The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-30
FuN ron THE cHcAGoANs.
savannah Arranging Lively Enter
tainments for Them.

The executive committee which has In
charge the arrangements for the recep-
tion and entertainment Of the Chicago
visitors on Nov. % held a meeting last
night I'm Company AS room at the
Guard arsenal. Chairman William Gar
rar3 presided.
Perhaps the most important action was
the appointment Of committee on
finance The committee selected is a good
one. composed Of men who are workers
and viii no doubt meet with many cheer
ful responses when the cali is made. The
committee has $3.50 to raise according
to the budget and viii get TO work at
once. 10 should have no trouble in secur-
ing that amount for the object in view
The committee is composed of Messrs.
". J. Watson, chairman ]. G. Haas. ".
J. Lindsay. J. NJ. Dixon. W. r. Leaken,
s. T.. Hamilton. A. L. Smith. John Lyons.
Joseph Hull, N. B. Lane. Ben. J. Apple,
". ". starr, c.. S. Connerat. a. r. Faw-
cett, J. +. c. Myers. Joseph W. Jackson
and I. NJ. Frank
IT was decided also to have the pro-
posed athletic sports, including a foot
ball game and bicycle races. Mr. Abe
Guckenheimer was made chairman OF
the committee on athletic sports. Other
members Of the committee aret Messrs.
Hugh Logan, II. A. Palmer, Fred Myers,
Jr, G. $. Richmond and ". F. Wimpy.
A large committee on entertainment was
appointed. This committee will have
charge Of the trip down the river and
am features, ana VIII be divided into sub
Committees Tor the purpose Of giving at
tentlOn 10 all. This committee is composed
OF Messfs. Lee Roy Myers, chairman; j.
r. Is. beckwith, +. A. Well, j. j. Wilder
l. H.lf Grrrn -
carter, Col. J, n. Esull, j. p. Williams
\. Aetsburg W. q. Cam. Joe Ferst. ID
=. Lester, Judge Falligant, Hon. Pope
harrow, MAJ. John SchWarz Capt. W. w
w lIllamson, Capt. Beirne Gordon, l.. Adj
Ter, George 5. Haines, Judge A. H. Mac
DoneIl, Judge II. L. Ferrin, Capt II. Blum
=, u Anderson, NJ. j. SOlOmOns, DR.. g. Fl.
stone, 7. Z. Johnson, j. Rauers, r ID.
straehan, J. j. Dale, w j. Watson. b.
Newman, Judge W. ID. Harden NJ. W. Dix
on, w. W. Chisholm, Henry McAlpin,
George W. Tiedeman, c.. +. Pendergast
W. 9. Powell, p. A. Stovall, A. Hanley,
). II. Hunter, J. Paulsen, d. r. Thomas
Charles Ellis, Jr., J. A. G.. Carson. DR. L.
A. talligant G. A. Lamotte, f. c. Giea
son, Or. William Duncan, f. b. Papy,
Col. r. =. Lester, Hon. r. G.. duBignon,
Col. George A. Mercer, Col W W. Cor
CON ,. +. Shotter, ). Herman, Hon. J. j.
MeDonough and Mai. p. w. Meldrim.
This committee will be divided into num-
erous small committees in order that each
feature of the day may be in charge OF
those who know best how to look after
II. About the only change made in the
programme was the introduction of the
athletic sports 1t is not known yet
whether the concert will be given or not
as the theater cannot be secured the
hoaldWins having refused outright 10
sell their contract for one evening. If Il
IS had at all IL will have to be in one Of
the city's large halls.
meeting of the Savannah Athletic
Association was held last night at the
ONCE OF Mr.. Il. +. Finney to arrange for
ana consider the subject of placing a foot
bali team in the field to play the Chica-
goans team. The regiment has a team,
ana seems very anxious 10 get up a game
here as part Of the entertainment of the
day. The meeting was held at the in
stance of the committee on entertain
ment of the Chicago visitors. Ii decided
70 get a team together and play under
the auspices OF the entertainment COM
mittee. Mr.. l.. w. Walker who was cap
tain Of the Savannah team last year, was
elected captain. It was decided to Drac-
uce every night al the park extension
until the day of the game, and practice
will begin tonight. Although II is not
in practice, the team ought to get in
game. Most of the old players are on
hand. and there are two or three new
college players who viii become members
of the team. Among those who will
probably play are Capt. Walker, Bailey
and Howard Hopkins, +. LeMaistre, G.
A. Gordon, William Brady, Howard Co
hen, Henry Crawford and Mr. William
Reeves, formerly Of the University Of
Georgia team. The game will take place
be equipped and all expenses paid by the
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