The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-01
IN THE SEABokR0'S HANDS.
CITY WILL BE TURNED OVER TO-
DAY TO OFFICIALS AND GUESTS.

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yiiIe-Breakfast VIII BE Had at the
De SOto-The steamer Clifton Will
Start for the Terminals at 10
O'CIocIx-Lunch VIII BE Served at
the De Soto mt 12s3O-Those who
Made the Trip over the system
and the savnnnahinrs Who VIII
Partake of the SenbOard's Hospi-
tally.
The city will be turned over 10 the Sea
BE- ard Air Line Railways officials and
their guests to-day. Two special trains
wi reich the city this mcrning at Z
o'clock. If the programme is carried out
as was int ended, and at clock the party
viii breakfast at the De Soto. Then the
trip to the Hutchi1son's Island terminals
will be tax, n, and the visitors will have
an opp-r.unity to inspect the great work
that has been ACCOMPLISHED for che con-
weston Of waste lands into a splendid
system for facilitating shipping and
commerce.
TIE coming of the Saaboard has been
loo Ike / forward to wi h gr a. interest.
Invitations to attend the functions in Sa-
yannah were received some days ago.
al d these fortunate in being membered
have INDUCED in the NEST pleasant an
ticiE atoms Of the advent OF the new line.
They viii enjoy meeting the officials of
The company and their guests from other
cities, and pleasant cay is expected.
After a run through from Richmond TO
Tampa over the great Seaboard System,
the party that will make merry in Sa-
vannah to-day is on the way back to the
starting point, where the ceremonies of
opening the line will be concluded. All
Jacksonville last night banquet was en-
joyed after which the two sections of
the guests specials pulled. out for Savan-
nah. The first section contains the dele
CATION from New York Philadelphia, VIII
mington and ether points north of Bdlti-
more, in charge CT Vice President 4. ST.
John, who is assisted in looking after
the interests of the road and the COM
forts of the Northern guests by the genial
| Capt. V. +. McBee (familiarly known
through Georgia and South Carolina as
'Bunch" McBee), general superin endcnt
of the line. In the forward car Is the
Seahoard Air Line Band of thirty pieces,
a splendid musical combination composed
of mechanics employed in the company's
workshops.
!
| Pullmans, including the private car of
| President Williams. The principal occu-
| pants of the second section are from Bal
timore and Richmond, where a majority
of the stock is owned The Baltimore con-
| ungent is in charge of Mr. ] W. Midden-
| dorf of Middendorf, Oliver & Co., who
! financed the Greater Seabcard Air Line
and is made up of representative citizens
| of the Monumental City. 1t includes
! George X. McGaw, Thornton Rollins. w
! P Harvey, vice president of the Citizens
| Trust Company; T. w Tongue, A. L. Gar
ter, L. P Keller, Lloyd L. Jackson, vice
| president of the Maryland Trust Company
w Winslow Williams, George MacKub-
ben, ]. Hume Smith, H. Carroll Brown,
Wilbur F. Jackson, DIR. Charles P Beavau.
S. Davies Warfield, Mayor of Baltimore
| and president of the Continental Trust
4 Company; w. Aelliersburg. E. ]. D. Cross
and j. w Stuart Of Cowan Cross & Bond.
counsel for the Seaboard Air Line; D. A.
Klein, Douglas A Thomas, president, of
| the Merchants Bank; #. De Madeira of
the Associated Press and ". A. Foord of
the Baltimore Sun. Among the
others are A. S. Elliott, Whining
ton. Del; c. Schumacher of New York,
Douglas H. Thomas. president of Mer-
chants National Bank of Baltimore;
william F. Cochran of Yonkers N Y.
member of the firm of Alexander, Smith
| & Ce,,- carpet manufacturers of Chicago
| c. Sydney Shepard, of the Western Union
Telegraph Company; Dewitt Smith of
| New York, Judge Leigh r. Watts of
| Portsmouth, Va, general counsel of the
road; George W. Watts of Durham, N. c.,
the tobacco king of that state; Col Bennel
Lord of Cameron, n. c.. DR.. George Ben
Johnson OF Richmond. Va, S. w Tray
ers, vice president of heChamber of Com
merce of Richmond, Va; T. C. Williams
of Richmond Capt. Wesnat, superintend-
ent of construction; Col. William e. Cut
shaw, city engineer of Richmond; John s.
| Elicit, president of the State Bank of Vir-
ginia, and several representa- tives of news
papers along the route.
Following Is the progra mme of events
in connection with the visit of the Off
Gals and their guests as 1t has been ar
| ranged for S vannah:
Arrival of The party-7 o'clock.
breakfast at the De Soto-S o'clock
Steamer Clifton at Foot CT Whitaker
Sire et-l0 o'clock
Lunch at the De Soto-12:3O o'clock.
Departure for Columbia-2 o'clock.
The programme was arranged for city
time.
Among the Savannahians and gentlemen
from this section who will be among the
Seaboard's guests at the lunch at the De
Soto are the following:
Messrs. A. B. Moore. ]. A. Calhoun, w
c. Powell, J. j. Kirby, c.. ID. Baldwin, A
Davis. c. E. Spence, w. w. Starr, l.
Keyton, F. c. Battey e. A We'll NJ. L
OfDwyer William Harden. James II, But
ner, t. G. Bell, Henry d. Stevens
A. B. Palmer, John w. Rourke
George NJ Gadsden. ]. NJ Fleming r. +
Browder, T. A. Cults, G. NJ Gilbert, ]
f. c. Myers. C. f. Dickinson. w. P
Lewis, J. j. Carolan, Moses Herman, A
Enrich Walter ~oney, f. V. Peterson
c. C. Martin, }. Ferris Cam, L. w. Nee
son. George A. Gregory. Samuel B. Ad
ans, Julian NJ, Solomon, william
Carrard r. G. Fleming. j. b. Johnson
John Heard Hunter, w. w. Williamson
Harvey Granger, j. b. Chestnut, T. S
Wyily, Wright Hunter, Joseph Ferst
Charles Ellis. Jr. BsH. Levy. c. ]. Hun
ter, r. NJ. Hitch. W. G. Sutlive J. Free
Lewis. f. N. Hancock. George w. Owens
DR.. ]. G. farrell, p. w. Meldrim
Berne Gordon, J. II. Haslam C
D. baldwin. John S. Schley w. p
Scruggs, ]. w. Fretwell, Frank Barker
George w. Dwelle. e. e. Davis. II. c. Nc
slpin, L. A. Beaty, Allan Bond, Mills b
lana Iohn NJ Rrvanl RoufIopl