Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-07-13
FEAST OF THE YEAR
is SPREAD IN lee.
Barbecue in Honor of Georgia's Gov
ernor-Elect,
VAST THRoNG IN ATTENDANCE.
Royal Entertainment is Provided by
the Democrats of Lee County for
Their Honored Guests Occasion
One Long to Be Remembered.

One Long to Be Remembered.
II there is any thing that is uncer-
tain it is the politics of Lee county,
but there has never been debatable
question raised about the hospitality
of those good people.
Some may have been disappointed at
the result of Lees vote on the 9th,
of June, but there was no disgruntled
element in evidence in Leesburg on
Friday July 18th, when the true and
tried of old Lee gathered from the con-
fines of Sumter to the borders OF
Dougherty to do honor to Georgia's
great Democratic chief, Governor-elect
Joseph NJ. Terrell aud other distin-
guished guests,
The barbecue club composed OF Lees
progressive citizens can be counted on
to never get left in the wind-up and to
them belongs the lor of giving the
initial entertainment to the popular
Governor since his triumphant nomi.
nation, and in all truth they had pre-
pared a grand, sumptuous feast.
Governor elect Terrell and Sect, Phil
Cook, MIR. Joe Johnson, MIR. Steve
Postell and Rowe Price arrived
on the field Thursday night and
were comfortably domiciled at
the Galloway House. 70 say they
were taken care of by clever Mr., John
Galloway means that nothing was left
undone to make them happy. Early
Friday morning your scribe, under the
guardianship OF Hon. w. A. DodsoD,
Judge John Pilsbury, City Attorney
James Taylor, Lawson Stapleton
and Post Master Smith boarded
the Central train for the happy
hunting grounds of old Lee, and on
our arrival at the Galloway House, so
cordial was our reception that we were
made happy in the thought that Sum
ter's delegation divided the honors of
the occasion with Governor-elect Ter
reIl and his distinguished party
On the broad veranda of the hotel,
under the cooling shade ola pretty
cluster Of live oaks, Governor Terrell
sat for three hours shaking hands with
the hosts Of Lee who came in crowds to
bid him welcome among them. At 10
O'Clock that prince of good fellows,
Col. Perry Cooke, drove up holding
the ribbons over pair Of praneing
thoroughbreds aud bid the Governor
and the Times Recorder that he was
ready to drive them to the picnic
grounds. A mile speed away and we
were landed among our friends
thousand strong. Governor Terrell
was given perfect ovation, the pretty
girls, the good women, the handsome
sun burnt young farmers all gathered
around to welcome real live Governor
Even the babies laughed and cooed be-
cause of the presence of Georgia's bril-
liant young statesman.
The following gentlemen, the eff
cient members of the cue club with
their wives, daughters and sweethearts
were all on the ground and We'd with
each other to do honor to Georgias
brilliant leader and their hundreds OF
guests Chairman II. l. Long, Secre-
tary d. D. Hall, J. A Lipsy, W b.
Coxwell, W, d, Wells, U. Fl. Ware, D.
Forester, f, T. King, J. P. Galloway,
G. w, Martin, j M. Hines, James
Salter, B T. McKenney, j A, Hill, Il.
N, McAFee, W. FL. Turner, O. Il
Beazley, J. D. Clifton, B. Il, Powell,
G. W. Scarborough, Julian Price, j. P,
Cooke, s. B Smith, H. Fl, Larsmore,
d. j Minis, f, s, Furgerson, Jr. w.
W. Mcdonald, W. +. Lockett, J. b.
Mcdonald, @. B, Avery, r. A. For
roster, j. W. Forester, Ed. Martin.
The faithful came from afar to the
metropolis of Lee, and devoured joy
ously the magnificent feast that was
spread for them, and I can testify that
every detail ofthat splendid entertain
ing programme was done up sucsess-
fully, as only the chivalry, galantry
and beauty of Lee always does.
Some folks, not to mention the poll
ticians, may forget and deny they ever
attended possum supper but none
will ever forget the barbecue in Lees
bnrg, and all will delight in singing
the praises of her hospitabIe people.
Many happy incidents of good cheer
occurred during the days round OF
pleasure and fun, and clever were the
Jokes and anecdotes some of the boys
got off For instance, venerable son
of Ham who has always voted DEM
ocratic ticket expressed his disaproval
of the presence of President Roosevelt
among the faithful, thinking in HE
blind ignorance that he had met the
great rough rider, President Teddy,
in the person Of DR.. Hutchinson, a
handsome warrior like visitor from
Louisiana This old negro, ever patri-
otto, stood with bowed head before our
own Judge Pllsbury and said che mout
be taken for Governor himself. -
so much for the Judges dignified APP
pearance.
The social feature of this great bar
becue will ever be with me- ] am glad
to have looked on Lee county, with her
splendid growing crops and read con
tentment and the love of good govern
ment in the faces OF her people. To