The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-24
ARMY AND ART AT ATLANTA.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT EXHIBIT
TO BE LIKE THAT AT CHICAGO.

Two Companies of the Fifth United
states Infantry TO Go Into Camp
on the Grounds-The Art Commit
tee and the WOman's Committee
Hold Meetings Mt the National
Capital Massachusetts Taking
steps for an Exhibit.
Atlanta. Ca. April Cap. Thomas II.
Barry Of the United States army. member
of the government commission Of the Cot
ton States and International Exposition,
Is in the city, locating the exhibit and
making arrangements therefor. He
brought with him detailed information
concerning the exhibit, which viii be sub
stantially the same as that made al Chl-
Cago. camp Is contemplated, ana Two
companies of the Fifth United states IN
fantry. stationed at Mcpherson barracks
four miles from Atlanta, will be detailed
under the command of the major for this
duty. They will be encamped on the hill
not far from the government building,
and the tactics OF the army will be Illus
trated by daily drills. The army and navy
exhibits will occupy the entire annex of
the government building, which Is 6Oxlio
feet. Within the part OF this annex, al
lotted to the army, figures mounted, armed
and equipped with the uniforms of the ser
vice and representing the successive arms
and accoutrements of the American sol
der from the time of the revolution 10 the
present will be exhibited, together with
samples of the various arms Of the ser
vice, from the revolver and saber up 10
eeVen-inCh HoWitZer. The Quartermds-
ter's department viii likewise exhibit
wagon trains, etc.
The engineering corps will be repre-
scented by an exhibit of government Work
done or in progress in southern har-
borS or on southern streams, some Sc
lected from points in other sections of
the country, and will include models Ct
the work on various points of the Missls
sippi river at Key West, Fla, Il Apple
ton, Wis, and at other places.
Washington, April 22.-Two important
meetings of Atlanta exposition committees
were held in Washington to-day. The first
was an informal meeting of the art com
n1ittee at the home of Miss Herbert in
the morning, and the second of the Wo-
mans committee for the district at the
home of Mrs A. A. Wilson in the after
noon. The latter was chiefly for Organiza-
ton and for the appointment of sub-com-
mittees.
Mrs Herbert has been greatly interested
IN the work of the art committee, with
which she has been connected. As her
absence in Europe. whence she sails on
May s. will prevent her doing much ac-
tive work here. the general meeting of the
artists of Washington was called at her
house, where plans We're laid as far as
possible to smooth the way for General
Commissioners Horace Bradley. who will
come TO Washington in two or three weeks
TO organize the general art committee for
this section Of the country. Representa-
tives of all the art associations, and a
number OF other prominent artists were
present
General plans were discussed and the
work put in charge of a committee, of
which Mrs. J. Il. Henderson and Mrs.
Philip Phillips were two, to aid Mr.. Brad
ley. when he arrives, to form the general
committee. This committee will receive
all art works presented for competition,
and pass upon them, which viii save
the artists the risk of rejection by the
central committee at Atlanta and the con-
sequent cost of transportation for the
PICTURES or statues. Several Of the artists
announced their intention of commencing
special work for the exposition at once.
The action of the committee to-day in no
way prescribes the actions of Art Com
missioner Bradley on his arrival. but Will
give him the organized support Of all
the local art organizations.