The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-08
OFF FOR THE LAUNCHING
THE KANSAS CITY VISITORS ON
THE WAY TO CHESTER.

The Arrival Of the Party IN Savannah
The Drive Through the City and to
Bonaventure - The Lunch on the
Chattahoochee - The New Steam
ships Charming Sponsor-The Mem
bers OF the Launching Party-The
Start for the North.
Amid the changing Of bells, the clapping Of
hands, and the waving Of handkerchief. the
Chattahoochee. bearing the kansas City"
launching party, drew off from her moor
ings yesterday afternoon and steamed
down the river All along the river she
/ received salutes from every quarter.
The vessels decks were crowded with
people. Miss Alice Moore, the charming
sponsor for the new steamship, stood in the
center Of the deck holding a large bouquet
OF flowers, presented by the Central She
was the cynOsurs Of al eyes. She wore a
becoming suit Of dark cloth, aud grace
fully acknowledged the cheering, which
came from tie hundreds of people on the
wharf Gen. Alexander, VINO was unable
to make the trip to New York, stood on the
wharf. waving the CnattahoOchee out
THE LAUNCHING PARTY.
On the deck with the sponsor we're Misses
Georgia and Eleanor BeIknap, Miss Mary
Whitehead, Miss Mildred Faxon, of Kansas
City, and Mrs. NJ. s. Belknap, Mrs. G.. A
Whitehead and Mrs. w. w. Gordon. Be
sides these there we're Hon. j. j. Daven-
port, Mayor of Kansas City, and wife,
George I. Moore, uncle of the sponsor aud
wife. l.. f. Irwin. president of the Com
merical Club of Kansas City, and wife, W.
b. Seeger, cashier of the Kansas, City
National Bank, and wife. d. B. Thompson,
representative OF the lower house Of the
city government, and wife, and A. w. Love,
representative of the upper house.
j. B. Lawrence of the Kansas City Jour
nal, and wife, Frank Hart Of the Kansas
City Times, aud wife, Col. j. H. Estill of
the MORNING News, f. A. Faxon, j. F.
Richardson, j. E. Lockwood general
and Kansas City railroad, Hon. U. B.
Harold, General Manager Belknap of
the Central and General Freight Agent G..
A. Whitehead A large number of
passengers en- route north We're aboard,
and Capt. Daggett was in command of the
ship. The arriving time in New York is
Friday night. The party will stop at the
New York hotel. and will go down Satur-
day morning to Chester, where the laun hing
will take place. They will return to New
York Saturday night.
Maj. Whitehead brought the party into
Savannah yesterday morning at $50
o'clock. Sixteen of the party occupied Nal.
Belknap's private car, the Georgia. Four
special coaches were attached to the train
and the trip was made inquick time. Mai
" hitehead said that the recent rain alon 9
the route made the trip very comfortable
and free from dust Upon the arrival in
Savannah Maj. Belknap had carriages in
waiting and the party was taken to the
Pulaski hotel where breakfast was had. At
10 O'clock carriages were engaged and the
visitors we're shown the city and its various
points of interest. Quite number of the
party visited the MORNING NEWS building
and climbed the tower for view of the
country. After that the drive
was resumed. In the carriage
with Miss Moore the sponsor, were
Mr.. George T. Moore and wife and Gen.
Alexander. After drive over the city, the
party went out to Bouaventure and drove
through the cemetery.
THE LUNCH ON THE SHIP.
At l O'Clock the visitors returned
to the city and to the steamer,
was served. The steamer left at $50
O'clock. Extensive preparations have been
made at Chester for the launching. The
decorations. are elaborate and expensive and
a large number of invited guests from New
York and Philadelphia will accompany the
launching party down to Chester.
just when the Kansas City will make her
first trip is not definitely known, but she is
expected to be in Savannah inside of
month. Somebody remarked to Gen. Alex
ander as the Chattahoochee swung out into
the river that the selection of the sponsor was
an admirable one, to which the Central's
president replied: "Idid not have the honor
of it myself, but l most heartily approve
the choice" Miss Moore is young and
talented. She is graduate of the Female
University of Alabama and is one of the
most popular young members of Kansas
City society.