The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-21
PLEASED WITH MRS. DEWEY.
TIE LADIES COMMITTEE FOUND
HER 4 CHARMING GUEST.

A Drive 10 ThunderbOIt and a Lun-
cheon at the Yacht Club Followed
by Drive Through Bonaventure
and Thence to the City by Dale
and EstiII Avenues-The Luncheon
Passed OF Most Pleasantly After
which the Ladies Were Entertain
ed by Negro Musicians with Songs
and Dances.
While Admiral Dewey was being enter
tanned down the river on the revenue cut
ter Hamilton, Mrs. Dewey was also being
entertained by the Ladies' Reception Com
mittee at the Yacht Club. The Ladies
Committee met Mrs. Dewey at the De Soto
about II o'clock. Carriages were in wait
ing and after the members of the COM
mittee had been introduced by the chair
man of the committee, Mrs. w. w. Cor
don, the party drove to Thunderbolt.
The ladies in the parry were Mrs. Cor
don, Mrs. John NJ. Egan, Mrs. Lee Roy
Myers. Mrs. A. Vetsburg, Mrs. j. A. G.
Carson, Mrs. Joseph Ferst, Mrs. T. S.
Morgan, Mrs St J. B. Graham, Mrs
George w. Tiedeman, Mrs. Joseph Rosen-
helm.
All of the ladies who responded to the
invitation to meet at Mrs Gordon's resi-
dence Monday afternoon, for the purpose
of organization, We're present and took
part in the entertainment of Mrs. Dewey
yesterday. There were several ladies who
were named in the appointment of the
committee but who were unable to attend
the reception. Mrs. Emory Speer of Ma
con and Mrs Edward Kelly of New York,
who are guests of the De Soto, accom-
panied the party by invitation of the COM
mittee.
The plan of a drive to Thunderbolt and
luncheon at the Yacht Club had been
adopted by the committee, at the instance
OF the chairman, as more likely to prove
agreeable to their guest than simply.
drive to the points of interest in and
about the city. The success which at
tended this plan demonstrated its wis
dom. The party arrived at the club after
a very pleasant drive, and found every
thing in readiness. The club house was
tastefully decorated with flags and bunt-
ing while the interior was handsomely
trimmed in color with decorations of
palms, flowers and potted plants. Gala
lilies were arranged around the walls of
the reception room, and large picture
of Admiral Dewey, surrounded by flowers,
occupied prominent position al one end
of the dining room. The day was thor
oughly in keeping with the occasion, and
the Yacht Club and its surroundings never
looked more charming Mrs. Dewey wore
a handsome pearl grey dress, trimmed
with silk braid and white hat to match.
The ladies found Mrs. Dewey a charming
guest and one whom it was a pleasure to
entertain After inspecting the club
grounds and surroundings, luncheon was
served in the dining room at l O'Clock. The
luncheon was served by the Yacht Club,
and included all the marine delcacies for
which Thunderbolt, and particularly the
club house, is famous the menu having
been selected by the chairman with this
idea in view, and besides was delight
fully served.
A pleasant incident of the luncheon was
the toasts which were proposed and drunk
| by the ladies'. Mrs. Dewey compllmented
her hosts by proposing the toast of "Geor-
gia" in which all joined of course The
chairman, Mrs. Gordon, offered a toast
to THE Admiral" which met with a
hearty reception. Mrs. r. S. Morgan
then offered a toast to The Admiral 5
Admiral" which sentiment met with in
slant approval. There were no responses
| to the toasts, but the ladies enjoyed their
| toastmaking just as much as if there had
! been.
After luncheon a sextette of colored mu-
scians furnished entertainment for the
! party with old Southern melodies, topical
songs and negro dances. This proved to
/ be a very enjoyable feature. The razor
song" proved very amusing to both Mrs.
Dewey and her hosts, as there is line
in ii which runs, IF the wah had been
fought with razors I'd be an admiral,
too"
After leaving the Yacht Club the party
drove through BOnaventure Cemetery and
| they returned to the city, arriving at the
hotel about 4 o'clock, and shorty before
the return of the Admiral from
the trip down the river. Mrs
Dewey appeared very much Pleased
! al the easy and informal manner
in which she had been entertained by the
committee. and on her part delighted her
entertainers by her charming and gra-
cious manner. No definite programme
has been arranged for Mrs. Dewey's en-
tertainment apart from the Admiral fol
| to-day.