The record-union., 1897-05-21
HOME BOUND CONDUCTORS.
The Atlanta Special Reached Here Yes
terday.
They Were Entertained by the Local
Lodge and Testified Their
appreciation.

The Atlanta special, consisting of six
cars and bearing 12S Georgia conduct
orS and their families, arrived in this
city at 11:45 yesterday, on their way
home from the Grand Division of the
Order of Railway Conductors at Los
Angeles. There might have been
number Of Georgia Majors among them,
but, if SO, they We're not in evidence,
although one young man wore the
shoulder straps of a Captain.
Whether they were Majors or not,
they We're jolly good fellows, who are
out for a good time and are thoroughly
enjoying it, and the ladies of the party
are not a whit behind them
The Reception Committee appointed
by the local lodge of the brotherhood
| here met them at the depot and took
charge of them. The visitors bore a
variety of badges Of all colors, denot-
ing their membership, While the Sac
ramentans wore blue badge with the
| legend, Sierra Nevada Division, No.
| 195. o. r. c., Sacramento, Cal. Wei
come to our Capital City"
| Arrangements had been made by the
Reception Committee for the entertain
ment of the visitors and number of
carryalls and carriages were in waiting.
1t did not take long to escort the visit
ors to the vehicles and they We're taken
| first to the Crocker Art Gallery, where
they spent some time in admiring the
pictures, and many of them expressed
regret that they were unable to spend
| several hours there. Taking the car
riages again, they Were driven to the
Capitol, where w. D. Nichols, who es-
| corts visitors through the building and
points out its beauties in so entertain
| ing and instructive manner, showed
them through the legislative chambers
and courtrooms. Many Of them ascend
ed into the dome and viewed the city
from that elevation.
Thence they went to Suffers Fort,
where they were much interested, both
in the fort itself and in the curiosities
that were pointed out by the attentive
guardian.
After leaving the fort a drive through
the residence portion Of the city brought
them to the Buffalo Brewery, where
they We're much interested in the pro-
cess of making ice and malt extract
| The mana cement had issued an inyi-
tation to them, and provided ample re-
| freshments, which the visitors paid
|
| praise thereof.
After leaving the brewery the party
| was taken back to the depot, and the
| train left about , o'clock.
The visitors expressed great admira
| ton for the beautiful shade trees and
other excellences of the city, the gran
deur and beauty of the Capitol and the
park surrounding it, the well-kept ter
! . h. lD,-1 ~
masses of color presented by the flow
ers. They We're profuse in their ex-
pressions of appreciation of the recep-
tion accorded them, and said they had
experienced nothing like it during their
| trip.
IF this is the way they treat strang-
| come here to live
we have experienced the greatest
kindness from ali the people Of the
State but this caps the climax" said
another.
Your people possess the art Of max
| ing it pleasant for others and have
treated us royalty" said third.
They declare that our flowers and
fruits are wonderful and delicious. Il
had some strawberries in Los Angeles, -
one remarked, but I have had nothing
that tasted as a strawberry should un
! til 1 reached here" A few heavily load
ed cherry trees attracted much atten-
| ton.
Those who came in the party were
as follows:
r. H. Conner and family, J. c. Goth
ran, w. r. Smith and family, joe Ham,
Zack Martin and family, T. J. Howell
and family, c. V. Rainey and family,
II. V. Jones and family, E. Buckmaster
and family, j. r. Dillon and family,
w. c. Warren and family, T. Minanan,
| w. II. Dobbs, D. S. Walraven and fam
| lily, Z. A. Warwick and family, j. w.
Harrison, D. NJ. Vining, T. NJ. Randall,
c. Z. Griggs, G.. c. Hamilton and fam
| lily, Atlanta; ]. L. Branan, E. r Riser,
j. j. Brannan, c. L. Bruner w. o.
| Hicks and family, Savannah; w. A.
! Wright and family, Waycross, Ga; w.
| NJ. Ennis, James o. Waller, George Y.
Beal and family, A. n. Kendrick, w c.
Davis, ]. II. Hunnicutt and family, G..
| N. Bragg, j. n. Steed, Macon. Ga; A.
| NJ Rankin, High Point, N. c.; E. f
Grneker. NJ. w. Hutchins and family,
B. B. Jones and family, L. V. Hatcher
and family, Augusta, Ga; W. T. Dill
lard and family Montgomery, Ala; w.
r. Stoddard and family +. Seals and
family, Selma, Ala; H NJ Hanbury,
| w. r. Friend Birmingham, Ala: G..
| w. Jones, Charles G.. Kinzel and fam
| ily. Knoxville, Tenn; A. J. Corbitt and
| family. Nashville, Tenn; A. H. Wat
! kins and family, Louisville, KY Geo.
d. Hawks and family, Weldon, N. c.:
John f. Stumps, Roanoke, Va; J. H
| Dobbins, Brunswick, Ga; B. Jacoways
and family, T. D. Ruffin and family. H
| C. Thompson and family, Memphis,
Tenn; j. D. Morgan and family, p. C.
Callahan and fomily, John NJ. Dunn
| and family, j. ID. Neff and family,
Jackson, Miss; w. r. Mooney and fam
| lily, Mrs. w. II. Sebring, Memphis,
Tenn; William Winston and family,
Chattanooga, Tenn; w. r. Stout and
family. Jackson, Miss; e. A. Broas and
| family, McComb City, Miss. B. f.
Smith, Shelbyville, Tenn; c. Q. Sims
and family, Nashville, Tenn; s. S. Mil
| ler and family, James F. Blair and