The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-18
GAS MEN SEE THE CITY.
THE DRIVE ALONG THE wHARVES
AND THE TRIP ON THE RIVER

AoO4S ~ A0 A-10I OSOAA
tation to the Ladies' Committee
The Members of the Association OF
for Their Homes.
The gas barons have departed, or rather
the majority of them have, and the few re-
manning will leave to-day. They go with
the pleasantest remembrances Of Savannah
and its people, aud are loud in their praise
of both.
The last day of the associations stay was
given up to sight seeing and to quiet enjoy
ment, which was very agreeable after the
somewhat tedious work Of the preceding
days and the lengthy banquet Of the pre-
ceding night.
Thursday nights banquet lasted until
nearly 8 o'clock yesterday morning.
The speeches made during the latter
part of the banquet were fully equal t.
those made earlier in the evening. Col
G. A. MERGERS speech in response to the
toast of THE New South" was very elo-
quent Col Olmstead's response TO the
toast, 1.-THE Ladies'" was both elaborate
and appropriate. Many volunteer toasts
were proposed, with lively and witty re-
sponses.
THE LAST DAYS PROGRAMME.
ne gas men dUu JtlblT AdoAoS uAA NV 6SS
out very early Yesterday morning, after the
late hours of the night before. with the ex-
ception of a party of about twenty-five,
which took the morning train for st.
Augustine.
After breakfast the majority Of those re-
manning were taken in carriages and driven
through the business portion OF the city,
down by the wharves and cotton presses
and along the wharves of the Ocean Steam
ehs A ~ VfC1fnFG
were from the north and west, the sight OF
the hauling and COMPRISING Of cotton was
a novel one, and the thousands OF bales
handled daily seemed to be almost fabulous
The immense business of the Ocean Steam
ship Company, plainly apparent from its
wharves and shipping, was an eye-opener TO
the business men of the party, and many
questions were asked relative to Savannah's
commerce. 1t is safe to say that they left
Savannah with enlarged ideas OF its i'm
portance as a commercial port.
THE TRIP ON THE RIVER
About II 80 O'Clock the carriages unloaded
their passengers on the wharf at the foot of
Abercorn street, where the trim little
steamer Alpha, which plies between Savan- |
nah and Beaufort, was moored. a party OF
about $50 boarded the steamer, and after |
several hampers Of good things had boon |
stored away for lunch the Alpha steamed |
up the river. Cobb's orchestra was on
board and enlivened the voyage with strains
of music.
The trip up the river was for the purpose
of giving the visitors a view of the shipping |
and wharves on the upper portion Of the |
river, and was continued up to the water
works. There the steamer turned about and |
came back down the river past the city. |
By this means the visitors had q full view
of the shipping ana wharves, and they saw |
the process Of loading cotton. This was an
interesting sight t. them, and Savannah's |
Importance as port was again the theme
of discussion. The city's geographical loca- |
ton aud the probability Of its becoming an |
outlet to the western grain and heavy produce |
was discussed with great interest by the |
western men of the party, who agreed that |
such result was probable, and one devoutly |
TO be hoped for.
THE SAIL TO TYBEE.
As the steamer passed down the river the |
old forts came in for their share of atten- |
ton and were objects of great interest to |
the visitors. The story of the reduction of |
Fort Pulaski by bombardment at long |
range from Tybee Island was listened to |
with much interest.
Lunch was served in the saloon at 80 |
O'Clock, and the bracing air had SO en-
hvened the appetites Of the p irty that the |
refreshments were very timely.
The trip continued down p st quarantine |
TO Tybee Island, where the steamer turned
and the homeward trip was begun. The pull
against the tide was a heavy one and the
return trip was somewhat slow, but every
thing was so pleasant that nobody minded it.
The day was exectly right for an joyable
trip bright and sunny, and not too much
breeze
Suspicious actions in the conveying of
bills of different denominations by tile
ladies to certain parties on board were noted,
the purpose of which developed on the re-
turn of the party.
II was $3.50 O'clock when the party disem-
barked from the steamer at the wharf and
took tho carriages which were in waiting
for short drive around the city.
THE LADIES' COMMITTEE REMEMBERED.
Late in the afternoon all the ladies and a
number of the gentlemen OF the party gath
cred IN the drawing room of the De Soto,
where very pleasant event took
the presentation of very handsome
remembrances to the ladies of the recep-
ton committee by the visiting ladies as an
evidence of tn ir appreciation of he efforts
OF the ladies' committee for their entertain
menr. As each one of the visiting ladies
had received a handsome souvenir of Savan-
nah from the ladies of the committee they
thought it highly proper that the ladies Of
the committee should also be presented with
remembrances of the occasion.
Mr.. G. Z. DIckey Of Baltimore, who has
been the tireless servant of the ladies dur
ing the meeting, concluded his services in a
very appropriate presentation speech.
Mrs. A. G.. Guerard, chairman of the
ladies' reception committee, received hand
some gold bracelet set with diamonds and
other stones. The other ladies of the COM
mittee. Mrs. Conner, Mrs. Lang, Mrs.
Gadsden, Mrs Denmark, Mrs Mckee and
Mrs. Douglas of Savannah, Mrs. Boardman
of Macon, Mrs. Turner of Charleston and
Mrs. Humphreys Of Philadelphia, were each
presented with handsome diamond pin.
These tokens of remembrance and the ex-
pressions of regard accompanying them
were very feelingly app eciated by the
recipients.
Remarks were also made by President
McMillin and President-elect HARRISON,
touching upon the pleasure afforded them
by the meeting and their regret at parting.
SOUVENIRS OF SAVANNAH.
The souvenirs presented by the ladies of
the reception committee to the visiting
ladies were Of original and unique design
and very handsome. 1t consisted of three
large gilt-edge cards bound together in
fan shape, with a bouquet of rice,
cotton and moss bound in ribbou at the
base. Upon each card was photograph of
some scene of interest in or around Savan-
nah. A large number OF these views were
photographed especially for this purpose