The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-19
IN ROOMS OF BLUE AND GOLD.
THE ADMIRAL's AND MRS. DENEY's
SUITE AT THE DE SOTO.


AfternOOn-PrORrnm of Enter
tainment Begins Tomorrow Morn
inG-Judge FaIIigant Takes Place
of Secretary Long ON the Toast
List-NlIitary Officers Satisfied
with Arrangements for Their Wen.
gen. Miles to Arrive From Beau
fort.
The final meetings of the committees On
arrangement for the entertainment of Ad-
miral Dewey and the other distinguished
guests of the city some Of whom arrive
this afternoon, will be held to-day IT
is thought the reports will show that prac-
tically nothing remains to be done.
At the De Soto the rooms 10 lie occu-
pied by Admiral and Mrs. Dewey, parlor
and sleeping apartments, are in readiness.
Already beautifully appointed the rooms
have been made more attractive by he
art of the decorator. 1t was the wish OF
the committee that the rooms be deco
rated in the colors of the navy. and they
are now beautifully finished in blue and
gold. Mr. John c. Wilmington has look
ed after the decoratio of the rooms. The
management of the De Soto will have all
the guests together except possibly, Gen.
Miles and his staff, who will occupy rooms
removed from the section reserved for the
other guests The rooms for most OF the
guests are those on the first floor in the
northwest corner, the most attractive in
the hotel
Gen. Miles and party who were to leave
Washington yesterday for Charleston, will
reach Savannah by way OF Port Royal.
1t is supposed that Gen. Miles goes TO
Charleston for the purpose of comforting
with Secretary of War Root, who is re.
turning from Cuba on the transport Sedg~
wick From Charleston Gen. Miles VIII
20 to Beaufort or Port Royal by steamer.
He will be met there by Capt. C. E.
Gillette with the yacht Angler, which will
convey the party to the quarantine sta
ton, where il will join Admiral Dewey
and the Savannah party at the oyster
roast Gen Miles will doubtless inspecr
the Notifications at Tybee while here.
1t is probable that there with be many
visitors from along the line of the rail-
roads entering Savannah. The Dewey
celebration has been well advertised, and
the passenger departments of the lines
have learned that large crowds are eX-
pected on those days, for which the cheap
rates apply. The number of visitors has
been set at 5000, and it is not believed
the prediction will suffer when the crowd
has been sized up.
The hotels have received many letters
asking for reservations of rooms For
some time such requests have been COM
ing in, and the hotel proprietors are pref
ty sure to have their houses well filed
while the Admiral is in the city. Many
of the visitors win doubtless come for
business as well as pleasure A delegI-
ton from Macon is expected. Among the
party, it Is said, win he committee that
will have something to do with the en-
tertainment of the Admiral when he visits
that city. The committee will come to sit
at the feet of Gamaliel and learn how to
entertain an admiral.
telegram was received during the day
by Mayor Myers announcing that Secre-
tary of the Navy Long had been compelled
TO withdraw his acceptance of the citys
invitation owing TO the illness of Mrs.
Long. The secretarys inability to be
present is greatly regretted. He was on
the toast list for the banquet Wednesday
night to respond to The Army and Navy"
Judge Robert Falligant was invited TO fill
the secretary's position and has accepted.
The laurels that would most certainly
have fallen to so gifted an orator as Sec
rotary Long will rest as gracefully upon
the brow of Judge Falhgant.
Desiring to see that all might be in
readiness for their men, Capt j. e. Cogs-
well and Capt. II. b. Schroeder of two com
panies of the Charleston battalion We're
in the city yesterday TO confer with the
Military Committee and the passenger rep
resentatives of the Plant System relative
TO the accommodation of the troops ard
their movement TO and from the city. The
officers were we'll satisfied with the ar
raagements that had been made and re,
turned to Charleston They viii arrive
tomorrow afternoon with their troops
One of the companies of the Charleston
battalion is the Irish Volunteers. The
Irish Jasper Greens Of this city will eX-
tend hospitality to ths visitors while they
are in the city. IL has been decided by
the Greens to invite the Volunteers 90 their
quarters in the Regimental Armory after
the parade on Wednesday afternoon to
partake of a collation..
The AdmiraPs special Grain left Wash
ington last night over the Southern Rail-
way and is scheduled to arrive in Savan-
nah tonight between and O'Clock. on
the train win be the Admiral, Mrs. Dewey,
Lieut.. Caldwell and General Agent L. S.
Brown of the Southern. The other guests
are expected to arrive during the night or
tomorrow.
Though the Admiral and his party ar
rive tonight, nothing will be done for their
entertainment beyond a delegation from
the Reception Committee meeting them at
the train, and, with the Georgia Hussars
as mounted escort for the Admiral con-
Quoting them to the De Soto. The even
ing, according to the present intention,
his rooms.
Tomorrow morning the first efforts of
the committee for the entertainment of
the visitors will be made. Carriages will
be at the hotel for drive to the wharves
where the revenue cutter Hamilton will
be in waiting to take the party on a
trip down the river. The quarantine sta
ton will be visited, and, upon disembark-
ing, there will be an oyster roast. 1t is
also on the programme to serve a lunch
on the way down.
Gen. Miles will not arrive in time, it is
understood, to be in the party aboard the
Hamilton. The committee having the trip
in charge decided two or three days ago
that, should the commander-n-chief of
the army be in the party, a visit to Fort
ScreVen would be paid, enabling the Cen
eral to inspect the Notifications
A rest will be taken at the De Soto upon
the return from the river trip. To-mor-
row night the public reception in the
drawing rooms of the hotel will be held.
The hours will be from until 10 o'clock.