The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-19
WILL HAVE THE CELEBRATION.
A LIVELY MILITARY WEEK PROM
IsED SAVANNAH IN MAY.


Committees on subscriptions and
Programme Appointed Yesterday
and They VIII Make Their Final
Reports 20 Meeting TO lie Held
Friday AfternOOn-The Military In
terstate Association of Savannah
VIII he Organized Then and "A
Charter VIII BE Applied FOr-The
Time is short and the Committees
Are Going TO DO Some Hard Work.
1t has been decided to have the military
celebration in May, and work upon the pro-
ject has already begun.
As is well known by those who have at
tended the meetings, the plan is TO secure
a charter. organize "A stock company and
get subscriptions to the stock, the idea be-
ing to put the affair on thoroughly bus
mess basis, and if possible, to make 1t
profitable.
On motion of Capt W. w Williamson
it was decided at the meeting in the long
room of the city exchange yesterday az
ternOOn, that 1t was the sense Of the meet
ing to have the festival, and to appoint
two committees. one on subscriptions to
the stock of the association and another
on programme. The committees were APP
pointed by Chairman w. w. Gordon as fol-
lows:
Committee on Subscriptions-Capt w.
W. Williamson, Messrs. b. II. Levy, ]. NJ.
Dixon, A. r. Fawcett, J. A. G.. Carson, w.
J. Lindsay, and w. J. Watson.
Committee on Programme-Col VIM.
GarTard, Maj. A. r. Lawton, Jr., and Mr.
John X. Young
Tbaoa committee aro TO 90 10 xrorIr 1T
once and be ready to make reports at a
meeting to be held Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock, of the general body by which the
matter of the celebration has been thor
oughly discussed. If these committees
meet with the success which is expected
this general meeting will appoint all ne
cessary committees TO carry out the plans
in hand. After which IL will disband, and
the whole feature viii be left entirely 10
the chartered stock company wnlch IS 20
be formed, and which will be known as the
Military Interstate Association of Savan-
nah
to any delay in organizing the association.
The meeting opened with the report
of the special committee, Col william
Garrard, Capt w. w, Williamson ana
Mr.. b. Ii. Levy, on railroad rates. Col
Garrard made the report, saying the COM
mittee had been most cordially received
by the rate committee of the Southern
States Passenger Association at Tampa,
and that every member had expressed
desire to cooperate and make the cele-
bration as much of "A success as possible.
Col Garrard then read the resolution
adopted by the rate committee making
rate of one fare for the round trip from
all points within the territory of the as
ISOLATION, and one cent mile for military
companies and bands in uniform and in
parties of ten or more on one continuous
ticket, in addition to which the railroads
agreed to advertise q the celebration
throughout their territory, and to endeav-
or to get their northern and western con-
nections to make the same rates. This,
it was stated, is far better than the first
proposition made with regard to reduc-
ton of rates.
Both Col. Garrard and Col. Gordon con-
sidered that these were the best rates
that could be secured, and the question to
be considered was whether they We're
sufficiently low to bring the people here
and make the affair a financial success.
Some thought as the meeting was small
comparatively, and all of those who have
already subscribed were not there, an
other meeting should be called, so that the
matter could be considered by those who
had already taken large amounts of the
stock of the proposed association. This,
however, was not just the question.
Those who have subscribed, have done
so for the purpose of aiding in the work
should it be undertaken, and have there
by given their sanction to it. The ques-
ton, therefore, was whether the associa-
ton should be organized at once, or there
should be some delay for the purpose of
getting further Information.
The meeting, it appears, was about
evenly divided. Col. Garrard moved that
steps be taken to put the matter in proper
shape, and that the association be organ
lied. This was the sentiment of about
half of those present, who did not want
to see any delay as time is short
Capt. w. w. Williamson moved as a
substitute that the sense of the meeting
be taken with reference to organizing,
and that two committees, one on sub
scriptions and one on programme be an
pointed to report back to another general
meeting, to be held on Friday afternoon,
so that the matter could be put on
thoroughly business basis, and everybody
interested could know just what was con-
templated and just what was going to be
done.
These two motions constituted the two
sides of the question, and many reasons
were given pro and con why the matter
should be decided at once, and why there
should be a wait of a few days, so il
could be seen what interest will be taken
in it,
on the first vote there were nine for and
nine against Capt. Willamson's substi-
tute. AS all of those present had not voted
Col. Gordon asked for another vote, which,
on count, stood ten to ten, another tie.
Col Garrard saw that the matter was
liable to remain at a StandStill on a tie
vote, and to facilitate matters he with
| drew his motion, on the understanding
| that the committees to be appointed should
| be separate and distinct from the steering
| committee, of which he is chairman, and
| which, up to the present time, has done
| all the work in connection with the af-
| fair Capt. Williamsons motion was then
! adopted, and the committees were ap-
| pointed, as stated above
These committees will get to work to-
| day, and will be ready to report the situa-
ton on Friday afternoon. There has al
ready been subscribed about $1,000 and it
| is believed that the project can be success
| fully carried out with $4,000 Those who
| have looked into the matter believe there
will be no trouble in securing this amount
A POLITICAL HYBRID.