The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-11
VISITORS AT BAZAAR
DISTINGUISHED MILITARY MEN
AND OTHER CITIZENS ATTENDED
GEN. CHAFFEE AND PARTY.
SPENT HALF HOUR ENJOYING THE
CROWD AND THE SIGHTS.

The General Was Most Gallant.
bought Contingent Interest in
Everything which Was offered
for SaIe-DeeIined to Put His
Name Down-Was Awarded Box Of
HuyIerS Party of Wealthy Men,
Headed by EN-GOvernOr LowndeS
Had Gay Time-President EGnn
Was q Guexs-Afair Was Decided
Iy Military.
The Georgia Hussars' Bazaar was, if
anything. a greater success last night
than on the night previous. This was
due largely to the fact that there were
numerous distinguished visitors. Mill
tary and society Were. present in force,
and the evening seemed brim fun of en-
joyment for every one. The sales, too,
were larger than on the first night. and
everything augurs a prosperous ending
of the fair. t
gen. Chaffee and party arrived at the
bazaar shortly after II o clock. Gen.
Chaffee being introduced by Gen. w
w. Gordon. He was the cynosures of all
eyes. He chatted pleasantly with every
one whom he met. and seemed TO be
enjoying his visit immensely. He was
besieged on all sides by fair solicitors,
and was most generous in his response,
One of the first booths which he pass
ed was the flower booth. Here he stop
ped and bought large bouquet of ia
ponicas, which were pinned upon his
soldierly breast by one of the young
ladies. Then he stopped at the fancy
stein, and entered the contest for vari-
Gus bits of bric-a-brac, and fancy
goods. Among other things he has a
contingent interest in an opera cloak
shotgun, a sofa pillow, a paper cut
ter, three boxes of candy, an orange
plant a rocking chair and a babys
cloak
Whenever the General wrote i'm one
of the little books he first inquired the
name of the lady who was seeking to
dispose of the article. Then, quite gal
lantly, he subscribed her name instead
of his. Some times he subscribed one
young lady's name in a single book as
often as four times. Gen. Gordon in
sisted that his own name be placed in
the books, and bought a contingency
in box of Huyler's candy. The box
was awarded while Gen. Chaffee was
still at the bazaar, and, strangely
enough, fell to him. When little Miss
Robider informed him of it, he leaned
over to the little girl and said: "Al-
right, it is yours, sweetheart"
Gen Chaffee wore 1.-The less snowy of
his uniforms. He was the picture of
the perfect soldier. Wrinkled and
ruddy, with a keen, small eye, shaggy
eyebrows and a heavy grey mustache-
erect and square of 'shoulder-he looked
every inch the daring soldier that he
is. He chatted and5Smiled, and wore
none of the air whiuh one of his sex
| halted station in military affairs might
affect. -'. 9d
Gen. Chaffee did mt leave the bazaar
+ until shortly before midnight, and the
| officers who had come with him re-
manned much later. The fair wore a
decidedly military aspect, there be-
ing major generals, brfgadier generals,
colonies, captains, lieutenants. aides
de-camp, even priv;ttes, on ALI sides
The Republican Blues were the guest
of the evening, the Oglethorpess not
attending on account of the death OF
Mr.. c. f. Law. They will attend on
Friday night instead.
Among the guests OF the evening was
Mr.. John M. Egan, who spent some
time at the bazaar, declaring that he
enjoyed it hugely. A party of capital
lists from Baltimore, seeking invest
ments in the South, headed by ex-
Governor Lloyd Lowndes of Maryland,
visited the bazaar, and found quite a
number of profitable investments.
They spent their money freely, took i'm
every feature of it, from the art booths
to the Three baby" game
in the back yard, and went away load
ed down with fancy work, condensed
milk, palmatina lard, candy, apenta
water and quantities of other stuff.
The shooting gallery was patronized
particularly last night, there being a
crowd in the gallery throughout the
evening. Some excellent shooting was
done by some of the young ladies, and
some of the men made scores which
were little less than marvellous. The
other departments Of the bazaar were
equally prosperous.
All who partook of the excellent
oyster stew, served by Mrs. STAIRS
committee were profuse in their praise
of its excellence. 1t was feared that
this department of the bazaar would
not pay but. contrarily, in large meas
use because of the excellent quality of
the stew itself, it has been largely
patronized and the sale of oysters by
the committee bids fair to be one of
the most remunerative departments of
the fair.
THIEVING OFFICE BOY