The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-02
THE PRESIDENTS VISIT.
DETAILS or THE ENTERTAINMENT
ABOUT ARRANGED.

VIII He Review of the Corps in the
Morning and the President VIII
Visit the Camps in the Afternoon.
The banquet and "A List of Those
to Whom Invitations VIII he Sent.
Governors of All states Having
tive Committees Plans for the Oc-
casion.
A meeting of the executive committee
appointed at the meeting of the Savannah
Board of Trade, to arrange the details
for the entertainment of President McKin-
ley and his party upon the occasion of
their visit here this month, was held in
the cafe at the De Soto last night.
The meeting was presided over by Mr..
W. c. Powell chairman. Capt. D. G.
Purse chairman of the general commit
tee, was also present. There was a full
attendance. The matter was discussed
from every standpoint, and so far IS
could be done at this time all the details
in connection with the entertainment were
decided upon. Plans Of entertainment for
one and for two days were fully discuss
ed, in the event that il is possible for the
President and his party to remain in the
city for two days The question of an
excursion on the river was talked over,
and 1t was decided that the excursion would
be given in the event that the President
will consent to remain two days. The use
of the pilot boat ]. H Estill was tender
ed for this occasion, and it is probable
that the revenue cutter Hamilton will
also be at the disposal of the committee.
President Mckinley viii come to Savan-
nah from Atlanta after attending the
peace jubilee to be held in that city Ac-
cording to calculations now he will be in
Savannah on Friday Dec. Is or Saturday,
Dec. II. The date cannot be definitely de-
termined on for several days yet.
According 10 the plans suggested the
President and his party viii review the
Seventh Army Corps on the morning of
mis- arrival. The review will take place in
the park extension, beginning at 1890 or
Il o'clock. 1t is presumed that the review
will last for AN hour and a half or two
hours. In the afternoon the President will
visit the camps of the corps i'm company
with Gen. Lee He win be entertained
at lunch just after the review.
The banquet will take place that night,
beginning at O'clock, probably in the
dining room of the De Soto. To this en-
tertainment there will be invited a large
number of prominent officials from differ
ent parts of the country, namely, the
President and the members of his cabinet,
Gov Allen D. Gambler of Georgia, Gov.
c. A. Culberson of Texas. Gov. NJ. j.
Foster of Louisiana, Gov, S. A. Holcomb
of Nebraska, Gov. j. r. Tanner of Illinois,
Gov w. H. Ellerbee of South Carolina,
Gov J. A Mount of Indiana, Gov. d. l..
Russell of North Carolina, Gov. j. Hoge
Tyler of Virginia, Gov. L. NJ. Shaw of
Iowa, Gov. l.. V. Stevens of Missouri, and
Gov. Llewellyn Powers of Maine. all of
these states having troops here the JUS
tees of the United States Supreme Court,
Adjt Gen. Corbn of the United States
army, Commissary General Egan, Quar-
termaster General Luddington, Surgeon
General Sternberg, Col. Hecker chief of
transportation the members of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, Speaker
Thomas B. Reed, Gems. Miles, Shafter,
Merritt Wheeler, Admirals Sampson.
Dewey and Schley, Lieuts. Richmond
Pearson Hobson and Blue, the Georgia
senators and congressman, Gen. Lee and
many officers of the Seventh Corps, and
number of Washington correspondents.
The committee decided to call at once
on the subscribers to the guarantee fund
for $50 each, which, it is supposed, will be
ample, with the sale of tickets to the ban
quet, to cover every expense in connection
with the entertainment of the President.
Tickets to the banquet will be SIS each.
1t was decided that the subscribers should
be entitled to only one ticket, and the sug-
gestion is made that those who desire
them send in their names to the committee
at once.
1t is the intention of the committee that
this entertainment shall be of a character
surprising anything of the kind that has
ever been seen in Savannah before. The
banquet hall will be superbly decorated
for the occasion, and everything will be
made as elegant as it is possible to make
it.