The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-11
MAY WEEKS FULL PROGRAMME
THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE Ma
VAL OFFICERS AND THE MILL
TARY.

The Military Field Officers to Take
Charge of the Military Features of
the Programme and Award the
Prizes-MayOr Myers and the Re-
ceptIOn Committee to Meet the Of
ficers of the Warships and Escort
Them Up the RIver-The Officers to
he CHARTERED at the De Soto and
Looked After by the Entertainment
Committee.
The May week general committee met at
the De Soto last night and made the final
arrangements for the reception and en-
tertainment of the naval guests and the
visiting military companies.
Hon. Herman Myers, chairman Of the
reception committee, was present, as were
also Col. Mercer and Lieut.. Col. Reilly. for
the purpose of advising with the commit
tee as TO the military features
At a meeting of a committee of the May
week committee with the field officers OF
the city. held al Col. MERGERS office in the
afternoon it was decided to turn the whole
matter of awarding and delivering the
prizes to the visiting military companies
over to the field officers, who were consti-
tuted a committee for that pur-
pose. When the parade reaches
the parade ground the field Of
ficers will take their stand at the en-
trance to the ground. with the Fifth regi-
ment United States infantry hand. and will
give each company a careful inspection as
it passes. The consensus of opinion will
then be taken and the prize for the finest
appearing company awarded to the com
pany which in the judgment of the major
ity of the field officers makes the finest ap-
pearance.
The other prizes will be awarded
simply according to the size of the com
panies the only requirement being that
each command shall certify that all the
members present in his company are
bona fide members of the company.
The fitting contest has been given in
charge of Capt. Beirne Gordon of the
Georgia Hussars, who will have entire
charge of this feature. The Liberty indie
pendent troop is expected to enter two or
three teams. One or two teams are ex-
pected from the Liberty Guards and
probably one from the Efingham Hus-
sars.
Committees will meet the visiting mill
tary companies at the depot and escort
them to the headquarters assigned them.
The companies as they arrive will be
entertained at luncheon by the May week
committee. Refreshments will also be
provided at the armories after the pa
rade.
The Gordon Institute Cadets of Barnes
Vile Will be quartered at the Guards
the drill hall Meals will be furnish
ed them by the Woman's Exchange.
on Bull street. A large crowd Of people
from Barnesville and vicinity is expected
The Washington Light Infantry. of
Charleston, Company b, is understood to
have completed it's arrangements for the
trip to Savannah. The German Guards, Of
Augusta, are also coming. The Bruins
wick Naval Reserve Cadets, the Kell
Rifles, of Statesboro. and the Pooler Light
Infantry will be here. kilograms from
other companies are expected to-day.
Owing to the lack of time, formal invi-
tations were not sent out to the military
companies, the official programme being
regarded as sufficient. Commanders of
companies which have not received Of
fetal notice of the affair and which are
considering the question of visiting Savan-
nah during May week, are requested to
communicate with the chairman, Mr. w.
j. Lindsay, by telegraph.
Mayor Myers chairman of the reception
committee, stated that he would request
the quarantine officer to notify him by
telephone as soon as the warships arrive
in the roads. AS soon as this notice is re-
ceived the reception committee will take
one of the steamers and go down the river
to meet the ships. After an exchange OF
courteSies, the officers of the WarShipS, or
as many as can come, will be taken aboard
the steamer and brought up to the city.
They will be escorted to the De Soto, where
committee of which Hon. Rufus z. Lester
is chairman The officers will be quartered
at the De Soto during their stay here. The
two committees on reception and enter
tainment are composed as follows
Reception Committee-Hon: Herman
Myers. chairman; Capt. Bef7ne Gordon,
II - n
Hon. ]. T. b. Beckwith. Maj. Edward Ka-
ron, Col 2. a. Stovall, Col. J, II, Estil
Col. NJ w Dixon, Hon W, J. Watson
Col w. W. Gordon, Col. Geo. a. Mercer
Capt John F. Wheaton, Capt w. w. VIII
hanson, Mai. A. r. LaWton' gr. ND.
Capt. ]. D. Johnston Col Peter Reilly
Osborne, Hon H. L. Ferrili Mai P w.
Meldrim. NJ. ;. Solomons, ESQ. j. r.
Lee Roy Myers, Walter G. Charlton, Esq,
Hon F. G. duBignon, Hon. J. j. McDon-
ough, Ensign w. NJ. Crosse.
Chairman Robinson of the fireworks
committee announced that the fireworks
for the display at the park Wednesday
night had been ordered and are already on
their way to Savannah. The fireworks
are purchased from Pain & Son of Paris,
of Last Days of Pompeii fame, and
special agent is sent along with them to
he would guarantee that it would be the
finest fireworks display ever seen in Sa-
Vannah.
The carnival committee has found so
many obstacles in its path that the ad- |
visibility of doing away with that feature
of the programme is being seriously con-
sidered. The main obstacle is the over
head trolley wires, of which there are a
perfect network in the business portion
of the city, and along streets |
which the parade would have
to pass. The city ordinance required these |
wires to be nineteen feet above the pave |
ment, but the greater part of them are |
several feet lower. The street railway !
companies being both in the hands of
receivers, are not disposd to go to any I
expense at present to remedy this condi- |
ton of affairs. If the carnival feature is
dropped the fireworks display, which is I
set for the same night, will be increased. t
Chairman Joe Lovenstein of the drum /
mers committee announced that the pros
poets of the travelling men were very I
promising The drummers will be fur /
nished with carriages by the committee |
and the parade is expected to make quite 1
a show.
A letter was received from Gov. Mitch |
ell of Florida, in reply to the invitation, /