The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-15
THE CITY SAYS COME.
ITS HOSPITALITY EXTENDED TO
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.

Festival Committees Invitation
Mayor Testers kilograms to the
President The Presidential Train
The Festival Fund over So, 900.
One week from to-day the Jasper Monu-
ment will be unveiled. The unwilling cere-
monies will he the Inauguration of the
three DAYS festival that will follow, and
which will be the biggest celebration that
Savannah has ever witnessed. The bronze
statue of Jasper arrived yesterday, and will
be placed in position to-day. The cere-
monies attending the unwilling are about
complete. The Fire Department supply
wagon will be turned into the chariot IN
which the thirteen little misses Who are to
represent the original thirteen States, are
to ride The Fire Department and the
Southern Express Company viii furnish
the horses
The platform around the monument will
he finished this week and everything will
be in readiness by the day of she unwilling.
THE PRESIDENTS VISIT.
President Cleveland's visit on that ocea-
sion will be an event in the city's history.
Every preparation is being made for the
reception of the Presidential party, which
will consist of the President and Mrs.
Cleveland, Secretary and Mrs Whitney,
and Col and Mrs Lamont.
Maj w. B. Mckee, Comptroller of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway,
held conference with the members Of the
City Council at noon yesterday and OK
planned the arrangements so far
as they have been made for the care
of the Presidential party by the railroads.
General Manager Haines, of the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway, and General
Manager Pugh, of the Pennsylvania road,
will hold a conference in Jacksonville to-
day with the General Manager of the At
lantic Coast Line, and will, so far as posi-
BILE, arrange the schedule for the Preslden-
tial train. The present intention is for the
party to leave Washington on Tuesday, and
follow the fast MALL arriving here
Wednesday morning about S o'clock The
time of leaving Savannah will be governed
by the wishes of the President, but the
party will not remain later than ! 80 o'clock
The result of the Jacksonville conference
to-day will determine more exactly what
the programme will be.
RENDERED THE CITY's HOSPITALITY.
The Council, after the conference with
Maj. Mckee, adopted the following reso-
lutions, offered by Alderman Myers
WHEREAS 1t now seems probable that the
President of the United States will visit the Sub
TROPICAL Exposition in Florida during the
present month, and
WHEREAS, The General Committee of the
Jasper Festival has extended an invitation to
him and Mrs. Cleveland. the members of the
Cabinet and the Presidents private Secretary
and their families to visit Savannah during the
Festival, to occur on the 22d I'D and oath inst,
Be ii reSofred, That the Mayor and Alder
men of the city, uniting in the generally eX
pressed desire Of the citizens to honor our Chief
Magistrate, do hereby supplement the invitation
already extended, and do cordially tender to
the distinguished party above named the hospi-
tahty of the city.
THE MAYORS INVITATION.
Immediately after the meeting of Council
Mayor Lester telegraphed the President the
following invitation:
SAVANNAH, Feb. IA, 1888.
His ErceltencB Grorer Clerelnnd, President Of
the united states, Washington, D. C.:
The City of Savannah in behalf of our citi-
zens renews their invit alton extenGe1 you in
August last to visit Savannah and supplements
the request of the Jasper Monument Association
that you be present on the 22d of February,
the occasion of the unwilling of the statue to be
erected in memory of patriot of the Ameri-
can revolution, the heroic Sergt. Jasper.
RUFUS E. LESTER, Mayor,
The city authorities have made no ar
rangements for the reception Of the Presi-
Dental party and will leave that matter
with the festival committee.
THE FESTIVAL COMMITTEES.
work of preparation for the celebration with
all possible dispatch. The Trades Display
and Torchiight Procession Committees are
actively at work Very few societies TO
which invitations have been sent to
take part in the torchlight
procession have yet notified the
Committee either of their acceptance or de
clination. Chairman Molina requests that
the committee be notified at once so as to
arrange for the distribution OF torches. The
committee met at the park last night to wit
ness Davis Bros. display of colored lights
The display was to show the effect OF the
lights. The committee was so satisfied with
\ the success of the display that it ordered
limited supply Of the lights to be used dur
ing the torchlght parade. The lights are
something III the shape of a Roman candle,
and burn with beautiful brightness for
nearly half an hour.
THE WORK OF DECORATING.
The other committees are getting every
thing i'll readiness. The work of decorating
the city will begin i'll few days, and the
decorations will exceed anything ever seen
in Savannah. CanVaSserS. representing
several decoration supply dealers, are eau
wasting the city The Festival COMMITTEES
in charge of the public decorations will be-
gin work in day or two. Many of the
private decorations-of residences and bust
HESS hSu9eS--Nlll Oe HlOIe 6ldDOTdUe IMAM
anything that has ever been seen in this
part OF the South. The committee in
charge Of tue street decorations is anxious
that the work be begun in time, so that
there will be no delay at the last moment.
The business houses and residences along
the various lines of march are expected to
be deliberately dressed.
THE FUND OVER 1000
The subscriptions to the Festival fund
last night footed up S6,034 20. The follow
ing additional subscriptions were reported
yesterday:
Previously published. ................S55 800 %
Central Raiirnad and Banking Co ladhI 10 10