The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-13
vcntion then adjourned until II o'clock

| to-day.
At the close OF the convention the re-
| ception committee of the Chamber OF
/ Commerce and Mayor Ellyson appeared,
and the latter invited the delegates to a
| lunch at the Memorial Bazaar. They
| were escorted az follows:
F. NJ. White. Jr.. with Governor Nc
| Kinney: Colonel 10 Lane Stern with John
| o. Waddell. president Georgia State Ag-
| ricutural Society, with three assistants:
| Colonel John b. Purcell with Governor
Brown, Mayor Ellyson with Governor
Stone. S. w. Travers with Governor Fos-
ter Colonel A. S. Buford with Governor
| Carr j. II. Barton with Governor Fish
| back: G. w. Antrim with John A. Myers,
| OF West Virginia. Colonel G. OBJ. Cowar-
| din with Ed. +. Skene. OF Mississippi,
and the other delegates in pairs in
| similar order. After lunch. which proved
| to be very nice affair, the entire party
| resumed their carriages and took tour
of the interesting points Of the city. in
Guiding a pleasant visit TO the Soldiers
Home.
AS soon as the session adjourned Mayor
Ellyson and the committee OF the Chamber
Of Commerce came TO the front and an
nounced through the executive officer OF
the city that they were ready 10 take
charge Of the visitors. Mr. Ellyson read
out a list, according to which each one
| of the Governors was assigned to mem
Der OF the reception committee. Carriages
took the whole party TO Sanger Hail.
where an elegant lunch was served in
the large hall. The room was very taste
fully decorated with choice dollhouse
plants. and two large tables were filled
with choice viands and deicacies OF the
season
The guests. as soon as they had entered.
were greeted with the favorite Virginia
drink. mint iulep. which was well appre-
cated by the visitors. II had been the
intention Of the ladies Of the bazaar, VINO
furnished the lunch, that the guests
should take a standing lunch, but SUI
fcient supply Of chairs being In easy
reach, the tables were soon filled with
hungry Governors and their escorts. Some
of the members OF the committee render
ed excellent service by waiting on their
guests.
At the close Of the luncheon the whole
marty went into the large hall Of the
armory and Inspected the various depart
nents Of the memorial bazaar. A ride
was then taken through the various parts
OF the city, and short visits were paid
to the Davis mansion. ST. johns Eplsco-
nal church. Libby Hill, Lee monument,
soldiers Home and Barton Heights
In the evening a dinner was given TO
the invited guests by Governor Mckinney
at the Executive Mansion. The following
visiting gentlemen were present: Cover
nors Stone. Tilman Fishback, and Jones;
Professor J. II. Holmes and Lieutenant
Governor ]. Hoge Tyler.
The committee on organization met at
the Governors Mansion last evening and
changed the hour OF meeting for the con-
vention from II o'clock to $50 O'Clock
this morning The delegates al yes err
ha
secretary and it was impossible to cb-
tain anything like n complete list. The
following are a part Of those present.
Lousana-Governor Murphy J. Foster
J. G. Hawks. commissioner OF immigra-
ton; Colonel ]. W. Nicholson. president
Of the Louisiana University; H. II. Har-
grove. local superintendent Of education
and representative of the press; John
Dymond, president Of the Louisiana State
Agricultural Society. and president of
the Louisiana Sugar Planters Associa-
ton
Maryland-Governor Brown and J. c.
Bowerman. his secretary.
Missouri-Governor Stone and J. T.
Crisp.
Virginia-By Governor McKinney-Col-
onel Whitehead. Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture: Major w. T. Sutherin. president
OF the Board Of Agriculture, and Messrs.
Koner Gaines. Wckham and COrbin
and Senator Alexander Mcdonald. presi-
dent Of the Lynchburg Fair Association.
Georgia-John o. Waddell. president OF
the State Agricultural Society. and
Alexander r. Piper. second lieutenant
Second infantry. United States Army.
South Carolna-Governor Tiliman and
s. c. Newman acting president Clemson
Agricultural College, and director Of State
Experiment Station. at Fort Hill. S. G.
West Virginia-Dr. John A. Myers, Col
onel T. c. Best. Captain W. r. Johnson.
Hon. c. W. Knott, Hon. Evan Powell,
Major W. y. Page, c. +. Moore, Major
J. &. Anderson
Tennessee-George II. Armistead and
several others
Acknowledgement Jones and private
secretary.
North Carolina-Governor Carr. Com
missioner Of Agriculture John Robinson,
Professor Holmes and others.
Governor William VI. Fishback.