The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-13
TO SEE SAVANNAH.
Military and Civilians to
Escort Them.
A DAY FULL OF EVENTS.

Savannah extends to-day a cordial
greeting to the military and civilians OF
Chicago. and welcomes them within its
gates.
The clubs and public buildings Will
open wide their doors. and not only will
the committee which has undertaken to
arrange a programme for the reception
and entertainment of the visitors see that
its details are carried out but the citizens
generally viii lend hand, with the hope
Of making the short stay of the Chicago
ans pleasant one.
The Chicago party viii arrive this morn
ing between and o'clock. Three trains
will come by the Central, two of them
containing the civilians and ladies, num-
bering 223, and the third train containing
the governor and stan Of thirty, Mayor
Swift. Col Turner and his immediate
stan, band corps of seventy men and hos,
pital corps of twenty men.
These trains are scheduled to arrive at
Z, 7:l5 and 1880 o'clock, city time. The two
military trains, the first containing the
First and Third batallions, and the sec
ond the Second battalion and Calling gun.
section.
The battalions and other sections Of the
local
commands and escorted to their quarters.
The two civilian trains will be switched
directly around to the Ocean Steamship
wharf, without coming into the depot. The
third train will come into the depot in
order to allow the hospital and band
corps and officers to debark. The pro-
gramme for the day. as completed at
last nights meeting Of the general com
d mittee, is as follows:
O'Clock a. m.-Reception of troops at
the Plant system depot and escort to
their quarters by local commands.
o'clock-Recepton of Gov. AltgeId and
staff Mayor Swift, Col. Turner and stan.
hospital corps, at the Central railroad de-
pot by the Georgia Hussars, who Will es-
cort them TO their headquarters.
to o'clock.-The civilians will be met
at the Central railroad wharf and shown
that property
9 to y oclock-Trip down the river on
the steamship Nacochee.
II oclOck.-Foot ball game and atblatic
sports at the Bolton street park
O'Clock noon-Open air concert by
FIRST regiment l. y. @. band of IS pieces
party.
Between y and O'Clock p. m. and dur
ing the day the citizens will be shown the
faAiOuS pUlIAs OF interest around the CITY
o CLOCK p. m.-Grand military parade
OF the local troops and the First regiment
l. \. o., with review by Gov Altgeld
on the parade ground.
o o.clock-Reception to the officers of
the visiting regiment by the commissioned
ofhcers of the local commands.
o'clock-Open air concert on the piazza
OF the De Soto hotel
During the evening there will be recep-
tons at the military armories to all of the
visitors. The following clubs and institu-
tons are open to and will welcome all OF
the visitors and any citizense of Savannah
having any Of the visitors in charge: Sa-
Vannah Volunteer Guards club, CONNER
eial club, Harmonic club, Hussars club.
savannah Yacht club. Catholic Library
Association, Cotton Exchange. Board of
Trade. Telfair academy and the Georgia
Historical society
The weather indications at midnight
We're for fair weather. with cloudiness a
portion of the day, slight changes in tenn
perature and brisk north to northeast
winds. While the prediction is not an
that might be wished, it is better than
rain.