Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-28

THEALABAsEA EDITORS
Their Arrival from FIOrida Oh Saturday
-Thsir Reeepti0n-Tisiting BonaEeD-
ture and Tybee-Ths Programme To-
Day
SATURDAY. morning 3 dispatch was r.
eefred Il ths EOggING AEws o11oe al
Bguncing tat the Alabaua state Press
Association would arrive IN Savannah y
The 80 train q the 7sFsnnsA-E loTs1s and
Western Railway. TIE cLeursionlsis Lao
intended visiting JscksouFille and oi1si
r1sees q ne =. johns river but oTslng
= the rerors q Sickness II thai cIIF i
--sz decf6ed q cOUe here making lis
the objective point 4 ne trip- On t5s
receiut u TIE dispatch ColoDel Es1lL
eslle5 q bis Honor Mayor Lester and
informed him Il the expected visitors.
The Msy0r Dol1ed the Cotton EzchsnEe
sndthe Savannah Naval stores Exchange-
and Invitations were ~ once issued y
them u visit tbeir rooms
TIE train arrived promptly On tine, and
The eEcursionIsts were all ia good spirits
having par1sken u . suDstapflal dinner
~ WsvcrOss a. the guests = the rallWag
COMPANY. They were nat y representa-
tives u TIE press u the city and
number n the Cthesrs q the railwa 7
10 so0n after were driven IN earTla gfs
and -5rsses u the -creyen House. where
they were received by mine host and
c0Jrts0usly provided fOr.
The following are TIE names = the gef-
tIemen q the association and others con-
prising the excursion
!. 2. -tsnley. President -4dgooats-
GreenFilIe.
V. " Meeks. FIRST Vice President
Tutss. GadsdeD.
D.F. Mccall second Vice President
Herald Union springs
Ton Baine- secretary Eo1niiTlsf-
HayneYille.
L. Hensley Grubbs, Treasurer. N-sses,
James NunnaIes. Gqzetts. Tuskaloosa.
L. Il. Powell. HsyGld. Union springs.
WI. Wilkinson. Stga0l. PrattyiIle.
J. y. II udson. Pres, UniontOwn.
l. v. MusgrCve. EGqls Jasper.
4. j. MUsgrDye- EGgis- jasper.
Re. Spragins. Msrcurg. Huntsville.
W. H DeBsOu- l1ass, G2dsden.
". II. Wood. C1EsrDsr. Columbia.
J. 4. Mzthers0n. GGSstts. Pine Apple.
Lucieu Walker. IfDtss. Eufaula.
]. II. Mathews. Aelcs- Brownsville.
NJ A. smith. SsgEsqL PrattTille.
J. II. Lowry. DsuCcrEf. DadeTille.
TnOs. Hudson. stGEGqYd. Marion.
j. II. Ketchum. Nglys Brownsville.
". V. West Nsl-s. Camden
Z. n. Rawls. CDar.sT. Athens.
John Post. Pr.uftscs PafncQg, Troy.
A-P. Ashurst. EHfsrDrlss- Columbia
T. q. Fowler. DIsHl1sCrQt- Marion
u = LAM H1e~s EVlr-sFE-lW
j. A. Rogers and 9. / NinkleT- r.
D1rrsr. Gainesville.
Knox Miller. HCHs. Ialladega-
". !. BlsU. MssseHgsr. Troy,
H. g. Mccall and Hal I. Walker.
honorary mem bers. Montgomery. Ala
The following lad - were among The
excursi0nists:
Miss =. MusgrOye. Mise 1. McCOnaugLy
Miss ". wilkinson Miss L V. Grubb5,
Mr.. 7. q. Fowler. Miss Lucy Fowler.
Mr.. V. u. benson. Mr.. v. II. Welsh.
Miss ". Dawson. Miss Marie Pickett.
Miss ElOise Bufyrd. Miss u. Nunnalee.
Miss Maggie Boldly. Miss Lucy WOOD
Mrs.. X. 2. ToOmpsORM y. Harrison.
Mr.. Willis Brewer. Miss b. Brewer.
Miss Annie Fowler. Mrs. J. 3. Stanley,
Miss Irene stanley, Mrs. Knox Miller,
Mrs. VI. Frazer.
The excursi9nists left selma. on Thurs
4ays ALE zap -y4Ay p 4AA A4-E annual me-
ing II the state Press Association which
WA held in that city, il a special car
direct for Jacksonville and the -. Jonn's
river. On their arrival al Pensacola they
were advised q the prevalence Of sick
ness. and al once changed their plans
and On 7 riday started for Savannah. Their
unexpected arrival was a surprise. and
no preparations were made Tor their
reception further than could IL arranged
receipt u the dispatch from President
Stanley and their arrival.
After removing the stains Of travel ana
recovering from the fatigue Ofthe long ride,
the remainder of the afternoon vas spent
il visiting various points u interest II
the city. The party j. composed largely
n young men held IN balance By some oi
the most able and veteran editors u the
state. While the plan Of their eE-
cursiOn has been disarraHged they are
delighted u visit Savannah and her PEG
PIE. The city extends welcome and her
doors are open wide U the visitors.
At O'Clock the Association was called
n order in the -creyen House parlOr By
President Stanley. The room was filed
with the members and their ladies. Col.
J. II. Estill. President q the Georgia
Press Association. was introduced and
welcomed the visitors 70 the Inequalities
u Savannah.
Mr.. y. ". Elliott, Of the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway, mas called
upon and made a few remarks.
The Secretary. Mr.. Baine. u the Hayne-
vile EcQMtHer. read invitations from
Colonel Estill. President Of the City and
Suburban Railway. 70 visit MontgOm cry
to-day, and partake Of d dinner al the
new hotel. Also from Colonel Estill.
Proprietor II the MOKSISG NEWS. and
fgfu Fzrn a
prietOrs Of the Times % visit Iybee. and
from the SuI,eElQtfnqent u - i.se-l 1fLton
I11-cenafffgGG extending the privileges of the
Exchange during their stay in the city.
The invitations were formally accepted
and letters were issued by the Secretary.
Invitations were also extended the party
to visit the MORNING News and Times
Offices. At the close of the meeting Col.
Estill stated that carriages would be in
waiting in the morning to convey the
party to BOnaventure and ThunderbOlt.
After moonlight drive through the city
the visitors returned to the hotel for the
night.
Yesterday morning at O'Clock they
were provided with carriages ana were
driven over the shell road TO BOnayenture,
and beneath the spreading oaks OF that
beautiful historic place. From there they
were driven to Thunderbolt, stopping at
Mr.. BannOn's place for half hours rest.
They then returned to the city, taking in
the Park and various points of interest on
their way to the hotel. After dinner the
members and their ladies boarded the
Sylvan Glen, lying at her wharf at the
foot of AbercOrn street, and steamed up
the river opposite the Central Railroad
wharves. where the Tallahassee was lying
at anchor, and then proceeded to Tybee
and eniOved the sea breeze from the
Ocean House pavilion and strOlied along
the beach. Several returned to the city
on the first boat, which left at O'Clock,
but the majority remained until the
O'Clock boat and came up the river in the
evening, gaining 2 view Of the electric
lights in the distance,
This morning the party will meet at
the MORNING NEWS office at $50 O'Clock,
where cars will be in waiting to convey
them to the Anderson street depot. \
special train will leave there on the City
and Suburban Railway at $50 O'Clock for
Montgomery, where dinner will be served
at the new hotel. The train will return
by three O'Clock, giving ample time to
those who wish to go to Brunswick.
Quite number were obliged to
leave for home last night, and
those remaining will probably leave to-
night either by the way of Brunswick
and Florida or by the Central Railroad.
Remember This.
If you are sick Hop Bitters will surely
aid Nature in making you well when all
else fails