The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-10
MAKE CHICAGO DAY A SUCCESS
WORK OF THE EXECUTIVE AND
FINANCE COMMITTEES.

The Finance Committee VIII Make
Another Thorough Canvass To-
unconventional Responses Neces-
sHry-A Military Committee APP
pOinted-HOw the Illinois Troops
VIII be CHARTERED and Looked A.
ter-The Committee which VIII
Meet the ChicngOans in Atlanta.
Another canvass win be made to-mor-
row by the finance committee for the en-
tertainment and reception of the Chicago
visitors. The committee has not succeed
ed yet in raising the amount that has been
figured on as absolutely necessary, in or
der to give the party such a reception
as it should have at the hands of Sa-
vannah.
The canvass will be a thorough one,
and "a personal appeal will be made to
every business man who has the interests
of the city at heart. Fully $1,000 more
than has been raised is needed for the
purpose in hand. and there should be no
trouble in raising 1t among savan-
nahians.
There was meeting of the finance com
mittee with the executive committee last
night at the De Soto hotel, and the whole
programme and every feature for the
day was gone over thoroughly. 1t was
realized that there will be a large num-
Der OF people in here from the surround
ing country, and that every effort should
be made to give them, as well as the visi-
tors, an entertainment with which they
will be pleased. il appears that Savan-
nah will have to see to pleasing her
neighbors who come here and do business
here, as we'll as her guests.
Capt. D. G. Purse and Maj. A. r. Law
ton, Jr., were named as committee TO
meet the Chicago party in Atlanta on
Monday, and extend to the citizens and
military from that city Savannah's greet
ing and welcome BY previous resolu-
ton, Senator Osborne and Representa-
tives Rockwell, Screven and Willink have
also been made members Of this commit
tee, so that the Atlanta end Of Sayan-
nah's Chicago day will be well looked
after.
Mai Edward Karow, Capt. w. w. VIII
hanson, Capt j. =. Brooks, Lieut.. A.
Minis and Lieut.. ". g. Cam, was ap-
pointed to look after the necessary details
for the entertainment Of the soldiers on
Wednesday night. They will see that the
visiting troops are properly looked after
from SUPPER time up to the time Of their
leaving.
decided to quarter the Illinois troops IN
the different armories and halls, as specI-
fed They will stack their arms in these
halls. and provision will be made there
for their comfort. The First Battalion
of the visiting regiment Will be escorted
and cared for by the First Regiment IN
fantry, Georgia Volunteers. This bat
TALON will be carried to the Catholic LII
brary hail. where its arms will be stacked
and ali conveniences provided. In a ike
manner the Second Battalion was as
signed to the Savannah Valunteer Guards,
and it will be quartered In the Guards
arsenal while, any overflow viii be pro-
vided for in the gymnasium hall of the
Young Mems Christian Association, which
has been kindly given for the occasion.
The Third Battalion has likewise been
assigned to the Chatham Artillery, which
will escort it 10 the Chatham Artillery
hall, where arms will be stacked and ali
necessary arrangements made. The Cat
ling gun section and the ambulance corps
will be taken in charge by the Georgia
Hussars and quartered in their arnory.
The band and drum corps win be quar-
tered at the De Soto hotel where the
headquarters Of the coiors, Col. Turner,
the commissioned and stan officers, the
governor Of Illinois and the mayor Of Chi
cago will also be located.
The general committee on Chicago itin-