The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-05
COMING OF LIBERTY BELL.
Plans Made for the Entertainment
of the Visitors.

meeting of the Liberty Bell Com
mittee of the City Council was held
yesterday at the City Exchange, and
decision to give the visiting Phila-
delphians a drive and a supper at Isle
of Hope was reached.
The Liberty Bell, escorted by the
Philadelphians, will reach Savannah at
2:45 o'clock next Wednesday afternoon.
The rest of that day viii be spent in
this city. The Liberty Bell, which is
carried on a fiat car, with four stall
wart Quaker City policemen on guard,
will be on exhibition at the Plant Sys-
tenn depot all the afternoon, and any
one who may care to do so may see
it.
Tomorrow morning at o'clock, via
the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Liberty
Bell and its escort will leave Philadel-
phta for the tour that is to be closed
at Charles ton. where the bell is to be
placed on exhibition. Short stops will
be made at many points on the way to
Charleston, but none will be of the du-
ration of that at Savannah, where the
bell will remain from 2:45 Wednesday
until O'Clock the next morning, when
it will leave for Charleston. The ar
rival at Savannah will be over the
turned over to the Plant System for
the continuance of it's journey to Char
lesion.
While the public views the bell at
the Plant System depot, the Philadel-
phians representing their municipality
will become the guests of Savannah.
Carriages will be in waiting at the de-
pot, and the visitors will be taken for
a drive. This will end at Islefof Hope,
where Mr.. A. NJ. Barbee will serve
one of his delightful fish and terrapin
suppers at o'clock. The restaurateur
will make especial preparation for the
party, and the very best that the riv-
ers and inlets afford, cooked in the
most palatable style, will grace his
tables. The Committee on Entertain
ment will make up the list of Savan-
nahians who will participate in the re-
ception of the Philadelphians. This
list will, necessarily, be brief.
After the supper at Isle of Hope, the
party will return to the city. The Wis
itors will go to their cars, where they
will retire for the night, after they are
hidden goodbye by the Savannahians.
The official escort of the Liberty bell
will be made up as follows:
Hon. Samuel H. Ashbridge, Mayor;
Wilson H. Brown, chairman of Council;
Common Councilmen George McCurdy,
president; Lawson c. Funk, Harry D.
Beaston, Alexander NJ. DeHaven, James
M. Hazlett. August Hohl, r. Cortland
Horr, Albert Moore, Thomas ]. Nor
ton, NJ. D., Charles Roberts, George
w. Ruch, Samuel w. Salus;
Select Councilmen-James L. Miles,
president; Henry Clay, George D'Au-
trechy, Joseph H. Klemmer, George w.
Kucker, William McCoach, Edward w.
Patton, Charles Seger. Henry r.
Shoch, Samuel K. Stinger, George w.
Sunderland. Samuel P. Town, Watson
D. Upperman; secretary, George w.
Kochersperger; sergeant-at arms, C.
B. Hall.
Director of department of public
works. VIM. c. Haddock; director of
department Of public safety, Abraham
l.. English; president department
charities and correction, John V. Shoe
maker; chief of bureau of city property
and custodian of Liberty bell, George
G. Pierre; secretary to Mayor. A. r. H
Morrow; committee of allied business
organizations of Philadelphia, w. W.
| Supplee, Thomas Martindale N. B.
| Kelly; Harry P. Wilson, representative
| Associated Press. and Charles R. Ros-
enberg, tourist agent Pennsylvania
! Railroad, in charge.