Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-31


Meeting Of the Executive COmmItte'
Yesterday The Preparations - A
Grand Ovation 10 Trade I'm Prospect
A lafge number Of our merchants me
the E1ecniiye Committee for the propose,
banquet, At the Chamber Of Commerce
yesterday afternoon. Robert Thompson
Chairman, and NJ. B. Pitcher, Secretary.
Mr. a. II. Hicks, Of the Finance Com
mittee, reported individual snbscrintions
S24OO, Of which 5000 have been paid
and 500 realized from the $1,000 check
voted by the city.
Mr.. Archer CheaAham, from the Com.
mi'tee Of Arrangements, reported that the
expense Of The supper would be sI4OO,
ahd music $50. The Chairman reported
expense Of Grand Lodge Room SIS, Con-
cert Hall $40, and gas $40.
Messrs, w. NJ. Cooke and A. J. Nc
Whittier, from the Committee Of Invita-
lion, reported that they had visited all the
towns and stations on the railroad to Hop
kdnsvifle, and many villages on either side
and distributed three hundred tickets, in
yiting six hundred guests. They con-
eluded az follows.
From the statement above you will per
eeiye that we have issued three hundred
tickets, inviting TO your banquet six hun
dred guests, and we are satisfied nearly ey-
cry ticket will be used by some member Of
the firm or family TO whom it was given.
Ninty per cent. Of those invited are mer-
chants, manufacturers or tradesmen in some
branch Of business, and we endeavored to
faithfully represent every department Of
Nashville trade, asking all TO Yisi. US, make
oar acquaintance. examine our stocks of
goods, and see what inducements could be
offered In our market. Whilst we we're
more accessible 10 them than any ether
point at which they could buy goods, we
would endeayOr, and felt satisfied we could
make il 10 their interest To trade in our
market.
The crops everywhere look promising,
and extensive preparations are being made
ior tobacco, not much Of which has yet
been planted. The wheat crop especially
~ large and unusually fine, a greater
breadth Of land having been sown than
for many years past, and never a more fiat
tering prospect for an abundant harvest.
We were everywhere received with the
utmost cordially, and each one seemed 10
vie with his neighbor in showing us acts
OF courtesy and kindess. Flallering alike |
10 us--and heliberal minded Merchants. of |
whom we were the representatives. TO
Col. Haggard, Superintendent Of the road. |
and all the att9ches Of the same. Can't. |
Suyman, Of the Hopkinsville Hotel. |
Messrs Trice Bros, Bankers, Judge Phil |
lips, President OF City Council. and |
Messrs Kelly, Gartin q Co. Col. |
Slaughter, Of Pembroke, and Col. Selner.
OF Trenton, we would especially thank for |
their civiitie4.
Mr.. A. G. Beech, from the Reception
Committee, reported that many of the
members appointed found il inconvenient |
TO act and ON motion other names were /
added TO the committee, which now is COM /
posed as follows:
A c Beech, Chairman; A Z Alden, Jno |
Pendleton, j q Ogden, l. B Fife, q w |
Cunningham, Craighead, q F Akers
} W Wilaon, b + Cook, A Nelson, II |
Hart, Milton COckrill, A Henderson, j A |
Mcclure r G McNairy, A j McWhirter.
Watson M Cooke, G A Campbell A ri |
Hicks, d n Bailey, A r Brown, ] d |
Lockharb George Kinney, Geo C Allen,
William Slockell, G NJ Briggs, w B Pill
cher, ii Cheney, A J Duncan, Robert + |
Woods.
J. b. Oraighead offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
Resolved, That one hundred additional
tickets be issued, to be sold only TO sub
scrlbers TO the Banquet. Such tickets to
be used as the subscriber may deem best
Said tickets 20 cost So.
Whereupon the meeting adjourned till |
Tuesday evening, 8 O'Clock.
A great deal Of interest was manifested,
and it is determined 10 make the occasion
a complete success
The best Cincinnati Lager Beer. Ale
had Liquors always nc FOrd's.