The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-23
GROVER At GEORGETOWN.
The President Delighted With His Re-
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The Hall OF the Winyah Indigo Society
Beautifully Decorated for the ocea-
Gion-The President Leaves ct
O'Clock on His Return Trip TO wash-
ington-The President Appears on
the Platform Of His Car in Response
to the olsmor Of the Crowd at the
Depot at Florence.
Georgetown. s. C.. Dec. 1.-THE sea
coast people Of South Carolina have al
ways been noted for their hospitabls
spirit.
Georgetown entered with enthusiasm
into the project OF entertaining the Presi-
dent OF the United States. Nothing which
the means OF the people permitted was
lacking to show their appreciation OF Mr..
Cleveland and their recognition OF the
sportsman compliment he had paid 20 their
woods and waters. The principal streets
OF the town were decorated with flags,
and festoons and the houses bore banners
emblazoned with notices of welcome. The
shipping in the Sampit river was gaiiy
decorated.
The ladies devoted two days to make the
spacious hall OF the Winyah Indigo So
oiety. an ancient organization dating
back TO early colonial days. a bower OF
beauty The reception and lunch were to
be given In this building and the inner and
outer halls were decorated with exquisite
taste Big palmetto trees bedded in gray
Spanish moss occupied the corners. while
arches and festoons of cedar. palmetto.
gray moss and the glossy leaves OF ever
greens dashed with crimson, almost hid
the Wn1fa Tho Al A.
were prominent The national colors wera
draped against the graceful crest OF a
palmetto tree.
At 1;l5 O'Clock the President arrived on
the Wistaria and dsembarked at the south
Carolina Steamboat Company's wharf to
the welcome Of every bell In the city and
steamer whistles in the harbor. He ana
his party were met by Mayor Morgan and
the executive committee of the Palmetto
Club and we're driven in open carriages
through the principal streets TO the
Winyah Indigo soclety's hall. Here the
ladies' committee was introduced to him
and the President took his position in the
outer hall at the junction of old glory and
the palmetto nag. The reception lasted
until o'clock.
was entered, where the luncheon rendered
by the Palmetto Club was served. The
presidential party was seated at a center
table which was surmounted by canopy
OF crimson bunting trimmed with gray
moss and holding in the center a bell Of
snow white camelias.
The officers OF the club sat with hims
the rest OF the company were served from
buffcts. At 3.45 o'clock the presidential
party was escorted to the railroad sta
tiOn and left at 4 O'Clock on a special
train for Lanes. where the Wildwood will
be attached TO the fast mail train OF the
Atlantic Coast Line, northward bound. At
IA 81 faF A fr.nrr mn tFAa
tern railroad a special platform was erect
ed and beautifully decorated Along this
the President passed 70 his car, after the
reception over a carpet OF pine needles
and under arches of palmetto. The Presi-
dent expressed himself as having enjoyed
his visit greatly and also as highly ap-
preciatng the unobstrusive and unexact-
ing courtesy which had been shown him.
Tho weather was delightful.
Charleston, Dec "A special to the
News and Courier from Florence, 8. c.,
says: President Grover Cleveland and
party passed through here tonight on
train No %, the northbound fast mail.
I'm his private car. the Wildwood. Train
81 was a few minutes late. owing to a
delay at Lanes in putting on the Presi-
dents car. When the train rolled into
the Coast Line depot there were about
500 people present to catch a glimpse OF
the nations President. The curtains were
down. however, and Il was impossible
curtain would be moved back and forth
by the air passing through the car
Mhen the tram UuailN stopped tn0
crowd hocked around the car, which had
been placed in the train between the bag
gage and frst-cass coach. cleveland" +"
cleveland" {" cleveland" was called. l..
A. Gardner chairman Of the Florence
Democratic Club, OF old time democracy,
stepped upon the car and walked into the
presence of the President He invited him
to the platform. Mr. Cleveland told Mr.
Gardner he could not remain out long.
Mr. Gardner replied: "Only want you to
speak to the people,"
MIR. Cleveland rose from the table and
appeared on the platform, when Mr.. Card
ner called for three cheers for the Presf-
dent They were heartily given by men.
women and children. Mr.. Cleveland stood
on the platform OF the Wildwood and
bowed TO the crowd, and shook hands
with over half hundred. Tie train left
here at sos o'clock, Just fifty minutes late.
The President was called upon for a
speech but held up his hands and stated
mo speech tonight
lie was in good humor, and must have
enioyed his trip to South Carolina.