The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-31

lanta the morning Of Nov. To- There he
I said the party would remain one or two
days, or more If the party saw proper.
and then 10 was the desire OF all 10 go
10 the seaboari. Gen. Underwood told
Z them that savannah was the place Tor
the party 20 GO
Gen. Underwood paid "a very pretty trib-
I ute 10 Savaunah's beauty and its advan-
{ tascs. speaking Of its wharves as the
I greatest he has ever seen. He spoke OF
/ savannah. also. as the greatest military
town on earth for it's size, saying Il was
/ essentially a military center. He said
I that he did not want it understood that
I this party was going 10 ask the people
Of Savannah TO spend any money, as
Z that was not the case The party was
/ not coming Tor money profit, he said,
i but for mind profit. He said he would
I bring anywhere from 1000 TO 1900 citi-
I gems of Chicago 10 Savannah for three
I days. including the FTrsI regiment in
/ fantry, which would have from 600 to 200
( men in uniform along. lie wanted them
| to feel that there were as right royal
/ good fellows in Savannah as there are
| anywhere else. All no asked was that
/ the citizens extend them "A reasonable
! courtesy in the shape Of an invitation TO
/ visit the city. and he wanted the mer-
! chants, he said 10 let off the military
! boys for al least half a day, so that they
| could have a little parade IL they came.
! Gen. Underwood then took a humorous
! turn for awhile, ana his address was
/ very much enjoyed by all present He
said he wanted the people Of Chicago
! 10 see $1,000 or l00 900 bales Of cotton
on the wharves here at one time He
! spoke of the fact that for the last five
/ years he has been engaged In the work
! of collecting the names of the dead con-
/ federate soldiers who are buried in the
north. lie said he was the commander Of
! all those dead fellows, and 1t was an
] army with which O. never had any trOu-
/ BILE. He has been at the work for five
/ years, and has already collected, published
/ and enrolled the names of 5000 dead con-
! federates buried in northern soil.
! Mr.. Ferdinand w. Peck, the president
/ of the association, told him. he said that
this was the greatest movement inaugu-
/ rated in the country since the war, be-
! cause it had the people OF the entire coun>
| try interested in II. In concluding he said:
! Il thank you, gentlemen, for your cOur-
! tesy, and wish to God 1 had something
/ to do to keep me here some time"
Col Garrard said he had no doubt that
all present voiced the sentiments Of Gen.
! Underwood, and that all wanted 10 see
/ the Chicago party in Savannah next No
/ vember. He then introduced the follow
| ig resolutions:
! Whereas, it has come to the knowledge
/ of a joint meeting of the citizens indus
/ trial committee, the cotton exchange, The
! board of trade, and of the business and
| professional men generally of the city
/ of Savannah, held this day, in the long
/ room of the city exchange that the Chi
/ cago and Southern States Association. a
/ body composed of manufacturers, hnan-
/ ciers. merchants, professional men, and
/ prominent citizens, generally, of the city
1 of Chicago, contemplates visit, during
1 the month of November next. to the city
/ of Atlanta, TO meet at the Cotton states
/ and international Exposition, delegations
b1Ginpgg
| various southern cities. the said associa-
! ton to be escorted on its trip south by
| the First Regiment Infantry, Illinois Ma
tional Guard, and that the itinerary of the
| said excursion may be directed to this city
| as the coast terminus;
And whereas, This meeting deeply APP
/ preciates the kindly feeling entertained
| by the people Of Chicago toward the south
| as evidenced by this southern tour of her
| prominent citizens. and sincerely hopes
| that Savannah may have the pleasure Of
| welcoming within her limits, these gem
Element; therefore, be it resolved:
l. That delegation from this city will
be sent to Atlanta to meet and welcome
| them to the state OF Georgia, and this
| delegation will also formally communi-
cate to them the cordial invitation, on
! behalf of the city of Savannah and her
! people, to have them continue their south
ern tour to this point, and to remain here
just so long as they may fnd 1t agreea-
! ble
! 2. That in order to formulate and put
| in shape the matter Of the reception and
| entertainment of these distinguished citi
| zens of Chicago, his honor, the mayor Of
| Savannah as chairman of this meeting
| is hereby authorized and requested to APP
! point an executive committee of twenty
| FIVE (25) representative citizens, to which
| committee, all of the details pertaining
| hereto viii be conhded;
| g. That Gen. John G Underwood dirap-
! tor and manager of said association, who
| is present at this meeting, is respectfully
| requested to communicate the substance
| hereof to his association, and to reply,
! through his honor, the mayor, to the
! executive committee, as early as practical
bic, the conclusions Of the association in
the premises.
| MIR. w. r. Leaken moved to amend by
| making the committee consist of forty
! four members to carry out the ideas ex-
| pressed by Gen. Underwood, that being
| the number Of states now in the union.
! Others thought such a committee would
! be rather too large and cumbersome The
amendment was lost, and the resolutions
| as first presented were unanimously
| adopted by the meeting.
At the conclusion of the business of the
regular meeting, Col. George A Mercer
stated that he had sent out a request in
| the morning, asking all the military Off
GERS to be present at the meeting, and he
| asked them to remain a few minutes to
consider the matter of the proposed visit
| of the Chicago military.
The military officers held a meeting In
the mayors office, where after brief dis
| cussion, they decided unanimously that if
| the First regiment infantry Illinois ma
tional guard, came to Savannah they
would invite that command to encamp
| upon the parade ground, and give them
! the use of it while they are here the city
| being expected to repair 1t and put ii in
good condition in case any damage should
result to it. Mayor Myers was present
at the meeting, and gave his assent by
| voting for the motion to this effect Mayor
| Myers was also authorized to appoint mill
| tary men on the committee on arrange
| ments. provided for under the general
resolution, on account of the fact that this
| IS to be part military and part civic
| function.
| Mayor Myers will consider the matter
| and appoint the committee within a short
time. He has plenty of time to do It, as
| the excursion will not start before Nov
| TO- Savannah, however. will have every
I thing ready ON time r,Dft, -