The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
MAY WEEKS PROGRAMME.
The Committees Getting Everything
in Shape for the Celebration

The Committees Getting Everything
in Shape for the Celebration.
The executive committee OF the Southern
Travellers Association will meet tonight to
re-arrange the programme and settle on all
details for May week. The plans as out
lined are: Parade of Southern Travellers
Association on Monday, a. M: address of
| welcome by Hon. p w. Meldrim to dele
gates, at $50, probably at theater, after
which the delegates will assemble for the
convention in Armory hall, and badges will
be distributed to guests at headquarters.
Reception at Telfair academy IL to 4
In the afternoon a grand military parade,
review and skirrnish drill, will take place at
park extension; at night, operetta at theater
Tuesday morning the guests and delegates
of the Southern Travellers Association will
assemble at headquarters generally-"open
house for guests. Reception at Telfair
academy from l. to 4. In the afternoon
the Georgia Hussars tilt at TenBroeck
course; at night, address by Hon. j. F.
Hanson to guests, delegates and citizens at
theater.
Wednesday will be the gala day at Ty-
bee. After assembling at the headquarters
and being entertained in "open house, the
guests will take the trains for Tybee. One
hour schedules will be run. The regatta
will start at noon. Horse and bicycle races
will occupy the afternoon. Tide will suit
for bathing at o'clock. Dancing win con-
technio display and ball will commence at
8 p. m.
Thursday are the gun club Tournament is
at Chatham Gun Club grounds. Mr.. G. S.
McAlpin is arranging heavy purse prizes
Thursday night concert at the theater
Friday there will be a general inspection
of the shipping, public buildings, Ocean
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the Georgia Historical Society library and
Telfair academy; boat races along the river
front
Travellers are returning from extended
trips and report immense crowds coming to
the city The railroads have nearly all put
on l-cent per mile rate; good for the week.
Secretary Robinson is receiving over 100
letters per day asking for information about
board and the general programme of the
celebration. Two assistants are kept busy
attending to the details necessary to insure
success for all the arrangements.
The gentlemen in charge of the new Tybee
hotel are arranging to have the bridegroom
finished, so that the ball on Wednesday
night can be held there The Tybee Rail-
road Company is pushing its new terminal
facilities to completion and Is making every
preparation for handling and promptly
transporting the crowds who will visit the
island each day.
The steamer Governor Stafford has been
chartered to make frequent excursions
down the river for those VINO prefer the
water; if the landing at Tybee can be put
in safe condition, arrangements will be
made 80 that the steamer can be used on
Wednesday to assist transporting the visi-
tors to Tybee that day.
Chairman A. S. Guckenheimer of the
fireworks committee, has arranged for a
grand pyrotechnic display with several APP
propriate set pieces.
Mr.. II. A. Palmer is chairman of the re-
gatta committee. The regatta will be one
OF the features of the celebration.
The badge committee is preparing some
handsome souvenir badges for lady visitors
The guest" badges, however, are the only
ones giving the wearers all the privileges of
| the Travellers association.
Jos. Lorenstein has been appointed mar
shall for the Travellers parade, with T. NJ
Battle, Max Krauss and F. C. Owens, aids.
Especial Guest" invitations have been
| sent to the President of the United States,
| the members of the cabinet, governors of
the southern states, and the mayors of the
leading cities of Georgia, Florida and South
| Carolina.
The city will be handsomely decorated
with bunting for May Week. Mr.. Harry
| Hartman, the professional decorator, win
arrive next week, under contract to deco
rate several large buildings, and Savannah
will wear holiday attire
The executive committee has started a
canvasser over the city to obtain the names
and addresses of every private house and
boarding house that will receive boarders
| during May week. The list will be carefully
compiled and printed for distribution in ali
the cities adjacent, along the line of the
different railroads, and will be placed within
the reach of every visitor to the city. The
committees are preparing for the immense
crowds who will come down next month,
and they fear that the accommodations will
| not be sufficient.