The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-28
TORECEIVE THEADMIRAL
a MEETING TO-NIGaT TO ARRANGE
a PROG FAMINE.
The Merchants Week Association and

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ing.
The Merchants Week Association has
ssued call for q meeting at the De Soto
banquet hall at s o'clock tonight. Over
| 100 letters have been sent out to members Of
the association, merchants and gentlemen in
| judiciary and military circles-besides a
general invitation to all subscribers and
others interested in the celebration.
May week has taken on additional inter-
est since the suggestion offered by the
MORNING NEWS TO bring the warships here
met with such satisfactory results Admiral
Gherardi, for himself and officers, has
accepted the invitation to be the
guests of the association and
expressed his desire to add in any way to
the success of the celebration anything he
can offer by his ships and their crews.
| The admiral's band of sixteen pieces will be
| a feature, and with the Fourth United States
artillery band, stationed at Fort Mcpherson,
which has been engaged to come down for
| May week there will be plenty of music in
| the city. The cotton exchange has already
taken steps for reception of the officers Of
the vessels, but at to-night's meeting con-
certed action will no doubt be taken for
their entertainment on larger scale.
| THE PROGRAMME COMPLETE.
The executive committee is at work COM
| pleting arrangements, and has been in
formed by telegraph that Messrs. Pain &
| Sons intend giving one Of the finest fireworks
| displays ever given south. Special set
pieces especially appropriate have been pre-
pared.
A novel system of Illuminating the trades
display has been arranged, and bull street
will present perfect sea Of colored fire as
| the procession moves out.
| The bicYclists are in secret preparation
| for their part of the carnival, and some
striking ana unique costumes will be seen
on wheels. A drill of the wheelmen OF the
city will be held at 9 o'clock tonight in
front of the De Soto, and every night next
| week at the same place. There is an inns
preston that the bicycle events arc open
only TO the Savannah wheelmen. The
committee desires every bicyclist In
the city to be in line in the
parade The carnival committee has
| ordered extra lanterns to be distributed the
day before the parade. The cycling display
| promises to be one Of the leading events
| OF the week.
| THE MILITARY DISPLAY.
There appears to be some hesitation on
| the part of those in charge of the various
| commands tor the military parade, but as
all the merchants here signIfed not only
their intention but their desire for their
| employees to participate. there will doubtless
| be no further delay. The railroads have been
petitioned to close for few hours on Thurs
| day afternoon for the parade, and being
| equally as much concerned TO have Savan-
nah make a fine display their cooperation
can readily be anticipated. The display by
the naval force should be met by an equally
| imposing parade OF the military.
/ | coming in daily confirming
the indications for an immense crowd. One
cent rates will bring them If nothing else
does, and the programme offered to which
| every one Is welcome and IN which every
| thing Is free is enough to empty the section
| surrounding Savannah. Florida merchants
are enquiring for full particulars, as the
| railroads i'm that state do not seem to have
| announced or advertised the rates as lIber-
| ally as heretofore. The secretary of the
| Merchants Week Association has been send
| ing out advertising matter to points within
| 500 miles of Savannah. A prominent rail-
road man received notice yesterday Of
large party being made up in Birmingham
to take III the celebration.
THE GUN CLUB TOURNAMENT.
AS an additional attraction for May week
the May Week Association will give shoot
| ing tournament, assisted by the Chatham
and Forest City Gun Clubs, Tuesday and
Wednesday, May 10 and IL, on the grounds
| of the Chatham club onsEstill avenue The
association will give 300 in cash prizes dur
ing the shoot, which will be open to sports
men from the entire south.
The following programme has been pre-
pared by the committee:
OPENING DAY.
First Event. blue rocks, entrance 81 rs.
Second Event-10 blue rocks, en-
trance 81.
Third Event-15 blue rocks, entrance
| 81 So $40 added.
Fourth Event-10 blue rocks, entrance$1.
Fifth Event-20 blue rocks, entrance 81,
| $40 added.
Sixth Event. blue rocks, entrance rs
| cents
Seventh Event-2-men team, Is blue
rocks each, entrance IS, $40 added.
Eighth Event-l0 blue rocks, entrance 81.
Ninth Event-25 blue rocks, entrance
| 90 so, SIS added.
Tenth Event-10 blue rocks q misses OUT,
| 81, S. added.
SECOND DAY.
First Event-1O blue rocks, entrance 81.
| Second Event-l2 blue rocks entrance 81,
| So added.
Third Event-10 blue rocks. entrance 81.
Fourth Evelt-25 blue rocks, entrance
| 81 so, 500 added.
Fifth Event. blue rocks, entrance rs
cents
sixth EVenC-Chatnam cup match at 30
blue rocks, open only to the state of Geor-
gia. The sterling silver cup for the cham
pionship of the state WINS given by the
| Chatham Gun Club at the Manufacturers
and Dealers Association shoot in October,
| 1891, when it was won for the first time by
John Rocker OF the Forest City club with
the fine score of 40 out of so.
Seventh Event-1O blue rocks, entrance
| 81.
Eighth Event-3-men team, 10 blue rocks
each, entrance, 50, SIS added.
Ninth Event-10 blue rocks, entrance 81.
Tenth Event-20 blue rocks, entrance,
| So, $40 added.
The shooting will be from five traps on
| the rapid system and in order that all who
| shoot may have On equal chance, it is
! proposed to establish the following handi>
| caps so that the few expert shots cannot Sc
| cure all the pie" Winners OF first or Sec
| ond m oney in a match. will shoot at expert
or semi professional rules in the following
match, and if they do not succeed in again
| winning first or second money they will be
| allowed to go back to the open class in the
next match.
The grounds OF the Chatham Gun Club
| in which the tournament will be held, are
the best arranged of any in the state, and
| have been put in fair condition, with the
| improved arrangements for scoring aud