The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-22
TO HONOR HIS NAME
GOVERNOR ARRIVES TOMORROW
FOR wAsHINGTON's BIRTHDAY.
THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY
WILL BE HONORED BY MILITARY
DENOMINATION.

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VIII Review the Troops in the
Park Extension - To Breakfast
with His Aides, Lunch With So
cfety of Cincinnati and Take Sup
per with First Infantry Chat
hams VIII Hold Forth mt Tybee.
! Gov. Joseph NJ. Terrell will arrive in
| Savannah tomorrow. While in the
city His Excellency will be the guest
of the First Regiment of Infantry. The
| visit of the Governor is looked for
ward to by the military and citizens
| generally, and it is hoped that as re-
suit the military and incidentally the
| city itself, will receive material bene-
! fit.
Concerted action will be made by the
| different military organizations. aided
| by the trade bodies, and the Mayor
and Council, to induce the Governor to
order the next camp of instruction in
rife practice to take place in Savan-
nah. An excellent programme, embody-
| ing every opportunity of giving his
| excellency a conception of the advant-
| ages offered by Savannah and the in
terest which is evinced in rifle prac-
tice, and affording most pleasurable
entertainment as well, has been ar
| ranged.
INDEED the conditions for a monster
celebration of Washingtons birthday
could not be more suspicious if the
weather is propitious, for in addition
| to the battle exercises which we're
| planned with a view to inviting him
! to witness them, there are numerous
| other demonstrations and exercises of
| the military which will then take place.
The annual rife shoot of the Savannah
| Volunteer Guards will afford the Gov
ernor an excellent opportunity not only
of seeing some of the best shooting
| that may be seen anywhere, but will
| present a chance for him to see the
| Avondale Range as recently remod-
| eled.
Committees mt the Range.
His visit to the range will be of first
| Importance, since it is there that he
will be met by Mayor Myers and a
| committee from Council a committee
| from the Board of Trade, committee
from the Cotton Exchange, and repre-
sentatives of the Retail Merchants AS
| ISOLATION, who will present to him the
| advantages offered by the city and the
| range, and urge upon him the practl-
cability and desirability of holding the
state shoot here.
An oyster roast will be held in con-
junction with the shoot, in which the
| Governor will be invited to join. He
may even be called upon for a speech.
| The programme of the shoot itself is
one of the most attractive the organi-
cation has ever had. and with the
| many fine shots, the results should be
| close and interesting.
From the time that he arrives from
| Atlanta in the morning at o'clock I'M
| til ne returns to the train at night at
10 o'clock. Gov. Terrell's time will be
| occupied. On his arrival he will be
met by Col. G.. A. Gordon, and other
field officers of the First Infantry, and
will be escorted to the De Soto where
| he win breakfast. He will be met
here by his aides-de-camp, who, with
1.-THE officers of the First Infantry, will
compose the breakfast party.
Aides in Uniform.
For the first time the new regulation
| uniforms of the members of the Gov
ernor's staff will be worn. While sew
eral of the staff did not succeed in haV-
| ing their orders finished in time, there
will be at least two who will outshine
the proverbial glory of Solomon, if the
reports of the showiness of their APP
parel have any element of truth in
them. These gentlemen received their
| uniforms yesterday, and will have the
pleasure of wearing them for the first
time in their home city, and will hold
| the distinction of being the first of
| Gov. Terrells aides to don them
The visit to the range will be made
shortly after breakfast. Gov. Terrell
will be enabled to spend about an hour
there, returning to the city to the
luncheon of the Society. of the Gin.
cinnati, which will take place at the
De Soto at 1:30 o'clock. He writes
| that he looks forward with much pleas
ure to this part of his entertainment,
which will doubtless prove one of the
most enjoyable affairs of it's kind ever
! given in Savannah.
The battle exercises of the six COM
| panies of the First Infantry, assisted
by the Third Division naval militia
and Georgia Hussars, will claim the
! attention of the Governor during the
major part of the afternoon. The field
of operations has been kept a pro-
! found secret, and is known only to the
! commissioned officers OF the various
| commands. Orders for ensemble have
| been issued. The two forces will be
marched from the armory in different
directions coming upon each other on
the battlefield. The battle will be view
ed by the Governor and escort from
point of vantage.
Will Speak at Night.
The troops participating in the sham
| battle will be reviewed by Gov. Ter
| rell in the Park Extension, after which
a reception will be held at the home
of Gen. w. w. Gordon. The Cover
nor will be the guest of the First In
fantry at a supper to be served at the
| Catholic Library Hall. He has con-
scented to address the men on this oc-
casion, and it is hoped that he will ex-
press himself favorably in the matter
of the state shoot at Savannah. After
supper, he will be escorted to the
train, leaving for Atlanta at 10 o'clock,
! city time.
! Owing to the short time he will be
in the city, and the numerous other
matters that engage his attention it
will, of course, be impossible for Gov.
Terrell to go down to Tybee to wit
ness the shoot and enjoy the oyster
roast of the Chatham Artillery, which
will be held as usual in commemora-
! ton of Washington's Birthday. The
programme which has been arranged
is admirably blended, affording the
| Savannah military a chance of ac-
cording the Governor reception char
/ acteristically Savannahian.
last week for bargains in millinery.