The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-24
THE VETERANS BIG DAY.
THE PROGRAMME FOR GEN. HAMP-
TONS RECEP TON.

The Military Parade and the Speech
by Gen. Hampton at the Confeder-
ate Monumental Public Reception
at the Husssrs' Armory-The Prepa-
retions for the Decoration of the
Monument and the Confederate Sol
diers' Graves.
The committee OF the Confederate Veter-
ments for the celebration Of Memorial day
and the reception of Gen. Wade Hampton
met in the court house last night and COM
pleted its programme.
The committee from the association to
meet Gen. Hampton will leave on the South
Bound railroad with the Georgia Hussars
committee Tuesday morning at $50 o'clock.
1t will only go as far as Stillwell where 1t
will meet the down train with Gen. Hamp-
ton, aud which arrives here at 1l:C0 o'clock.
The balance of the reception committee will
be ct the depot with carriages, together with
a mounted detachment OF the Georgia
Hussars, which will act as an escort
OF honor TO Gen. Hampton. The Hussars,
who will go to StillWell, will have their
horses at the depot, and will join the escort
detachment.
GEN. HAMPToN's RECEPTION.
Gen. Hampton will be taken first to the
De Soto and at IL o'clock will be escorted
by the Hussars to the anniversary meeting
of the veterans at Armory hall, where he
will DO banqueted.
At O'Clock the veterans will assemble at
Armory hall, where they will be met by the
Georgia Hussars and escorted to Liberty
street aud will take their place in the mill
t4ry parade. Gen. Hampton will be
mounted in the parade on Mr.. John
Huger's horse The line OF march will be
out Bull street to CASTOR. to Drayton, and
thence TO the parade ground. where the
troops will be massed around the monu-
ment from the base Of which Gen. Hamp-
ton will deliver his address.
At its conclusion Rev. DR.. Vass, chaplain
of the veterans, will pronounce the beuedic-
ton aAd the ceremonies will conclude with
q dirge by the cornetisEs of the bands.
THE PUBLIC RECEPTION.
From the parade ground Gen. Hampton
will be escorted by the veterans and Hus-
sars to the Hussars armory, where he will
hold public reception. II Gen. Hampton
can be induced to remain in the city until
Wednesday afternoon he will be rendered
az excursion down the river. II not he will
be given q carriage ride in the morning to
opal points of interest in and around the
city.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Association met
yesterday morning at Armory hall and ap-
pointed the following committees:
On Special Designs-Mrs. R. ]. Wade,
Mrs. Joseph G. Cornell, Mrs. John Green,
Mrs S. G. Lee, Mrs. A. NJ. Raines, Miss Ella
r. Hone.
To Receive Wreaths from the Veterans -
McLnws, Miss Louise DuPont, Miss Ohm
stead. Miss Nina Pope, Miss Meta Branch,
Miss Ellen Hunter, Miss Annie Bell, Miss
Annie White, Miss Alice " hite, Miss NJ. A.
Bell, Miss Y. r. McLaws, Miss Marie Puder,
Miss Mary Sullivan. This committee will
meet at the south gate Of the park at
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon.
On Decorations-Mr Edmund Abra-
hams, Miss Emily Nugent, Mrs. Olmstead,
Miss Bessie Ganabl. Miss Gertrude Dillon,
Miss Aggie Dillon, Mrs. Soulter, Miss Lizzie
Dubose, Mrs. G. w. Anderson, Mrs. Flem-
| ing duBignon. Mrs. Pope, Mrs. c. S. Ellis,
Mrs. J. Keogb, Mrs. j. A. Sullivan.
The decorations committee will meet at the
| monument at 4 O'clock tomorrow after.
noon at which time Veteran Puder, chief OF
the fire department, will hare several lad
ders and al detail Of firemen to assist the
ladies 10 decorating the shaft.
MAKING THE wREATHs.
About sixty ladies worked nearly all day
making laurel wreaths for the veterans &c
carry on their arms during the
parade and preparing emblems fol
the monument. Donations Of flowers are
solicited fer the committee on special de-
signs tomorrow afternoon. They can be
sent to any OF the ladies' Of the committee.
Mrs. Raines. secretary of the auxiliary
association. will have the ladies' badges
ready for distribution tomorrow at Armory
hall. The design, which Yves engraved by
Veteran Joe White, is u handsome one. Il
consists of the shield OF the oonfederacy in
side of floral circle, around which is 6
large circle Of magnolia leaves.