The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-23
ATLANTA'S BIG DAY AT TYBEE.
OVER 1000 PEOPLE ON THE ISLAND
YESTERDAY.

nah, Augusta and other Points
Contributed the Rest - The Fifth
Regiment Band the Big Attraction.
The Crowd the Largest of the Sea-
sOn-The AtIantians to Return To-
night - Progress of the II. T.. A. In
Georgia.
Yesterday was Atlanta day at Tybee.
The capital city sent down a large number
of excursionists. The badges OF the T. p.
AS of the Atlanta division divided the
honors with the uniform of Sam McAfee's
Fifth Regiment band under the leadership
of Mr.. Frank Lilley, which discoursed as
sweet music as the whispering zephyrs of
the island have ever borne to the ears of
entranced listeners. Slowly, reluctantly,
and with hating and affectionate ripples
tapping the sands. did the tide go out, for
the widening strip of wave-washed beach
increased the distance from the pavilion
from which issued strains that the gods on
high Olympus would have been charmed
to hear.
It was one of the most successful days
of the Tybee season, notwithstanding the
threatening weather. There were fully p
600 visitors on the island. Most of these
were Savannah people the majority of
whom went down on the train leaving the
city at 2:30 O'Clock. There were eleven
coaches in this train and all the seats
and much OF the standing room was oc-
cupied. This crowd added materially to
the many that had arrived on the island
by the earlier train, and the trains fol-
lowing the 2:3O brought in additional pas
sengers to supplement the number of Wis
itors.
1t rained a good deal on the island, both
during the morning and afternoon, but
the visitors found plenty of ways in which
TO enjoy themselves. There was the
surf, which was fine, and the music of
McAfee's band, which drew most of the
crowd about IL in the pavilion at the
South End hotel The Atlanta excur-
sionists arrived a few minutes after 6
o'clock yesterday morning, coming in by
a special train over the Central. that was
run On the schedule of that arriving at
6 o'clock. There we're thirteen coaches
In the special This train brought in the
ton and Carrollton. from all of which
places the round trip fare was reduced to
$3.50. There were $50 tickets to Tybee sold
from these points. The regular Sunday
excursion train from Augusta brought in
its largest crowd of the season. There
were 2l1 from Augusta. These passengers
arrived al 1890 o'clock. The Travellers
Protective Association will spend part of
to-day at Tybee, but the majority will
doubtless come up this afternoon to at
tend the game of ball between the Savan-
nah and Atlanta teams.
There are thirty-twO state divisions of
the Travellers Protective Association. The
total membership is about 1900, Three
years ago Georgia was about the thirtieth
on the list in point of membership, being
one of the smallest of the divisions. At
the last national convention it stood about
sixth or seventh, showing the remarkable
growth in a short while from nineteen to
ass members. This has been due to the
active organizing influence of the presi-
dent, Mr. E. E. Smith, of Mr.. Max Rob
inson. former president, and other ear
nest workers.
Under the present administration the
membership has increased seVenty-one
since the last state convention.
The state division is now out of debt and
has $500 or 500 ahead for expenses. A lit
tie over one year ago it was in debt.
One of the posts that is now showing
much life and prosperity is Post A, at Sa-
vannah, which has doubled within a year.
The Augusta post has also doubled, and
both of these posts are in excellent finan-
cial condition. The Georgia division has
recently published several thousand copies
of a commercial history of Georgia, which
has been distributed throughout the United
| States by their association.