The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-20
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GROVER A MIGHTY NIlROD.
Ducks Going Down Before His Gun By
The Score.

Over Thirty Stopped in Their wild
FLIGHT by tho President on Yester-
days Hunt-The Programme for the
Reception by the Palmetto Club OF
Georgetown Agreed to by the Presi-
dent-Tho President Already Bene-
fitted by His Trip.
Charleston, s. c.. Dec 19-The follow
ing dispatch was sent 10 President Cleve-
land at GEORGETOWN tonight.
To His EXccllency. Grover Cleveland,
President Of the United States. In behalf
Of the people OF Charleston. / welcome you
70 our state, and extend to you a cordial
invitation 70 visit our city. A hearty ana
hospitable welcome awaits our President.
John F. Ficken.
Mayor OF Charleston.
Georgetown, s. C., Dec. 19-This has
been an ideal day for duck shooting The
morning dawned with brisk wind from
the north. and the sky was overcast with
leadcn clouds, while the temperature waa
not very FAR above the freezing point.
The President, Capt. Evans and Mr.. JEFF
forson were up betimes. and were away
for the stands In the marsh before the
eastern skies were turning gray. They
had a fine days sport. as the result oe
tho shooting showed upon their return
TO the Wistaria at 4 C clock this afternoons
They bagged in all sixty large English
ducks, more than half Of which wera
brought down by the Presidents gun.
Commander NJ. n. $. Mackenzie and Dr.
O'Reily did not attend the hunt to-day.
but came up TO the city in the governs
ment launch Waccamaw. They paid a
short visit to the Hon. w. ID. Morgan.
chairman OF the reception committee OF
the Palmetto Club and among other
things said that the President was really
enjoying himself hugely, was In excellent
spirits. and was beginning to feel tho
beneficial results from his rest. and SPORT
ing.
When reference was made 10 the pros
gramme arranged by the reception COM
mittee, Commander Mackenzie said that
he thought the President did not wish
20 have more than a public reception
lasting about an hour. The chairmans
however, submitted for the Presidents
approval the full programme, as arranged
by the committee, and this evening re-
ceived letter from the President express
ing his cordial approval OF the entire pro-
gramme, which Will be carried out as
follows
,,ls The lighthq2gse tender wlstarla.
board, VIII arrive in the city
at o'clock y. m. on Saturday, landing
az The South Carolina Steamboat Conn
The committee will be in waiting with
carriages and the party will be taken at
once to the old historic Wlnnyah Indigo
Society han, when the public reception
VIII be extended by the President. The
reception viii last til about o'clock. Inn
medately thereafter the President and
his party viii be served with a light
luncheon, rendered by that representative
and popular organization, the Palmetto
club. At 3A5 o'clock the party win be es-
corted 10 the Georgetown and Western
depot, from which place the special train
10 which the car wildwood viii be at
tached. win leave promptly at O'Clock;
The ladies OF the city, and especially
the friends OF the committee, are al
ready actively engaged IN the preparation
OF the decorations, and as the little city
never does things by halves, she will on
this day present a typical holiday APP
Tho committee appointed by the Pail
metto Club are as follows: Hon. w. ID.
Morgan. chairman; Maj. B. A. Munner-
lyn, Hon. Walter Hazard, IL. Kaminskiy
S $. Frazer Josiah Doar l.. s. Erich ard
w. A. James, who VIII see that the Press
ldent Is accorded such royal reception
as the greatest statesman Of the country
deserves. Every citizen of the city feels
honOred BY the presence of the Prsident
here and the members OF the Palmetto
Club especially are proud that they have
the distinguished honor Of entertaining
so noted a dlgnitary.
q deer drive by the members OF the Ans
nandale Club tomorrow in the Fridheld
woods and the President VIII be given a
chance to bag a fine buck