany the Presidential arty-
Final Preparations for the Festival
The General Committee TO Meet
Tonight Work of Decorating to
Begin Tomorrow The Festival
Fund
The city will be full of celebrities next
week Besides the President and Mrs
Cleveland, Secretary and Mrs. Whitney,
and CO. and Mrs. Lamont, it is now ex-
pected that Secretary and Mrs. Villas will
also be here. Gov. Gordon and his staff
will arrive Wednesday morning and the
! Festival Committee has assurances that
! Gov Richardson, Of South Carolina will
also come.
The Reception Committee is preparing a
| proglummoe for the entertainment of the
distinguished visitors and they will be
shown what Savannah hospitality is.
TO-NIGHTs MEETING.
The GENERAL Committee will hold its last
meeting before the festival tonight. Re
ports win be received from all of the sub
! committees, and the chairman IS anxious
! that there shall be full attendance. Any
changes that may have to be made IN the
| programme will be considered AID acted
! upon tonight.
| The committee urges u decoration of all
public buildings and private residences in
| the city along the line of march. A thor
ough canvass was made yesterday by the
members of the Decoration Committee.
THE WORK OF DECORATING.
The committee found all the leading firms
| not only willing to de crate their business
| houses, but also found that most of the bet
ter class Of residences viii be Hastily deco
rated The committee has placed an order
for the decoration of both the Green and
Pulaski monuments and the
entire Madison square. The fire depart
ment Board of Trade and many prominent
buildings have placed contracts, but gen
| eral and complete decoration is urged.
| There is a rivalry between Congress street
and Broughton street as to which will have
| the best decorations. Congress street mer-
chants are on their metal.
THE TORCHLIGHT PARADE.
The Torchight Procession Committee
met last night and completed arrangements
| for carrying out the details Of the pro-
gramme as published in the MORNING News
| a few days ago.
So far but ten civic societies and clubs
| have made application for torches. The
military has not as yet signitied whether
it will participate, but there is no
! doubt that every company in the city will
| do so, if not in full ranks then by detach-
ments with transparencies. A number of
| civic societies are moving in the matter, and
are only awaiting the result of their can
vass as to the number Of members that they
will parade.
In compliance with resolution adopted
at a meeting of the General Committee, the
| colored military and societies have also been
! invited to participate, and up to the pres
emit, Local Union No 81 and the Chatham
Base Ball Club have made application. The
probability is that there will be a large
turnout Of the colored people. which will
considerably increase the length of the pro-
| CesslOn.
The original plan of formation will be adj
hered to and the colore6 portion of the line
will be formed on the south side OF the Bay,
the right resting on the west side OF Whit
aker street As the head Of the white por-
ton turns into Whitaker street from the
Bay, the colored portion will break into
fours and follow.
THE SOCIETIES IN LINE.
Applications for torches have been made
by the following white societies:
Workingmen'S Benevolent Association.
O. Nj. f. Club.
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners.
Levy Bros Brigade.
Youths Historical Society.
The Young Hussars.
Local Drummers Protective Association.
Forest City Gun Club
| The applications now on hand call for
nearly 800 torches, and as it will take sew
eral days to increase the present order it is
important that all applications be in by, at
the furthest, Monday next Ample notice
has been given, so thatif by any delay socia-
ties or clubsshOuld be without torches, it will
be no fault of the committee Orders are
being given for torches as the application is
made. On Monday the torches Will be
ready for distribution from Fireman's Hall
on South Broad street, and those holding
orders are requested to secure their torches
as soon thereafter as practicable.
The committee in charge has been divided
as follows:
NJ f. Molina head of column, with red
and blue lantern.
h. NJ Boley and C. o. Nungezer in charge
of the military, with green lanterns.
+. j. kieffer, Max l.. Bycll and Joseph F.
Doyle in charge Of the civic societies, with
| blue lanterns.
H. w. Palmer and r. +. Burdell in charge
of floats and vehicles with transparencies,
with red lanterns
c. B. Townsend and W w. Osborn in
charge of mounted citizens, with yellow
! lanterns
THE FESTIVAL FUND.
The Jasper Festival subscription footed
dltonal subscriptions were reported yester-
day:
Previously reported ,............. .....$6,34O 70