The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-06
DEWEY PROGRAMME ADOPTED.
TIE ADMIRAL TO BE PRESENTED
WITH 4 HANDSOME SOUVENIR.

WITH 4 HANDSOME SOUVENIR.
A Large silver VASE with the Cont
of Arms of the city, with the Fig
ure of the Old Steamship savannah
on One side and IA Modern saVan-
nah Liner ON the Othcr-A Large
List of DISTINGUISHED Guests
Agreed Upon-A Trip Down the
River. Il Drive around the CITY, IA
Review Of the Military and Ban
quot the CHIEF Features of the Pro-
grammc.
The Dewey Executive Committee met
last night al the De Soto and formally
adopted the programme for the reception
and entertainment of the Admiral and
Mis-. Dewey March 20 and q.
The programme was adopted practically
as recommended by tAe Invitation Com
mittce, and as already outlined in the
Morning News. Admiral and Mrs. Dewey
win b. received by a committee on their
arrival Tuesday morning. March 20, and
escorted to the De SOTO, where they viii
be allowed sufficient time for rest After
breakfast Mrs. Dewey viii be taken in
charge by a committee of ladies', while
the Admiral, in charge of the Executive
Committee, ana visiting guests, viii be
taken on trip over the harbor. includ-
ing a review of the city front and a trip
to the bell buoy past Inc forts and quar-
abtne
The trip on the river will consume the
better part of the day. At night there
VIII be a public reception to the citizens At
the De Soto.
Wednesday morning will be taken Up
with carriage drive about the city.
Wednesday afternoon the Admiral viii re-
view the local and visiting military from
the balcony of the De Soto Wednesday
night there will be a dinner a the De SOTO
in honor of the Admiral at which a num-
Der Of distinguished guests in public and
official life are expected to be present.
While the banquet is in progress Mrs.
Dewey and the visiting ladies will be serv-
ed with dinner in the breakfast room, just
off ne main dining room.
One of the interesting features of Ad-
mira Dewey's visit to Savannah will he
the presentation to him in behalf of the
city of a very handsome souvenir of his
visit to the city. 1t was desired that the
souvenir should be one in every way
worthy of the donor and the donee. and
that it should be thoroughly appropriate
TO the occasion. This matter was finally
decided upon last night The souvenir
viii consist of large and handsome sill
Yer vase of exquisite design. Upol the
front it will bear the arms of the city OF
Savannah upheld by figures representing
commerce. on one side will be a repre-
sentation of the steamship Savannah, the
first steamship to cross the ocean, which
left this port in April 1919 On the other
side will be a representation of a modern
steamship of the Savannah line. portray
ing the growth and development of steam
navigation as well as the growth of the |
city's commerce The vase will be suit |
ably inscribed. The vase will be execd-
ted by Whiting of New York.
The programme has been submitted to |
Admiral Dewey and has received his APP |
prevail so that the committee is now free !
to go ahead with It's arrangements. 1t |
will be observed that the committee has |
limited the programme to a few events |
Only. THIS was done purposely in order |
that the distinguished visitor might not |
become faugued or exhausted as might |
be the case with a more detailed pro- |
gramme. The committee is of course at |
liberty to fill in the intervals between the !
various events of the programme with |
such features as taste and judgement may |
direct.
There was a good attendance of the I
members of the committee which was in |
creased TO fifteen. The committee is now |
constituted as follows: Mayor Herman |
Myers, chairman, Capt. d. G. Purse vice |
chairman and Messrs Leopold Adler, |
George W. Tiedeman Mai. Beirne Cor
den and Messrs James NJ. Dixon, l. G. /
Haas, A B. Palmer 1. a. SOfomOns, A S. |
Guckenheimer, Col. j. II. Estill, w. w. /
Starr, r. n. Levy, II. W. Palmer, Lee |
Roy Myers and Thomas Ballantyne
1t was decided that an invitation should |
be extended to the local military the /
Brunswick Naval Reserves and all the I
military of the surrounding country should /
be invited 10 attend and take part in
the parade. Arrangements to entertain all |
the military participating in the parade |
at the local armories after the parade will |
probably be made
The following list of distinguished !
guests, as recommended by the invitation |
was agreed upon: President |
Mckinley and cabinet the Governors of |
Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama YER |
mont and Tennessee, Surgeon General |
Sternberg of the United States Army and |
Surgeon General Wyman of the Marine |
Hospital Service. Admirals Schley and |
Sampson, Gen Miles the acting Vice |
President the Speaker of the House, the |
of the Senate Committee on |
Commerce, and of the River and Harbor /
Committee of the House, the Senators and |
Representatives Of Georgia, the United |
states officers on duty in Savannah and |
the judges of the courts.
The list of invitations to be sent out is |
quite a long one and includes about 100 |
names. OF course it is not likely that all |
of those invited will accept, but it is be- |
lieved that quite a number viii, and that |
there will be those among the guests who |
are prominent in official and public life.
The Executive Committee Will meet
again at the De Soto Saturday night at
S 20 o'clock. at which time The clb-cor,,-
mittees will probably he announced. A
special committee of ladies will be select |
ed to look after the visiting ladies. The |
report Of the committee on subscriptions |
showed that the movement is in very
fair way financially, and the treasurer
was instructed to call in the subscrip-
tons.
MAY BE REV. W. Il. WALKER.