The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-27
THE CITY IN GALA DRESS.
THE STREETS BRIGHT WITH BUNT-
ING AND FLAGS.

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nival Parades-
The Merchants week committees worked
late last night getting everything in shape.
They saw half the town decorated yester-
day with flags and bunting Ssreamers ara
tapping from windows and from hagstaffs
on many of the prominent buildings. Many
labored late after business hours last night
decorating their places. Congress a1d
Broughton streets ara the principal streets
which are decorated so far, but the decora-
torswill begin soon after midnight tonight
to put up their gayest colors.
The committees are beginning to feel
easy now that the programme is 50 nearly
completed. Chairman Shaw issued an
order yesterday, which is printed in to-day's
MORNING NEWS, notifying every business
firm contemplating entering the trades dis
play TO meet promptly Tuesday morning at
O'Clock, at East Broad and Liberty streets,
to be ready to move at 10 O'Clock.
THE TRADES DISPLAY.
The trades display will represent about
sixty firms. Several floats were added 70
the liss yesterday, and more viii join to-
morrow and Tuesday. Chairman Shaw
said last night that the floats are being
made artistically, and the display will be
one of the best ever seen in Savannah. The
telegraph, telephone and electric light
wires are being rapidly removed from the
Broughton street poles, where they form an
obstruction, and before Tuesday the wires
will all be twenty-six feet high. They viii
then cease to be an obstruction. Marshal
Pritchard has appointed his aids and they
Will respond promptly Tuesday morning
mounted.
The carnival Wednesday night promises
to be one of the most brilliant pageants
ever seen in this part of the country.
Chairman A. S. Guckenheimer is closing
up the detail work of his committee. The
procession viii form in a part of the city,
not known yet, before o'clock, and prompt
ly at s it will move off. 1t will require
ten minutes for the procession to
pass given point. Cobb's band of thirty
five pieces will lead the march. The Bruins
wick band of twenty-five pieces will lead
the torch light procession, and Myers baud
of twenty-five pieces will lead the sailors,
t1remen, engineers and conductors pro-
cesslon. The engineers and conductors viii
parade in their overalls and uniforms The
| fremen will march in their working clothes,
and the sailors in their sailor costumes.
This will be an attractive feature OF the
procession. IL is estimated that 1900
torches will be in the procession.
The guest badges for visitors to the city
| have been made They are very unique
| and artistically gotten up. The membership
badges of the Southern Travellers AssocIa-
| ton may be secured at Travellers exchange,
| and the badges for chairmen, also, to-day
and tomorrow by applying for them.
| Guests badges may be secured at open
house. The membership badges have upon
| them Merchants week under auspices of
Savannah branch" The reception
committee badges have the same
| inscription. These badges are white silk
| with gold braid. The guest badges are
pink, and the special guest badges are blue
with silver braid. The badges for chairmen
of committees are old gold; committee
badges, blue satin with the word "Com-
| mittee" upon them.
Tomorrow morning the Southern Trav-
| eler's Association procession win form in
front of the Travellers exchange, and will
march through the principal streets to the
Bazaar hall, where Hon. A. p Adams will
| deliver the address of welcome Those who
will occupy seats upon the stage are the ex.
ecutive board, composed by the ehairmen Of
the various committees, the president
and secretary of the Savannah branch,
| the mayor and aldermen, president and
vice president of the cotton exchange
president and vice president of the board Of
board of trade, committee on entertain
tainment, representatives of the press, and
Hons. w. w. Gordon, Peter Reilly and
| William Clifton.
Chairman Brooks of the military com.
mittee said last night that it is very impor.
tant that the merchants allow the young
meu who are members of the military tc
get off tomorrow to swell the parade and
week. 1t is something that the
business men want to succeed. Il
is an affair Of theirs and moi
| the military's. The streets also should be
| sprinkled well, the chairman said, or else
the soldiers will make poor display.
The march of yesterday was the
most trying experienced in a long time
The weather was sultry, and in the
| absence of water on the streets the soldi err
drank the dust in, and with this in view
| Lieut.. Col. Reilly has ordered that all the
| companies of the First Georgia Regiment
turn out tomorrow in fatigue uniform in
stead Of the heavy uniforms.
Much interest is being conferred on Tybee
day. The ocean regatta to start at 1879 i:
the main feature OF the daY, prize boats
from North Carolina to Florida having
entered for the prizes.
The Tybee railway management has pro-
vided ample accommodations to safely and
expedltiously handle the large crowds who
will 90 down to enjoy May day on tht
island. The water Spider" who
win attempt the feat of walking
through the breakers out to sea
comes in for his share of curiosity
The bicycle races, exhibition drills, day
| fireworks, night illumination of the beach
dancing, band concerts and various othel
attractions will all contribute to the day:
enjoyment. Schedules will begin at 5:2(
o'clock a. m. and continue every hour dur
ing the day and at night until every one is
off the island. Thirty-eight trains will bt
run; these are capable of transporting
nearly $4,000 persons safely. The
railway company assures the public
| OF its ability to carry 2O,00I
persons. Chairman Harmon of the Tybet
committee has made every arrangement
possible for the comfort and amusement q
the visitors. Tickets good for Tybee day
are now on sale at the De Soto, Gazau'
! pulaski house, ticket office, Fernandez
Savannah, Florida and Western railway
and Central railroad ticEet offices. For tn,
convenience Of the pubic tickets were
placed at those places in advances.
The arrangements for the fireworks dis
play and the band concert in the parl
| Tuesday night, for the races at Thunder
bolt, and for the ocean regatta, the Geor
| gia Regatta Association races, and tbs
aquatic sports on the river front Friday
and for the gun club tournament are al
complete.
he crowds began arriving last night
The Savannah, Florida and Western train