The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-17
A SOUTH GEORGIA AFFAIR.
sAVANNAH's FRIENDS TO he INvIT-
ED TO SEE DEWEY.

The Invitation Committee Leaves for
the North TO-day-WiI See Dewey
md Brumby Tomorrow and Re-
port the Result of Their Mission at
Once-The Executive Committee
Has Its work Well In Hand-NSiIi-
tary Commands to BE Invited to he
the Cfty's Guests-ReDresenta
at the Banquet TO He Accorded
Neighboring TOwns-SDeciaI Rates
10 BE Asked From the Railroads.
The Dewey Invitation Committee will
leave to-day at noon for the purpose Of
extending TO Admiral Dewey ana Lieut..
Brumby in person the Invitation formally
extended them by the city to be its guests
as such time as may suit their convent
ence. The committee consists of Mr..
George w. Tiedeman. Capt D. G. Purse,
Col. J. II. Estill and Mr.. Leopold Adler.
The committee will meet Admiral newey
and Lieut.. Brunby at the Ebbtt House
in Washington at noon tomorrow. An
Immediate acceptance OF the invitation is
hoped for in which case the committee
will promptly notify Mayor Myers, and
ton and entertainment, which has been
in progress for several days, will be re-
doubled. The committee win leave Sa-
vaunah by the Plant System and will re-
turn by the Southern and the Florida
Central and Peninsular, courtesies having
been promptly extended the committee by
the two systems
r. - fean II
Georgia, has notified Mayor Myers that
in case Admiral Dewey proposes to reach
Savannah via Atlanta, that the Central
Will place at the disposal of himself and
party, a special train free of charge for
the trip, and will fur her extend the same
courtesy In case he desires to make use of
any portion of the Central system in leav
ing Savannah. This proffer by Mr.. Egan
was altogether unsolicited and is appre-
ciated.
The Executive Committee met at the
De Soto last night and agreed upon the
sub committees which are 10 be entrusted
with the details of the work These will
be as follows Reception banquet. trans
portation, parade, finance and decoration.
The committees were not completed, and
VIII probably not be announced until word
is received from the Invitation Committee
to The result of its visit to Washington.
Maj Beirne Gordon has been named a $
chairman of the Committee on Parade,
which includes che military features. He
has already taken this work in hand by
request of Mayor Myers and has entered
into correspondence with the commanding
officers of the various military commands
in South Georgia. II is desired TO secure
the presence of every military command
in South Georgia. The Invitation to the
military of this section is in keeping with
the decision of the committee, to make the
reception to Admiral Dewey a sectional
and not a local affair.
1T is our purpose" said Mayor Myers,
ito have as large a representation from
the surrounding country as possible. We
especially want our friends from South
Georgia to come and participate with us.
In order that the affair may be thor
oughly representative one, representation
will be accorded at the banquet to the
citizens of all the leading towns of South
Georgia, who care to participate on that
occasion on a parity with the citizens of
Savannah, so that all who desire to be
present at this affair, Will have the oppor-
tunity of doing so. In inviting the mil
ftary here. we shall expect to take
care of them while they are in the
CITY. We hope to nave all the military IN
this section Some of the commands can
come in in the morning, have several hours
here and then reach their homes before
midnight. Others may not find 1t conven-
lent to do this, but II necessary TO PROVIDE
sleeping quarters, this can doubtless be
provided for also. The railroads will be
requested to give low rate, not only for
the military, but for all the people of the
surrounding country"
The reception, banquet and military pa
rade are the only features of the Dewey
celebration decided upon as yet The
question of other features depends largely
upon the length of time which Admiral
Dewey will spend in the city, his accept
ance being considered a foregone conclu-
sion. 1t is the expectation of the COM
mittee that Admiral Dewey will come di-
rect 20 Savannah from Atlanta. The
present understanding is that he will reach
Atlanta Oct. a. spending two days there.
This would enable him to leave Atlanta
on the night of Oct &c, reaching her on
the morning of Friday, Oct q. If this
should be the case 1t is hardly to ne
doubted that the Admiral and his party
will spend both Friday and Saturday In
Savannah and probably Sunday as well.
IL his visit should fall close TO the Sab
bath he will certainly be pressed TO re-
main over that day.
The work of the Executive Committee
is we'll in hand. and il only remains now
to hear from the Invitation Committee
that Dewey and Brumby have accepted
ard the work of preparing for their recep-
lion will go rapidly ON.