The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-23
PREPARING FOR THE VISITORS.
THE Committee Has ~ HAN a
BIG UNDERTAKING.

the Chicago Military and Citizens
who VIII BE Here Next Month-Thc
Programme Generally Outlined az
Last Nights MeetinE-other Com
mittees 10 Be Appointed-tsen. Tn
acryvood No Longer Connected
With the Association.
The general committee which has in hand
the entertainment and arrangements for
taking care OF the 1870 Chicago eN-
cursionists who viii boz here Nov. l3 ana
j.. found ont after discussing the matter
last night at the meeting held at the
Guards Arsenal that il has bigger
thing on hand than IL first had any idea o.
The question of how TO handle and en-
terrain such a crowd of visitors for two
days is 10y no means simple one il
the committee had had TO deal with the
problem on any shorter notice than II
has had. il would take some mighty eff
forts to solve il. After discussing the
matter for nearly three hours the COM
mittee managed to get the general out
lines of the programme in shape ana tae
detailed work viii De left to other com
1nittees to be appointed by the chairman,
Col William Garrard.
Such an excursion Of prominent men
city means a great deal to it. For this
reason the committee took the view that
the citizens of Savannah would respond
promptly to requests for subscriptions,
in order that the visitors may be fur
nished an adequate and appropriate en-
tertainment, and that they may be given
a fair idea of Savannah hospitality along
with an exhibition and demonstration of
where Savannah stands as CONNER
cial and business center.
Taking these things into consideration,
the committee decided that it would need
at least 5000 In order to give the visit
ors an appropriate entertainment dur
ing the two days that they are mere
When the general programme is taken
into consideration the necessity for rais-
ing a fund of that size viii readily be seen
This does not mean that the entertain
ment will be eXtravagant or unusually
elaborate, but such one as Savannah
ought TO give to a party of visitors com
posed of people of such prominence as
these are.
When the meeting was called TO order
Mr.. Lee Roy Myers, chairman of the COM
mittee appointed al the last meeting 10
look into the matter of ARRANGEMENTS for
the programme, made report, stains
that Receiver Conner Of the Central rail-
road had given them the use of the steam
ship Nacoochee of the Ocean Steamship
Company for Wednesday, Nov. u, in or
der TO carry a party down the river. The
committee stated that the steamship could
carry on this trip 400 people The thanks
OF the committee was rendered to Re
ceiver Conner for his generous offer.
The committee then proceeded to out
line the programme generally. The first
matter taken up was, OF course, the steam
ship trip, the purpose OF which Is to show
the Chicago business people the facili- |
ties Savannah has for handling business.
The trains with the Chicago military are
expected to arrive via the Central rail- |
road about 9 o'clock a. m, and those
with the citizens at 10 o'clock, city time
The members of the First Regiment will |
probably march at once to the market, |
where they viii get their breakfast.
The citizens viii have their breakfast
IN their dining cars and the suggestion |
that their trains be switched at once
around TO the ocean Steamship wharves
viii probably be carried out. 1t was de-
on the trip down the river about noon. If
the trains are carried right to the wharves
It viii enable the Chicago citizens to step
almost right from the cars on board the
ship. They viii be accompanied by a Sc
lected committee of Savannah's citizens |
and entertainment in the way of a lunch |
ana the usual accessories viii be pro- |
The committee was practically given to |
understand by Mr.. Horace Tucker of Chi
cago, when he was here, that while Sa-
vannah would be expected 10 look out In |
general way for the citizens of Chicago, |
the military is coming for the purpose |
OF entertaining the people here and no |
entertainment would be expected by them /
from the city The committee in mapping /
out the programme proceeded generally |
on this idea.
Wednesday afternoon therefore win be |
devoted TO the entertainment of the peo- |
PIE OF savannah by the Chicago military. |
Ihe savannah committee was told to die |
late It's own programme and 1t will be |
given The afternoon of that day will |
PROBABLY be taken up with dress parade |
ana an extended drill by the First regf-
ment, In command of Col. Turner
Wednesday night there viii be a large |
reception at the De Soto hotel at which |
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chicago, and probably Gov. Atkinson or |
georgia VIII be present. The committee /
authorized the chairman to extend at |
once an invitation TO Gov. Atkinson and /
nus stan to be present on this occasion /
Inc details of this reception have been |
left in the hands Of a committee which is /
10 be appointed by the chairman
The FIRST regiment of Chicago has ath- |
letes and experts in many lines in its |
opportunity 10 witness some of these fea-
lures Thursday morning, Nov a. An |
EFFORT viii be made to get the football |
team from the state university to come |
down and tackle a team Of |
the militiamen. This was sug-
gested by Capt. w. W. Starr, |
begun at once. The game viii take place |
at the Bolton street park at 1880 O'Clock /
a. m on that day. If the university team |
cannot come, the contest viii be be
tween two teams from the visiting regi-
ment There will also be other athletic
games and sports.
Thursday afternoon there will be one of
the leading features of the whole occa-
sion-a grand military parade and review
by the governors of Illinois and Georgia I
This parade will be composed of the Sa- /
Vannah miitiamen. al we'll as the visit
ing regiment, and will be witnessed by all |
of the visiting Chcagoans
Thursday night there viii be a concert
given by the military band of the visiting
regiment which contains about seventy
pieces. This entertainment will also be
participated in by the regimental glee
club and mandolin and banjo club. 1t is
possible that this concert viii be given at
the theater, though that has not yet been
definitely determined on account of the
fact that the theater is engaged for that
night by the Baldwins. The owners of the
theater have informed the committee that
IL could have the house free of charge if
it could make arrangements with the
people who have il engaged for that night.
Mr.. Emile Newman. director in the
theater company, stated that the only
course was to get the Baldwins to give uD
the house for that night, and they. of
course, viii have to be paid for it, Steps
have been taken, however, to secure it.
and there is a chance that they will be
successful
This constitutes the programme so far
as il was outlined last night Of course.
there are many details which Will have to