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SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 195!)
SCENES AROIJNI) JEKYI.L ISLAND BEACH
AH photos by Robert Mobley
Jekyll Island
To Add
$250,000 Unit
(Continued from page Onp’
to any in the country.
The purchase of Jekyll Islam
by the State of Georgia thr>
condemnation proceedings wa
accomplished in 1947. Its mile
of roadways, its splendid bea¬
ches, its forest and fishing
coves were then opened to the
public.
The southern end of the is¬
land was set aside for the ex¬
clusive use of colored people
This end of the island, thougl
undeveloped at the time tfu
ifany s|ate acquired to be the it, most is believed beautifu' b’
part ches of Jekyll. The widest bea¬
on the entire island art
found here. A sheltered cove or
the extreme southern-most tir
of the island affords the best
fi'-hing p ounds.
In 1957 the St. Andrew’;
Beach Deve'cpnient Corpora¬
tion acquired a lease to devel¬
op beach facilities on this part
of the island. This corporation
was later succeeded by the St.
Andrew's Beach Corporation
They opened to the public on
July 4, this year, a luxurious
motor hotel consisting of 59
rooms and suites and a fabu¬
lous beach club (The Dolphin)
This club offers public and
private dining facilities, roof
top dance pavilion, club rooms
and a night club wihich will
offer superior refreshments
and entertainment at all times.
Over one-half million dollars
has been spent on these facili¬
ties.
jekyll Island is the smallest
(but the richest in tradition of
all the “Golden Isles” that lay
YMCA Gets
New Members
The entire membership o'
the 159 Social Club made up
principally of employees of the
US. Public Health Hospital
Service, has taken out adult
memberships in the West Broad
Street YMCA.
The president of the club is
the Reverend Charlie Fogle,
pastor of St. Mary’s AME
church, Emt Savannah. Rev.
Fogle has been very active in
enrolling Y members.
The YMCA In Action radio
program will be heard as usual
at one o’clocl^ Saturday after¬
noon and the USO party will be
at 8:30 p.m.
49 Receive
)e,(frees
'Continued from On*l
Wilcox. Savannah.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION—
Lerern Alfred Carter, Baxley:
Columbus G. Brinkley, Savan¬
nah; Edward D. Harris, Savan¬
nah.
BEAUTIFUL young ladies take stroll along Beach at Jekyll Is-land.
;ff the ooaat of Georgia. The
island was given Ly original j
'.rant, by George III through
•times Wright, Esquire, as
Japfain-General and the Gov-
:mor-in-iChief of the Provin-
e of Georgia to Clement Kar¬
in, the Elder, on April 5, 1769.
Lekyll was the home of Chris¬
topher Poulain Dubignon and
his descendents for almost a
'.en.tury, and was the rendez¬
vous for coastal society.
On April 1, 1886, it was sold
r or $125,000 to the Jekyll Is-
and Club. The club was com¬
posed of a group of millionaires
md was strictly limited in
nembership. Names instantly
recognized as leaders in every
phq.se and business were on
'.his exclusive roster of mem¬
berships: Morgan and A-tor.
Vanderbilt and Gould, McCor¬
mick and Rockefeller, Baker
end Biddle, Whitney and Ar-
nour, Crane and Goodyear,
3 ulitzer, Bliss and Miacy. Mem¬
bership could only be obtained
hrouigh inheritance. Still to be
;een on this island are the
luge 16 and 20 room “cottages”
milt by these club members.
The officers, directors and
.he stockholders of the St. An¬
drews Beach Corporation in¬
vite you to enjoy this vacation-
tEV. LEWIS L- BRANCH ill typ- tor Hotel, Jekyll Island.
cal family unit of Dolphin Mo¬
tJk : "I I
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
ENTRANCE to the Dolphin Club ing hostesses waiting to greet
at Jekyll Island showing charm¬ you.
LAND at Dolphin Club performs day nights for the enjoyment
each Friday, Saturday and Sun¬ cf patrons on Jekyll Island.
YVONNE WRIGHT, senior at es after a swim on Jekyll
Fort Valley State College, relax-
HOSTESSES enjoy themselves Miss LaVances Freeman, Savan-
iii Dolphin’s exclusive club atnah; and Miss Bessie Dunn. Ma-
Jekyll Island. Left to right, con.
Miss Boboie Billens, Macon;
SAY ANN All IANS enjoy Dolphin
Club on Jekyll Island L. to R ,
Lonnie Austin, Miss Margaret
Burney, Mrs, Austin, Mr. and
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ELEANOR GRAY, Newark, N. Motor Club on Jekyll Island.
J., poses in the rear of Dolphin
NIKS. ARTHUR WYATT of At¬
lanta reads a bedtime story to
TAGS SEVEN
Mrs. Ted Roberts, Mrs. Virgin a
St ripling and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Freeman.
her family before retiring at
Jekyll Island hotel.