The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-20
THE MILITARY WILL GO
TO TAX IN THE AUGUSTA EXPOSE
TON NOV 9.

The Exposition Delegation Tenders the
Of1cers of the Various Commands a
Formal Invitation-It is Unanimously
! Accepted Conditional Upon the
Mem bers alag Able to Leave Their
Busin ses- The Merchants and Mayo:
and Council to be Invited To-D Day.
The Augusta exposition delegation ,Messrs.
Patrick Walsh, president; Jules Reval, Sec
rotary: James L. Cow, vice president; Capt.
A. T. Austin, chairman of the military
committee, and Messrs. p. NJ. Mulherin and
F. H. Rice was before the officers Of the
First regiment, the Guards battalion, the
Georgia Hussars and the Chatham Artillery
last night to extend the Savannah military
an invitation TO attend the exposition Nov.
5 to z, military days. The inyi-
tatlon was accepted conditional on the ap-
proval Of the respective commands.
The board of officers of the regiment,
Capt. Wheaton of the Chatham Artillery
and ex Capt. Pritchard OF the Hussars, met
at the regimental armory. The meeting
was addressed at length by Mr.. Walsh and
Capt Austin urging the attendance OF the
Savannah companies at the exposition.
After an interchange of views the follow
ing was adopted.
WHEREAS It is the desire Of the Savannah
sol1itry TO contribute in every way possible TO
the success of the Augusta expositions military
programme; and
WHEREAS. A cordial and earnest invitation
has been extended TO the several military COM
mands to attend the exposition ana participate
in the military exercises; be 1t
RESOLVED, That it is the sense or the officers
of the First Volunteer regiment of Georgia. the
Savannah Volunteer Guards battalion, Georgia
Hussars and Chatham Artillery, in meeting as
sembled that the invitation extended by the
committee of gentlemen from Augusta be &C
copied by each OF the military commands, pro-
vided those employers OF the members of the
several organizations will grant leaves of alb
sence to their employees for only one day thereby
insuring full and creditable representation of
each company.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted, and meetings OF the company
org limitations will be held this week to take
further action. There is a good deal of
interest In the exposition by Savannah's
people generally, aud particularly by the
visits to Augusta add to their
desire to accept the invitation. AS
the trip will only occupy one day, Friday,
Nov. d will probably be the day. The COM
panies will leave on a special train either
Thursday night or early Friday morning,
returning Friday night SO that those who
go will be absent from business only one
day.
President Walsh and the members Of the
delegation are working up lively interest
in the exposition throughout the country.
The exposition, Mr.. Walsh says, will be
one of the best ever held in the south. The
Industrial exhibits from different states
will be varied aud complete.
The delegation will appear before the
board of trade to-day at noon TO extend an
invitation to the merchants OF Savannah
generally. The maVOr and CITY council will
also be formally invited.
The visiting delegation will go from here
to Macon and through Tennessee and Ala
bama.