The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-07
ON TYBEE'S SANDS
LEGISLATORS ATE ROASTED oYs-
TIERS AND WATCHED THE OCEAN.
A GALA DAY AT THE BEACH
SAW THE FAIR FIRST AND THEN
THE ROLLING WAVES.

nah's Citisens-They Saw the Mill
tary Review and Witnessed the
Opening of the Fair, Then Feastec
on the BivaIves Mt Tybee-Ex-
pressd Themselves Delighted with
Their Praises of savannah and the
Fair.
Nearly two hundred members of the
General Assembly and other official
guests spent yesterday in Savannah
attending the, opening of the State
Fair, and enjoying the Inequalities of
the city. 1t was day of mutual pleas
ure to the visitors and to the citizens
who looked after their entertainment,
and Savannah certainly lost nothing by
the visit. The legislative party return
ed to Atlanta fully assured that Sa-
vannah's hospitality was just what it
had always been and what they had
always understood it to be, and that her
lawmakers could always find a well
come here. They were lavish in their
expressions of cordial appreciation Of
their treatment while here, and of their
desire to visit the city again when OPP
portunity offered.
The gubernatorial and legis-
lative party reached the city
at $3.50 in the morning, having
come down on a special train furnished
by the Central of Georgia. Most of the
party had taken sleepers and were in
good condition to put in the day which
Savannah had arranged for them.
| The party was a large one, Gov.
| Gambler being accompanied by State
| Treasurer R. E. Park, Adjutant Cen
eral Robertson, Col. Phil Byrd and a
number of members of his staff, the
latter being in the full uniform of the
staff and making a very handsome ap-
pearance. There was full attendance
of the Senate and Legislature with a
number of the attaches of both houses,
so that altogether the Atlanta party
numbered about two hundred.
Welcomed to Savannah.
President Owens several of the Fair
directors and a number of citizens
were on hand to receive the distin-
guished guests and the party was
promptly escorted to the De Soto
| where breakfast was awaiting them
| After breakfast the visitors spent an
hour or more in looking about the city.
1t was the first visit for many of them
and they were loud in their praise of
its beauty and especially of the parks
and squares upon which much favor
able comment was made.
At 1890 o'clock the legislators as
sembled at the military parade ground
where they witnessed the assembling
| of the troops and the passing in review
| by the Governor
| By request of President Owens, Col
| j. H. Estill of the Board of Directors
| of the Fair Association, took charge
of the members of the General Assem-
bly, at the Parade Ground and escort
| ed them to the Plant System depot,
where train was in waiting to take
them to the Fair grounds At the depot
the party was met by Superintendent
| w. H. Wright and Mr.. w. H. Leahy
of the passenger department. The leg
islative train was in charge of Capt
H. H. Brighton, chief depot baggage
| master, who acted as conductor A
short run landed them at the grounds
where the party disembarked and pass
| ed through the Gates where thew
awaited the arrival of the Governor
and staff and the military.
The entire party witnessed the formal
| opening of the Fair and the review of
the troops which followed. The COM
ments upon the appearance of the milf
tary We're very favorable. At 2:3O
o'clock the train for the city was taken
and the short walk across the city to
the Tybee depot follwed.
The Trip to Tybee.
1t was 8 o'clock exactly when the
train pulled out of the depot for Ty-
bee and the trip made in Al minutes.
| The air was cool and bracing, but not
cold. 1t was one of Tybee's best fall
days. and the visitors thoroughly en-
| Joyed 1t. Many of them made for the
beach at once. The tide was coming
in, the surf was rolling high and to the
many who had never before seen old
ocean roll it was an event.
The oysters were getting good and
hot as the party arrived and in a very
| short time the helpers were shoveline
the roasted bivalves upon the long ta-
bies near the pavilion. The visitors
required no second invitation to come
forward. There was no lack of oyster
knives, and the promptness with which
the visitors acquired the knack of ex-
tracing the bivalves from their
shells was something of a
| surprise to their entertainers
who have been accustomed to regard
this as an art peculiar to themselves
| Evidently some OF the visitors had han
| died oyster knives before. There was a
PLENTIFUL supply Of oysters, but with
| the large crowd it took some time 70
supply them all. There were nearly
400 in the party. just $40 having come
down on the special train, and a score
or more of the official party and com
| mfttee on other trains. Besides ovs-
tiers there were sandwiches and those
who desired to quench their thirst had
only to apply to Brewmaster Fuchs
under the pavilion close by. That there
was no over indulgence in the good
things thus provided was one of the
noteworthy features of the occasion
and was complimentary to both hosts
and guests alike.
Forgot Legislative Cares.
AS hunger and thirst were satisfied
the legislators and their friends scat
| tered along the beach. It was a dav
of rest from legislative toll and worry.
The visitors seemed to have almost for
| gotten that there were such things as
bills and resolutions. and they were re-
ferred TO only incidentally. The law
makers found rest and relaxation in
watching the waves and strolling upon
the beach. while their Savannah
friends entertained them with stories
of the pleasant times to be had at Ty-
bee when the summer days are on.
At $3.50 o'clock the party took the
train back TO the city, a quick run be-
/ ing made. The visitors were full of
| expressions OF delight with their cor
dial and hospitable treatment. and de-