The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-21

TIE ORDER OF MARCH
Gen. G. NJ. Sorrel, Grand Marshal has
issued the following circular giving the
order of march for the military and civic
| procession:
g. NJ SoRREI, Grand Marshal.
{. Z. HAEDwICK, Chief Of staff.
c. NJ. Cunningham.
| Taylor Walthour
X. NJ Demere.
| o. ", Carter, u, \. a.
| j.. IH Lawton, U. S. A.
j. i. OvertOn
George $ Hanes.
| John sullivan
Frank Buchanan.
! Col. George A. Mercer aud staff, Commanding
Brigade.
| First Volunteer Regiment of Georgia, Lieut..
Col. Peter Reilly, Commanding.
Battalion Savannah Volunteer Guards, Lieut..
Col William Garrard, Commanding.
Macon Volunteers, Capt. W, w. Carnes, Com
manding.
| Chatham Artillery Capt. John +. Wheaton,
Commanding.
Georgia Hussars, Capt. W. W. Gordon, Com
manding.
The Jasper Monument Association in carriages
and their guest, the orator Of the day,
Gov. JOHN Is. GORDON, Of Georgia.
The Governors staff mounted
| Car with thirteen young girls representing the
original States of the Union
The Mayor and Aldermen in carriages.
The Hibernian Society in carriages.
Confederate Veterans Association
W. S. Hancock Post, G.. A. r.
Georgia Historical Society.
WorknRmens Benevolent Association.
st. John T A. b. Society.
Travellers Protective Association.
st. Patrcks T A. b. Association.
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Citizens generally.
The column will move punctually at 9:45
a. m., on the line of march designated by
| the General Committee Civic bodies will
70 tl,aC Of Of GfnR tlaf
| Bull and South Broad street, at $50 to be
assigned their positions in line.
THE TRADES DISPLAY.
The trades display on Thursday promises
to be one of the biggest events of the festl-
val. Grand Marshal Thomas Ballantyne
yesterday issued the following circular:
The Grand Marshal and his aides will assem-
BILE at the corner of South and East Broad
streets at 8 a. IN
Floats must report by $50 a. M, sharp. at the
above place, and will then be assigned their
positions in the parade
The line of march will be East Broad to Bay,
Bay to West Broad, West Broad to Broughton
Broughton to Barnard, Barnard to Congress,
Congress to johnson square, then around the
square into Congress- Congress to Abercorn,
Abercorn to BrOughton, BroughtOn to West
Broad, West Broad to South Broad, South Broad
to the starting point.
Thirty feet distance must be maintained be-
tween each float. Floats will not be permitted
to leave the parade until the line of march Is
completed.
THE TORCHLIGHT DISPLAY.
Chairman NJ T. Molina. in charge of the
| torchlight procession, has issued the follow
ing circular in regard to the torchlight
parade on Thursday night:
l. The line will form in time TO march promptly
at O'Clock in the following order
ON the north sFie of the Bay with right rest
ing on the east side of Abercorn street. The
Civic Societies, headed by the United States
H. .s,rs
promptly to the left of those in line as soon as
1t arrives on the ground. The committee in
charge Of this branch win be designated by blue
lanterns and composed of Messrs. f.. j. Kieffer,
Max L. Byck and Joseph F. Doyle
All business houses are requested to be rep
resented by transparency in this branch of the
procession.
on the south side of the Bay, right resting on
east side of Habersham street.
Floats and transparencies on vehicles headed
by the Union Cornet Band.
1t is urged that all floats participating in the
| trades display during the morning will join
| I'm the procession, the advantages TO be de-
rived can be readily seen, will be as great as an
advertising medium as that of the morning pa
rade.
The committee will be designated by red Ian
terms, and composed of Alessrs. II. w Palmer
and J. +. Burdell
II. Citizens mounted will form on the south
side of the Bay, right resting Oh west side Whit
aker. The committee will be designated by
| yellow lanterns and composed of NleSSrs w. w.
| Osborne and G. b. Townsend.
III. The colored branch Of the procession will
be formed on the south side of the Bay, right
resting on west side of Whitaker street. headed
! by the Guards Band.
Floats and transparences will form on the
north side of the Bay, right resting on West
Broad street.
AS the end of the white branch turn into
Whitaker street from the Bay they will break
into fours and follow in the march.
". No torches will be permitted 10 be lit
until the line is formed, ready for the march,
when the order will be given To light up. ." The
police will not permit any lighted torches to be
used on the streets outside OF the procession
" Colored lights will be distributed along the
line to the different members Of the committee,
| to be fired off at intervals during the march.
VI. To avoid any delay in starting, it is
urgently requested that all participants be
| prompt in taking their places, as the order to
march will be given at the hour stated and II is
| hoped that none will be disappointed In taking
| part by being late.
VII The review will take place from Capt.
| w. w. Gordon's residence at the corner OF
| South Broad and Bull streets
VIII. To preserve the line intact TO the end
| of the march, il has been deemed beSt by the
| committee to make slight change frcu that
already published. The procession being formed
| Abercorn street, the march will be to Whita
ker, to Broughton, to Draytou, to CASTOR, 10
Barnard, to Jones, TO Bull, to court house
| square, where parade will stand dismissed
X. sufficient force of mounted policemen
| will be in attendance to preserve order in the
| formation of the line and along the march.
FESTIVAL NOTES.
Parties wh) desire to furnish board or
! lodgings during the festival, and who have
not already been called upon by the can
vassers, are requested to leave their names,
address and schedule Of prices with Mr.
| Simon Gazan, at the headquarters of the
Bureau of Public Comfort, at Bull and
Broughton streets.
A limited number of chairs on the plat
form at Bull and Harris streets will be
rented during the unveiling ceremony for
the benefit of the Savannah Port Society at
| 81 80 each.
Owing to a probable delay arising from
President Clevelaud's VISIT, the dinner of
the Chatham Artillery complimentary to
the Macon Volunteers, will take place at
o'clock instead of 4 o'clock p. M, as an
nounced on the invitations