The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-29
HOO-HOOS AND SAWMILL MEN.
ORDER OF THE BLACK CAT HAD
TYBEE AT ITS MERCY.

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amid shrieks and Groans and the
Nhack of Split PaddIes-The ODer-
alton Lasted Three Hours and
After Ii Banquet Followed n
Bath sawmilI Men Discussed
Prices and Determined to Continue
a CurtaiIment of the Lumber Out
put.
The Georgia Saw Mill Association met
yesterday at Tybee. As most OF the mem
bers of the Association are Hoo-Hoos.
and there was a number of candidates
for that order, anxious to go through,
a concentration was also held. Al night
both the mill men and the Hoo-Hoos were
given banquet at Hotel Tybee by the
lumbermen of Savannah
The meeting of the Saw Mill Associa-
tion lasted but short time. President ii.
H. Tiff, of Triton. being absent, Vice
President NJ. f. Amorous OF Bayboro,
presided. The principal business was
resolution 90 continue the prices and the
curtailed output decided on at the last
meeting held July 6, at Triton. AT that
time owing TO the low price of lumber
and the few orders. the output of each
mill represented in the association it was
agreed, should be curtailed one-third or
more, and a committee was appointed 70
see the various mill men and indUce them
10 adopt the plan. This policy, said yes
derday Secretary +. +. Wagner, has
had an excellent effect on the trade, and
the tone of the market has improved con-
siderably since its adoption
At yesterdays meeting Mr.. Wagner was
given the powers of auditor and appointed
wifi 10 1ia IN having
them visit the mills and see whether they
were living up to the July agreement.
Among the prominent lumber men at the
meeting were Merritt w Dixon, w. b.
StilIwell J. J. McDonough, and ]. J. Cum
mings of Savannah; f. W. Garbutt Of
Wright, and j. Lee Ensign of Worth.
The concentration of the Hoo-Hoos,
which was really the principal event of
the day, was called at PAS O'clock, and
lasted until shortly after 6. The
officers Of the concentration were Shark
of the Universe w. 5. Wilson, Senior Hoo
Hoo William b. Stiwell, Junior Hoo-Hoo
w W. Starr Bojum A. B. Palmer, Scri-
venoter w. f. Grady, Jabberwock w. F.
Baker, Custocation c. w. Saussy. Area
noper C C. Martin and Gurdon c. w.
Howard.
There were twenty-one candidates, or,
in the language of the Black Cats, pur-
blind kittens, who were to have their eyes
opened. Inc lnlualeS were j. W. OSleSby
of Quitman, W. j. Pierpont, w p Ott,
E. E. Behnken, J. f. Burgess. j. W.
Newman, Jr, A. c. Harmon, c. A G..
Bloomquist, n. D. Weed and w w. Da-
Wis of Savannah, F. b. Treat, f. H. Craw-
ley and A. l.. johnson of Waycross, r.
G. Hilliard of Waresboro, n. Cooley of
Collins, H. G. Williams of Offerman, w.
H. Kendrick of Allapaha, j. l.. Owens of
Manassas. G. NJ. Shearhouse of Shear
wood, c. A. Williams of Vaudeville and
G. p Falks of Waltertown.
The concentration was held i'm the din
ing room of the hotel, which had been
prepared for the ceremonies by having the
windows covered with black cloth to keep
out the eyes of the curious. But if il kept
out the eyes it did not keep in the sounds
made by the blind kittens and their Wis
ually better favored brothers. Judging
from the racket, the operation of impart-
ing sight is painful one for the noises
that emanated from the dining room re-
sembled more the storming of a fortress,
or the hospital ward of the field
hospital after battle than it did
the skillful and painless act of Civ
ing more light. There were salvos of
small arms. interspersed with the
"whack, whack' of what was afterward
learned to be a split paddle of large ana
formidable proportions, and which resem.
bed very much the paraphernalia of sim
liar description usually lNCluueu among
theater prop critics.
After the last of the litter of twenty
one had received his eyesight, the concat-
enation was brought TO a close. Many of
the cats that had not formerly taken the
opportunity of getting bath went for
dip, while the new kittens spent most of
the time, until the banquet was announc-
ed, in little groups discussing their expe-
riences and wishing for the time to come
when they hope to take out on the other
fellow all that they themselves went
through.
The banquet was announced at 1880
O'Clock, and was attended by about one
hundred. The tables were arranged in the
form of the letter II, the initial letter of
Hoo Hoos. The speakers We're seated at
opposite sides of the cross piece of the
letter, at one side Judge Robert Falli-
can't Hon. Pope Barrow and Robert NJ.
Hitch, and at the other side, Capt. j.
Ferris Cam. and Mr.. Richard j. Charl-
ton Mr. w. w. Starr the POSTMASTER,
sat between Judge Faligant and Mr..
Barrow.
The menu was an excellent one and pc
culiarly suited 10 the occasion 1t was
printed on a miniature circular saw and
consisted of Clam Chowder. Free of
Knots" Tybee Whiting, 80 Feet Aver
age" Saratoga Chips, Kiln Dried
Olives, Dimension Sizes" Sailed Al
monds, "All Hearts" Crab Croquetts,
Rift Sawed" F'illet of Beef, Butt CUT
Green Peas "Grooved" Champagne
Punch. Bead and Center Bead" Broiled
Spring Chicken, on Toast, yard Sizes"
Asparagus, TOP 81 Cuts" Shrimp Salad,
Peeled Lemon Sherbet, Square,"
Edged" Fruits, "Merchantable;"
cakes Random" Coffee, Clear"
Cigars Prime"
The toasts were: Greeting" responded
10 nv Jndee Falligant: Hoo Hoo" by