The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-08
EIGHT HUNDRED
WILL BE SEATED
AT CORNER STONE LAYING.
WORK ON PLATFORM AND SEATS
WILL BE STARTED TO-DAY.

Platform on the Foundation VIII
Accommodate Only About $50. but
Additional seats on Ground south
and East of the Walls VIII he
Erected-SeveraI Thousand Are
Expected to witness the Corner
stone Laying, hut the CITY will
Provide Seats Only for About 500,
to Whom Invitations VIII BE Is
Eued.
Work on the stand that is to be erect
ed at the City Hall for the laying Of
the corner stone Thursday will be
started to-day. Seats are to be pro-
vided for about 800 persons, though the
stand on the building itself will accom-
modate only about $50. Thousands are
expected to attend, though seats will
be provided for only about 800, to
whom invitations will be issued.
The building of the stands is quite a
Job in itself and it was decided to start
at once that there may be no possibility
of their not being ready by Thursday
afternoon. Not much of the work will
be done to-day, however. The place
Will BC iHtdSui Gu JILL NIC AilcAlClldA VI
dered and some of the lumber cut. To-
morrow the work will start in earnest.
The stands can be finished in couple
of days, it is thought.
The laying of the corner stone will
not delay the work on the building but
very little. The men will continue their
work on the western side of the build
fnn until FTbnrGdaHy afternoon nnr-
ing the afternoon there will be no
work done, but this will be the only
intermission.
Crowds of People Coming.
The laying of the corner stone is ex-
pected to attract a great crowd. Be
sides the people of Savannah, there
will be present the members of the
League of Georgia Municipalities and a
number of out-Of-town visitors. Grand
Master Max Meyerhardt of Rome will
have the Masonic ceremonies in charge
and Senator A. S Clay will deliver the
Grafton of the occasion. Senator Clay
is expected to be in Savannah Wed
nesday morning. He at first wrote
Mayor Myers that he will not be able
TO come until Thursday, but the Mayor
has written him insisting that he come
in time to enjoy the entertainment
that is to be provided for the league
wednesday afternoon and evening.
SRvannnh's Help.
The league has been greatly benefited
by the interest that has been manifest
ed here by Savannah officials. BY
their efforts to make the meeting here
a big success, they have stimulated in
terest in the league all over the state
and many new members have Joined.
The league at the time it was organ
lied was a very weak affair numeri-
cally. Last year the membership was
increased some, but not to any very
great extent. II is the desire of the
officers and prominent members to
keep extending the league until every
incorporated town in the state of any
size is a member.
The exchange of views is of great
benefit to all the officials, and the So
cial features of the league are very en-
Joyable. Those already members feel
that the officials who do not belong to
1t are missing a good thing.
Benefits the Cities.
That the members get something out
of the league that is of direct benefit
to the cities or towns that they repre-
sent, there can be no doubt Last year
Dr. Drummer, Savannah's health officer,
pointed out mistake that many cities
have made in certain sanitary precau-
tions. One mayor alone has since stat
ed that his town has been saved thou
sands of dollars by DIR. Brunners pa
per.