The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-07
MAY WEEKS PROGRAMME
A BIG LIST OF ATTRACTIONS FOR
TIE CBLEBR ALTON.

The Programme Officially Announced
! by the Committee-It viii Be IN
equeled in the History of Saven-
nah's Celebrations The Committee
Assures the Public That it VIM Be
| Carried Out in Detail-A Ccmmuui-
cation From Senator Gordon.
| The programme for the May week ce,e-
bration hes at last been announced. There
are to be parades. and excursions, and fire.
works, and concerts galore. Savannah
will crowd enough amusement into that
one short week to last an entire year. Pep
pie are coming here from ell sections of
| Georgia, Florida. Alabama and South Car
DINA with the expectation of seeing one of
the grsndest displays ever presented, and
| having one of tae jolIiest times of their
lives. and they are not going 10 be dlsap-
pointed.
The special feature OF the celebration will,
of course, DO 'Ds Soto and His Mission, "the
carnival parade secured by Mr.. Shaw in
New Orleans, and the grand fireworks dis
play to be given on Friday night with the
Mardi Gras pageant in the background.
| But for that matter all the features are to
be special. and all will be enjoyable and
attractive.
4 THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME.
Tuesday, May 90 a. m, parade CON mercial
| travellers In connection with officers and chair
| rue of Merchants Week Association 4 . IN e.,
| grand military parade; 8 p. IN illustrated fire.
works III Park extensions entirely
| novel and entertaining, all free; 9 p III. prom
enade concerts in Madison and johnson squa es
| by military bands in booths to be erected for
| the purpose.
Wednes lay, May 10 10 q. m, parade and ex-
| htoitton Of fire department; II m, balloon as
/ cension and thrilling parachute leaps at one
time acrobatic performances at Pompehan
park, ell Tree; p. IN, bicycle races,
4p, m, balloon ascensionin Wheelmen's Sark:
| ) p. m, horse races at Thunderbolt course for
| big purses; p. m. nap-tha launch and bateau
| races at Thunderbolt; ?. m, grand carnival
! fete, pyrotechnics and illumination of the en-
| tire bluff; fireworks will be displayed from
the island opposite Thunderbolt; special at
| fractions a. T.voll park and otaer gardens, all
fr e to guests; P. M, promenade concerts in
| city.
Thursday, May 1I-"Tybee Day. "A Whit
| of b. aclng air from the salts excursion trains
begin at m dancing on platform ali day
and until last train; II m, &c obetc and
| trapeze performances; ! p. m, sports and
athletics, including running, jumping, bicycle
races, etc.. etc; prize dill; ac.obatic AMI
| trapeIe performances; p. m, grand Ilumlna-
| ton OF the beach, p M, in city, grand fancy
dress bicycle carnival for prizes contestants 10
conform to certain rules, and illumination OF
| procession.
Friday Carnival Day"-li a M, prone
made concerts; p. m balloon ascension and
acrooatic performances, quadruple parachute
| leaps-POnpeiian park; $50 p. IN, The Carli-
| val called for the present DE Soto's Vision, -
| or the Spl9ndors OF the Orient Proc ssson forms
into Bay at Bull, takes right of squares out
/ BuH into Palk extension, where
semi-circle is formed, front facing
south, and fireworks display made il
| front of picture. aud to tue accompaniment OF
| four bands playing one cir, the bursting Of
| and jrbt # rrar al
| the tableau will be completed by O grand
/ illumination as bright the monday sun, thus
| making fitting finale to the week festivities
1t will be seen that there is some feature
for almost every hour in the day, anu the
| privileges of all are to be extended to Sc
vanuah's guests during that week.
IT WILL BE CARRIED OUT.
The executive board has carefully con.
sidered every detail, has taken into consider
alton many points for and against certain
| features, and is confident ia offering 10 tue
public programme Of varied entertain
ment, which it assures every one will be
faithfully carried out.
The board is, 80 far, composed as follows:
| President, d. u. Purse; vice president and
treasurer and chairman decoration COM
;nittee, 8. E. Theus: secretary, Max Robin
son; chairman finance committee B. H.
| Levy; chairman programme committee,
| w. w. Starr; chairman directory commit
| tee A. Z. Solomon; chairman acconnoda-
tIon committee. w. J. Watson; chairman
transpor alton committee, W. j. Lindsay.
Other committees will be formed and an-
nounced as the work prog esses. The
| ABOVE gentlemen, however, have princi-
pa!ly planned the celebration and, with
competent assistants, will see that every
de all is carried out.
Further details of the carnival feature
will be announced later. AS is customary
the exact subject and history is always a
matter of secrecy until announced by the
colored illustrations giving each float end
| its representation, which are not distributed
until the day of the parade, but for the
purpose of better designating the principal
feature and to arouse the ueuRl expectan cy,
! it is for the present called De >oto's Vision,
or Spleudors Of the Orient.
The following Charact eristic comnunica,
ton was received from Senator Gordon in
reference to the naval display:
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 3, 1893
| Mac Robinson, secretary Mere tdnts Heel:
ASSOCIATE n, S1UIpnGh, On:
My DEAR SIR--Pardon use OF card. will call
the attention of the Secretary OF War to your
| wish and join in your request. Very truly yours,
j. 3. GORDON.
CITY BREVITlGs.