The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
IN HONOR OF ROBERT E. LEE.
SAVANNAH WILL OBSERVE THE An
NIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH.

Greens, Cadets and Blues VIII En-
terrain the Companies of the Dist
Michigan With "a Dinner at Their
Camp-GeOrgia Hussars and Chat
BAN Artillery VIII Parade-LOcaI
Chapter of Daughters of the Con-
federacy VIII Be Entertained To-
night by the Confederate Veterans.
school Children VIII Have Holt
day.
To-day is the anniversary of the birth
of Gen. Robert Z. Lee \ state holiday, it
viii be ittingly observed in Savannah.
Many of the public institutions will be
closed, and the children of the schools will
have a day off. There VIII be no special
exercises in honor of the day in the
schools. The holiday is in honor of the
memory of the great Confederate general
The principal event of the day is the
dinner 10 the Thirty-first Michigan Regi-
ment by the ex-members of the Third
Georgia and their lady friends The ladies
will assemble this morning at 10 o'clock at
the regimental armory and cars will be
taken for the camp. At the nearest point
to the camp of the Michigan men wagons
win be in waiting, and viii convey the
ladies The rest of the way.
A large number of ladies are interested
IN the affair and the Michigan soldiers
may rely upon an excellent dinner The
Greens, the Cadets and Blues will attend
in uniform. The officers of the Greens
and the Cadets will entertain the officers
of the four companies which their own
NNFfnHa rfFNe
viii not adopt this plan. The officers of
the companies they are TO dine will take
their dinner with the men.
1t is expected that number of guests
from the city will be out to see the soldiers
enjoy themselves. The Greens officers
! have invited several officers and gentle
men to dine with them at their table.
The dinner will not be served al l o. clock,
as expected, but at 1870 o'clock The
change in the hour was made when It was
| learned that the regiment would come into
the city in the afternoon for the review
ana parade. Ii was desired to give the
men all the time they might need in max
ing their preparations.
The Georgia Hussars and the Chatham
! Artillery will be the only commands of the
| local military to parade in honor of the
day The Hussars will assemble at their
armory at 1 o'clock, mounted and with
! cooked rauonS for one meal. A ride
| through the city wall be taken, and then
the command will go on a trip to the
! country.
The Chathams. under command of Capt
| George p. Walker, will assemble at Their
| quarters in the Guards arsenal at 8 O'Clock
and viii march through the city and then
| go to the Park extension, where the com.
mander-n-chiefs salute of twenty-one
| guns will be fired
Tonight at the Veterans hall the Con-
! federate Veterans Association, Lafayette
! McLaws camp of Confederate veterans
! and the camp of the Sons of Veterans will
| entertain the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy. The affair will be in the nature OF
a house warming" this being the first
| entertainment that has been given in the
| hall since it was made the headquarters
| of the three organizations. For some
| years the veterans and the local chapter
| of the Daughters of the Confederacy have
| been accustomed to alternate in furnishing
| entertainments on the birthday of Gen
! Lee. This time it falls TO the lot of the
veterans and no doubt is felt that they
| win provide an excellent entertainment
Dancing will be enjoyed and supper will
be served