The morning news., 1897-06-06
SAVANNAH YACHT
The Home of One savannah's

found around any of the larger cities
which skirt the South Atlantic coast.
The home of the Savannah Yacht Club
is far from being a gilded palace. But,
with all it's simplicity, it is certainly one
of the neatest little places to be found any
where around, and has been fitted up with
such conveniences and comforts as to make
it all that could be desired by the pleasure
seeker who doesn't want the earth and
all the appurtenanceS thereto in order TO
be happy or contented.
The management of the club spares no
effort to meet the demands of the members,
and everything is run on a thorough and
complete plan, in keeping with the reguia-
tions which are in vogue in the manage
ment of the more pretentious yacht clubs
of the world at large. The club house is
made so attractive as to furnish comfort
and pleasure to it's members and their
friends whenever they see fit to visit it,
and whether they gather there for the pur
pose of witnessing the annual regatta, or
to organize their little fishing parties from
time to time in the early spring, or wheth
er yet for the simple purpose of Willing
away an hour that hangs heavy elsewhere,
the members of the yacht club never fail
TO find that the management has contem-
plated their every wish in the excellent
things planned.
second to none, and the most fastidious
connoisseurs of wines, as well as the best
judges of a tulep, may "cross their legs
underneath the mahogany" of this delight
full little suburban clubhouse without the
slightest fear that their delicate palates
will not be tickled to a charm There are
many sources of amusement at the club
house. billiards, pool. shuffieboards, bowl
ing alley, and, best of all, swimming pool,
which is spacious and most desirably de-
signed
The swimming pool in summer season is
one of the delights of the club. The MEM
bers enjoy nothing more than their occa-
sional plunges into the water of this nata-
torium, and during the long. tedious hot
afternoons of summer there is always
large crowd to be found enjoying the bath
thus afforded.
The little club house has a very attract
I've front. II stands on the brow of the
river, just this side of Thunderbolt town.
and is short distance from the street
railway by a gravel walk. There are flow
ers about the front yard, and the woods
sklrting the bluff not far away offer
pleasing prospect from the front balco-
mes, In the rear there are long paviliOns
or piazzas extending out over the waters
Of the river, both on the first and second
stories
Il may or may not be pretty generally
known that the Savannah Yacht Club is
py no means as new a thing as the mod
efn appointments Of its club house might
indicate It's organization dates as far
pack as June A. 1863, thus making il very
nearly thirty years old. Il is true that II
pId not go by the name then that Il bears.
l'f the first organization of the kind ever
formed In Savannah was called "the Re
-ilia Association Of Chatham County"
nus club was started with Josiah Tatnall
's commodore. John Screven as vice COM
mo1ore, and A. McC. Duncan as secre-
'tfy and treasurer There was a board
stewards consisting OF r. T. Gibson.
D'iavus Cohen, Joseph Claghorn. j. M.
" Lowell. T. r. Huger. Martin Tufts,
l1niel Heyward DR.. j NJ. Schley +. W.
sims O. +. Johnson. George s. owens,
'.d Charlton II Way.
lhe membership was, at first, conhped
io residents OF Chatham county butN In
l'' the organization merged into the IRE
E'tta Association OF Georgia. on June
O. loib, the Savannah Yacht Club" com
posed for the most part OF the members
"l the Old association. was formed. But
it" Of the older members now
.lrvive. The members of the club
mo We're members at the formation are
1'erge l. Appleton. John W. Anderson.
iaL T. u. Bertody Isaac Beckett. Judge
ii,9oert Falligant, S. p. Good win r. l..
Iia'kett, James II. Johnston. r. l.. Kim
S'y' Rufus +. Lester. George A. Mercer,