The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-05
TO OPEN The FAIR
GOV. GAMBLER AND THE LEGIsLA-
TURE ARRIVE TOMORROW.
WILL REVIEW THE MILITARY.
LEGISLATORS WILL BE ENTER
TANNED AT TYBEE.

A Day Crowded with Events-Com-
mittee VIII Meet the Governor on
His Arrival, and the Liberty In
dependent Troop VIII Furnish the
EscOrt-After the Exercises at the
Park Extension and the Formal
Opening of the Fair the Visitors
VIII BE Taken to Tybee to Enjoy
the Breezes. the Oysters and the
other Good Things Provided for
/ Them.
The reception to the Governor, Leg
| islature and other official guests of the
State Fair tomorrow will not
| be very formal one. With
such a large party this is
out of the question. President Owens
and committee of the State Fair d.
! rectors viii meet the special train.
which is expected to run as a section
of the Central's regular passenger train
! from Atlanta, arriving shortly after 5
| o'clock. The Governor and other Of
| ficials will be escorted in carriages to
| the De Soto, where it is presumed
practically the entire party will make
| its headquarters. The visitors will be
| given time for breakfast, after which
members of the Fair Association and
citizens will show them the city.
At IL o'clock the ceremonies of the
day will begin, with the review of the
military of the city, together with the
regulars from Fort Screven, at the
Park Extension. 1t is not expected
that the review will consume over an
hour. Immediately following this the
Governor and his escort with the otI-
GERS of the Fair Association will pro-
| coed to the Fair grounds. escorted by
Governor will formally declare the
Fair open.
VIII Tilt for the Governor.
After this portion of the exercises
has been concluded there will be a spe-
cial feature in the way of an exhibition
tilt by the first team of the Liberty
Independent Troop. Capt. A. Gordon
| Cassels of the Liberty Troop.
has arranged this tilt especially
for the benefit of the Gov
ernor. AS the members of the Leg
islature will not be here Friday to
witness the cavalry contest. which will
be the feature of that day, the exhi-
btion by the Liberty team VIII be of
special interest to them.
Three of the teams of the Liberty
Independent Troop will arrive in the
city tonight, making the trip on
horseback through the country. These
three troops will act as the special es-
cort of the Governor on his arrival.
The Fair directors are especially
anxious that a fine showing be made
| by the military. To that end,
they urge the employers of all
men who are in the military to see to
it that they are permitted to partici-
pate in the parade. The directors say
that all Savannah should be interested
in the success of the Fair, to which
they can contribute by allowing their
employees to get off for the parade.
Review i'm the Parade Ground.
All the commands to take part will
assemble at the parade ground at
10:45. The Governor riding in a car
rage with Adjutant General j. w.
Robertson, President George w. Owens
of the Fair Association and Col. Jor-
dan f. Brooks, director of the military
| features, will arrive at IL o'clock, when
he will review the troops. After that
ceremony the troops will march to the
| Fair grounds, whittier the Governor
will precede them.
Col. P. w. Meldrim will be in COM
mand of the parade. The Regulars
| from Fort Screven will have the right
Of the line and will be followed imme-
! diately by the First Infantry. After
the First Regiment will march the Sa-
vannah Volunteer Guards, then the
Naval Militia, then the Lawton Cadets,
| then the cadets of the Savannah Pre-
paratory School, then the Chatham Ar
tillery and then the several cavalry
troops. These will be the Georgia Hus-
sars, the Efiingham Hussars, the Mel
drim Tattnall Guards ard the Liberty
Guards.
Spectators may witness the military
display on the parade ground and take
the cars in time to witness the conclu-
sion at the Fair grounds. Cars will
be at the intersection of Bolton
and Abercorn streets, from where they
will leave for the grounds Immediately
! upon the conclusion of the review on
the parade ground.
At the Fair grounds the Governor
will review the troops from the grand
stand, which will be passed in column
Of Jlatoons. The commands will then
be- turned over to their officers, who
will dismiss them, thus enabling the
soldiers to see the Fair. They will be
the guests of the Fair Association on
! the opening day.
Many Legislators Coming.
A dispatch to the Morning News
from its Atlanta correspondent last
night announced that from $50 to 1855
members of the Legislature. and all
| the clerks of both Houses will leave
the capital at $3.50 tonight. The dis
/ patch says that the members are en-
! gaging berths right along, and that it
! locks as if the special will be one long
! line of sleepers The members are all
| looking forward to a great time in Sa-
vannah, and those who have been here
before say that nothing would induce
| them TO miss the trip. The Savannah
| representatives will accompany the
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