The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-31
COMING OF THE FARMERS
THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEIR
ENTERTAINMENT UNDER WAY.

"A Citizens Committee OF Twenty-one
Appointed to Arrange for the Holding
of the State Agricultural Society
Meeting and to Prepare a Pre-
gramme for the Reception and En-.
tertainment Of the Members.
A meeting Of citizens was held at noon
yesterday in the city council chamber to
arrange for the reception and entertainment
Of the State Agricultural Society, which
meets in Savannah Feb. IL and II
Among those present were Mayor Nc
Donough, ex-Mayor Schwarz, Col. ]. l.
Warren, president Of the cotton exchange,
Hon. G. NJ. Ryals, Hon. William
Clifton, Hon. +. G. duBignon, Col.
J. Il. Estill, Capt r. g. Fleming, John r.
Young, II. T. Smart, Rev. I. II. Blenus
A. II. MacDonel, s. b. Adams, +. d.
Bloodworth, Capt. G. B. P-itchard, DIR. A.
Oemler. Luke Carson, Aldermen Myers,
Meldrim. Carson, Haines, O'Brien, Mcguire
and others
Mayor McDonough was called to preside.
and F. Z. Rebarer, clerk Of council, acted
as secretary.
The letter of Secretary r. W. Jem-
ison, of the State Agricultural
Society, to Mayor McDonough,
which was before the city council at its
last meeting, was read, as was also the cor
respondence of DIR. II. II. Carey, who was
IN Savannah some time ago making the
preliminary arrangements for the conven-
ton.
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
After some discussion as to how the dele
gates and members of the society should be
entert aimed, the matter was referred to a
committee Of ten, which was afterward
made a committee OF twenty-one.
1t is expected that between $50 aud 400
members of the society will attend the
meeting. and the question arose whether
the city should undertake their entertain
ment, whether it should be provided by in
dividuals or whether the visitors should
provide their own entertainment as ar
ranged, for by DIR. Carey. Special
rates have been secured at
the hotels and at many boarding houses, and
the majority OF the members Of the society
will stop at those places or will be enter :
tanned by friends There was considerable
discussion on this point, and finally Mr..
Young moved the appointment by the
mayor Of a committee of arrangements,
OF which the mayor should
be chairman, TO take such
steps as may be necessary for the holding of
the convention, and TO provide ways and
means for the entertainment Of the menu
bers.
THE COMMITTEE IN CHARGE.
The mayor appointed, first. ten gentlemen
on the committee, and later the number was
increased to twenty-ene. The committee
consists of Mayor McDonough, Col. J. L.
Warren, /. @. Haas, J. r. Young, Maj.
9. NJ. Ryals, Maj. P. W. Meldriru. II. P.
Smart. Fl. Myers. T. A. We'll. H. w. Palmer,
=. D. Bloodworth, Maj. John Schwarz,
w. B. Stillwell, Col. John Screvsn, A.
Oemler, s. B. Adams, Col. J. II. Estill,
ID. r. Thomas, Capt d. @. Purse, J. Il.
Saussy and j. p. Williams.
The entire work of arranging for the
holding OF the convention, the selection of
hall, the appointment of a clergyman to
open the convention with prayer and of
speakers to deliver the addresses Of welcome
on the part of the city and of the cotton ex-
change and board Of trade, and such other
matters as II might be necessary to arrange,
was left with the committee.
Tue committee will meet in the mayors
offics at IL o'clock this morning TO map out
programme. 1t is not unlikely that the
society will be given an excursion to Tybee
and Capt. Purse has arranged TO give the
members barbecue at Deptford. the oldest
plantation IN Georgia.