The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-21
TIE sHIPs WILL BE RERR.
Letters From Secretary Herbert Offer
ing Them for May Week.

ing Them for May Week.
| Cept Purse has a letter from Secretary
! Herbert Of the navy department Offering to
send to Savannah any three OF the large
vessels in the navy that could enter the
river and come to the city.
OF course the offer will be accepted and
the vessels VIII, doubtless, be here during
the May week celebration. They will make
a splendid show on the Savannah water
front
J. r. Hansen of New Orleans, who made
the lights used in tie Mardi Gras parade
there, arrived here last night. He will have
charge Of the illuminating effects TO be
used during tho celebration.
The territory contiguous to Savannah is
now alive TO all the attractions that Nav
week offers. The advertising agents are
out distributing the hundreds Of thousands
of posters in every city, town and hamlet
embracing the territory from W ilmipgton,
Raleigh, Charlotte, Asheville aud Spartan
burg In the north; Atlanta, Chattanooga,
Birmingham and Montgomery in the ives; /;
Pensacola, Quincy Tampa and Jackson
vile to the south and out into the Atlantic
on the east.
The list of names submitted for invi-
tations TO be issued now runs up to nearly
5000 and those firms who have not already
sent in their lists are requested TO do so. as
the official invitations are in the printers
hands and will be mailed not later than
next Tuesday.
The firms which have been overlooked by
the finance committee aud others who have
not yet been seen are ad vised that the lists
will be closed tomorrow. and il they de-
sire 10 be included among the other repre-
sentative firms of Savannah whose names
are attached to every one of the 10000 in
vitatons issued by the committee should be
informed at once, so that no one who de
sires this opportunity can complain Of being
neglected.
The finance committee will meet tonight
for final report, and the executive board
will also meet tonight to pess upon several
important matters, one particularly being
the letter from Secretary Herbert Offering
30 send the warshiDs.
Secretary Robinson is back from Jackson
vile and st. Augustine aud reports that the
people of these cities know more of May
week and are much more enthused over It
than Savannahians appear TO be.
The visit of Jacksonvilles opera COM
pany, comprising q cast Of 100 OF the best
society people Of the city. is Rrousing con-
siderable interest there, ana they confidently
expect to bring between 500 to 200 persons
from that city il the special train asked for
Is put on. The opera company will produce
- Mikado" here on Wednesday, May 10, il
suitable arrangements are made with Man
ager johnson. They will come on q special
train and be quartered at the De Soto IL
has been suggested that reception and hop
be given them after the performance at the
De Soto, and Messrs. Watson & Powers
have rendered their banquet hall for the
purpose. The society people of Savannah
will be invited, and it will be a social COM
pliment to have the two cities thus meet in
pleasant, social way.
The headquarters present quite the APP
pearance Of an advertising bureau with its
stacks OF matter piled over the floors, and
the staff is hard at work mailing and dis
tributinR the various programmes. and
posters throughout the country.
The accommodation committee say that
they have provided sufficient quarters to
entertain from 5000 to 1000 strangers. 1t
would be we'll for strangers, however, to
write and engage accommodation in ad-
vance.
The city map is now in press and will &C
company the invitations 20 be mailed. 1t
designates every point Of interest in Savan-
nah, with the street car lines arranged in
perfect system, so that stranger can. at a
glance, find and go TO any locality without
confusion.