The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-06
WILL HONOR SCHLEY
CITY WILL RECEIVE THE HERO
OF sANTIAGO's BATTLE.
RECEPTION AT THE EXCHANGE
TO BE A FEATURE OF ADMIRAL's
VISIT TO GEN. GORDON.

Gen. Gordon and Mayor Myers Had a
Conference Yesterday Relative to
the Visit of the Admirable Was
Agreed That a Committee from
the City Council should Meet Adj
miraI and Mrs. SchIey mt the Train
and Escort Them to the Gordon
Residence-Public Reception at
the City Exchange on Saturday.
Council VIII Confirm This Plan,
in All ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS VIII
Arrive Friday-Talk of Having
Admiral Dewey Here.
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley will
arrive in Savannah Friday morn
ing for a visit of eight or
nine days to Gen. and Mrs.
w. w. Gordon. He will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Schley, and both are
looking forward to a very pleasant
stay. The visit will be their first to
Savannah, and they have long been
eager to pay it.
A public demonstration of Savan-
nah's admiration for Admiral Schley
will be made. This was practically de-
cided upon yesterday, when a confer
ence was held by Gen. Gordon and
Ma. or Myers. What they agreed upon
will require the confirmation of the
City Council, but members of that body
have given such expressions as to in
dictate that they will fall in readily
with any plan that may be proposed
for a hospitable reception of the Ad-
miral.
Several days ago Alderman Dixon
suggested that it would be but a fit
token of Savannah's admiration for
Admiral Schley to arrange public re-
ception, under the auspices of the city
government. This suggestion III ct with
approval from the Mayor and Alder
men generally, but the position vas
taken that, as the Admiral purpcsed
paying visit to Gen. Gordon, it would
be better to first ascertain the wishes
of the guest and of the host before
taking any steps to arrange a resp
ton. Those who desired to honor the
Admiral therefore awaited some adj
vice f: ON Gen. Gordon that a public
the Admiral.
This assurance was given the Mayor
by Gen. Gordon when they had their
conference. Gen. Gordon suggested to
the Mayor that he thought official
recognition of the admraPs presence
might be given through a committee
from the City Council going to the
train to meet him upon his arrival,
and, with Gen. Gordon and Mrs. Cor
don - 4 !
to the Gordon residence. 1t was fur
| Their suggested by Gen. Gordon that
a public reception might be arranged
for next Saturday at the City Ex-
change, when the admiral might meet
the people of Savannah.
The Mayor readily concurred in
Gen. Gordon's suggestion. A meeting
of the City Council will be held Wed
nesday, when a resolution will prob
ably be adopted fixing the details of
the demonstration to be made in the
admiraFs honor.
Admiral and Mrs. Schley will leave
Washington on Thursday via the
Southern Railway. They will arrive
at Savannah the following morning
In a letter to Gen. Gordon the admiral
expresses the pleasure that he and
Mrs. Schley feel in being able to pay
their long promised visit and in the
Admiral Schley has many relatives.
He has never met his Georgia rela-
tives, the Schleys and the McAlpins,
and is looking forward to making
their acquaintance.
The friendship between Gen. Gordon
and Admiral Schley grew out of their
association upon the Porto Rican Com
mission, which was appointed for the
settlement of affairs between the
mi cd a nd he,
close of the Spanish war. On that COM
mission were Admiral Schley, Gen.
John Il. Brooke and Gen. Gordon. Ad-
miral Schley and Gen. Gordon met in
New York and made the trip to Porto
Rico aboard the same transport. Their
acquaintance soon ripened into friend
ship, which grew as they were ssso-
ciated in the business of the commits
sion During their stay in Porto Rico
they had communicating rooms at the
| hotel and were served at the same ta-
BILE, so that the hours spent in the con-
! sideration of affairs of state were sup
| plemented by many hours Of personal
intercourse. Mrs. Gordon Joined her
| husband in Porto Rico, and she, too
grew to know the Admiral very well.
Probably in no city IN the United
States is there a greater Schley SEN
timent than in Savannah. Those who
NSPSOSSA oAAN nave supporter the cause
and contentious of Admiral Sampson
and his party against Admiral Schley
are very few in comparison with the
great number that acclaim Schley the
hero of Santiago and accord him the
honor of that great naval victory.
Some talk has been heard of a move
ment to bring about a visit from Ad-
miral Dewey during the same time that
Admiral Schley is to be here. Admiral
and Mrs. Dewey are to leave Washing
ton to-day for trip to Palm beach,
Fla, which means that they will pass
through Savannah tomorrow. II is
thought by some that an lrrangernent
might be made whereby Admiral
Dewey could be induced TO come to Sa-
vannah from Florida for few days.
Savannah. II is declared, would be &C.
lighted to publicly honor the great
naval officer who had the courage TO
uphold the conduct of his brother off,
Ger who so bravely fought and won
the battle of Santiago. This city re-
members Admiral Dewey most Pleas
antly through his visit here of two
years ago. when he was received with
such display.