The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-05
KNIGHTLY HOSPITALITY
WILL CHARACTERIZE THE RECEP-
TION TO VISITING PYTHLANs.

The Full Programme for the Gala
Week - Meeting of the General
COmmittee-A Trip TO the Ocean
Aboard the NacOOchee-Othcr En-
tertninments Day and Night.
The programme for the entertainment
of the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Py-
thias was completed last night by the gen.
eral committee in charge of arranging
amusements for Knights of Pythias week
1t is clear that there will be perfect
round of pleasure for the knights and for
the thousands Of visitors who will be in
Savannah during the week.
With such a programme as the commit
tee arranged it is easy to see that there
win be a May week in Savannah this
spring after all.
The railroads have granted greatly re-
duced rates and the knights in uniform
win have an opportunity to come at still
lower rates from all parts of the state.
The rate for uniformed men is 1 cent a
mile. For individuals other than those, in
uniform the rate is one fare for the round
trip, which is itself quite reduction.
The visiting Knights will begin to arrive
in Savannah Monday. May 17.Special COM
mittees from the local Knights will meet
the visitors and receive them cordially,
granting them a hospitable welcome 20
the city.
The grand lodge will assemble on the
morning of May IS. when there will be
a parade to the Masonic hall, the local
Knights escorting the visitors. This win
be at O'Clock. The following programme
will be observed:
Address of welcome on the part of the
city Of Savannah by Hon. P. w. Meldrim,
mayor.
Response by Grand Chancellor G. H.
Cohen of Augusta.
Address of welcome on the part of the
Savannah Knights by Hon. Robert Falli-
CANT, past chancellor.
Response by Grand Vice Chancellor c.
r. Warren.
Session Of the grand lodge, morning, ar
ternoon and night.
Sundry amusementS during the after
noon.
Wednesdays programme is as follows:
Grand lodge in session in forenoon.
Open air concert at the De Soto hotel at
II noon.
Excursion to sea on Ocean Steamship
Companys steamship Nacoochee, sailing
Bicycle carnival at night beginning at
9 o'clock.
Thursdays programme is as follows:
Firemen's parade at 1890 a. m.
Open air concert and reception to Gov.
Atkinson at the De Soto at II noon
Parade of uniformed rank and review
by Gov. Atkinson in the afternoon.
Prize drills at park extension after the
parade.
There will be continuous receptions dur
ing the progress of the gaieties at the
Young Mems Hebrew Association, at
which the visiting knights will be cordial
ly entertained.
The time to be observed in the carrying
out of the programme is city time which
is one hour faster than the railroad time.
One of the chief features of the enter
tainment will be the trip out to the ocean
on the Nacoochee. This will give the
guests of the local knights a delightful
outing for an afternoon, which will be par
ticularly enjoyable to those who come
from the northern part of the state.
Another feature of the programme is the
bicycle carnival. A special committee in
charge of the parade of the wheeimen is
sparing no efforts to make this all it can
be made. There will be a meeting of this
committee tonight at $50 o'clock in the
committee rooms at the Pythias hall at
which the captains of all the bicycle clubs
of the city have been invited to be present
in order that conference may be held for
the purpose of perfecting arrangements
and coming to definite conclusions. The
committee in charge of arranging the car
nival has found 1T necessary to offer in ad-
dition to the prizes already offered the
following:
To the club having the best decorations
in line a handsome pair of bronze statues.
To the contestant under Is years of age
riding the best decorated wheel, a hand
some silver comb and brush.
1t is announced by this committee that
no advertisements will be allowed in the
parade. 1t IS the purpose of those who
have the bicycle feature of the programme
in hand to make this one of the most per-
feet displays ever given by the wheelmen.
The prizes announced already are as fol-
lows:
For the best Illuminated ladys wheel,
first prize, a handsome onxy handle UNI
brella. second prize. silk umbrella.
For the best illuminated genteman's
wheel, first prize, silver mounted collar
and cuff box; second prize, silver handle
umbrella.
For the best decorated wheel first prize.
pair of blue enameled opera glasses; sec
ond prize, a similar prize.
For the best illuminated tandem, pair Of
pearl bicycle grips, and silver mounted
whisk broom.
With such an array of prizes it is clear
that there will be a great deal of interest
In the parade and that the wheemen of
the city, as well as the visiting wheelmen
will take much pride in their efforts TO
win the prizes. The judges will review
the parade from the piazza of the De
Soto.
LITTLE ONES MAY DANCE.