The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-08
SAVANNAH'S GALA WEEK.
THE CITY READY FOR ITS
GUESTS.
THE PROGRAMME FOR THE CELE-
BRATION COMPLETE.

The Work of Decorating the City Be-
gun-The Visitors Already Beginning
to Arrive-The Events of the Week
as They Will Occur Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday to Be the
Great Days.
Everything is in readiness for May week
20 open. The programme is complete and
the tinal arrangements have all besn made.
The warships have arrived, the military
parade has been ordered. the trades display
has been arranged aud the fireworks are on
the ground and the people are beginning to
arrive
The merchants have already commenced
their decorations, and tomorrow the city
will assume its holiday attire. Red, white
and blue bunting can already be seen in all
directions in the business portion of the
city and the banners are being thrown to
the breezes. Everything points to the big
gest celebration OF the kind the city has
ever known. Reports from the country are
that everybody who is not lame, halt or
blind and can possibly buy ticket Is COM
ing to Savannah. The farmers have been
blue for the last two weeks on account of
the continued drought which threatened to
burn up everything In the fields, but the
rain Is beginning to fall now and is putting
everybody in good spirits.
The attraction about this years celebra-
ton is that there is so much OF IL in such a
short space Of time and it Is all free No
admission coupons are attached 20 railroad
tickets and there are no amusemsnts Of any
kind for which the visitors will be required
to put their hands in their pockets.
The following is the official programme
for the week:
MONDAY, MAY O.
Arrival and Reception of Guests.
TUESDAY, MAY 10.
Drummers Parade 0 a. m.
Inauguration of the open House." Armory
hall, 10 a. IN.
convention OF Turpentine Operators Protective
Association, 10 a. IN
Bicycle Races, Bull and Liberty streets.
Gun Club Tournament. Chatham Gun Club
grounds.
Horse Races at Thunderbolt.
AT NIGHT.
Grand Illuminated Trades Display; over 100
floats in linei entire route a blaze of
colored fires and fireworks;
Sp. m. Congre 10 Bull,
to Park extension.
Bicycle Parade; 500 wheels in line. decorated
with thousands of Chinese lanterns
and riders in fantastic COS
TUNES; Bull street to park.
WEDNESDAY, MAY IL.
MORNING.
Firemen's Parade and Contest; exhibition OF
the finest fire department in the south;
Liberty street, q, m.
NOON.
Special Tybee Excursion. beginning at II a. m.
Review and Display of United States warships-
Phfladalnhia
dynamite cruiser Vesuvius.
Athletic Sports, Bicycle Races on the beach,
Thriling Parachute Jump from Balloon to
Ocean by Nile. La Roy, Is years
old, 4:SO p. m.
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
Grand open Air Concert by United States
Fourth Artillery Band and Admiral Band
=. S. s. Philadelphia. Sp. IN.
THURSDAY. MAY u.
MORNING.
Boat Races and Regatta on river front. 0 a. m.
Display of Warsnips on river front, 1890 a. m.
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
Grand Military Parade and Military Mansuyers
in PARK extension.
States Fourth Artillery Band and Ad-
mirsl Band U. S. 8. Philadelphia
NIGHT.
Bicycle Carnival and Fireworks.
The list of the subscribers to the
Merchants week celebration will be pub
lished during the week, SO that the public
and the visitors may know to whom they
are entitled for the magnificent entertain-
ment. Many business men were out when
called upon by the committees, Others were
undecided as to whether they should give or
not and others gave sparingly. The com.
Inittee's budget of expenses now exceeds its
anticipated receipts by about $1,000 All
who desire to make contributions or to In