New-York tribune., 1895-11-01
FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER I, 1895.
NEW YORK DAY AT ATLANTA.
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF Ar
RANGEMENTS.
A SUBCOMMITTEE TO LOOK AFTER DErArLS-
SENTIMENT IN FAVOR OF TAKING THE
7TH REGIMENT ALONG.

SUB COMMITTEE TO LOOK AFTER DErAIL9-
SENTIMENT IN FAVOR OF TAKING THE
7TH REGIMENT ALONG
About two hundred Of the leading merchants and
prominent citizens OF this city assembled in the
Governors Room OF the City Hall yesterday af-
ternoon in response TO the invitation OF Mayor
Strong to form a Committee OF Arrangements for
the celebration Of Manhattan Day. November Is.
at the Atlanta Exposition. A number OF others
who failed TO appear sent letters saying that they
were KEEP. away by ilnesy or pressing business en-
gagements. but would be glad TO cooperate with
the committee Among the members OF the eom-
mittee are
John C1ahn. Charles g. Smith,
Cornelius n Bliss Jacob II schln.
James II. Dunham John A. Mccall.
J. H. sweetser Henry Il. Hyde,
George l. Putnam. Francis II. L<ggett.
Woodbar3 f~rsdon oscar ) sraus.
Walter stanton William Crawford
James Talcott. William Barbour.
: Il Il sfys Miiiik.n. wiIs% wiis% i b ksnasl ssnnGn
Walter =. Logan. ) llerpont MORAN.
Theodore Is starr. William G whitney.
Morris X Jesup William sieinusy
Robert Msclay, Theodore 4 liavemsyse
Hiram Hitchcock. Colonel Daniel Appleton,
Thomas r. Giiroy General Arson O. McCook
5snee jdsn f. nman M Gaas Ssrss GSsrss Il ans re"ncy
Charles S. Fairchild Evan Thomas.
Mayor Strong presided at the meeting OF the
committee yesterday afternoon. and John c. Eames
and J. Seaver Page were appointed secretaries of
the committee. Mayor Strong sad that the day
which had been apart by the managers OF the
Atlanta Exposition as Manhattan Day was also
Evacuation Day. day dear to the hearts OF New
Workers. He declared with smile that he would
go to the Exposition II else went. although
he expected. from the way In which his letter had
been responded to- shat Ncw-York would not have
TO blush for slim representation. lie remarked
pse fnhs the Pha had n & and
again at the Worlds Fair two years ago The les
New-York would lead the column. Its representa-
t!ves would storm the Exposition City and take 70
p ed In s the Greatest Commercial City Of Rs
new world. He expressed the belief that Manhat-
had been started between the South and the North:
He said that he thought it. would not be bad
Alta atlanta II 'aa on Manhattan sia hseHeIt Day '
Ex-Mayor Gilroy said that the work Of making
might better be left to a smaller committee, and
oON 10 the Mayor nPp9n hnaher a mSo
carried to authorize The comm tee to to make make
Of the committee that the, old Guard should be
taken TO the Expostlon Mr. rage reaa "a an css- ae-
;@f tha; the " crack regiment Of illinois accom-
Nir. s,raus moved TO reconsider the resolution to
take the Old Guard to the Exposition. He had
cared but ie ought to o be by
the crack regiment or the city. motlon WaS
passed 10 leave all such matters 10 the discretion
o. the Executive Committee. The committee re-
ceived power to add TO It's numbers II necessary
Mayor Strong did not rame the Executive COM.
mittee, but he and the two secretaries were made
members Of II by a separate motion. The full COM
mttee will meet again at p. m. on next Wednes-
day TO hear the report Of the Executive Commit
tee. and take measures to raise the money re-
quired 10 carry out the plans formed. The names
Of the Executive, Committee will be announced BY
Mayor Strong this morning. and he will inIme-
dately cali a meeting Of the committee. The feel
ing OF many men at tho meeting yesterday was
plainly in favor of taking the 7th Regiment to
Atlanta.