The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-23
A WIDE INTEREST TAKEN.
INQUIRIES FROM MILITARY COM
PANIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

Many That Want to Come to the May
Week COntests-what Al Reed
Says About the Washington Com
Panies-One of Them VIII Ger
fainIy Come, and Probably Three.
work on the OniciaI Programme
to BE Begun at Once-A Meeting of
the Directors To-day.
The directors of the Military Interstate
Association Of Savannah will hold an inn
portant meeting at the Commercial Club
at o'clock this afternoon. Several new
matters of interest have come up for
their consideration.
Many letters have been received from
companies in the artillery and naval re-
serve branches of the militia service ask
ing whether any provision would be made
for contests in those classes. As several
Of them have expressed a desire to come
it is probable that arrangements will be
made to offer prizes to companies in these
classes.
The corresponding secretary, Mr.. n c.
Harmon, is receiving large numbers OF
letters from military men all over the
country, with each days mail, and the
interest that is being manifested in all
sections gives assurances of as good rep
resentation as has ever been seen at a
gathering of This kind
Mr.. Al Reed district passenger agent
OF the Atlantic Coast Line of Washing
ION, VINO Is now at the De Soto has re-
Gently been devoting some time to worx-
ing up an interest on the part of the
mllltiamen of the national capital in tie
SSoiitllns events. He is certain of one ana
DeneNes mat three of the Washington
companies will attend the drills, and also
Ia a.t Sle ~ Two teams of rifemen will be
MT. Reed says it is practically settled
thal lhe Morton Cadets will be here and
me only thing in the way of a visit nv
the National Fencibles is the nuesfior, ~
tHhe Tor preparation for enterfna, the in
terstate drill This is the crack COMPANY
mat mas won many prizes in the contests
!. ma entered, and Mr.. Reed thinks it
Modiu nave no dficulty in getting in shane
II there is nothing else in the Wav of its
making the trip. He SAYS another oOmDanv
On me national guard is talking of COM
ing, but nothing definite has as vet been
uone. MT Reed says that many Of the
military men of Washington are clerks in
tne employ OF the government and the
TouDle they have in getting away on a
trip OF this kind is that the time is taken
ouI ol theif yearly leave of absence, which
Is thlrty Gays. II they should spend a week
on thelr TRIP to Savannah it would be de-
Quoted from the thirty days allowed them.
rms deduction is made even in eases
where they are few minutes late in ar
irving at their post of duty in the morn
ing.
Mr. M. j. Sullivan of Chicago arrived in
the city yesterday and will begin at once
the work of getting out the official pro-
gramme for May week This progra rofne
VIII be in the shape of a United States
canteen and will contain about thirty or
thlrty-two pages. The front of each page
VIII contain a portion of the programmes
or something of interest about Savannah
While on the back will be advertisements
The cover will be of paper made in inita-
ton or the canvass which is used to cover
canteens.
Mr. Sullivans proposition to get out
inns programme, practically without cost
10 the association. was accepted some
time ago, and he will so to work al
once to secure the advertising. There
VIII be issued more than 25,000 copies of
the programme, which will be distrib-
uted all over the country, and will be
one OF the means through which people
Will be made aware of what is contem-
plated and attracted to the city at that
time. 1t is expected that the programme
viii be published and ready for distri-
button by the middle of April
The subscriptions have been increased
considerably since the last meeting of
the board, and all of the committees
have been steadily at work along their
respective lines The principal part Of
the work, however, is going on in the
office of Corresponding Secretary Har-
mon, from where all the important cor
respondence is being done 1t is expect
ed that some interesting reports will be
made to the board al its meeting this af-
ternoOn.