The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-05
COLUMBIA'S CENTENNIAL.
Making Ready for the Great Celebration
Gen. Wade Hampton Invited to be
Orator of the Day.
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COLUMBIA, January 2S.-The gen.
eral committee of the Centennial Gel
ebration met this afternoon, DR.. Fisher
presiding, Mr.. Cathcart secretary. A
great deal of business was promptly
and harmoniously dispatched.
DR.. Fisher, to whom the selection of
subcommittee was referred, reported
the following:
Finance-Messrs. Pearce, Muller and
Thomas.
Collections-Messrs. Jones, Mancke,
Trump and Habenicht.
Day Parade-Messrs A1ancke, Shields,
Willie Jones.
Trades Procession-Messrs. Cardwell,
Mimnaugh, McCreery, Lowrance and
Motz.
Oldest Residents-Messrs. Morrison,
Percival, Altee and Beard.
Display and observation-disclosures.
Muller, Swaffield, Shiver, R. r..
Wright.
Fair Grounds and Intelligence Office
-Messrs. Rowan, DR.. Dunn, Pearce,
Robertson, Harper.
Invitations and Receptions-Messrs.
Thomas Taylor, John P. Thomas, Jr.,
DR.. Geo. Howe, R. W. Shand, Judge
A. G. Haskell.
Canal-Mayor McMaster, Messrs.
Desportes, w. B. Lowrance, Capt. Ire
dell, Rhett, Holley.
Railroads--Messrs. CardWell, Rich
mond and Danville: Mcqueen, South
Carolina; c. NJ. Smith, Atlantic Coast
Line; P. Morrison, Richmond and
Danville; J. H. Green, Richmond and
Danville.
Press-Messrs. Flanders, Gibbes,
Iighe, Douglass, Watson.
THE INVITATION TO GEN. HAMPTON.
The following is DR.. Fishers official
communication on behalf of the stand
ing committee Of the Centennial Or
ganization of Columbia to Senator
Hampton
"CoLUMBIA, January %.
"To the Hon. Wade Hampton, Sem
ate Chamber, Washington, D. C.-My
Dear Sir: Representing committee
composed of members of the city coun-
Gil of Columbia, members of the Board
Of Trade, Of Columbia, and a committee
of ether citizens, I have the honor to
extend to you in behalf of the citizens
of Columbia and the State the official
invitation to deliver the grafton on the
occasion of eCenternial Anniversary
in May next of the first session of the
General Assembly of this State in Col
dnlbia.
The action of the city council, by
which you were named as the orator
of the day,'w be forwarded to you at
the earliest possible day. It is, how
ever my pleasant duty by resolution
of the general committe of the Centen-
NAL celebration to convey to you their
and my earnest desire that so auspic-
ious an event may be inaugurated by
one illustrious in war and peace, and
whose name and fame are a priceless
heritage to the State of South Carolina
and more especially to the Capital of
the State, the scene Of the happiest
moments of your life, Of your most
heroic sacrifices and most memorable
achievements.
II am confident that I speak for all
the good citizens Of this Common
wealth, when I say that it is their
desire that your honor the Centennial
with your presence and deliver the ora
ton. Trusting that the committee
will have the pleasure of a favorable
reply, I am yours sincerely and obedi-
entlv. w. G.. FISHER,
Chairman Standing Committee Cen
tennial Celebration"
On motion of Mr.. Thomas the sub
committees were Instructed to organize
at once and report progress to the next
meeting of the standing committee,
which has determined to meet at half
past ) o'clock every Monday afternoon
until the preparations have been COM
pleted.
The subcommittee have been granted
the use of the council chamber for their
meetings.
Sheriff Rowan was elected unani-
mously a member of the standing
committee. The members of the
committee speak with enthusiasm of
the success of the undertaking, and
will carry the project forward with the
assurance that the people of Columbia
and the State are with them socially,
financially and patriotically.