The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-26
PLANNING A BIG TINE.
THE PROGRAMME FOR THE VISIT
ING LEGISLATORS

The Special TRAN to Reach Savanr ali
at IL C'clccz Friday Night-A Re-
freshmen Train to Meet the Legis-
lstors Eaif Wsy-The Reception in
savaanah-The Trip to Tybse and to
the Sea Buoy-A Reception by the
Governor at the De Soto.
Arrangements are being made to give the
members of the general assembly and other
invited guests a royal time during their visit
to the city Friday and Saturday. If they
don't 60 away with the feeling that Savan-
alb deserves to have deep water, and the
united effort of the people of the entire state
in that direction, it won't be the fault of
the citizens.
Gov. Northen aud the state house officers
baye been invited to come and will pro5a-
bly, accept. The party will leave Atlanta
on a special train Friday at 2 O'Clock, and
is expected to reach here about IL o'clock
the same night. As the run is a long one
and no opportunity being given for lunch
on the route, the committee IN charge of
the entertainment of the visitors has de-
cided to start out in the afternoon a special
train to meet the Atlanta special. A spread
will be prepared, and as soon as the legisla-
tive train is met the restaurant car will be
sandwiche1 into it, and the visitors will be
invited to the feast This will be the first
taste OF Savannah hospitality.
THE MILITARY TO TURN OUT.
1t has been suggested that all the military
turn out and meet Gov. Northen and the
legislators at the depot and escort them to
the De Soto. If this feature is decided upon
tho entire visiting party will walk to the
hotel, which will be brilliantly illuminated
from the ground floor TO the roof. Mayor
McDonough, the city council and the mem
bers OF the genei al committee will also meet
the party at the train.
Saturday morning at $50 o'clock the Wis
ltors will start for an excursion to Tybee.
They will be entertained at the Chatham
Artillery club house, where they will enjoy
the unique style of hos titaliky for which
the corps has become famous.
Returning to the city about 10 o'clock, the
visitors will be given an early dinner at the
De Soto. At $3.50 o'clock the Nacoochee
will be boarded from the foot of Bull street
and trip will be made to the sea buoy and
back to give the visitors an idea of Savan-
nah's harbor and what it needs to be made
one or the greatest ports Of America.
RECEPTION BY THE GOVERNOR.
AT $50 O'clock at night public reoep-
ton will be held by Gov. Northen aud the
members OF the general assembly in the De
Soto parlors. The hotel will again be
illuminated in honor of the event.
Capt. d. &. Purse, chairman of the
committee in charge of the affair, has pre-
pared neat pamphlet showing Ssvannah's
commercial Importance, by giving facts in
the shape Of statistics, and the great advan-
tage IL has over salt water ports In the re-
rnoval Of barnacles from the bottoms of
vessels which have been on long
ocean voyages In salt water ports
vessels have to be hauled out on
the ways and scraped, while the fresh
winter washes the barnacles off and the
owners of the vessels are not put TO extra
cost. Each visitor will be furnished one of
these pamphlets and they will also be sent
to every member of Congress and the
United States Senate. The pamphlets will
also be spread broadcast through all the
western country tributary to Savannah.