The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-11
MAY WEEK GETTING CLOSER.
The Drummers Pushing the Prepare.
tions for the Celebration

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tions for the Celebration.
There Is a great deal Of hard work going
on among those who are interested i'm ma K
ing the May celebration a success. The 20C
and over travelling men are self-coustituted
advertisers for the occasion, and from their
enthusiastic reports Savannah will hardly
be able to hold the people who will be here
during merchants week.
Messrs +. T. Charlton and W. P. Hardee,
general passenger agents Of the two railway
systems centoring Eere, met Mr.. E. A
/ Well, chairman of the transportation COM
mittee, Secretary Max Robinson and other
members of the ASSOCIATION last week and
tie matter Of rates from all points TO
Savannah, for the week beginning May 5,
was fully explained TO them. The gentle
men representing the association and the
merchants interests we're successful in inn
pressing the railways with the Importance
of a very low rate, which, it is believed,
will also result In large business for Ty-
bee during the remainder of the summer
season, and they hope TO be able to publish
the rates decided upon in a few days. The
as ociation desires 10 benefit every class of
business, and has very wisely made the oc-
casion convenient for country people at
large to 90 their trading before and after
the important days Of the celebration.
The delegates who will attend the travel
ers' convention will not be neglected.
Ample arrangements are in progress for
their entertainment also.
The outlined programme for Monday,
May g, is tho convention Of the Southern
Travellers Association, which will proba-
bly, extend into the next day. The Guards
arsenal has been eng lged for that purpose.
During these two days committees com
posed Of merchants and travellers will re-
ceive and entertain their guests, who will
be principally the country merchants
Badges will be given each and they will
then be privileged to participate in all of
the festivities
Tuesday night, the 7th, the theater has
been secured for the address of Mai. J. F.
Hanson of Macon on the duties of employee
TO employer and employer to employee, to
which all the guests of the association, the
merchants and prominent people of Savan-
nah will be invited.
Wednesday, the Sth, will be the gala day.
the trip to TYbee, the races and pyrotech-
MICS
The remaining days of the week will be
devoted to sightseeing, inspection of Savau-
nah's shipping interests, and visit to the
Ocean STEAMSHIP Company's feet. Gun
tournaments, and probably cavalry tits and
regattas, will wind up the week.
The circular issued TO members of Savan-
nan branch is meeting with prompt re-
sponses from the members. President Dean
Newman met the Macon branch in that
city on Saturday, and has its cooperation
in both the convention and celebration.
The tickets of invitation will be furnished
travellers by Secretary Robinson in fe
days Chairman Deitsh, of the committee
of arrangements, is actively preparing his
forces for work.
1t is likely that the shot gun tournament
will be an assured feature of the celebration,
since Mr.. @. s. McAlpin has taken hold of
the matter and is endeavoring to arrange an
interesting tournament programme. The
new stewards of the Savannah Yacht Club
will consider the matter of a regatta to-
morrow night, and will give the association
an answer about the proposed regatta
during the week. 1t is likely that there Will
be large military display also The fol-
lowing letter has been received from the
Barlow Light Infantry:
SAVANNAH, March g. 1880.
Mag Robinson, Secretary s. T. T.:
have to acknowledge the recsipt of your
communication, and in reply will say that the
Barlow Light Infantry will cheerfully take
part in the military parade and review during
the May celebration OF your association.
q. b. PRITCHARD, JR., Captain.
Other letters from the military have been
received, and the majority of the compa-
MES regard favorably the feasibility of the
parade ia May during the celebration.
All communications relative to the cele-
brationS should be addressed to Max Robin
son, secretary and treasurer, No. 1856
Liberty street.
New names for membership in the asso-
citation are being sent in daily, the secretary
said last night. The association now num-
bers over 200 members, a majority of the
most prominent business men in this and
other cities In the state