The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-24
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THE COMMITTEE 'PRRFEOTING
THE PROGRAMME.

The Occasion To Rival In Business, In
Enjoyment and Splendor ALI Former
oatherings-The Hotel De Soto to
Ring With Music In Which Dixie
and The Star Spengled Banner VIII
Intermingle-The Ladies to Hold a
Reception In the Elegant Parlors OF
the De 5oto-The Banquet to be a
Model of Its Kind, With Patriotic
Toasts, Popular Music, Feast of
Reason and q Flow of soul-rhe
Floral Decorations to be of Bewil-
dering Beauty.
While the convention of the gas manu-
facturers and manufacturers of gas ap-
planes has for its object something more
than pleasure. the 300 delegates who will
attend the annual convention at the hotel
De Soto next month expect also to find
time to visit the many points of interest in
the city Of Savannah; critically inspect its
many miles of shipping aud extensive
railway yards; go on an excursion
down the Savannah river as far as Tybee
roads; visit Ty bee by rail, take a drive to
far-famed Bonaventure and the many at
tractive suburban resorts on the salts, to
in the. may circles Of the dance at the
Hotel De Soto
THE BANQUET.
Probably the browning event of the occa-
sion will be the magnificent banquet which
will be served in the dining-room Of the
DE Soto on the evening of Oct. TO-
The banquet hall viii be most artistically
decorated by Gardener and Oelschig, the
florists, and will present a bewildering
scene of semi-tropical beauty.
MIR. Smith, manager at Ludden & Bates,
in conjunction with Mr.. Cobb, will work up
the musical programme.
In addition to the delegates who will sit
at table, invitations will be sent out to
some fifty OF seventy-fve representative
| citizens Of Savannah.
Among the toasts of the evening will be
| sour guests, W City Of Savannah" "Our
past presidents" "The friends Of other
days." 1.-THE new south,n THE American
gas engineer" 1.-THE ladies'" and a number
of voluntary toasts.
DIXIE AND THE STAR sPANaLED BANNER.
| The musical programme has not yet been
| completed, but it is understood that there
is to be both vocal and instrumental music.
"Dixie" will be given fundamentally either
after the toast of 1.-THE City of Sa-
vannah." or after the toast Of New
South" The first toast will be
i
"Adld Lang Syne" The "Star Spangled
Banner" will be given instrumentally after
| the toast American gas engineer" and
after the toast THE ladies'" which is also
to be silent toast, annie Laurie" will be
sung.
The dinner itself will be marvel of the
| caterers art, and one of the finest ever
served in this section. The following is
| THE MENU.
L
Consomme Royal.
Pale Sherry.
Pompano. Deviled Crabs
Tomatoes. Parlslenne Potatoes.
Coquille of Chicken, la Toulouse.
| Celery. Olives
Tenderloin of Beef. Pique with Mushrooms.
Caret. Cauihower au Gratin.
Stewed Terrapn, Maryland style.
Sweetbreads Braise en- Classes.
Green Peas.
| Sorbet Dauphine.
Roast Black Head Duck with Jelly
| Champagne dry. Rice Birds on Toast.
Terrine de Foie-gras rAspic, Lettuce Mayor
naise. Shrimp Salad. Shrimps in Green
| Peppers,
Pouing Souffle Montpelier.
Champagne Jelly.
| Neopolitan Ice Cream.
Assorted Cakes.
| Fruit, Roquefort Cheese.
Coffee.
| The menu cards will be printed in the
highest style Of the typographer's art 1t
Is especially designed, and is being engraved
by Bailey. Banks & Biddle, and will serve
as souvenir to the banQuetters A hand
some bouquet will be placed at the
plate of each guest, and during the feast
the occasion will be enlivened by choice
| selections from the band.
THE PLEASURE PROGRAMME.
A programme showing all the points of in
| terest in and about the city will be printed
and placed in the hands of each visitor
| Excursions by river, railways and drives
| will go to make up the interludes in the ses-
sion of the convention. Ten carriages will
be kept In waiting at the hotel De Soto
during the three days the visitors are here
and will be at the command of the ladies
who will be shown every attention by COM
Inittees composed of Savannah ladies.
THE LADIES RECEPTION AND HOP.
In the afternoon of the first day the ladies
from abroad will hold reception in the
parlors of the De Soto and Cobb's band will
furnish music in the rotunda. Arrange
ments are being perfected for a hop that
night to be participated in by those who
do not attend the theater.
Alexander c. Humphreys, general super
intendent of the United Gas Improvement
Company Of Philadelphia, who, with Mr..
David Douglas of this city, has been &C.
lively engaged arranging for the conven-
ton, will meet Mr.. Douglas here on
Sunday, Oct. IL, when the final programme
will be arranged and promulgated.
20 Dispel Colds.
Headaches and Fevers, to cleanse the