The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-24
MOBILE WILL CELEBRATE
 TWO CENTURIES OF AGE
In January the Beautiful Old Seaport Will Have an Anniversary Celebration Which
 Promises to Be Historic.

cers to accompany him.
 An Interesting feature of the street
 rarade will be 4 gaiiy decorated float
 This float will bear an immense stone.
 which will be appropriately inscribed.
 The foilo.sing day this stone Is to be
 taken by boat to. Twenty Seven Mile Blun
 wEere 1t will mark the spot on which the
 first public building of the early city of
 Mobile stt-cd 200 years ago.
 ] he parade win conclude at 12 o'clock
 with the unvsillng of tablet at the Mo.
 will bear an inscription relating the facts
 connected with the celebration.
 In the afternoon of the first day there
 will be a great gathering of visitors ana
 citizens at the Mobile Theatre and dis. tinguished orator yet to be selected will deliver an address upon the historical significance of the celebration. q.
 Later in the day there will De pup. Square by famous band which is to be engaged for the occasion. At night colonial reception will be given under the direction of the % Dangnters o,n,ttes Q, us
 may also ask distinguished Mobile wof man to deliver an address at this recep. tion. She will probably be Mrs. Electra
 eemmes colson. daughter of Admiral On the second day of the celebration . 1 fleet of boats will leave Mobile in tne early modning for Twenty-seven Mile
 Bluff Thre.gh the government & the ,sga, Somi cruiser and several revenue cutters tp assist in conveying the great crowd ts | the first site of the city. The four visit
 as tigruIsSed ToSefn0rs Visitors Gp wil probably | transported on one of the trim little rev- enue cutters which will be. given over l to them and this boat will be the nag- boat of the fleet. Another boat will bear
 the stone which is to be placed in posi-
 ton at Twenty-seven Mile Bluff. l The ceremonies at Twenty-seven Mile | Bluff will be grandiy impressive. The ss Hamilton % of W Mobile. will deliver the | principal address, dealing with the early 1 history of the Gulf City. This. address will be followed by five minute sentiments l from the distinguished citizens present, including the dovernors of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida, The Mayor of Mobile and the Mayors of other | cities who will be present will also De | asked to make short addresses.
 l It is expected that an original ode com | memorating the occasion will be read In | closing the formal eexrcise at Twenty seven Mile Bluff. The Committee will probably offer a handsome prize for the
 best ode on the subject to be read at this | time. .,-~.,A
 The day at Twenty-seven Mile Bluff will conclude with an old.fashioned bas- |lSet picnic and the fleet will return to the | Gulf City in the afternoon.
 1 Mir. Owen says the Committee also has | under consideration the matter of re- | questing the government to have a medal | struck off at one of its hints to be sold l or given away as a souvenir of the bi- | centennial celebration. This medal will be suitably inscribed and would no doubt be popular with all visitors and the citi- | gems of Mobile.
 "The people of Mobile will raise s5.0Oo ' | said Mir. Owen, land the celebration will | no doubt attract the attention of the whole country. 1t will give the beautiful | ntA Ntf " an rnr1nrf4tuttV aXarnDlffxy tfe world famous Hospitality and Mobile has never failed in any und dsrtaking which | appealed to its entire citizenship, as is ! the case with this celebration."-r