The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-29
GETTING READY TO START.
CHICAGO MAPPING OFT THE
PROGRAMME FOR THEIR TRIP.


Man in the Regiment Wants ID
Make the Trip-The Preparation
Rcin- siade al That End Of the
Line.
II is probable that some changes yet
even viii De made in the programme
for the entertainment OF the Chicago
visitors on NOV IS, or. rather. that some
additions viii be made 10 IT.
The members Of the First Regiment,
Illinois National Guard. are very anxious
TO have their athletic sports here. es-
peciaIy the foot bah game and bicycle
exhibition. and the executive committee
is now considering the advlsahiity OF
having both these features about IL O'Clock
in the morning Of that day, one at Bolton
street park, and the other at the bicycle
park This will AFFORD entertainment TO
many people while the Chicago citizens
are down the river on the Nacoochee.
Mayor Myers yesterday received the
following letter from Mr.. Malcolm Nc
NELL. secretary Of the Chicago and South
ern States Association:
Chicago, III, oct. 26. lS95.-Hon Herman
Myers, Mayor. Savannah. Ga:
Dear Sir-At a meeting OF the executive
committee of the Chicago Southern States
Association your most courteous and kind
invitation, on behalf Of the citizens Of
your city, to the Chicago Southern States
Association and the First Regiment /. n.
c., was considered and with much pleas
ure accepted. 1t is my pleasant duty on
behalf of the association. as secretary, to
notify you that we will arrive in your
city at a. m, Nov. 13, and leave
at midnight, Nov. -, via Savannah
and Charleston railroad, with a delega-
ton Of from $50 to 5O0 and with an escort
Of 800 men from the First Regiment 1.
n. G. The trains viii be composed of
four sections of about eleven cars each.
On our arrival we will be in your hands,
and will be pleased to conform to your
wishes as to any programme that you
may have laid out for us on that day.
This is an official notice of our accept
ance of your most kind and generous in
vitation If convenient and if YOU so
desire, we would like very much to have
an itinerary of your programme in order
that we print same in our programme,
outlining our entire tour.
Any Information you may desire will
be most cheerfully given you from this
office Yours, most respectfully,
Malcolm Mcneil, Secretary
This gives the Savannah committee
definite idea of what 10 expect, though
; O'Clock viii not suit the committee as
the arriving hour. Chairman Garrard
has written TO Mr. Harper, director of
The excursion, asking HIM to see that
the party leaves Atlanta in time the night
OF Nov Y 10 put it into Savannah by
ana CLOCK the next morning. This, il
IS believed, can easily be done by run
ming the sections right behind the reg
ular train which arrives in this city at
o'clock, or rather o'clock, Savannah
time. This Will be necessary in order to
have the trip down the river, and to car
~ out the features of the programme
al the same time.
The Chicago papers are giving consid-
cradle attention to the plans of the as
sociation. The Times-Herald of Saturday
col. Henry L. Turner Of the First regi-
lleht tvlu tnC N4-.l..45 .so-....... .l.---.-.
Association yesterday his campaign plans
Ior the new invasion of the SOUTH and
Palnled thrilling picture of how the
biggest regiment IN America will uphold
the name and fame of the biggest city
IN America while marching through
Georgia on its mission Of peace and good
Will His concern is not how many Of
ms men VIII go, but how TO keep the
number within the limits Of expecta-
tons and plans. He already has $40
guardsmen on his list, and he fears every
one OF the LEO is likely to pay up his
Dues and insist on going. The Illinois
boys in blue will travel In three trains
OF Pullman tourist sleepers, with band
ana drum corps and cannon and horses
and bicycles and all the panoply of war.
10 the glitter OF this warlike front will
be added the gentler arts aad sports of
peace by musical and athletic clubs.
The march, the drill and the mimic
battle viii I'LL the days in southern cities
with the pomp and action of war, and 1t
Is asking too. much Of nature 10 expect
the pretty girls Of Nashville, Atlanta Sa-
Vannah, Charleston, Augusta and Chat
tanooga 10 pay any respect to the colo
neis orders against flirting. The tai
ented members Of the regiment will ill
the evenings with concerts for the en-
tertainment Of new found friends under
the palmettos. With the First will go
.fal
governor Of Illinois and the mayor of
Chicago, and it viii act as escort for the
Chicago pilgrims on all occasions of
state. Col. Turner proudly asserted that
no other city ever sent such body of
men a thousand miles for purely civic
affair
Col Turner gives an outline of the plans
for the First regiment He has $40 men
on his list, and is trying to keep 1t down
10 that number, but might have TO in
crease il because Of the enthusiastic in
terest OF his l,l00 men. This party will
travel in twenty-five cars, divided into
three trains. The men will carry their
service uniforms, oVercoats and full dress
uniforms. They will take with them two
Calling guns and thirty-twO horses for
officers and guns. The animals Will be
carried IN two Arms palace horse cars.
There Will probably also be fifty bicycles
for the wheel corps. The regiment will
be accompanied by the veteran corps,
which will discard its natty caps of old
and appear in a gorgeous uniform set off
by big bearskin hats. In addition to the
carry a flag Of friendship" made of silk
for this occasion with a special design.
Lawrence NJ. Ennis of the veteran corps
has been designated to bear it. OF course
the regimental band, bugle and drum
corps, glee club, mandolin club and ath-
letic club win be important features.
After an account of the exposition pro
gramme in Atlanta it says of the visit tC
Savannah;
A night run will take the regiment tc
Savannah, but the programme for that
city has not been definitely arranged
Savannah is full of the military spirit, a.
shown by the fact that it has 1900 mill
tiamen, about as many as Chicago, and il
is making great preparations to give tn,
northern soldiers taste Of its fines
southern chivalry in peace. One of thu
organizations interested is the Chatham
Artillery, organized in 1886 If time per
mits, the First will probably give abou
the same programme as at Nashville, in
Guiding the battle exercise.
Stops Of one day each viii be made il
Charleston and Augusta. and on the home
ward run the eXcursiOnists will stop sat
uTday in Chattanooga for six or eigh
hours. The regiment may form in column
march to the national cemetery and fir
three volleys over the graves of unioI
and confederate dead Chicago win b'
reached Sunday, between l and o'clock
and the regiment will have covered 30
miles.
Mr. Ainsle raised the question at tn,