The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-21
THEY EXCHANGE GREETINGS.
PRESIDENT AND SPEAKER PASSED
EACH OTHER AT JEkYL.


Their Visit at JeI1yI Together Called
Mere COincidence-Reed TO Leave
the Island To-day or Tomorrow.
Few Cheers Greeted the President.
After Seeing the President Land
Speaker Reed StrOIleb on With "A
Pretty Girl.
Brunswick, Ga, March 20.-President
Mckinley rests tonight on Jekyl Island,
the beautiful winter club home of num-
Der of Eastern millonaires, on st. Simon's
sound, ten miles up the coast from Bruns-
wick. With him are Mrs. Mckinley, Vice
President and Mrs. Hobart and Senator
Hanna. They are the guests of eX-secre-
tary of the Interior Cornelius N. Bliss,
whom the President promised TO visit last
year.
In another cottage of the island is
Speaker Thomas b. Reed. All persons in
any way concerned in their presence at
Jekyl Island assert positively and unre-
servedly that the visit of the two rival
political leaders at the same time. is
mere coincidence. Whether any improve
ment of their strained personal or political
relations win be one of the accidents of
their Inevitable meeting on the island. no
one. win predict, The speaker probably
will leave Jekyl tomorrow afternoon or
Wednesday, and the presidential party on
Wednesday forenoon.
The Arrival at Brunswick.
The run of the presidential train here
from Thomasville over the Plant System
was rapid and without incident. It's ar
rival in Brunswick agitated the surface
of the towns normally sluggish life. A CEN
sus of its 1900 Inhabitants could have
been taken about the wharf and the rail-
road track block away when it reached
here.
A committee from the Jekyf Island Club,
comprising ex-Secretary Bliss, Author
Thomas Nelson Page, Cable Promoter J.
A. Scrymser, and Coal Operator Joseph
! Stckney of Philadelphia, welcomed the
President, and assisted by Mayor Atkinson
and former Mayor Crovatt escorted him
to Jekyl Island.
! The President was greeted with a few
cheers, which he slightly acknowledged by
! lifting his hat to those on the fiat cars
along the railroad, when he emerged from
| the train and assisted Mrs. Mckinley to
the carriage which took them to where the
revenue cutter Colfax lay in waiting. An
other small volley of cheers broke forth as
the boat cast off and started on the ten
mile river and sound trip to Jekyl The
demonstration was very slight. The wealth
er was perfect,
Mckinley and Reed Meet.
Speaker Reed. some club members and
score Of pretty girls in summer frocks
were at the waters edge to greet the pres
idential party. The big speakers attitude
was characteristic, his hand behind his
/ back and his head thrown back and up
! ward.
| When the President walked ashore Mr.
Reed smilingly raised his hat and said {:
How do you do, Mr.. President" Mr..
| Mckinley acknowledged the greeting with
! a low bow and How do you do, Mr.
! Speaker" The President and Mrs. Nc
| Kinley entered a carriage and drove
away and the speaker strolled off with a
/ pretty girl This was ALL Late in the
| afternoon the President and Vice Presi-
dent Hobart went out driving.
| The stay of the President at Jekyl will
! be made as pleasant and likewise as in
| formal as possible. No reception will be
/ given, and Mr. Mckinley and the others
will be treated during their stay as a part
! of the Islands large family.
| Jekyl is eight miles long by an extreme
| width of two miles. 1t has ten miles of
fine beach and some pretty drives over
which the President will be shown The
! President and party are quartered in the
/ of E-rp1arir Ra bo ie In,
| rope travelling.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley rested
! for an hour or two, and then at dinner had
| with them Mr.. Bliss. Mr.. and Mrs Thom-
| as Nelson Page and one or two others.
| The meeting Of the President and the
! speaker at the wharf was watched with in
| terest by all persons assembled.
The President was charmed with the is
land its fine roads, beautiful beaches and
preserves we1 stocked with deer and
! game.