The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-09
The Letters of RsRrat.

VICE PRESIDENTS CHAMBER,

me LSLtsrS OF Regret.
The following letters of regret were read
by Mr.. John r. Young:
VICE PRESIDENTS CHAMBER,
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is 1892.
My DEAR SRI very mucn regret that shall
be unable to avail myself of the invitation ex-
tended in your note Of Dec. % to be present &C
Trale on Feb. g.
With thanks for the invita- ion 80 cordially ex-
tended. officially and pers nally, and regrets
that cannot again renew the acquaintances
formed curing previous visit TO your enter
prising city and meet the members Of the board
of trade on the occasion of their annual fes-
tival, believe me, very truly yours,
D. G. Purse. Esq, President SavGnna6 Board
of Trade.
MILLS BUILDING, New York CRY.
Jan. 10, 1898 {
Nj DEAR SIR-I have received your kind
favor Of Feb. 8, in which you extend TO me an
invitation to be guest at the annual dinner of
the board of trade of your city, IL would give
me great pleasure to meet my good friends in the
city Of Savannah if it were possible for M to do
so;out the cares and duties now occupying my at
tention are such as to furnish no ground for
believing that can make q southern trip this
season. Thanking you for the courteous re-
membrance, am, very truly yours,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
SENATE CHAMBER
WAsHIN GToN, Dec. %, 1892.
D. o. Purse, Esq President, e'c.:
MY DEAR SIR-Your kind note Of the 23d
instant inviting me to attend the proposed din
ner OF the Savannah Board Of Trade is received
u would give me great pleasure to accept, but
the business of this session will be so urgent AM
the time SO short that will not be able to leave
this city at the time stated.
heartily commend the objects you have in
view and would gladly attend if my public
duties would allow. Very truly yours,
JOHN SIBERIAN.
STATE OF New York, EXECUTIVE CHAMBER
ANN Ian, q {
d, g. Purse, Esq. President SaUqnnoh Board
or Trade, Savannah. Ga:
DEAR SIR am in receipt Of your letter of
recent date, and regret exceedingly that my
official engagements deprive me Of the pleasure
OF accepting your invitation to attend the
annual dinner Of the Savannah Board of Trad
on the evening OF February 8. am much in
debted for the courtesy of your letter and
should Or pleased to meet the business men Of
Savannah upon this Occ2s ion, but unfortunately
Savannah Is a long way from New York and 1t
Is impossible for me to break away from my
official duties for any length OF time during the
legislative session.
Thinking you for your Kindness, ! remain
very truly yours, Roswell +. FLOWER.
SPEs KER's ROOM, HOUSE OF REP. I
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan Il, 1893.
John r. Young, Esq., SGUdnnGh Ga:
MY DEAR SIR-PeTnit me to acknowledge
the recaipt Of the invitation Of the Savannsh
Board OF Trade to attend their first annual din
ner on Wednesday evening, Feb. 8, and to ex-
press my regrets that my engagements here
Thanking you for your courtesy and assuring
you of my appreciation thereof, 1 am sincerely
yours, CHARLES F. CRISP.
UNITED STATES SENATE,
WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. 10, 1898.
Mr.. D. g. Purse, President Etc, Savdn-
nah, Ga:
MY DEAR SRI much regret that circum-
stances debar me from accepting the compli-
mentary invitation of the Savannah Board of
Trade dinner on Feb. 8, prox. Please express
my thanks 20 the members of the board, and
DeIeYe me, very truly yours, J. B. GORDON.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Boston, Dec. p. 1892.
hon d. Q. Purse, President SdUdnnGt Board
or Trade, Savannah, Ca.
MY DEAR SRI regret extremely to say in
reply 10 your letter of Dec, %, that am afraid
that 1t will be impossible for me to accept the
cordial invitation of your board to attend its
| dinner on Feb. 8. AT that time our legislature
is IN session, and there are many duties and
! engagements which fear will not permit me 70
| leave the state.
regret to send this answer, as it would be a
very great pleasure for me to visit Savannah
especially on so interesting an occasion.
thanking your board for it's kindness, and re-
| GREETING that l cannot be with it, am, very
truly yours, WILLIAM E. RUSSELL.
BLooMNGToN. ILL, Jan. %, 1893.
| Hon. John r.. Young Savannah, Georgia:
DEAR SIR-The kind invitation of the Savan.
nah Board Of Trade TO attend their first annual
dinner on the evening of February 8th, came
| duly to hand.
| OF the great courtesy shown me, and exceed
lngly regret that prior engagement will pre-
vent the possibility Of my being in attendance
trusting that the occasion may be one of I'M
alleged pleasure to all who have the good fort =
une TO be in attendance, l remain, yours very
truly A. E. STEVENSON.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
| EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, COLUMBIA, Jan. IL. 1898
| ID. q. Purse, Esq, President Board Of Trade,
SGUdnnGh. Ga:
My DEAR sIR-I have the honor to acknowl-
edge receipt of your letter of Dec, 90 extending
| an invitation to attend the annual dinner of the
| Savannah Board of Trade
Permit me to return my thanks to your board
for the courtesy, and to you personally, for the
kindly manner in which you extended the same
am sorry l cannot accept. My work is
| especially perpleXing and onerous Just now in
| organizing the machinery to carry out our new
| liquor law, and will not be able to get off at
| the time specified regret this the more, that
| / would like to view the changes wrought in
your city since last saw it in 1868 and learn to
| know those who have made it what it is-the
leading South Atlantic seaport. l am verv
| truly yours, B. r. TIIINAN
| CONSULATE GENERAL DE LA REPUBIICA J
ORIENTAL DEL. URUGUAY, !
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 6, 1898.
Hon. RUFUS s. SaIds Consul of Uruguay So
hannah, Ga:
sIR-The invitation extended by the board of
trade OF Savannah, Ga, to his excellency the
President of the Republic of Uruguay, to a din
| ner at Hotel De Soto, which you send me ma
| been received and will be forwarded on the 18th
| NeSui'i9AAAP A-tLlOfApJt BOAuk uIFecC TO
| Montevideo.
In the name of the president have the honor
TO thank the president of your board of trade
| and its members through him for the dis
| tngulshed honor extended to my chief. re-
| greet that the time is too short to obtain an
answer before the Sth proximo. | will how
ever, forward it, when received, feeling assured
! That the President Of Uruguay Will appreciate
the honor extended. I have the honor of re-
naming, your most obedient servant,
Consul GENERAL
! he Prasidapt 80
| GOVERNMENT HOUSE,, OTTAWA, Jan. Il, 1888.
SIR-In addition to my letter OF this date TO
! Mr.. Vice Consul Robertson, in which. by his ex-
! cellency the governor general of Canada's in d.
structlons, l have intimated his excellency's
| regret at his inability to accept the kind invi-
| tation of yourself and the members of the
board or trade of Savannah for Feb. 8, his ex-
and express his great Apr citation of the kindly
board of trade and the citizens Of Savannah in
extending their hospitality TO him on this occa-
sion.
His exceency feels sure that you will under
stand that the duties of his Office demand his
| presence in Canada, especially,during the SEES
sion OF parliament but lie wishes TO assure that
had 1t been possible it would have given him
great pleasure to have accepted such hospita-
bic invitation, and to have paid visit to Sa-
vannah am, sir, your obedient
LORD STANLEY,
By Premier General Secretary.
d. @. Purse, Esq, Savannah.
Gov. Boies of Iowa declined with extreme