The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-12

press q II. il was got up Just Tor fun.
! But in order 10 get into 1t a man must not
| be less than SIX feet two inches tall, be a
gentleman ard be able 70 catch ON to the
/ NEUROLOGICAL features of the society 50 that
lie can respond 10 toasts and work Ia myth
! illogical jokes.
The TItans have three yearly festivals
One Is held on March l. Tue spring cele-
bratlOn for lSsS WA, held the otter evening
at Hotel B.uns~Ick) On TINS occasion
they make up III tier earth. They make
-ucn fun. sing, crack jokes, etc. that tue
Old lady has to get up whether she wants
to or not and enjoy the festival
March lst Is always celebrated as the
making up day" Of the TItantic mother or
the opening OF spring. The TItans are
governed by the almanac rather than the
weather So that spring be ng scheduled
on the timetable to arrive March | the
gentlemen giants 90 TO some hotel and
have a royal banquent to welcome Winter s
successor.
The Olympian banquet is an ambrosial
night" is what the recent festival was
called.
A song which enlivened the recent dinner
was entitled. The Titan Dude to his In
amorata.' 1t run US follows;
PueIa, come sit BY your sweetheart, ta-ta,
Puella, your life shall be dolce fab.
Puella, let not poverty be a ban,
Love like mine will Increase yah by yah.
Puella, oh gracious me- hear your pa
Puella, l must catch the next horSe-cah,
Pueila, dots him, mcln Gott, ia
PuelIA, he'll fire ne out, I'm sure, ira la, lal
And here's the good night song:
Good night. brothers, good night, brothers,
Good nis ht. brotirrs lets seek our little BEDS
MerrAy we'll Whoop her up wh0op her up,
VIII, op Der up,
Merriy wei wAoop her up when the next year
comes. d.
After the spring calling to Mother Earth
that it is time TO get up there Is no other
racket until midsummer. when the TItanS
60 down to COney Island and formally
greet Father Neptune.
Other songs were enjoyed, extracts from
which are given below:
We're a band of brothers. and six feet two we
stand
For heaven and earth and for ourselves, and
for our native land.
We rally round our banner, and with hand
C.asped IN hand.
Swear an :siance faithful TO our order
Then ring ring out the chorus, until it strikes
the stars.
The TItans' song will always reach Saturn, Jove
and Mars;
Coells ana sweet Torra and Neptune with his
tars,
Help swell the anthem of our Order!
During the high jnks" 1.-The Sport of
the Titans. or Sugger Hercules Knocked
Out is one Of the catchy songs that runs IN
the air of Captain Jinks." The words are;
On Hercules the slugger bold,
Who used to slug in days of old
His own with me could never hold,
For I'm the Sport of the Titans.
Athletic games I've always won,
Always won. always one;
l spar, jump, kick, run.
For I'm the sport Of the Titans.
On Hercules. the heavy weight.
Who slugged EN- early, slugged EN- late
In facing me WOuld meet his fate
For IA the sport OF the Titans.
A crlcketer I'm heart and soul,
Heart ana soul. heart and soul,
row, ride, fence l bowl,
For I'm the sport of the Titans.
At the winter and spring "Olynpian
banquets' peculiar formality is observed.
There IS a large canopy representing the
SsSy and the rOnst sllauon Of Aries pitched
eight feet above the floor. The Titans
march under il as they enter the hall and
touch the canopy wit their right hands.
Usually "Titautic favors' are displayed in
TIE uanquetlng hall, such AS a knit and
fork three u five feet long, Titantic cham
payne ing aud several other gigantic ar
tees in the shape of crockery, cutlery and
disles.
There are about 200 members in the
Union of Titans, including several out of
town giant gentlemen" or gentlemen
giants"
The average height is feet 4. Here are
the names of some of the tallest members:
Y NJ Beckwith. feet inches. Charity
Comm isslo ner Brennan, u feet 1 inches:
Hon y. VI G Irtis. the hero OF Port Fisher,
same height; r. W. Dayton, OF Riverlale,
y. Y. . zee; / inches: Charles \ Duremus,
q feet inches james j. Farley. j. H. i.au.
IngerspN lockwood, A D. Mckeachmic. E.
$. M,rgan, fe-t 4 inches; j. .. Smith, 9
feet inches; All ed Wagstafi, the ma lister
Of the Union, & feet > inches; \. B. Wood.
ward, . feet 3 inches Joni We tworth, of
Chicago, ami James r. Witte, Of oolllyn,
6 feet inches, who are the two tallest mem
bers.
Among the numerous New York mem
bers thu following are the best known: E.
y. Dickinson. Jr., t.. G. Dnsmore, William
Dorsae.me., james I. Faye, Hamilton Fish,
il, Shep. arl Knapp, +. NJ. Knox, George
". Lslri, Edward 5 Lawrence, James D.
Livingston, howard lockwood.
Those residing outside OF the metropolis
whose name, have not been mentioned are
JOAN B al, J. {. Gallagher, f. \ Kortlani,
George W. Laird, j. 7. Pike, L. a. c.
Smith, r. A. Wight and Charles +. Wreaks,
of Blooklyn; Charles A. Blyth, of + gle
wood, \. j.; J. c. Baylcs, OF Orange, y. j. ;
l.. +. Braine, OF Hubolien, ~ j.. r. b.
! Briggs, of Montana; Harry Il. Brown, of
Cleveland; Samuel Calos, of Ro1dout, n.
"; J. V. DeMotto of New unswick, y. J. :
r. r. Dennis, OF Puughkeepsie, y. Y:
James Barry, Of Philadelphia; F. l.. Gar
rison, Radnor, Pa; r. j. Hanover, of
Philade phla; \. A. Humphrey. OF Quebec
Charles W. Miller, OF Colorado; John
O'Connor Of Chicago, Malcolm Peters, of
Brockton, Mass, T. +. Plunkett, Of Hart
ford.
CHAs. +. DOVE