The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-30
THE CITY Is THEIR'N.
JoURNEYING JOURNALISTS AND
LADIES IN MEMPHIS TODAY.
A Representative Committee to Take
the Georgians in Tow. and Give
Sample of the Hospitality They
Have Heretofore Only Read About.

Memphis will turn herself loose on the
delegation Of journalists and their ladies
from Georgia today.
When the day is over, and the guests
are weary from the efforts to keep up with
the entertaining diversions in store for
them at the hands Of the citizens, they
will, it is hoped, have forgotten all about
the go-ahead cities and towns OF their own
great State, OF which they are wont to
boast so proudly.
The following special dispatch received
by THE APPEAL last night gives the
strength OF the excursion party and rela-
tive proportion of ladies and gentlemen:
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 29.-The Geor-
gia Press Association, about eighty strong.
is spending today in this city. They will
leave tonight for Memphis, Tenn, and
will visit Kansas City, St. Louis, Nashville
and Chattanooga before returning on the
9TH OF June. They are a fine body OF
men, and have been shown the sights OF
Birmingham today by the local press.
The special train bearing the party will
arrive here at O'Clock this morning, over
the Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham
Railroad, stopping at the regular depot,
foot OF Main street. The disposition OF
the visitors from then until their depart
ure, late in the evening, was announced
yesterday, and every arrangement to carry
out the program as published has been
completed.
First, they will be given an appetizingr-
soothing ride from the depot to the Pea
body where they will relieve themselves
of the dust OF travel and hunger, between
the hour of arrival and $3.50 o'clock.
At $50 o'clock the visiting editors will
be escorted TO the foot of Union street,
where the steamer G. b. Bryan will be in
waiting. A run on the river OF about an
hour will be made, during which Mr..
Malcolm X. Patterson will voice the well
come OF the people and press of Memphis
to Georgia's molders Of public opinion.
Carriages will be in waiting on the re-
turn OF the eXcursionists, aud they will
be driven 10 the Cotton Exchange, where
an exhibition OF the photograph and
graphophone will be given, and probably
few impromptu words of welcome said.
After the exercises at the Exchange tho
wandering editors will be allowed 10 retire
| TO the privacy Of their apartments 10 the
Peabody 10 dine or rest, rs their humor is,
until $50 O'Clock, when they and the
escorting committee will repair to the cor
ner OF Monroe and Third streets. A train
on the Fast End Dummy Line will be in
waiting and they will be carried to Mont
gomery Park.
The clubhouse will be thrown open,
refreshments will be served, and the guests
honored as becomes Memphis.
From the race track the party will re-
turn TO the Peabody. At Z O'Clock in the
evening the special train that will bear the
editors on their way TO Kansas Citv will
be at the foot Of Monroe stseet ready to
receive its freight.
The editors will be cared for by commit
tees composed OF Presidents Hidden. rem
rcseniing the city; Woodson, OF the Cotton
Exchange, and Peters, OF the Merchants
Exchange, Representatives OF the press and
numerous other gentlemen.
The city will be free to the visitors. No
fare will be charged on the Bryan, or on
street ears or dummy lines. and President
MADDEN will instruct the police TO deal
gently with such OF them rs may by acct
dent become offenders against the city's
organic laws and ordinances, lest sonn-
Georgia man should 90 astray on account
Of change OF scene and air.