The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-09
THE COMMITTEES MEET.
Preparations for the National Farmers
Congress Next Week.

A Satisfactory Meeting of the Com
mittees at City Exchange Yesterday
Afternoon-The Finance Committee
Makes Good Start-The Entertain
ment Committee Making Up It's Pro-
gramme-An Excursion Down the
River and Carriage Drive Already
Decided Upon.
The general meeting of members of
committees to arrange for the meeting of
the national farmers congress in Savan-
nah Dec. u, Is and Il called by Mayor Nc
Donough at the city exchange yesterday
afternoon was largely attended. Nearly
fifty gentlemen were present.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
L. NJ. Warfield at Ala o'clock, who moved
that in the absence of Mayor McDonough
Alderman Myers be requested to take the
chair. The motion was unanimously car
ried. A call for the reports of the chair
men of committees was made.
Col. J. H. Estill, as chairman of the
committee on finance, reported that very
little had been accomplished, as hardly
any of the committee had consented to
serve. With a working committee, he
said, there would be no difficulty in secur-
ing whatever amount was needed.
TWO FEATURES OF ENTERTAINMENT.
Mr.. John r. Young, chairman of the
committee on entertainment, reported that
the committee had decided on two fea-
ture of entertainment. One was to accept
the offer of the steamship City of Macon
made by the Ocean Steamship Company,
and to take the visitors on trip down
the river during portion of one day. The
other feature was a carriage drive around
the city, The expenses of the committee,
Mr.. Young estimated at about 81 900.
Mr.. W. j. Watson, chairman of the
committee on accommodations, reported
that rates of from g up, had been secured
from the hotels. Mr.. Watson said that
several of the boarding houses had also
been seen in case cheaper rates were de-
sired by any of the delegates.
Maj. G.. A. Whitehead, in the absence
of Chairman Moynelo, of the committee
on statistics, reported that very thor
ough compilation of statistics had been
made by the committee, which would be
published in pamphlet form. The cost
of printing will be about 500.
Capt. D. G. Purse reported that he had
secured the Guards hall for the use of
the congress.
A NEW FINANCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
BY request of Col Estill the finance
committee was remodeled. The following
gentlemen now compose the finance COM
mittee:
j. H. EstiH, chairman; N. ]. Solomons,
]. r. Young. L. NJ. Warfeld, w. J. Lind
say, George w. Parrish, A. c. Harmon,
e. A. Smith, w. r. Leaken, Henry Ho-
henstein, Thomas Ballantyne, W. l.
O'Brien and f. A Exley.
Mr.. w. J. Lindsay was appointed chair
man Of the hall cOmuoittpn
AT the suggestion of Col. Estill, chair
man of the finance committee, the work
of securing subscriptions was begun i'm
mediately and every gentleman present
was given an opportunity to subscribe.
Liberal subscriptions were made and the
list was given quite boom.
THE LADIES TO BE ENTERTAINED TOO.
The chairmen of the committees on re-
ception and entertainment were thrown
into CONSERVATION by the report that
many of the delegates would be accOmpa-
MED by their wives and daughters, who
would have to be entertained as well as
the gentlemen. Maj Ryals suggested
that the ladies of the city be requested
to take charge of the visiting
ladies' as he was sure the latter did not
care to be taken to see wharyes and
truck farms.
Capt. Purse disposed of the matter,
however by stating that on account of
the distance there would be very few la
dies who would make the trip and that it
would be a very easy matter to care for
them. The ladies will be invited to go
upon the excursion down the river upon
the City of Macon, and also upon the car
rage ride.
The several committees were called
together by their chairmen after the ad-
jOurnment of the meeting. The active
,r,A II, ~, L.
of gentlemen who have been appointed
upon the various committees is a guarantee
that Savannah will sustain her estab-
lished reputation for hospitality, in the
entertainment of the National Farmers
congress here next week