The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-16
AN ALDERMANIC POP CALL
PHILADELPHIA CITY FATHERS
SPEND A DAY IL SAVANNAH.

They Made No announcement of
Their Coming. But Were Taken in
Hand and Made Welcome BY Mayor
Myers and the savannah Aldermen.
They Departed Much Pleased With
What They Saw and Their Treat
ment Here-Making n Two Weeks
Pleasure Trip of the Country in
Their Private Car.
A party of Philadelphia city officials
spent yesterday here, having arrived from
Florida the night before. The party is
merely on a pleasure trip at the expense
of its members, and not being on any
official business IS not advertising Itself.
Mayor Myers found. however. that the
party was at the De Soto yesterday
morning, and at once called on them, with
two members of the aldermanic board,
for the purpose Of paying their respects
and protering whatever hospitality the
city might have to offer.
The Philadelphians had gone on trip
to Bonaventure, but Mayor Myers left
word requesting that they should call
upon him at the city exchange on their
return. This was done late in the after
noon, and upon Mayor Myers insist
ence his hospitality was accepted for the
balance of the day.
The party consists of Messrs. Henry
Clay, Edward w. Patton, James B. An
derson, Isaac D. Hetzell. Charles kit
chenman William McCoach and William
MeMullen of the select council A. j.
DeCamp Joseph II. Klemmer and Charles
Seger Of the common council; James
Franklin, sergeant-at-arm of the select
council, and James ONein, portwarden
and Thomas Durham. James Franklin and
William II. Holmes, citizens of Philadel-
phia. The party is travelling in the pri-
vate car st. Nicholas" They left Phila-
delphia at midnight March g. going di-
rectly to Jacksonville, and from there to
West Palm Beach, where they arrived on
the night of March 10. They spent three
days at St. Lucie, where is Senator Quay
is.
gagged in his favorite pastime of haul
ing in the fnny inhabitants of the Flor
ida waters. They were given a warm
welcome by Senator Quay. The fishing
was good, but the weather was so hot
and the mosquitoes so plentiful that they
were not sorry to come away. The party
came directly through to Savannah.
Mayor Myers, with Aldermen Screven.
Hudson, Watson and Gleason, and a
Morning News reporter took charge of
the party at 4 O'Clock. Carriages were
secured and the visitors were taken out
to the water works, where they we're
given a chance to inspect the city's plant
They were very complimentary in their
remarks upon the handsome appearance
of the buildings and grounds and the
splendid condition of the machinery. The
visitors were surprised to find that Sa-
vannah is supplied entirely with artesian
water, and that the supply is plentiful
and hrst-class in every respect. Some of
them were so favorably impressed with
the appearance of the water that they
yentured to try little of it without Sc
rious results.
On returning to the city the carriages
We're driven. to the firemens hall on
South Broad street where, by order of
Mayor Myers, a tap was sounded on the
big duke, and the firemen gave an exhi-
bition of their readiness in responding
to alarms. They made good time, and
the Philadelphia men evidently consid-
cred it good exhibition. From the fire
headquarters the party went to the police
barracks, where they were shown through
the building and quarters by Chief Nc
Dermott. The chief was highly compli-
mented by the party on his intelligent
explanation of everything connected with
the department. Inc party then drove
to the Central depot, Where their private
car was sidetracked.
The Phfladephians then played hosts
an entertained the Savannahians at an ele-
giant dinner The visitors, who had al
ready proven themselves to be thorough
going and Intelligent business men, showed
that they had convivial side as well
and displayed it to their best advantage.
An hour was most pleasantly spent in
exchanging toasts and discussing subjects
of interest. Mr.. Clay, the chairman of
the party, first made a speech, in which
he compared the many points OF resem-
blance between Savannah and Philadel-
phia, to the credit of both, and then sang
a song. Both parties separated with mu-
tual expressions of good will and pleas
ure at having made each others &C
quaintance. Mayor Myers exacted a prom
Use OF the Philadelphians that the next
time they came they would give him am
pie warning, in order that he might give
them a more fitting reception.
1t can be truthfully said that the Savan-
nah officials regretted that their time
with the Philadelphia visitors was so
short They found the latter estimable
men in every sense of the word and fit
representattve of the old city Of Phila-
delphia.
The Philadelphians left on their private