The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
ELABORATE PLAN
FOR CELEBRATION
CITY HALL CORNER STONE.
sUB-CoMMITTEES NAMED TO AR
RANGE DETAILS OF PROGRAMME.

Entertainment of Delegates to
League of Georgia municipalities
Part of CeIebratiOn-City Will
Have Big stand to BE Occupied by
Invited Guests mt Corner stone
LnyinE-MayOr Bridges Smith OF
Macon Writes Mayor Myers lie
Expects Meeting to BE Largest
League Has Ever Held.
Every effort viii be made by the city
to make the laying of the corner stone
of the City Hall. on Aug. IL, an event
in Savannah's history.
subcommittee, having in charge the
details of the arrangements for the en-
tertainment of the delegates to the
League of Georgia Municipalities, as
well as for the laying of the corner
stone of the City Hall, were appointed
yesterday afternoon at a meeting of
the special committee of City Council.
Every detail has been provided for,
so that the visiting officials to Savan-
nah will be given a good time and
the laying of the corner stone will be
made a memorable event. All the COM
mittees are to report to Council at the
meeting Wednesday night.
It was also decided, at the suggestion
of Alderman Garfunkel, to have a large
stand erected at the City Hall site, so
the guests of the city may be comfort
ably cared for. Mayor Myers will is
sue the invitations for seats. All the
visiting and local officials, representa-
tives from the various organizations in
the city, and prominent citizens will
be invited to occupy seats on the stand.
1t was suggested that a stand, which
will accommodate at least 500 people,
be built. Nothing definite in regard
to the size of the stand was deter
mined, but the matter is to be taken
up at once. Mayor Myers presided and
Aldermen Grayson and Garfunkel were
on hand. Secretary to the Mayor
Thomas Gamble, Jr., also attended the
meeting.
Naming of Committees.
The committees are as follows:
Reception Committee-Alderm Oil
yer, chairman, Alderman Dixon and
Wright.
Automobile Committee - Alderman
Dixon, chairman, Alderman McKenna
and Messrs. T. A. Bryson, R. V.
Connerat and NJ. Ed. Wilson.
Casino Supper and Entertainment
Committee Alderman Garfunkel
chairman, Aldermen Grayson and Har-
man.
Committee on Parade, Military and
C(vic-Alderman Grayson, chairman,
Aldermen Davant and Schroeder.
Corner Stone Committee-Alderman
Thomas. chairman, Aldermen Glatigny
and CAVITY.
Committee on Railroad Rates-Al-
dernan Wright, chairman, Aldermen
Davant and Thomas.
The chairman, Mayor Myers. and the
secretary of the committee, Mr.. Gam
BILE. were authorized to arrange and
have published the programme.
There was no change made from the
original programme, which was first
given in the Morning News and the
various subcommittee We're simply
appointed to arrange details.
Planning for Big Time.
The Entertainment Committee will
have in charge not only the arrange
ment of the programme at the Casino
for the evening of Aug. 10, but also
the arrangements for the trip on the
steamer Clifton down the river on
League adjourns. Mayor Myers, in the
letters that he is to send out within
a few days will urge upon all the Off
Gals to remain over for the 18th.
An automobile ride to Bethesda, the
Isle of Hope and Thunderbolt on the
afternoon of the 10th, the first day of
the convention, will be arranged. A
fish supper at the Casino will be serv-
ed at night and afterwards the dele
gates will take in the show at the
Casino theater and the attractions at
the Amusement Park. On the after
noon of the 18th the corner stone will
be laid, and there will be no enter
tainment at that time for the visit
ors. On the night of the 18th, the clubs
of the city will be thrown open to the
visitors. On the 18th there will be the
excursion down the river and the trip
to Tybee.
Large Crowd Expected.
There are over 200 towns in Georgia
that will be invited within the next
few days, to send delegates to the con-
vention. Mayor Bridges Smith of Ma
con, who is president of the league, is
aiding Mayor Myers in his effort to
make the meeting the largest that the
league has ever held. In letter re-
ceived yesterday Mayor Smith states
he believes Savannah can draw a
larger crowd than any inland city, be-
cause the attractions here are all new
to most of the people throughout the
state.
Col Grayson announced at the COM
mittee meeting that the parade is as
sured, and II will be one of the largest
ever seen in Savannah. There will be
much to interest visitors at that time,
and special rates will be obtained from
the railroads. 1t is thought several
thousand visitors will be in the city
during the three days the Georgia
Mayors are to be here!
The Mayor yesterday received a let
ter from Mr.. Max Meyerhardt, the head
of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Gecr-
gia, accepting the invitation. for the
Masons, to lay the corner stone.