The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-11
THE REGIMENTS GALA DAY.
he Prize Drawing and Military Picni
at Tybee Wednesday.

he Prize Drawing and Military Picnic
at Tybse Wednesday.
The military prize drawing and picnic of
be First Georgia regiment will take place
Tybee Wednesday. 1t will be the first en-
attainment of the kind ever given on the is
ind. The committee in charge of the affair
after themselves upon its success. They have
Directed every detail and nothing remains
be done, except to look after the crowd
ihen it gets to Tybee.
An admirable schedule has been arranged
D Supt. Cobb, of the Tybee railroad, for
be day of the picnic. A sufficient number
Il cars and engines have been secured from
be Central and the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway, and the committee aupre-
ends no trouble from lack Of facilities.
GENERAL Freight and Passenger Agent
Woodruff has made ample preparations for
he comfort of those who go down on the
ram, and he will endeavor to provide so
hat no Inconvenience will result from
Rowling in the cars. The following is the
shedule:
Leave Savannah $3.50, 1920, l 80, 2:3o, 4.
t25, S:l5.
Leave Tybee 12, 1920, 2:55, 5, 6:45, 9:25,
Arrangements have been made for the
recommendation of from 1000 to 5000 peo-
10. The programme at the island will be
Rncing, driving on the beach, riding on
be switchback road, etc. Dancing will
egin at II o'clock and will continue until
bout o'clock, when the drawing will take
lace, lasting two hours. Two bands of
busic have been engaged, and the pavilions
! the Ocean house and Ocean View hotel
ill be used.
The prize drawing win take place in the
avilion of the Ocean house. 1t will be
nder the personal supervision of Col. VIM.
Iarrard, Maj. p W. Meldrim, Capt John +.
Wheaton,, and Lieut. e. b. Pritchard. The
apital priz, is $500. The tickets are
eirg sold by the different companies Of
DE regiment and spirit of rivalry is ex-
ting between them as to which will sell
ne greater number.
Following the drawing will be a military
OPP. 1t will last until II o'clock, when the
lst train will leave the island for Savan-
alb. Moonlight surf bathing aud driving
n the beach will also be the order of the
gening. The military contemplate having
ldress parade after the drawing. but the
etails have not been perfected yet. The
eadquarters OF the managers of the draw
hg will be at the Ocean house
The military of the city will go down in
hiform, and over 500 uniformed mon are
expected to be ON the island. Invitations
ave been sent to all the companies IN the
lty, and an appeal has been made to en-
hoyers who are members of the military to
How their employees to get off. 1t is the
esire of the officers of the company that
alf holiday be made of Wednesday. and
he appeal urges employers of members of
be military to make it so.
The debt Of the regiment is $4,000, and
is expected, one of the committee said
esterday, that the Indebtedness will be re-
uced by the income from the drawing TO at
EAST 5000. Chairman O'Byrne said that
he hotels at Tybse have made ample ar
AngemeDts for as many as may go down.
great many tickets, he said, had been sold.
nd within the next two days a greas many
pore will be sold. They viii be sold at the
ocean house until fifteen minutes before
be drawing takes place. After the drawing
over, the Tybee railroad Will give a py-
Otechnic display on the beach.