The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-25
EVERYTHING SHIP SHAPE
THE CITY ALL READY TO RECEIVE
ITS GUESTS.

Programme Gone over and the
Final Details Arranged - The Pa
rsdes and the Lines OF March-Ihe
Grand Carnival-May l Expected to
be General Holiday.
The general committee OF Merchants
week held its last meeting before the spring
celebration last night 1t was the largest
meeting that the committee has held slnce
It was organized. Chairman ID. w. Palmer
presided, and reports were received from
the committees, on finance. Edward Karow
transportation, Joseph Hull; accommoda-
tion. z. A. Well; invitation, Maurice
Deitsh; decoration. J. +. LaFar; music,
H. C. Davis; fireworks, II. NJ Boley;
Tybee, R. F. Harmon entertainments, John
r Young; open house, Capt. Z. kulman;
races, NJ. W. Dixon; regatta, /. L. klnsey
horse races, Joe 4. Doyle; boat races.
George P. Walker; parades, Capt. j. +.
Brooks trades display. j. c. Shaw; carnl-
val. A. S. Guckenheimer; torchlgnt,
r G. Gaillard; military, Capt. j.
F. Brooks; S. T. A., Joseph Lovensteln.
The reports were all full and complete
and point to programme OF entertainment
that will excel eny that has ever been un-
dertal1en in Savannah. The programme as
It stands is as follows:
Monday. April 2s-Parade Of Southern Trav-
elers' Association O'Clock a. m. Address OF
Welcome" at open house. Military parade
o'clock D. m. Concert in the park at night.
Tuesday, April 29-Trades display 10 O'Clock
g. m. Horse races at Thunderboit. Fyrotechhic
display at night
Wednesday, April 30-Fire department e1hl-
bition 10 O'Clock a. m. Horse races at thunder
bolt. Grand carnival at night.
Thursday, May 1-Tybee Day-Ocean Regatta
at 1920 O'Clock a. N. Prof. Oldrieve's exnioi-
al A n faIn
p m. Exhibition drill by Barlow Light IN
fantry, 43O p. IN. Day fireworks at O'Clock p.
IN. Dancing all day. Grand illumination at
night.
races on river front. Aquatic sports on river.
Exhibition by Prof. Oldrieve.
Saturday May 3-Reception of visiting mer-
chants at the ''S T. A. !" headquarters.
THE DRUMIERs' PARADE.
The drummers' parade, which will be ia
the characteristic uniform, linen busters,
white hats, walking canes, grips, Will take
place at O'Clock on Monday morning and
will he the opening event of the week. The
members of the Savannah branch of the
Southern Travellers Association, visiting
drummers aud members of the general com
mittee of Merchants week will meet at the
travellers exchange. The line of march
will be from the exchange up Congress to
Jefferson street, to the Bay, and through
and Drayton to South Broad street, to the
"open house headquarters where the All
dress of welcome will be delivered by Hon.
A. p. Adams.
The military parade will take place at
o'clock in the afternoon. Lieut.. Col. Reilly
has issued a circular announcing the parade
complimentary to the Southern Travellers
Association.
The various companies win assemble at
fhair and n fO ih0rtU and
Bull streets where the line will be formed
at $50, and the march will begin promptly
at o'clock The companies will from as
follows:
First Volunteer Regiment of Georgia.
Busch Ziesuaves.
Barlow Light Infantry.
Savannah Volunteer Guards.
Chatham Artillery.
Georgia Hussars.
The line will be formed on the south side
of Liberty street, and the march will extend
down to Lincoln street. conference.-the
on the north side of the street to jefferson
street, then to Broughton, along the soutl
side of the street to Abercorn, counter
marching on north side to Drayton, then :,
Congress, 20 Bull, back TO Broughton, dowr
TO Drsyton, and out Drayton to the parad'
ground.
An escort of mounted police will preced.
the military. 1t is expected that a largt
display will be made, and the occasion viii
be one of the events of the week. The gen
eral order for the parade will be issued to
morrow.
THE TRADES DISPLAY.
The trades display will take place Tues
dav morning at 10 o'clock Nearly fifty
firms and business houses have entered
floats. Among them the Savannah, Florids
and Western railway five floats, and th'
Central railroad nine floats. Other firms 81
far entered are: Davis Bros. n. L. Schreiner
the Savannah Carriage and Wager
Company, Savannah Soap Works, B. II
Levy & Bro, Appel & Schaul. Fleischmar
Yeast Company, Savannah Brewing Com
papy, Reppard & Co., Lippman Bros, Lind
say & Morgan, Bacon, Bryan & Co., Joyce
Savannah Trunk Factory, Lloyd & Adams
Palmer Hardware Company, H. Logan
Dryfus Bros, II. Rehnberg, Savannah Mat
tress Company, Collat Bros, Buffers phar
macy, J. S. Collins & Co., James Douglass
and Rich & Co., and l. L. Falk q &C
Quite number of flrIns are expected t
enter before the parade. Capt G.. [
Pritchard has been appointed grand mar
shall, and he will announce the appointment
of his aids to-day. Tue line of march fo
the trades display will be from the rendez
yous, on Liberty street, at the Savannah
Florida and Western railway, throug
Liberty street to West Broad, then throug
Broughton, Abercorn, st. Julian, and
front of Christ church into Congress stree
around the market to Jefferson, then
the Bay and passing the city exchang
through Bull street, around johnson squal
into Broughton street, where the parac
will be dismissed. The parade will occur
about two hours. No positions have bee
assigned until the morning of the parad
when all the floats have been entere,
Chairman Palmer of the general committe
and Chairman Shaw of the trades displa
committee will then make the assignment
Tuesday night the fireworks display wi
be given in the park extension, with an ODE
air band concert by visiting bands early
the evening.
The event of Wednesday will be the graz
carnival "The Legend of King Arthur
which will take place at night. The float
some of them over. thirty feet in hight, a
being dressed and will be ready by Wedne
day morning. Over 100 costumed chara
tiers will take part in the carnival props
The torch light parade will be part of t
carnival procession and over ], 200 torch
will be in line. The carnival will be t
first that Savannah has ever had. T
utmost secrecy is being maintained by {
committee in charge of it and the floats al
the characters will not be announced un
the parade starts.
Both the carnival and the trades displs
committee have had good deal of Difficult