The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-19
MANY DRUMMERs COMING.
PROSPECTS FOR THEIR sTATE CON-
vENTION ARE VERY BRIGHT.

Papers over the state Are Booming
It-Big Delegations VIII Come
From AL the Large Ciues-wII
Get Here in Bunch on a Special
Trnin-Entertainme Committee
VIII Give the visitors n Good Time.
strength of the It. T.. AS in Geor-
gia.
The impression grows from day to day
that there viii be a big attendance of men,
hers of the Travellers Protective Associa-
ton when the state convention is held
here next month. The papers all over
the state have taken it up and they are
publishing many newsy notes about The
crowds that will come.
The six posts of the state will send dele
cations and they will vie with one an
other In the number to their credit in the
convention hall. The committees from the
several posts upon the plan to be followed
in getting here have agreed beautifully in
all they have consulted about, and most
satisfactory arrangements have been made
for the trip.
special train is to leave Atlanta the
afternoon of April 10 with delegates aboard
from Posts B and f. When it reaches
Macon the post of that city will augment
the Atlanta crowd with its own delega-
ton and that from Columbus, which viii
be ready and waiting for the Atlanta train.
At Mlllen. after the jolly drummers from
the three cities have been having a good
time together for some three hours. they
will be Joined by another crowd from Au-
glsta All win get 10 Savannah together.
The posts of the Georgia division and
the cities in which they are located are as
follows:
Post A. Savannah, 40 members, Joseph
Lovenstein, president.
Post b, Atlanta. 142 members, j. e. Mad
| doX, president.
Post C, Columbus, IS members, T. J, Hunt.
president.
PostD, Macon, 1l5 mebers. A. l.. Wood,
| president.
Post E, Augusta, ITO members, r. L.
| Lamkin, president
Post f. Atlanta, 60 members, George e.
johnson, president.
There are many smaller places over the
state IN which there are members of the
association, and many of these will at
tend the convention. Visitors win also be
| here from points outside the state. The
| post at Jacksonville win send delegation
| OF Florida drumrners, while a crowd of
] Alabamians will come over from Eufaula.
| In the Georgia division there Is total
membership Of 6S2. This is an increase of
about 200 since the last convention, which
was held at Atlanta. Great enthusiasm
in the association was worked up at that
meeting. and the members have kept right
at work getting additional names. 1t is
| thought there Will be a great increase in
the membership shown after the smoke
Of the coming convention has cleared
away. To gain new members is one of
| the objects of the drummers In holding
their conventions, and 1t is hoped their
anticipations in this respect will be real
lied.
The committee that win be in charge
of all the arrangements for the conven-
| ton were appointed last summer by Presi-
dent Lovensten of Post A, and they are
at work every day getting everything in
readiness for the guests. The delegates
| will be entertained by the local post The
| merchants of Savannah and a number of
the friends of the drummers have come to
| their aid in a munificent way, and they
will be able to entertain their fellow mem
bers of the association as they would like.
| 1t has not yet been decided what the
programme of entertainment will be. Adj
dresses of welcome will be delivered by
Mayor Meldrim and Hon. +. q. duBignon
and responses will be made by State Presl-
dent =. r.. Smith and National President
| Joseph Wallerstein. Al trip down the
| river aboard one of the vessels of the
| Ocean Steamship Co. is talked Of, and this
would doubtless be a pleasing feature Of
| the entertainment. The entertainment
committee will get together in few days
to arrange the programme. The drum
mers will be here while the bazaar of the
| Georgia Hussars is IN progress and many
of them win doubtless find pleasure in
visiting the handsome quarters of the
troop, when they are graced with the
loneliness of Savannah women.
| The Georgia division Is in better con-
| dition in every way than 1t has ever been
before, having a steadily growing mem
bershlp, being out of debt and with a
handsome surplus in its treasury. This is
so clearly due to the executive ability and
| organizing power of State President
Smith, in which he has been so ably as
sisted by the efficient work Of State Sec
rotary O'Connor that 1t Is said there is
no opposition to their reelection.