Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-09-27
Editors Feted At
Savannah Monday
Tri-State Exposition Heads Hosts To
Editors of South Georgia

Among the amazing things of the
present day coming to pass is that of
prophets hDJing honor within their
own country. In this case the editors
may be termed prophets in predicting
great things for the Tri-State Fair of
October II to Nov. 3. Their own
country is i'll local parlance the Savan-
nah zone. and includes all that part
OF the State of Georgia which is touch
ed by the commercial growth and
any other adv antage that is attained
by Savannah
The Savannah Board of Trade were
JOINT hosts with the Exposition man
agement and the city's editors, the Sa-
vannah Motor Club, and Central of
Georgia Railway were volunteer as
}slstanrs i'll charging the scope and in
cfeaslng the enjoyment of the occasion
Meeting early arrivals at the station
were the newspaper men, d. G. Bick-
ers. W. &. Sutlive and D. A. Byck.
Conveyed to the DeSoto the company
was rapidly enlarged by arriving auto
mobile parties of editors and their
wives and by more OF the local frater-
NIFTY. At 1880 they congregated in the
auditorium of the DeSoto and were
welcomed by Pleasant A. Stovall who
presided and introduced as speakers
Mayor Paul Seabrook, and A. w.
Mcrchouse, woh in briefest and most
concise manner presented the claims
of the city and of the Fair to the at
tent'on and the cooperation of the ed
itors of the territory represented.
President Morehouse then presented
each editor with a badge of honorary
membership of the board of directors
for the Tri- State Exposition This
was Of immediate use as the badge of
ident' fication also, being bestowed up
on the lady visitors as we'll Immediate
ly upon the conclusion of these formal
greetings the entire party were con-
veyedi by the cars of the Savannah Mo-
tor Club to the dock where the men
boarded the tug McCauley and the
ladies' with their official hostesses Mes
danes A w Morehouse, Steven Har-
RS and Hunt were taken on the govern
ment yacht lsandega used by Inspect
or Sullivan, port engineer, and which
is most sumptuous and quite immac-
ulate in its equipment.
A delightful ride was taken all
around the harbor, saluting the famed
waving girl" who responded with her
handkerchief as she always does to
every passing vessel since her lover
went to sea many Years ago and never
returned.
The docks, the foreign ships, and
every point of interest to visitors was
keenly noted Then ashore to ride
through the barracks of Fort Screven
and a demonstration of machine gun
drill and a parade and an elaborate
shore DINER III The Hotel Tybee with
Mr.. Gordon Saussy official host and
where orchestra music, community
singing and short pleasing speeches
from numbers of the hosts and the WIS.,
TORS made delightful and varied pro-
gram to give zest TO the banquet. for
! it was no less, with its many courses
of delicious foods elegant in its appoint
ments ard eXpettiy served.
The last course for the ladies was
gil, CT round boxes of Nunnally's
choice lon bons, presented through
Mr. lack Mccartney by the Central
of Georgia Railwey.
To many the most delightful enter
tainment of the day was the Twenty
mile or more) ride as guests of the
Motor Club over the Tybee road and
through the wonderful paved roads
and streets of Chatham County and
SAVANNAH A six cc'ock dinner at the
DeSo+y was the rtxt feature on the
day. program and Ike all that went
before it. was real treat in food and
in the fine feeling of fellowship so
strongly in evidence This sentiment
o, unanimitv was vel; expressed ,
the closing speech of Mr.. D. G. Bick-
ers. Just few impressive words about
Good Night" as something bit more
intimate and expressive than the more
casual Good Day.
Mr.. Moses of the Board of Trade
acted as toast master and the number
of speakers, short. witty and enliven-
ing in their remarks, were too many
to name, but they were fine enter
tainers
At the close of the supper hour the
company separated, some tor their
trains. ard some for the theatres for
w,nch tickets had been kindly given
bv the liberal hosts of the day. This
flushed a day replete with pleasure
and inspiration to all: