The Washington times., 1894-08-21
EDMONSTON'S wEAH sHoEs. MELL
FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
FOR SOUTHERN PROSPERITY.
Committee Appointed Of Representatives
from the Different States for the
Convention 10 Be Held Here.

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Committee Appointed of Representatives
| from the Different States for the
| Convention 10 Be Held Here.
Preliminary arrangements for the approach
rapidly pushed to completion. At a meeting
| held Saturday afternoon the committee of
| Southerners decided to increase its member
ship to nine from each State interested, and
arrangements were inaugurated for proper
| reception to the business men who will attend.
The committee acts in conjun ction with the
citizens committee, representing the Board
of Trade especially but including representa-
tives Of the local business interests.
The committee of arrangements already
announced consists OF L. Q. c. Lamar, D. H.
Yancey, W. W. Colquitt, Frank T. Howe,
John A. McRae, DR.. ]. L. Carpenter. Fred A.
Stith William Edgar Rogers, n. Bickford,
and Frank Gordon.
largely attended adjourned meeting Of
the committee was held in parlor 10, Wizards
Hotel, last evening. Judge Samuel Black
well. of Alabama, presided, and W. W. Scott,
of North Carolina, served rs secretary.
1t is understood that among the subjects to
be discussed at the coming convention are:
The erection Of permanent building in
which will be exhibited the resources Of the
Southern States, as provided in Senator
Walsh's bill; the relations of transportation
to Southern development; the present status
Of mineral and agricultural development in
the South: the class and character OF immi-
grants desired; the highest plane of utility to
be attained by commercial clubs, boards of
trade, and kindred organizations. and tho
best plan OF organization for practical work.
The boards of trade. commercial clubs. and
other kindred organizations are requested to
send to the convention carefully prepared,
condensed papors on the best plan for useful
work. II these papers are sent in advance IL
will greatly facilitate the work of the conven-
ton.
The speakers who have been invited to
open the discussion of topics have been re-
quested to condense as much as possible TO
give opportunity for others to make FIVE
minute talks.
The object of the meeting last night was to
complete the membership of the reception
committee to the full complement of nine
members from each State and for the trans
action of such other business as might prop
erly come before the conference.
The first business introduced was conveyed
by a request from the secretary for the COM
pletion of the list of members OF the reception
committee.
The list as finally announced was as follows:
Arkansas-J. c. Littlepage. T. G.. Riley. E.
L. Givens, J. X. Jones, jr., Walter Berry. Z.
NJ. Dickerson. W. C. Braley, Kellum,
and George King.
Alabama-Hon. Samuel Blackwell, Capt.
William Byrd. Hon. Benjamin Milon. A. Y.
Harper, E. c. Campbell, Capt. G. Garrett.
Charles VI. Shelley, W. W. Bragan. and Writ
Webb.
Florida-D. H. Young, c. H. Moore. W. P.
Couper, B. F. Clayton. ir., James Wood Da-
wilson. William L. Pi-rson, James Alexander.
Georgia-E. P. Speer Claude Bennett, Lo-
-, ,t-p Taf< ;tt IL Iirt a~I-
Pope.
Maryland-E. P. Baldwin, C. c. Lancaster,
c. C. Magruder. ir., Hon. Herman Stump,
francis A. Richardson, John N. Carter. jr.
Hon. A. b. Howard. jr-, Gov. Frank Brown,
Hon. Stephen Gambrill.
Mississippi-Jackson Kirkeman, John R
Hampton, and Sidney A. Jonas.
North Carolina-Hon. George ". Lander
lin, Josephus Daniels, Col Frederick A. Stith,
W. W. Long, Capt. H. d. Graham, DR.. Ster-
ling Ruffin. W. ". Scott, George McCorkle,
and DIR. Walter c. Murphy.
South Carolina-Hon. 7. s. Farrow and
Francis d. Yates.
Gaines, Judge W. H. Anderson. George W.
Castle. George B. Gardner, o. II. Tucker,
William Griffith, H. W. Van Seuden, and S.
w. Raiiey.
Tennessee. E. R. Ray, H. W. Wall, Park
Marshall. J. S. Jones, and ]. Frank Tillman.
Virginia-Raleigh T. Daniels, John Lyon,
R. NJ. Goode. b. C. Taliafero, George g.
Heard, Charles NJ. Davis. and ]. r. Rogers.
West Yirginia-A. B. Wells, W. l.. Kee, c.
W. 0senton, and Hon. Joseph S. Miller.
Louisiana-W. F. Millsapps, D. A. Blanch-
ard. Judge N. 7. N. Robinson, W. G. Craw-
ford, R. J. Landry, A. P. Morse, F. B. Jonas,
and ]. Q. Munce.
Texas-Lee N. Lipscomb. DR.. R. E. L.
Newterne, and ". II. McNeill.
Misc0uri-Hon n n Mansur
The committees not complete will have the
necessary additions made by those already
appointed, and it is desired that the full COM
mittees shall be announced and the names In
the hands of the printing committee early to-
day. in order that the full committee may be
included in a circular to be printed at once for
distribution.
The request was made that all Southerners
in the city shall take active interest in the
movement, and assist the committee in all
possible ways to further the cause.
1t is expected that the coming convention
will be the largest gathering representative Of
Southern interests ever held in the city. il not
in the country. That it will be Of great ben
eft to the Southern States is not doubted, and
II the programme is carried out as now con-
templated it will doubtless develop into ma
tional affair that will become a permanent
fixture, in which not only Southern industries
but those Of the whole country will be repre-
sented.
The meeting was most enthusiastic, and the
interest OF those present augurs well for the
success of the enterprise.