Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
WILL BARBECUE THE BOYS Washington Correspondents Roy
 ally Received at Atlanta.
 THEY CAME BYSPECIAL TRAIN
And Were Joined by the Commercial Club of
 Cincinnati.
RECALLED WITH A DELIGHTFUL LUNCH
Over the Exposition Grounds Swell Reception Last Night-Tho
 Programme for Today.

Atlanta, May 2S.-Atlanta. has been turned over to the Washington corre- spondents today and the best of the city is at their disposal
 The party of correspondents arrived shortly after o'clock this morning in a special train made up of Pullman sleepers They were met at the depoh by committees from the directors of the exposition and from the city council and taken at once to the Kimball house. and Aragon hotel. where they were shortly afterwards joined by the Gins onnati Commercial club. thirty-seven strong, which had also been invited to visit Atlanta as the guests of the expo- 'sition company. Among the visitors are some of the leading business men of. Cincinnati, many of whom have ar ranged for handsome exhibits of their goods at the exposition.
 At 12 o'clock both hotels served de- lightful lunch to the visitors, and short ly after 1 o'clock carriages called and they were taken on a drive throughout' the city by the exposition directors ana members of the city council.
 After seeing the sights of the city the visitors were driven out Peachtree street to the exposition grounds, where from a vantage point a fine bird's-eye view of the park was had. All the buildings being well under way, and many of them practically finished, very good idea can now be gained of the appearance of the exposition in its finished state. The visitors were enthusiastic over the beauty of the exposition site and aston ished at the magnitude of the work that had been accomplished and the inn mense scope on which it had been planned.
 After leaving the exposition groupds the guests were driven out theaPeachtree road to Brookwood, the suburban home of MT. Joseph Thompson. where Mrs. Joseph Thompson received the party, assisted by the board of women man agers and many of Atlanta's social lead CTS. The reception was on the beauti- ful lawn. Brookwood is one of the most beautiful country homes around Att lanta delightful lunch was served on the lawn, and the visitors had op- portunity to meet and mingle with At lanta society. The United States Firth Infantry band furnished music for the occasion.
 After a charming two hours at Brook wood the party was driven back to the city to prepare for the reception at the club, which occurred at o'clock. The Capital City club house was beautifully decorated with flowers and the reception was one of the most beautiful ever given in the club house, which is famous for it's social affairs
 Several hundred people were at the club reception and the visitors were shown every attention.
 On tomorrow the programme will con sist of a ride over the lines of the Elec- tric Railway company to all parts of the city including the manufacturing dis tri~ts. The party will be taken to the exposition grounds at 1 o'clock where under the shade of the large oak trees on one of the highest points of Pied- mont park an old time Georgia barbecue will be served. Sheriff Galloway of Wilkes county. Georgia, the most noted cook In the barbecue belt, has prepared the feast. and all night long tonight his assistants will be busy over the long trenches, turning the thirty or more car- casses and the hundreds of fowls that are to feed the crowd tomorrow. The barbe4 cue will be served with all the usual ad- juncts, and after it is over the visitors will be given an opportunity to examine the plans of the grounds and buildings more in detail.
 The electricity building being com plete, and several other of the main buildings, including the fine arts build ing, the manufacturers and liberal arts forestry, the government and the negro buildings being practically finished, the scope of the fair can be pretty we'll out lined. Many of the other buildings are well under way. the lake is all but com pleted, and the parking and terracing very nearly finished. After the barbe- cue and a stroll over the park the guests will be returned to the city late in the af- ternoon to resume their trip.