The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-29
MILITARY AND MERRY MAKING.
SECOND DAY OF AUGUSTUS CARNI-
VAL A BIG SUCCESS.

Gov. Atkinson and His star the
Guests of HOnOr-Open Air Con-
certs by Three Bands Enliven the
Crowd During the MOrning-The
Afternoon Ushered In by the Open
Air Variety PerROrmance-Thc Pa
rade of the Military the Chief Feat
ure of the Day.
Augusta Ca, April 2s-Military day
was brilliant success and adds another
bright chapter to the history of Merry
Makers week in Augusta.
The city has been crowded all day and
the throngs are good humored and we'll
behaved.
During the morning hours, open air con-
certs were given on the platforms on
Broad street by three brass bands, en-
ployed for the occasion. and the visitors
were given an opportunity to do their
trading.
The afternoon ushered in the tight rope
walkers, acrobats. dancers. etc, on the
platforms, and these in turn were sue
ceeded by the grand military parade or
the Sixth Georgia regiment and visiting
companies from Carolina.
Gov. Atkinson has been kept on the go
all day. He has had to respond to many
toasts, and was the cynosure of all eyes
when mounted on a beautiful horse with
handsome trappings he reviewed the regI-
ment or rode at the head of the long coll
umns. He was taken in hand by the mill
itary as soon as he emerged from the
breakfast room, and when he expressed a
desire to visit a barber shop, a squad of
soldiers were detailed to escort MIN.
With all the formality of military tactics
they marched before him with their guns
TO the door of a barber shop, and formed
double line for him to march between
into the door, the soldiers remaining on
guard outside while he was being shaved,
and escorting him back to the hotel with
the same military formality.
AS his escort marched him back into the
Arlington hotel, the governor was greeted
by number of gentlemen in the lobby and
looked considerably worried as to his
proper course in the premises. He did not
want to appear indifferent to the saluta-
tons of his friends, nor to become sepa-
rated from his escort who was marching
forward to the parlors of the hotel, where
a reception by the governor and his staff
was arranged. Since the Atlanta papers
published the story about his shaking
been little wary about giving way to
/ his impulses of cordiality while figuring
as the commander-in-chief of the army
and navy of Georgia. A few friends seiz-
ed his hand, however, as he passed
through the lobby. but his escort was
marching grimly forward and the govern
| or assembled to the parlor.
After the reception in the hotel parlors
was over and the governor and his staff
had shaken hands with a large number
of ladies and gentlemen. they were escort
ed across the street to the Elks club house
where President Phinizy of the Merry
Makers Association complimented Gov
Atkinson and his staff with an informal
luncheon. Toasts were drunk and spoken
and an hour spent.
Afterwards the Commercial Club was
visited, and after dinner came the mill
tary pageant. There were three brass
bands and the following companies In the
parade;
Gov. Atkinson and his staff.
The lieutenant governor of South Caro-
lima, and members of his staff:
Col. William E. Jones of the Sixth Geor-
gia regiment, and the officers of the battal-
ion.
Confederate survivors.
Sacred Heart Cadets.
Signal Corps.
Clinch Rifles.
Oglethorpe Infantry.
German Guards.
Washington Rifles, of SandersViIle.
Irwin Guards of Washington.
Burke Light Infantry of Waynesboro.
Richmond Hussars.
Edgefield Is c. Hussars.
Sweetwater Is. c. Light Dragons.
Broad street with it's mile of asphalt ia
feet wide makes an unrivalled street for a
military parade and the troops marched
and countermarched for an hour or so
while the sidewalks and windows all along
the street were filled with spectators.
Tonight c. Henry Cohen dined the gov
ernor and his staff at his home, and there
were more toasts and responses. After
the dinner the governor visited the fair.
Gov. Atkinson and his staff returned to
Atlanta tonight.
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