The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-22
WILL HONOR WASHINGTON.
MS BIRTHDAY WILL DE OBSERVED
IN MANY WAYS.

FIRST Battalion of the First Regi-
Dent Will Parade This Afternoon
and Drill in the Park Extension.
Georgia Hussars VIII Go on an
Onting and the Chatham Artillery
,NNiI Go to Tybee-Irish Jasper
Green's Hop TO-nfEht-ExcursiOn
10 Wilmington island-''Wa shing-
ton Teas" Given by Ladies-Zerub-
babel Lodge Will Have a Washing
ION Communication.
savannah will have a greater observ-
ance to-day than usual of Washington's
birthday anniversary. The programme Is
rather varied, embracing everything from
q military parade to Washington teas"
and entertainments. Many Oh the mer-
chants and business houses will give holi-
d9v as will the public institutions,
and the day will be very enjoyably
spent. The bright promise of yesterday
afternoon satisfied many who were hoping
for fine day that the desire would be full
filed and excursions and individual or
small party trips will doubtless draw not a
few from the city.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon the First Ba-
TALON of the First Regiment, Infantry,
under command of Capt. p. F. Gleason of
the Irish Jasper Greens, will leave the
Armory. The men will be clothed in the
regulation dress uniforms, and, as spe-
eial efforts have been made to secure large
turn-outs for each company, the parade
will doubtless be an interesting one.
The battalion will assemble in the drill
yard promptly at S:45 O'Clock, so that
there may be no reason for delay in get
ting away from the anmory at the hour
indicated. After march from Abercorn
10 CASTOR, to Drayton, to Congress, to
Barnard, to Broughton, to Bull, to CASTOR
10 Drayton and to the Park Extension,
there will be a short battalion drill and
battalion parade.
The Georgia Hussars will not take part
in the parade Instead, the troop will go
out for the day, riding seven miles into
the country TO visit the place of Mr.
Isidore Silverberg, a member The men
will wear the regulation uniforms with
blue shirts. The trip was decided upon
by Capt. Henry McAlpin in order to give
life. and the men will be expected TO
carry uncooked rations and cook their
own dinner 1t is said, however, that
there will be suitably prepared food at
hand for those who totally fail in the eff
fort to provide for themselves.
The Chatham Artillery will go with
its lady friends to Tybee Island, where
an oyster roast will be enjoyed The
artiIlerymen will also have the delight
of dancing with the young ladies on the
excellent floor of the Inlet Club building
The Irish Jasper Greens will give a mil
itary hop at the Catholic Library Hall to-
night. The members of the company and
their lady friends have been hooking for
ward 80 the event with pleasurable antic-
pations, all of which will doubtless be
fully realized. There will be prize drill
before the hop, starting at 8 O'Clock.
The Mission Circle of Kings Daughters
wilrgfve an excursion to Wilmington ISL
and, the boat leaving from the foot of
Whitaker street at 8 o'clock this morning,
and from Thunderbolt ait 1920. A boat
for the convenience of business men will
leave the latter place at $3.50 in the after
noon. An oyster roast win be given on
the island.
At the Independent Presbyterian Church
lecture room tonight a Washington tea
Will be given. A number of ladies and
gentlemen have agreed 10 fill characters,
and George Washington, Lady Washing
ION, Lafayette and various others of his
tory and romance of the time of the close
of the revolution will be impersonated.
The entertainment will take the guise of
reception in New York just after the
close of hostilities with the mother coun-
try.
The Rebecca Gratz Band of the Daugh-
tiers of Israel will give a Martha Wash
ington tea" in the breakfast room of the
De Soto this afternoon from until Z
o'clock.
zerrubbabel Lodge, No. 10, F. and A.
NJ, viii hold a Washington communica-
ton at the temple tonight The masters
degree will be conferred and the worship
full master, Mr.. p A. Stovall will de-
liver an address on Our Country" while
Past Master A. B. Simmons and Junior
Warden w. B. Stubbs will speak of
Washington" who was himself a good
Mason.