The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-20
COMMITTEES AT WORK
INTEREST IN FREE FALL FES-
 TIvAL INCREASING.
Escambia Rifles Will Come From Pensacola and Bring Band.
 Arranging to Care
 for the Crowd.

Interest in the Montgomery Free Fall
 Festival continues to spread throughout
 the surrounding section and neighboring cities are availing themselves of the op-
 portunity to send delegates to enjoy the
 hospitality of Montgomery for the week.
 The latest city to take action upon the
 matter is Pensacola. That city will be
 represented by thirty picked men of the
 Escambia Rifles, Company "I" of the
 lst regiment of the Florida State Guard,
 which will spend Wednesday and Thurs
 day and probably Friday of the Festival
 week in Montgomery. They will appear
 in the big military parade Wednesday.
 when Governor Jelks and his military
 staff will review the militia and will be
 accorded a place of honor in all the
 events of the days upon which they are
 here They will bring a brass band of
 about twenty pieces with them. which
 will add much to the pleasure of the oc-
 easion.
 It Is quite probable that the Florida
 soldiers will remain over until Friday, as it is understood that Pensacola will be represented by a double scull in the big
 boat race which will take place on that day,uc.
 A special rate has been made by Gen. eral Passenger Agent Stone of the Lou isville and Nashville Railroad of 1 cent | per mile in each direction, and 1t is more than prODaDle that d large trdNel | Pensacola will come here in addition to the Escambia Rifles and the band. The Decorating Committee is arrang- | ing a scheme of decorations in addition | to the Illuminating Committee, and will utilize the same wires upon which to l stretch their streamers, and will deco rate along about the same lines. The committee particularly desires that the
 various merchants should decorate their 
 week will add much to the enjoyment and the festivities of the occasion. The same colors, purple and gold, that were used last year, will be again used this year, and with the various red. white and blue decorations and flags, will make a splendid impression. The chairman of the committee, MT. A. W. LeBron. has
 asked that he be advised of all those who
 will decorate their store fronts and build | ings so that a proper list of them may be made.
 The Committee on Public Comfort this year consists of Dr. A. c. Fitzpatrick. E. L. Merriam, Terry Hardaway, D. c. | Sims, A. A. Ross, J. s. Dowde1l and J. c. | Adams This committee had a meeting | recently, and has already started in with l its arrangements for making visitors comfortable who come to the city during the Fall Festival, and to supply them with all necessary information at the | Bureau of Information.
 | The chairman has requested that board ing houses communicate with him as to | the number of visitors, male and female, | that they can accommodate with rooms, and whether they can furnish meals. The | data should be explicit so the committee can advise inquirers before they leave | the information booths, or in many in- | stances before coming to the city, just | what accommodations they can secure be- | fsre visiting the house. At such time | as this the committee still hopes that a | large number of private homes will, if | they can do so, accommodate visitors to | the Street Fair. They may not be able to l furnish meals, but comfortable rooms will be in a great demand, and 1t Is hoped | that a large number of citizens will ac- commodate them. It is requested that communications be sent to Dr. A. c. Kill patrick. chairman of the Public Comfort | Committee, giving full information, so | that proper lists may be made, and a
 record can be kept of all addresses in a | systematic manner.
 | Commandant Cotton at the Navy Yard, | Portsmouth, Va, has addressed Mayor | Joseph that the mast from the Spanish vessel Oquendo was shipped via the Sea- board Air Line. The Seaboard Air Line will push the shipment through with the
 utmost despatch, and expects to make a l quick time record in handling this ship ment.
 The committee Is arranging for the
 preparation of foundation for the flag pole and it's erection by a skilled repre- sentative from the Navy Yard at Pensa-
 cola. and it is the intention to have ev- erything in readiness so that the flag
 pole may be erected immediately after it's arrival.