The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-09
THE DATE CHANGED.
Nav Week to Begin ono Day Earlier
Than at First Proposed.

Nav Week to Begin ono Day Earlier
Than at First Proposed.
Tbe executive board of the May Week AS
location held quite an interesting meeting
~ sone length last night and carefully con-
,idsred the various propositions and reasons
Gov change of date. It was finally decided
- ADVANCE the date one day, beginning the
oolabrattou on Monday May s. and continu-
d. IN TO and including Thursday May H.
EThfs mai es some change in the official
..-o--aumc. putting the events i'll each case
70 day carrier than was announced a cay
o-tvVo ago a gun club tournament aud
probably parade OF the Knights Iemplars
will also be added 10 Uue oAc4al nSt OF at
fractions announced.
oThis will enable all who 80 desire 20 stay
- 80 carnival and enable those merchants
Tbo desire d chance to return home for
SATURDAYS business to do SO.
Mr. J. C. Shaw aud tho corps OF ar. fsts
I.fs New Orleans last nigh5 and -1fiI he
here tonight. The scenery in sc cars Is
also en- route, and will pe U.nlosded this
ygesz aud work at once bee an on the sub
iaotg to be portrayed. Toe floats ara al -.
ready under process OF construction. and
one month from yesterday May week will
be in full blast.
The essOciet!Jn is in receipt OF a letter
from Mr.. n. Perez PetlntO, the Spanish
consul IN Chis city, transmitting the con-
tents OF g. letser from the general consul Of
Spain "a New York stating that in case it
is possible to arrange for the caravels to
WHIT this port during May week, that be
Considers that the proposition should come
through 6he general government of the
United States to his exceliencY the Spanish
minister.
The proper request has already been made
through these channels by the association.
o. - J..
visit of the columbus caravels"
The merchants lists submitting names OF
parties to be invited are being rapidly class
flied and the official invitations will begin
TO 60 out this week. providing the finance
committee completes its list Of subscribers.
The finance committee1met last night aud
found that everything is progressing favor
ably. The Congress and Broughton street
committees VIII make a supplemental can
vass completing their districts by Tuesday.
The Bay street committee will begin
promptly tomorrow morning with Presi~
dent Purse and expects to thoroughly cover
every point in its territory to the best ad-
vantage.
1t is hoped thai no occasion will be made
to compel 1t to make a second canvass, or
that no firm will necessltate a second call
as the invitations are about to be issued b,
only waiting on the list Of subscribers to
be added so that every firm in the city will
be represented thereon when they 20 for
ward to the merchants of tho interior. The
invitations, which will be neatly litho-
grsphed, state to the recipients that the
celebration is rendered you complimentary
by the following representative firms Of
Savannah" then follows list Of suhscrlh-
ers, so that those receiving them, see who
are the contributors to whom they are in
debted for the festivities of May week.
A letter from veteran drummer" was
received yesterday The writer, Mr
Stuert-who, by the way, is brother of
the celebrated actor, Stuart Bobson-has
always taken an active interest in the
travellers, and has never yet missed a
parade of the drummers during May week.
The Savannah boys are always glad to
have Charley" Stuart, and he is made a
special guest on these occasions.
THoaAsvILLF, GA, April 4, 1898.
MI. joseph LOUenstein, President SdyGnnGh
Travellers 4SSOCi rtiOH:
DEAR SIR-Im pleased to acknowledge re-
calpt Of your kind favor March 30, informing
me or programme being arranged for Drum
mers' parade May week, and if you can
count on me, the old Veteran" being present.
! thank you very much for your inquiry and
KIND consideration, with my promise that II I
live, and nothing happens to prevent, you may
count on me with all the biRness of my heart,
ana every inch OF my caliber. Wishing you
every possible success in your undertaking, l
anu, yours respectfully, etc. c. T. STUART.