The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-16
THE CITYS GATES OPEN.
sAVANNAa's WELCOME TO SOUTH
CAROLrEA's MERCHANTS

The Programme for the Reception and
Entertainment Complese-The Re
oeption Committee to Meet the
Visitors ct Livingston Tomorrow
Afternoon-Tae Party to Reach tho
City Tomorrow Night-Ths Pro-
RrSmme for Tuesdsy-rhe Drive
Over the City and the Entertain
ment at the Board of Trade.
Savannah is preparing to lay all her past
efforts 10 the shade In the way OF entertain
msnt IT. be,ialf Of the Columbia merchants
Tuesday. The town viii be theirs from the
time they arrive until their departure. and
they can take 1t or le6vs it just as they
please.
There will be sbouo 200 Of the visitors.
Fully that number have accepted
already. aud acceptances continue
to come IN. The excursion train
bearing the Columbia merchants
will leave Columbia at O'Clock in the
afternoon, or O'Clock Goth meridian time.
The train bearing the committee OF SavAn-
nah merchants to escort the visitors VIII
leave Savannah at 8 O'clock standard time.
The following COMMITTEES will be aboard;
d. /. MacIntyre, B. II. Levy, Max Robin
son, Fl. T. Moore, A A. Solomons, Jr., W.
w. Starr, W. D. Simkins, D. G. Purse. J.
A. q. Carson, John K. Gsrnett, X. j. Da-
want, Jr., A. B. Hull, W. G. Cam, X n.
Berrien, w. s. Tison, F. F. Jones. +. A.
Stovell, J. 81. Estil and J. B. TisdemAn.
TO ESCORT THE VISITORS.
They will meet che Columbia merchants
at Livingston, above Denmark, and after
greetings have been exchanged the Savsn-
nah committee will 90 aboard the Columbia
train and the whole party VIII come down
together. They will reach the city sbout
j. o'clock and will be escorted to the De
Soto, where the committee OK reception,
headed by Mayor McDonough, will await
them.
The following compose the reception and
entertainment committee: Mayor J. J. Nc
Donough, chairman; Capt. D. g. Purse, J.
F. Minis, Fl. NJ. Conner, Gen. G.. II. Sorrel,
Capt r. G. Fleming, Col. j. II. Estil, p.
A Stovall, Gazaway Hartridge, Col. George
A. Mercer, w. g. Charlton, P. W. MeIdrim,
J. R. Saussy, Herman Myers, Col. William
GArrard. II. W. Palmer. A. III. Bond, Mr..
Lindsay or Mr.. Morgan, J. NJ. jackson, G.
Davis, Henry solomon. Joseph Hull, Sig
Binswanger, Jaspersen Smith, MIR. Zipperer
aud H. T. Moore
After the hospitaIities of the city have
been extended the committee will bid the
visitors good night and allow them an OPP
pOibuh4bg W pEGpaIo themselves LOT bE9
fatigues Of Tuesday.
THE DAYS PROGRAMME.
Tuesday morning at $50 o'clock the re-
ception committee will take the visitors
in charge for drive around
the city. All the carriages in the city have
been engaged. The route will be through
the principal residence and business streets
and the Ocean Steamship Company and
Savannah, Florida ard Western railway
wharves, ending at the board Of trade build
ing where collation., prepared by she ladies
OF the st. Johns Rsctory Society, will be
served. IInpromptu speeches and remarks
BY both visitors and citizens will be in order
The contemplated trip to ThunderboIt in
the afternoon has been abandoned, as it Is
thought the visitors will have
enough Of sightseeing by that time.
The visitors will then be at liberty
20 devote the remainder of the afternoon to
extending their acquaintance with the city.
GLAD TO HAVE THEM STAY.
The majority Of the visitors will doubtless
return 60 Columbia and their homes along
tho route Tuesday night. Those who desire
TO remain, however, will be able to do so.
"a the oourtesles extended by the South
Bound railroad hold good until Oct. 30.
The Committee of arrangements and in
vitatioD, which has had charge OF all the
preparations for the ENTERTAINMENT Of TIE
visisors IL as follows:
l. B. Tiedeman, chairman; D. /. MaoIn-
tyre, B. H. Levy, Max Robinson, Il. T.
Moore, w. /. O'Brien, R. J. Davant, Jr.,
A. B. Hull, J. H. Hunter, T. F. Stubs
and Joseph Ferst.
This Is the committee which has had the
heavy work so far. Chairman Tiedeman
hss bad his hands full Tor tbs last several
days issuing invitations, making up com.
miteeee and arranging for the reception of
the visitors