The morning news., 1889-05-07
MAY WEEKS FIRST DAY.
sAVANNAH's eFRNG FESTIVAL
AUsPICIOUSLY INAUGURATED.

All over Georgia, South Carolina
and Florida-The Drummers' Parade
The Southern Travellers hssocia-
ton Formally Welcomed to the City
by Hon. P. w. Meldr.m The Ccu-
vention in session All Day ana Most
of Last Night-A Lively Fight over
the Constitution and By-Laws-The
Headquarters OF the Association to
be Fixed and officers to Be Elected
To-Day.
May week opened auspiciously. The city
was awake early. aud before O'Clock the
decorators had the business streets a5laze
with flags and bunting.
The incoming trains brought crowds Of
people and last night there were three
thousand strangers in the city.
The morning and afternoon trains
brought in between 800 and 1000
strangers. The city was filling up rapidly
last night, and to-day the crush Will be
here. The Central railroad ran a special
train of eight coaches and it was crowded
The regular afternoon train, arriving at
$50 o'clock, had six extra coaches The
Savannah, Florida and Western railway
had to run fourteen coaches on the fast
mail for the crowds. Those who
came in last night report
that large numbers were unable
to get place oa ;le aTains, and will come
in this morning and tonight. All the
hotels are crowded and ''all full" was the
answer to every applicant for rooms. The
boarding houses will have to be resor' ed TO
now, and a number Of them are crowded.
The convention committee is satisfied that
Savannah can take care OF the crowd that
is coming to-day. Telegrams are pouring
in from those who are coming to secure
rooms for them.
The Travellers Association committees
were astir early yesterday, and the delega-
tions arriving by the morning trains were
met at the depots. At s o'clock the white
beaver and linen duster men assembled at
Armory hall.
ARRIVAL OF THE DELEGATES.
All of the delegates of tho branches com
posing the travellers association arrived.
The Jacksonville delegation is composed OF
President j. Burkheim, Julius Solomon, j.
Lehman and NJ. j. Strouss
The Charleston delegation arrived on the
early Charleston and Savannah train and
engaged quarters at the Pulaski. 1t is com
posed of the following: j. Adger Smyth,
president; George l.. Kingmal, e. Moore,
.
J. Loeb, L. Arthur O'Neill, l.. H. Quorillo,
A. r. DeCaradeuc
The following is the Atlanta delegation:
Ii. l. Atwater, president; Tom w.
jackson, Secretary; Bill Jones, C. Daniel,
W. L. Smith, J. NJ. Robinson. j. A. Ban
ton, w. c. Hollyman, r. T. Smeet, L. B
Hoenichy, ]. B. Williams, w. S. Meeks J,
C. Hains, j. o. Wynne, f. M. Kenny, b.
Barker, G. II. Cotter, Geo. Colger, R. e.
OfKaIu |. w Rrog-r1 / II parr,srna {
c, Elfe S. Smith, ]. r. Tuttle, J. T. Smith,
F. s. Crowley, Geo. Delmon, II. A. Swell
Ings, Z. Frank, Alph Wellhouse. L. Well
house, I. ]. b. Watts, e. G, McGairty, w.
p King, J. d. Malsby. T. II. Jeffrier, r. J
McKildon, w. r. Davis. Macon sent yes
terday morning J. E. Mallory, T. j. Sheron
and A. Pinkins as additional delegates.
THE DRUSIMERs' PARADE.
The parade was Just such success as
was anticipated Tee line # march published
in yesterdays MORNING NEWS was followed
The procession was a long one. When the
drummerS filed by the CiJy EIcha ge, the
mayor and aldermen reviewed them. The
exchange was in gala dress, and was ex-
tensively draped in bunting. When the
drummers had passed, a general shout went
up from the whole procession, and the
mayor and council salutei. All along the
Bay the procession was greeted with
cheers. Whistles screeched, and flags. sus-
pended across the street, tapped greeting
to the white hat men. At the Savannah
steam bakery a most original and unique
welcome and greeting awaited them. Supt.
Einstein had constructed a large platform
in front Of the bakery. Upon it stood
mana veritabl9 drummer-with his grip
sack across his shoulder, and wearing a
white hat and duster Behind him stood
two colored porters dressed in uniform lug
ging his baggage. On either side of the
platform were piles of trunks and grip
sacks. Some Of them used by Mr.. Einstein
when he did the state for Einstein, Eek
man d Co. The trunk was used by han in
1878 and is kept as relic Of cid drummer
days, The figures were all well arranged,
and it was the biggest hit of the parade.
AT THE THEATER.
The procession filed mo the theater
few minutes after 10 o'clock. Hon F. W.
Meldrim, President Dean Newman of the
Savannah branch, Vice President c.
b, Townsend of thestate asso-
citation, ard State President s.
r Wesiger. President Atwater Of the AT
lanta branch and Secretary Max Robinson
were among those who went on the stage
Gen. Henry r. Jackson and Mayor
Schwarz and members Of the council occu-
pied seats in front. Mr.. Meldrim, who de
iivered the add ess of welcome, was intro
duced by President Dean Newman. Mr..
Meldrim said:
This bright, balmy beautiful day we
welcome you 10 Savannah. The Forest
City, robed in emerald green, opens wide
her arms to receive you, and bids you
thrice welcome to her heart and home.
The sunshine is brighter for your coming,
the breezss, like lovers whispers, grow
Rentler i'll your presence; tho flowers coy
maldens, blush with pleasure at the SQUAD
OF your tootS cps, and the shady streets and
quiet parks bid you to rest here with us"
MIR. Meldrim spoke in u local historic
strain, showing the visitors what historic
associations cluster around the city whose
guests they are. Oglethorpe, he said,
planted the colony OF Georgia a century
and a half ago on this bluff on either side Of
which broad savannas extended, from
which the name of the city was borrowed,
and laid out the first seven streets of tie
city, Bay, Bryan, st. Julian, Aberc1rn,
Drayton, Bull and Whitaker The first
court in Georgia was held here in 1888, the
first Masonic lodge organized ,wJ
years later, probably the oldest chartered
lodge in the United States and where
the Whitfield building stands, Gen. James
jackson and Gov. josiah Tattnall were
initiated. The first free school wa; ostab-
lished here in l7iO. Here w esley wrote his
hymns, aud Wesley and Whitfield preached,
aud here the first Sunday school in the
world was organized. Christ cuurch was
built here in l743, and the first organ seen
in Georgia was placed IA that clurch. In
l1i4 HAbersham a. Harris founded the first