The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-10

Forty Kittens Added 10 the Hoo
Hoo FamiIS-A Day and Night of
WauIs at seashore-Daths and
Bnndueting q Feature of the Con-
catcnatiOn.
One, two. three, four, five six, seven,
eight, neutrality-suspicious.
Cati
Black Cat-Hoo-Hoo!
That was the yell Of the jolly Hoo-Hoos
at Tybee yesterday, and it rang out again
and again as the wearers of the badge of
the black cat grew festive and gay under
the influences of camaraderie and the
geniality OF the salt sea breezes.
The black cat was by long odds the ia
yorite animal on Tybee, and felines Of 9TH
er colors were simply not in it with the
spithre with the hump in his back and the
80 in his tail. That potent cat was the
deity of the day, and to him was paid all
the homage that in the days of ancient
Egypt was received by the
cats then unshipped. Not only
did the likeness of aroused
feline wrath decorate the coat lapels
Of the Hoo Hoos. Ladies and children also
wore the badge or had cats cut from
paper pinned upon them, and appeared to
be vastly interested in the workings of
the jolly men Of the order with the funny
name
The first concentration of the concate-
mated order was held at Hotel Tybee at
1888 o'clock in the afternoon 1t was to
have been at 900 in the morning, but it
was decided to postpone it until the after
noon There were forty-four members of
the order present at the concentration. 1t
was called to order by Vicegerent Shark
of Georgia Harry w. Anderson of At
lanta, who appointed the other members
Of the supreme nine to conduct the con-
catenation, himself becoming for the time
Shark Of the Universe. as follows: Will
lam B. SullweA, senior Hoo-Hoo;
c. S. Walker, junior Hoo-Hoo; A. p. Pal
mer, bojum r. NJ Shanklin, scrivenotor;
Howard Anderson, jabberwock; r. G.
Stevens, custocatian; I. E. King, arcan-
oper; w. T. Baker gurdon.
The ceremony of initiation followed and
tweuty-one hapless candidates passed
through the ordeal and emerged finally
full-hedged wearers of the irate cat. 1t
Initiation exercises, If one might judge by
the sounds Of falling blows and suppress
ed groans coming from the hall, were not
as mild and gentle as the play of kittens,
but partook more of the nature of the
caterwaulings of angry felines when they
meet face to face upon the neighbor
back fence Whether the ladies' were
right in their conclusions. the
Hoo-Hoos would not say,
but significant and furtive rubbings from
time to time by the newly initiated into
the nine mysteries of Hoo-Hooism gave
some color to their gossipings. Those neo-
phytes upon whom the order of Hoo-Hoo
was conferred were Edward Croscut Bur
dett, Hazlehurst Benjamin jefferson
Sloan, Willingham; William John Kehoe,
Savannah; Courtney Marion jenkins,
Chattanooga; Fleming Jordan Moore, Is
abella; Daniel Crimson Lester Savannah;
Alonzo Aaron DeLoach, Atlanta; Thomas
John Davis, Savannah; John Joseph Nc
Donough, Savannah; William Green SUIT
live, Savannah; Edward Francis Lowell,
Jr. Savannah; William Carl Perkins, Ten
Mile; George Lafayette Wood, Atlanta;
William Edward Grady, Savannah; John
Devine Carswell, Savannah; Jacob Wilson
Thorne Augusta; Walter Hyram Lynch,
Augusta; Darius Hill Hollomon, Norfolk
Va. Edwin Robert Smart, Midwife;
Charles Wallace Howard, Savannah; Rob-
ert I4achlison Holland Savannah.
After the afternoon catnation's adjourn
ment many of the cats went in bathing,
while others spent the time till the other
consideration in discussions of the work
getting more candidates worked up for
initiation and in other ways enjoying
themselves.
The second confederation at 900 at
night and also successful in its purpose,
the initiation of a number of candidates.
Those joining the order at the night con-
catenauon We're almost as many as in the
afternoon, and the Hoo-Hoos felt highly
delighted at having secured such a large
number of additions to their ranks.
The night confederation was followed
by banquet, which was a scene of merri-
ment The room was decorated with the
regala of the order, and black cats ram
pant and strcamers hung upon the walls
among the broad fronds of palms and
palmettoes. Speeches brming over with
Hoo-Hoo eloquence Wed in their grandeur
with the beat of the surf
and the tender words of the orders adula-
ton were Of a greater sweetness than the
balm of the softly blowing brcezes.
4 late train was run from the island for
the accommodation of the Hoo-Hoos, who
wished TO return to the city but most of
them remained over night on the island
| The tickets of most of the visiting dele
gates were secured on cheap rates and
Will not expire until tonight Many of
them on this account will spend the day
az Tyboc. coming up I'm the afternoon TO
take the trains for their homes. The par
Is expected from Tennessee, I'M
der the escort Of Scrivenoter
j. H. Baird of Nashville. for some un-
accountable reason, did not arrive. Sa-
vanuah had the largest representation on
account of her conticulty TO the place of
the considerations. Cincinnati had sew
oral and Atlanta had probably the larg-
est representation from any one city. be-
sides Savannah. The other lumbormen.
railroad men, supply men ana newspaper
men who make up the Hoo-IIoos came
from all over the state.