The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06
TO MAKE 1T A BIG WEEK.
Preparations begun For the Annual
Convention of the r. =. A.


The indications are that Savannah is
to have a big time next April when the
state convention of the Travellers Protec-
tive Association will be held here.
1t is estimated that there win then be
in the city as many as 100 delegates. This
large number of jolly drummers is to be
supplemented by a crowd that is not yet
safe to set an estimate upon. The mat
ter is in the hearts of the drummers, how
ever, and they are being backed in the
work by some of the merchants, so that
success is bound to attend their efforts.
The advertising powers of the travelling
men are great When they really mean
TO do a thing and their advertisement of
it is an essential TO its success, this sue
cess is assured. That is what the mer-
chants say, and they have a great knowl-
edge of the drumming fraternity.
large and enthusiastic meeting Of
Post A Of the T. p. A. was held yesterday
morning at the Screven house, lasting two
hours. a committee of the Merchants
Association was also in attendance. They
had been invited by the travelling men to
come over and share in an informal dis
cussion Of the matter of making the COM
ing convention one of the pages in the
history of SaVannah's successes. 1t was
desired TO win the cooperation of the
merchants in the drummers' desire TO have
great big crowd here at the time the
members throughout the state meet The
members Of the Savannah post do not fear
for the attendance from among the mem
bers of the order. There were 500 at At
lanta at the convention last spring. The
order has been constantly growing since
that time, and they think the attendance
here will easily reach 700.
81 q or INIT too fro, he
chants Association were Messrs. B. H.
Levy j. w. Jackson, L. Adler, W. 2.
Wimpy, A. IS. Nichols, and Max Schaul
About thirty of the drummers We're pres
ent. The meeting was presided over by
the president of the Savannah post Mr..
Joseph Lovenstein. Talks were made by
all the members of the committee and all
were to the point and heartily in favor of
the event being made one of sufficient i'm
portance to attract the people from all
over the surrounding country in order to
let them, as well as the visiting T. P A. 5,
partake of the hospitality of the city. Re
sponses were made by some of the drum
mers, and the sentiment seemed to be
strongly in favor of making the event such
a success as that of several years ago
when was it managed by the drummers
No definite pan of action was agreed
upon. A meeting of the Merchants As
ISOLATION will be called next week for the
purpose OF considering the matter and as
pertaining whether that body is ready to
assist the 7. P. AS in their efforts to
make the convention a sort of gala occa-
sion. Some of the leading merchants are
of the opinion that a celebration at the
time intended for the meeting of the T.
p. AS would be of great assistance to the
trade of the city at a season when but lit
tie is being done. They would like to see
the aid given the movement that they
think it deserves.
At the meeting Mr.. Max Kraus was ap-
pointed chairman of the committee that
viii have the work of obtaining low rates
from the railroads in charge. Mr.. Joseph
Bels-nse was appointed chairman Of the
finance committee.