The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-27
MAY WEEKS NEW PLANS.
The Effort TO Bring the Columbus
CsraVel Here.

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Csravel Here.
A meeting Of the committee on directory
Of the May Week Association will be held
tonight at s:l5 o'clock. The following
circular is being mailed to hotels and pri-
vate boarding houses and the committee
asks that responses be sent in at once:
The May week committees are preparing
map showing the eXacs location OF every pubuc
building, place of interest and hotel auc private
boarding house IN the city. Ten thousand OF
these Will be distr buted. For the convenience
and accommodation Of strangers the boarding
houses Will be arranged in a comprehensive
manner, without charge. You are, therefore,
requested TO respond on inClOSed postal tor in
person at headquarters, Bull and Liberty
streetsl stating how many visitors you can &C
commodate with rooms or board or both, and
prlc5. An immediate reply is necessary.
Applications have been made for the one
fare rate on all roads centeriDg in Savan-
nah, and they have been asked to have con-
Meeting roads join in the same rate, for the
week commencing Sunday, May z.
On account Of the enlarged plan of the
celebration, which Is becoming more ex-
tended, 1t IS expected to have rates over all
points from and includin 2, Pensacola, Birm-
lngham, Chattanooga, Tampa, Cedar Key,
Rockledgs, Quincy, Jacksonville, st. Angus
tine, Gainesville, Atlanta, Augusta, Athens
aud Macon to the south and west and Ashe-
vile, Spartanburg, Anderson, Greenville,
Raleigh, Winston, Salem, Charlotte, Will
mington, Charleston, Florence, Columbia,
Sumter, OraDgeburg. Chester. Laurens,
Darlington on the north and west.
Efforts are being made to bring the
Columbus caravel to Savannah, as the ships
will have completed their part of the pro-
gramme on April q at Hampton Roads,
and can easily come TO this port for a few
days. The following letter has been sent to
the Spanish minister at Washington, and
similar appeals have been made to the SEQ
rotary OF Navy and other officials whose in
ttuence is valuable:
SAVANNAH. GA. March %, 1898.
Senior Don Jose =. SG0rdrtO, FIRST Secretary,
Spanish legation, Washington, D. c.:
DEAR SIR The association which have the
honor to represent is arranging Tor grand car
nlval and fete upon quite an enlarged scale, In
connection with series of other entertain
ments, covering the greater part Of the week,
beginning May next.
These annual celebrations given under our
auspices have been varied from year to year.
and bring thousands of visitors from the sur
rounding country and states
Last year our own government placed at our
disposal for this purpose several of its best war
ships, together with Admiral Gnerardi and his
flagship Philadelphia. This was the means of
instructing the residents of the interior with
matters connected with naval affairs and nat
uTRlly the object lesson thus produced had and
is having its beneficial effects. We now desire
TO ascertain il it is not In some way possible to
obtain one or oil OF the ships sent over by your
nation representing gthe Columbus caraval to
Visit this harbor during this week of entertain
ment, and which would prove highly edifying
to the thousands who will be here, and the
mejority of whom we are certain would be I'M
able to see them at the worlds fair.
This valuable epoch in the worlds history
should be remembered, and, if possible, wit
messed by every inhab tant of our country, and
particularly the children; who. as students
fhrV. har for, To-
way with the incidents in relation thereto.
OF course, every protection will be afforded
their visit TO our harbOr, and all expenses at
tached thereto will be assumed by this associa-
ton.
After their part in the naval review, April 27,
it will require but a short while to make the
trip to this part, and then continue on their
proposed visit to Chicago.
/ would most earnestly invite your co-opera-
ton and influence, and am safe in vOicing the
sentiment Of gratefulness that would be felt
not only by the people of this state, but those
of the entire soutn. for this opportunity which
could not again occur in a lifetime.
am also addressing communications to rep
reSentatlYeS OF our country at Washington
with this end in view, and thanking you in ad
vance Tor an early consideration and any sug
Restions that might further our object am
sir, with great esteem, very truly yours,
MAX ROBINSON, Secretary.
The MORNING News is not ct liberty yet
TO divulge all the plans OF the programme
committee, but can assure its readers that
the programme includes one special feature
alone, which for its elaborateness and mag
nifcence, will compare with any similar
display in the United States
The negotiations are now being brought
to a close and will be announced in a few
days.
The two advertising agents employed will
start out at once TO distribute matter and
thoroughly advertise the celebration over
the entire territory outlined above
The headquarters now present busy ap-
pearance at night, the secretary's staff being
now up TO the ears at work until midnights.