Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-23
Arrangements Being Perfected for
 the Convention.
THE RECEPTION COMMITTEE
The General Committee Meets to Select Nine Men From
 Each Southern State.
W ashington Post.

A reception committee for the occasion of the southern development convention in this city next week, consisting of south. erners now resident in Washington, was selected at meeting held in pnrlor 10, Willard's hotel, last evening.
 The meeting of the general committee Of arrangements was called to order at 80 by Hon. Samuel Blackwell of Alabama, the chairman. Hon. w. w. Scott of North Carolina acted as secretary. A large num- Der of southerners, now resident in Wash. ington, were present. Every state in the south was represented. MT. Blackwell stated the purpose of the meeting to be to select reception committee which should consist of nine persons from each of the fifteen states of the south, who would well come the business men and others of the south at the conven tiou August 30 and 31. This convention, he stated, was called at the suggestion of number of prominent southern men, and the lead ing business men of Washington had signed the call, among them Robinson, Chery & Co.,, William Mayse, H. H. Har- low, Craig & Harding, Edward P. Mertz, Lansburgh 6 Bro., Saks & Co.,, A. 5. Pratt 6 Sons. F. L. Moore, John B. Wight, J. H. Small & Sons, Thomas G. Hensey and others.
 The board of trade has heartily approved the movement, and has extended tbe cour- teses and facilities of it's room. The board of directors of that body have constituted themselves committee of reception on the part of the city. Willard hall has been rendered for the convention, and MT. O.. G. Staples, proprietor of Willard's hotel, gave the committee the use of one of his spacious parlors for it's headquarters from now until after the convention.
 The meeting proceeded at ouce to the se- lection of members of the big reception committee. A partial list had already been made out, and upon the roll of states being called these names were read and others added of those who had signified their willingness to serve. Even after this the desired nine from each state was far from complete, and recess of half an hour was taken for consultation and the selec- ton of more names. When the committee was again called to order the secretary read the following list of states, the president stating that where a state had not the full quota, the members already selected would be expected to get together and choose enough more from their acqualntanceShip to ill up the list.
 Alabama-Hon. Samuel Blackwell, Capt. William M. Byrd, Capt. Benjamin Micou, A. Y. Harper, E. c. Campbell, Capt. T. G. Garrette, Charles M. Shelley, w. N.
 Arkansas-J z. LlttIepage, T. c. Riley, Berry, Ed M. Il kinson. W. o. Braley, M. Kilburn and yeorge King.
 Florida-D. H1 Yaneey, c. H. Moore, Woods Davidson and William T. Pierson.
 Georgia-E. P. speer, Claude Bennett, Levick Pierce, H. H. Colquitt, Frank Flint and Mark Cooper Pope.
 caster, C. 2. Magruder, IT,, John M Car ter, Jr., Hon. Herman Stump, Francis A. Richardson, Hon. A. B. Howard, Jr.. Gov. Frank Brown and Hon. stephen Gambri1i.
 Kentucky-Hon. c. M. Force, Maj. s. M. Gaines, Judge W. H. A. Anderson, George w. Cottle, George B. Gardner. O.. H. Tucker, William Griffith, H. w. Van Senden and s. W. kailey.
 R.Oohasd hOosisaaW aSss F. Nilisp R5s0sdo D. M A. G. Crawford, R.J. Lindsay, Alexander Porter Morse, F. B. Jones and J. \ Mississippi-Jackson Kirkman. John R. asmpton sT9; and d Mai; {; Sidney yaa A; Jonas.
 North Carolina-Hon. G. W. Sanderlin, ". Long, Capt. R: D. Graham, Dr, ster- kle and Dr. Waller c. Murphy.
 South Carolina-Hon. T. Stobe Farrow, Francis D. Yates, Frank Trenholm, ". O. Bradley, E. M. Rucker, D. c. Roper, Mills Dean. James M. Baker and Hon. J. J. Hemphill.
 
 Park Marshall, Jackson s. Jones and J. Fount Tillman.
 Texas--Lee M. Lipscomb, Dr. R. E. L. Newberne aud H. H. McNeill.
 Virginia-Raleigh T. Daniel, John Lyon, Richard U. Goode, Benjamin c. Taliafero, George c. Heard. Charles NJ. Davis and J. R. Rogers.
 West Virginia-A. B. Wells, William L. Kee, c. w. Osenton and Hon. J. $. Miller.
 (yhairnoar Rlpckwe,l stated that acepts and managers of transportation lines had been invited to this convention and many of them had already responded signifying their intention to be present.
 MT. H. W. Colquitt offered suggestion that the committee meet every night until the convention, in order to get acquainted with each other, which in itself was some- thing to be desired. He also called atten- ton to the fact that the rooms were open all day and southerners would be welcome at all hours.
 Chairman Blackwell further stated that he wanted each individual member of the reception committee to feel that the re- spopsibility for the success of the conven- tion rested upon him; that it was bis n eet- ing as much as any one else's, and if all would work together with that idea, it could not fail to accomplish what was de- sired.
 evening, when it is expected the remaining members of the reception committee will all have been selected.
 One of the principal objects of the con- venrion is to secure an organization to ad- vance the cause of permanent exhibit of the resources of the south to be located in the capital of the nation, and in aiding and fostering the practical work of, any corpor- alton, individual, association, board of trade, commercial club, immigration agents or associations that have in view the industrial and materia! advancement of the south. The men who inaugurated the movement are southern men and northern men who 1