The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
M'KINLEY HERE OVER SUNDAY.
CHANGE IN TINE OF HIS STAY
CALLS FOR NEW PROGRAMME.


Among the Features the President
IndOrses-PnrtiaI List of Those
Who VIII Compose the Presiden-
tiaI Party-Georgia Hussars VIII
Act as Escort to the Distin gufshed
VisitOr-The Banquet Arrange
ments.
Within ten days Savannah will have
President Mckinley as its distinguished
guest A telegram was received from
Washington yesterday by President Purse
| OF the Board of Trade, stating that Pres
ident Mckinley and party Will arrive Sat
urday morning, Dec. II. This definite
/ news was received with marked pleasure.
The fact that the President will only
remain in Savannah Saturday and Sun
| day, will necessitate complete change in
the programme which had been arranged
| 10y the committees having it in charge
According to the custom In arranging pro-
grammes for the Presidents entertain
ment, and in which he is to participate, a
copy was submitted to him for his APP
proval. While it was elaborate and ac-
ceptabe in every way, 1t will have to be
changed on account of the limited time
the presidential party will remain in the
city. The entertainment will cover Sat
urday and the evening, but on Sunday the
President will desire a rest, and aside
from those he may see at the church he
attends, there viii probably be few re-
ceived
1t is understood the President approved
that part of the programme which in
cludes the military review from II to
o'clock, luncheon and rest from ! to
o'clock, and possibly short drive to the
military hospital in the afternoon, from
to o'clock, and the banquet at night.
The public reception, which was included
in the original programme, has not been
decided upon. and a trip down the river
may be substituted
The banquet will be rendered the Presi-
dent and party at night The preliminary
arrangements are understood to have been
made by the committee in charge, and
everything points to most elaborate af-
fair. The indications are that the at
tendance will be large, as many have al
ready expressed their desire for tickets
and the committee expects the number
win steadily increase as the time for the
event draws near. The menu has already
been decided upon. and other matters in
connection with the banquet will be at
tended 10 within the next few days.
The following is list of the Presidents
party, though subject to change; the
President and Mrs. Mckinley, Secretary
and Mrs. Gage, Secretary and Mrs. Alger
Secretary Long and Miss Long, Postmaster
General and Mrs. Smith, Secretary Bliss
and Miss Bliss, Secretary Wilson and Miss
Wilson, Secretary and Mrs. Porter, AS
sistant Secretary Cortelyou, and Mr.. Adel-
bert S. Hay, son of Secretary Hay.
There will likely be some additions, but
these are not known yet. Advices on this
point are expected from Washington as
soon as it is definitely decided just who
! will comprise the party.
/ on his arrival, the President will be met
| at the depot and escorted to the De Soto
! by the Georgia Hussars. In reply to
| letter from Capt. Beirne Gordon, which
! stated he had consulted Gen. Lee about
| The Hussars escorting the President to his
| hotel, the following acceptance was re-
ceived:
Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C.
NV Dear Sir: At the request of the
President 1 take pleasure in conveying TO
| YOU an expression of his sincere thanks
| for your courteous favor which he has
/ read with much pleasure
THE President wishes me to say that
| if the pleasure of public business permits
( of his extending his Southern trip to Sa-
1 Vannah whatever arrangements for his
/ visit Gen Lee may make will be crafty
| ing to him, and, of course. he would cor
daily appreciate the compliment of hav-
ing your historical organization act as his
| escort.
With best wishes personally and for
your troop, believe me, very sincerely
yours, J. A. Porter,
Secretary to the President.
| Capt. Beirne Gordon, Commanding GeoT-
! gia Hussars."
The various committees in charge of the
affair are actively at work, and within
the next few days all the arrangements
| will probably have been completed.
! The railroads over which the presiden-
tlal party viii pass on its Southern trip
have extended the courtesy of transport
tation, following the example of the
| Southern, which will make up the magnifi-
| cent train that is to be used. The cars
will all be Pulmans, the handsomest that
company owns. The officials of the
Southern are sparing no pains to make
the Southern tour of the President as en-
joyable as the most splendid railway ac-
commodations and services can afford.
Mr.. John NJ. Egan vice president of the
| Central Railroad, who is taking a great
interest in the coming of the President
and who desires to extend him every pos
sible courtesy, was advised yesterday of
the itinerary, the time of arrival and de-
parture at the various cities he will visit
and the roads over which his train will
be pulled. His information showed that
the President will leave Washington by
the Southern at o'clock the afternoon
of Dec. 49, arriving at Atlanta the fol-
lowing morning at o'clock.
The Presidents train will pull out of
Atlanta at midnight of Dec. Is for Tus-
kegee, Ala, where he will arrive the next
morning This trip will be over the At
lanta and West Point Railroad. Tuskegee
viii be left shortly after noon for Mont
gomery. The stay there will be brief, as
the President will leave at $50 in the
afternoon OF the 10th for Atlanta Arriv-
cd a Atlanta, the train will be transferred
to the Central of Georgia, by which Il will
be brought to Savannah. 1t is expected
that the President will reach here at 9
o'clock the morning of Dec. H. He will
remain here until after midnight of the
following day, Sunday, when he