The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-07
SOLONS on A JUNKET.
GEORGIA LEGISLATORS SPEND A
DAY AT THE SEASIDE.

: he Visitors Inspect the De SOTO and
Take a Look az the City Before They
Go Down TO the Island-A Fish Din
ner at the Ocean View, and q Trip
on the Beach 70 the Hotel Tybee and
the ChatEsm's Club House - The
Visitors and Their Entertainers.
The legislative party, chaperoned by
Senator duB'gnon and Representative
Clifton, arrived yesterday niornlng in a
special car by the Central, and was escorted
to the Pulaski house. where the party was
breakfasted.
After breakfast the legislators went down
on the Bay and took look at the shipping,
and while there saw the steamship Dessoug
coming into port. They returned to the
hotel and accepted the invitation Of Presi-
dent II. N. Conner of the Savannah Hotel
Company to make tour If inspection Of
the De Soto. The party walked out Bull
street to the hotel, and after goiog through
the mammoth building was taken to the
Iybee depot. and left at 10 o'clock for the
beach.
The visitors went over the new hotel,
then the Chatham Artillery Clubhouse,
wnere they were invited guests, aud after a
thor rough view Of the islani they adjourned
10 the OCEAN View, where a fish dinner was
served. They returned to the city at 6
O'Clock last night, aud at Z o'clock supper
was served at the Pulaski, and at $40
O'Clock they left in their special car for
Atlanta. Sc ator duBignon and Repre-
sentative Clifton stald over on account of
business engagements, but will return to
the capital Tonight.
WHO WERE IN THE PARTY.
The visitors were Senators c. B. How
ard, j. w. Foster, L. D. Shannon and w.
o.: johnson, Representatives Perry Of
dlimer, Holden of Towns, Muslin of Nor
gan, Patterson of Bib, Bel of Forsyth.
Lewis OF Hancock, O'Neil of Fulton, Hill
OF Wilkes, Turner Of Floyd, and Capt. E.
T. Howell Of the Atlanta Constitution, j.
,: McElmurray of Waynesbor0, w. G. Nc
Nelly OF Blue Ridge, c. F. Rice, son of
Senator Rice of Atlanta; p. b. Foster of
Towns county, and Master Pope Barrow
Foster, son of Senator Foster.
The party was accompanied to Tybee by
Senator duBignon and Represe Itative
clifton, Aldermen Cam, McDonough and
Myers, President f. D. Bloodworth If the
cotton exchange, President John R. Young
OF the board of trade Supt. Hege and Ger
eral Freight Agen Whitehead of the Gem
trial railroad, SIpu. r. E. Cobb of the rybee
railroad, Capt. D. g. Purse, chairman of
the reception COMMITTEES, and Messrs.
Charles +. Prendergast, Maj. Jordan F.
Brooks, j. ]. Dale, Capt. George w. Lamar,
1. j. OConnor, Esq, Capt. Thomas H.
Laird, United States Inspector of bulls, and
Gazaway Hartridge, Esq.
DELIGHTED WITH THEIR TRIP.
The visitors were highly pleased with Sa
vannah. Senator Foster said that it was
his first visit here, and be had got the i'm
preston in some way that the city was
dingy, smoky place, and that it was not
keeping pace with the booming towns of
North Georgia. He said, however, that he
was never more surprised in his life to see
such evidences of the thrift and industry of
Savannah, its clearly appearance, beautiful
squares and streets, its many lines of street
railway, fine buildings and extensive ship
ping, Those composing the visiting party
who had never been here before we're as
complimentary in their expressions of the
Savannah Of to-day as was Senator Foster,
and the latter said the party wonld like
very much TO spend tw more days here, as
it would take them fully that length of
time to see all that they would like to see,
but that their legislative duties would not
permit them TO remain over