The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-12
CHICAGO DAY CLOSE BY.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE RECEP-
TION AND ENTERTAINMENT
OF THE PARTY.

TeIegrams From Atlanta Announc-
ing the Arrangements Made by the
Committee sent There.
The general committee on Chicago
itinerary held a meeting last night al the
Guards arsenal, and practically complet-
ed the outline OF the programme for to-
morrow.
The military and citizens Of Chicago
will arrive tomorrow morning from 10
so'clock. and wiz Doe given the proper mill
itary escorts and reception. The follow
ing telegram was received yesterday by
Mr.. Lee Roy Myers chairman OF the
entertainment committee, and IL gives
q good explanation of how the excursion
will be conducted up 10 the time Of its
arrival in Savannah:
ARRANGEMENTS have just been com
pleted. after two hours conference. as
follows The Central railroad viii trans
port three trains, the two first containing
%. including forty ladies, and the third
train containing the governor and stan Of
thirty, Mayor Swift, Col. Turner and inn
mediate staff. band corps of seventy men,
hospital corps of twenty men and gatling
gun battery of thirty men. The three
Central trains leave at o'clock Tuesday
night, arriving behind passenger Wednes-
DAY morning, and will be Immediately
transferred to wharf, after debarking
gatling gun. band and hospital corps at
depot. The East Tennessee and Plant sys-
tenn viii transport two trains, containing
three battalions Of infantry, numbers
one two and three, each about go.
THE civilians. governor and STAFF. may
or and Col. Turner and staff, viii break
fast on the train and dine and sup at the
De Soto. Breakfast troops from both
railroads Immediately after arrival No
carriages needed between steamer and De
SOTO with good weather. The trains by
the Plant system are scheduled to leave
here at O'Clock Tuesday night and ar
rive Savannah 3 O'Clock, standard time,
Wednesday morning
A telegram from Mr. William II. Har-
per, director Of the excursion, to Col.
Garrard stated that arrangements would
be made TO have the trains leave Atlanta
at o'clock Tuesday night and that there
were in the party so military 40 civilians
and 90 ladies'.
Garrard last night gave practically the
same information as that from Capt.
Purse with regard to the arrangements
for the trains and the number in the
The trains carrying the civilians will be
carried Immediately to the wharf, and
they will embark on the steamer NacOO-
chez between $50 and Q o'clock in the
morning. The steamer trip down the
river will be made between and y or
1870 o'clock, when the party will be land
ed at the Exchange wharf, and so to the
De Soto.
At II o'clock there will be a foot ball
game and other athletic sports at the
Bolton street park, and in the afternoon
the troops win assemble at South Broad
and Bull streets for the general parade.
The assembly will be at 3:45 o'clock p. m.
and the troops will take their places as
follows The First Regiment Infantry, Sa-
vannah Volunteer Guards, Chatham Ar
tillery and Georgia Hussars on South
Broad west of Bull street and the First
regiment Infantry. Illinois National
Guard, east of Bull street on South Broad
and facing south. The local troops will
act as an escort on the parade to the visit
ing militia.
The march will begin promptly at 4
o'clock, the visiting troops following the
Savannah troops out Bull street to Gas
ton TO Drayton, to the parade ground,
where the line will be formed on the west
side, and the review by Gov Altgeld and
Gov. Atkinson viii take place. After the
review the general parade viii be dis
missed, and the troops turned over to
their respective commanders.
At night the military viii be entertained
by the various commands of the city,
the First battalion of the visiting regi-
ment having been assigned to the First
Georgia regiment, the Second battalion
TO the Guards, and the Third battalion
to the Chatham Artillery and the Hus-
sars. The band, hospital and gatling
gun corps VIII. OF course. be distributed
among these commands. There viii also
be a promenade concert and a reception
Ct the De Soto hotel for the civilians in
the party.
The question Of committees and local
guests was discussed at some length, and
II was decided TO confine the invitations
Tor the various entertainments to those
VINO nave subscribed. Each invitation
sent out for the trip down the river will
De accompanied by an invitation for one
lady as there will be quite a number of
ladies in the Chicago party.
Inc military committee asked for a
larger donation for the purpose Of afford
ing adequate entertainment TO the visit
discussion, was granted. as it was con-
sldered, perhaps, the most important
The following clubs have extended their
privileges for Wednesday to all of the
Chicago visitors. and to those who have
guards, Commercial Club, Savannah
Yacht Club. Harmonic Club Hussars'
Cub, Cotton Exchange, Board of Trade.
Telfair Academy Of Arts and Sciences,
and the Georgia Historical Society
Mr.. Lee Roy Myers reported that he
had word from the signal observer that
there would probably be fair weather on
win that be without expense?" Nal
Karow asked, pertinently
fes, was the reply, without expense. -
The meeting took a recess until to-
night at Sis O'Clock. in Company AS
room at the Guards arsenal.
Col. William Garrard, Mr. p A. Stovall
Capt. John Flannery, Capt Bierne Cor
don, Messrs. n. J. Solomons George s
Haines, A. Hanley. A. Il. Moynelo j. A
@. Carson. J. G. Postell j. n Dixon H.
b. Papy. W. J. Lindsay, b. II. Levy. A
r. Fawcett 1. G. Haas. b. J. Apple. Col
Peter Reilly, Lieut.. A. Minis Messrs. viii
liam kehoe, Charles Ellis, Jr Capt w
w Williamson. DR.. George II. stone
Messrs. Joseph Resenheim. A. s. Efchberg
W. T.. Wimpy, l.. Adler, S. Herman. w
J. Watson, Lee Roy Myers. Lieut. w G.
Cam, Maj. Edward Karow Capt w s
Rockwell and Capt J. =. Brooks
The committee in charge of the recep.
tion and entertainment of the Chicago
visitors makes a general appeal to tbs
railroads and business houses of the city
TO give their men a half-hoMday to-mor
row from O'Clock p. m. so that all Sa
Vannahians may do justice to the occa,
sion, and give the visitors a proper recep
ton If they cannot consistently Close
their places Of business at the hour desie
mated 1t is asked that they let those 81
their employees who belong to militar,
companies off for the afternoon ia 0rdel
that they may have an opportunity to par
ucipate in the general military parade am
review. The committee makes an urgen
appeal to the business houses Of Savan
nah, and earnestly hopes that ii viii b,
given the proper attention
All OF the vessels in port and along tbt
WharNes are requested hV the enferta h.,