The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17
THE DRIVE TO THE DE SOTO.
The City's welcome to the Presiden-
tiaI Party.

tiaI Party.
The short drive to the De Soto will be
between masses of citizens of Savannah
and visitors, eager to see the President
the members of his cabinet, Gen. Joe"
Wheeler and the other distinguished mem
bers of the party The carriages will all
be decorated with American flags. the
horses will be bedecked with the patriotic
colors, and with the handsome troop Of
Hussars as an escort the procession win
he fun of interest 10 all and well calcu-
lated TO arouse the enthusiasm of the
spectators.
The stop al the De Soto will be but brief
merely long enough 90 permit the presi-
Dental party to remove the traces Of travel
and slightly refresh themselves for the re-
view. The entire party viii have break
tasted on the train Their entrance to
the hotel will be beneath a
mass of colorng. The picture
that will greet the Presidents
eyes as he enters will be one that must
appeal to his love of the artistic in decora-
ton. Added to the heavy drapings of soft
bunting, dropping in the most graceful Of
folds and loops, will be the effect pro-
duced by s1illful use of smilax, of pot
ted ferns and other plants and of silk
flags. The entire southern end of the cor
TO ensure privacy for the President and
Mrs Mckinley. A more exquisite bit of
decorative work has never been seen here.
1t will be a gem.
Shortly before II o'c.ock the presidential
party and the Savannahians designated 90
accompany them will leave the hotel for
the Park extension, where, in the mean
time, 1900 troops will have been drawn
up in readiness to march before the com
rln A.. 10 in oh .,c
For this and the succeeding drives, a DIFF
ferent arrangement of the occupants of
the carriages has been provided. The
carriages containing the ladies, who will
be met at the hotel by the ladies auxil-
larry reception committee win be placed
in the middle of the line. As they leave
The hotel the carriages and those occupy
ing them, will be in this order
No. ]. President Mckinley, General
Chairman D. G. Purse
No. 2. Secretary Gage. Col. ]. II. Estfn.
Mayor p w. Meldrim Mr. NJ J. Solo
mons.
No. 3. Secretary Alger. Mr.. II. NJ. Co
mer, Gen. w. W. Gordon, Mr.. Herman
Myers.
No. 4. Secretary Long, Col. John screven.
Mr.. w. w Williamson, Mr.. W. c. Powell.
No. .. Postmaster General Smith Mr..
II. t. Williams, Mr.. S. Guckenheimer. Mr..
James NJ. Dixon.
No. 6. Secretary Wilson, Mr. J. D. Weed.
Mr. e. A. Weil Mr.. r. c. Battey.
No. Z. Private Secretary Porter Aseis-
tant Secretary Cortelyon, DR.. Rixry. Mr..
c. A. Shearson
No. s. Gen. Joseph f. Wheeler. Can't
John Flannery, Mr.. c. S. Ellis. Mr.. ]. j.
Kirby.
No. 9. Gen. II. W. Lawton. Mr. AdeI-
bert S. Hay, Mr.. j. NJ. Barnard. Mr.
Henry Blum.
No. IS. Mrs. Mckinley, Mrs. D. G.
Purse, Mrs w. W. Gordon.
No. 10. Mrs. Gage. Mrs. Keifer, Mrs
Meldrim Mrs. Egan
| No. 20. Mrs. Alger, Mrs. John b. Cor
don. Mrs. stoyal. Mrs. Ellington.
No. r. Mrs. Long, Mrs Estin. Miss
| Rauers. Miss Conner
| No. %. Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Semmes. Mrs.
| c. l. Gordon, Mrs. Beirne Gordon
| No. %. Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Powell, Mrs.
| Starr Miss Anderson
| No. q. Mrs. Porter, Miss Wheeler. Mrs.
W. w. Gordon Jr., Miss Jones
No. %. Mrs. Lawton, Mrs. Ellis Mrs.
! Wheaton, Miss Wilcox.
No %. Miss Annie Wheeler, Miss Dan
cy. Miss Hull, Miss Stubs.
No q. The Misses Wheeler.
No. 10. Mr.. Y. l.. Mason. Mr. L. II. Fin
ney, Mr.. W. w. Starr, Mr.. l.. Adler.
No. H. Capt. L. G. Scherer. Mr. b. r.
Barnes, Mr.. Il. II. Levy, Mr.. A b.
| Moore.
No p Mr. G, r. Berrlen. MIR. w. Z.
Curtis, Mr.. Louis Garthe, Mr.. p. A. sto-
van.
NO 49, MIR. b Daniel. Mr.. W A. N
Goode, Mr.. Edward Karow, Mr.. s. Mein-
| Hard.
No. II. Nj II. c. Kemp. Mr.. J. X.
OH, Mr. w w. Price, Mr.. joseph Ferst
No. l5 Mr. }. A. Shriyer, MIR. IL. L.
West Mr.. Minrix, Mr.. I. NJ Frank.
10. 1G. Mr.. H. y. Strohmeyer. MIR. r.
s Brown, MI A. Netsburg, Mr. NJ. W
! Dixon.
No. u. Mr.. Louis Bryant Mr.. NJ. S. Koo-
nan, Mr.. Arthur Brooks, Mr.. Jobr
Rourke.
The ride 10 the reviewing stand win ~,
a repetition Of the scenes that win mari
the drive from the depot ~ the hotel IN.
less the day is one of much inclemono, IA.
streets win be throngod and thousands MI,
have another opportunity To- see the Pre-.
ldcnt and Gen. Wheeler, who VIII ba m,
central figures on interest and tbe ot,g,
| dtetfurulshCl mon.