The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-05
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Ths Savannah Yacht Club Event Last
Night
TIE hz1gzst given By tie nsnbsrs q he
Savannah Yscht Cub - their elzb bo1ss
/ q ths viEting yachtsns1 q tbs Carolina
yacAt cub. was decided success.
L wss exactly eight bells when Hon.
/ r ". Msadr1m. WHO dictated IS coumo-
/ dore Il TIE ebssncs q COnnoi0rs Hone
raped % order, and Immediately more
/ than 100 pairs Of anchors were snugly
I dropped bsoeztb ths two long tsbles
q which the e4tabiss and crirkables
were bszpsd N rich profRsiOn, and the
same numbsr q grzposls were thrown
above and Eaads merry with knife, fnrk and
I dsczntsr. II was not until six balls had
/ struck that thoSs xEtbsrsd round the tables
rnshippss their cables and sailed away
Mr. Aeldrim, N . few happy and felici-
to1s phrsses touching upoa the kiodlinsss
! and c0rdlzllty existing between Charleston
sod Savannah, introduced Commodore A
I. 5DytEe, whose mans was enthusiastically
spplauded and whose rising was the signal
for yOliey q cheering Commodore
Smyths. IN q few well-cnossn words. r.
sDo1dsd briefly, and told how glad be and
his coDpsDioos were % be the guests Of the
Savannah Yacht Club. He also referred ia
pleasant vein 20 the visit Of the club 70
Charleston last year.
In Response 70 many and repeated calls,
Capt. James Armstrong, hsrbor-master Of
"a man who went In at tue beginning and
came out at the end" es an admirer ex-
pressed 10. referring % CAPT Arm
strorgAs war record Mr.. Armstrong
showed himself % b a genuine huinorist.
Referring 70 the famous Chatham Artillery
punch. be said that there was no more fit
ting receptacle 70 hold 10 than an Armstrong
by the clergy, strange TO say, BE-
cause It was g canonlcal punch.
For at least an hour be stood up facing the
company. and kept il "a a continual roar
Hin Celtic wit percolatsd through every
thing he said and al his sayings were
redOlsnt Of the true Hibernian favor. Ap-
parently unconscious of the mirth-proyok-
ing proclivities Of his anecdotes, he con-
tinued with an easy flow Of speech, only
interrupted by the applause and laughter Of
his audience.
Hon. 2. y. Msldrim, after Capt. Arm
strong resumed his seat, spoke feeiingly and
eloquently Of the bond existing be-
tween Charleston and Savannah, and
aid that they were, or ought 10
BE-. one in thought, one in feeling
and one In interest. His remarks also
assumed national Importance and contin-
ually touched upon and returned to the one
subject. unity.
Capt. Baldwin and other officers of the
United States navy, connected with the
two revenue cutters anchored In the stream,
came In during the early part Of the even
ing, and Capt. Baldwin, when called upon
for few remarks. said that II be and his
brother officers were 70 be received in the
same hospitabls way, they would be very
glad 70 come often.
Charles 81 West, ESQ.,, in acknowledge
ment Of repeated calls, rose and told In dra-
matte and forcible style the now historic
incident In which Commodore Tattnall was
the hero and made the famous reply:
BLOOD Is thicker than water"
Capt. Tucker Of the FIirt sang, "Little
Annie Rooney in such manner as 10 gain
an encore, and he was compelled 10 sing
second time
X. Cuyler Gordon sang, 1.-THE Idol Of my
Boyhood-Jennie Bell, /" and in response TO
an encore gave a minstrel song. initiating
the late Charlie Backus.
Maj. j. +. Brooks Kept the company in
good humor by his rendition of Landlord,
Landlord, Fill the Merry Bowl" During
the evening Capt. Smythe and Others, re-
sponded TO the call OF the chairman for
volunteer toasts
The following, composing the visiting
heet and their crews, were present through
out tne evening:
H. n. Tucker, captain; f. ID. Frost, H.
NJ. Carrere, II. NJ. Hunter and r. A. Tucker
of the yacht Flirt.
r. Y. Porcher, captain; w. d. Porcher,
William Robertson, T. A. Simons and
Henry w. Connor Of the Katrinka.
Commodore A. I. Smythe; A Fl. j. Sim
ons. J: Mongin Smith and K. B. Lobby of
the Wild Bird.
Among other guests from abroad were
Messrs. X. 7. Spencer, Jr., of Columbus, A.
II. Post and W. ID. Deane of Atlanta.
Among the Savannahians at table were
Hon. T. w. Meldrim, Judge Robert Fall
giant, Charles N. West. ESQ.,, II. A. Palmer,
]. j. Dale, A. b. Hull. Houston Thomas,
John Sullivan Schley, William w. William
son, George Schley. William N. Pratt,
X. w. Power. t. p. Ravenel, ESQ.,, H. w.
Palmer. John Screven, Jr., NJ. Y. Mcintyre,
I. T. Bond, chairman Of the banquet
committee; T. L. Kinsey, r. NJ. Demere,
X. f. Cobb. Charles +. Prendergast, w. @.
Morrell, John NJ. Bryan, A. w. Harmon,
j. b. Withers, w. II. Schley, A. 8. Bacon,
y. /. Mcintyre. w. ID. Simkins, George w.
Haupt, DIR. d. Hops. Commodore George
z. Walker of the Georgia Regatta Associa-
ton, Gordon s. Orme, Maj. ]. F. Brooks,
X. w. Adams. Thomas Hunter, George N.
Nichols, J. L. Walthour, NJ. Y. Henderson,
w. ?. Watson, X. Cuyler Gordon, r. f. L.
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