The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-14
POST A ELECTS DELEGATES.
Those Who VIII Represent savan-
nah in the Convention.

lnOse WI no VIII saKan-
nah in the Convention.
The work of the Travellers Protective
Association is going on and the drummers
of Post A are enthusiastic over the pros
pect of having big convention next
week. They assert confidently that 1t will
be the most largely attended gathering of
the T. P. AS that has ever been had in
Georgia,
Delegates and alternates to the conven-
ton from Post A have been elected. They
are as follows:
Delegates-Julius Mass, C. Lilenthal, D.
j. Rosenheim, Levy Anderson, E. Elias,
]. p. Solomons, Sig. Binswanger, J.. Gold
smith, A, E. Spelgel. Albert Ehrlich j.
B<nbaum, C. w. Cooper, Joseph Belsing-
er. T. A. Jennings, f. II. Beamer Capt,
e. Kulman and r. L. Wylly.
Alternates-W. A. Price, f. A. Well
A. H. Brown, Albert Reich, e. H. Solo
mons, T. w Morrison, T. d. Darlington,
l.. H. Hayms f. j. Kulman, c. E. Vim
son, Fred Wallis, Nj. H. Rothschild, H.
X. Robertson and Jake Smith.
Rev. John d. Jordan, pastor of the
First Baptist church, has been elected
chaplain of the post Although Mr.. Jor-
dan has been in Savannah for only a
comparatively short time, he has won
many friends, and his election to the posi-
ton of chaplain of the fourishing post is
an indication of the respect and esteem in
which he is held.
All the preparations for the entertain
ment of the five or six hundred drummers
expected have been completed and the
members of the Savannah post are prom
| Using them a good time. Where ever the
| conventions of the Georgia division are
| held the local posts do all in their pow ar
to give the delegates and alternates and
their wives and daughters a good time.
There is always a wish to make each
successive convention more successful
than the preceding one.
| One of the principal events of the con-
vention is the badger fight. Few have
| probably seen contest of this character,
and because OF its being a new departure
in the line of amusement, it will doubtless
be the means of attracting many of the
visiting drummers. Speaking of the fight,
| President Joseph Lovenstein of the asso-
citation said:
There is some talk of the local authori-
ties intervening, but the committee is con-
fident there will be no interference, and
/ il is promised the affair will be pulled off
according 10 schedule. There are probably
not ten persons in Savannah who have
ever seem genuine badger fight 1t Is
distinctly of Texas origin, and the charm
| and novelty of it can only be realized by
| seeing il. For a successful fight il is nee
! essary that a real ferocious badger be Sc
| cured, and the committee has a magnif-
! cent specimen in transit from Mexico.
"A full-blooded bull dog has also been
secured, which will be pitted against the
badger The place q the fight will be
! kept secret to prevent any interruption by
the authorities, and only few
will get tickets. A large space is secured
and protected sufficiently to keep either
! combatant from escaping. The badger is
brought in Gagged. for its fighting qualities
can only be aroused by suddenly pulling il
into the ring. The sudden appearance in
| the light after being closely confined In a
dark box and the dashing spring of the dog
arouses the badger 10 fury seldom wit
messed, and which causes a sharp combat
! One Of the main requisites is to permit
none interested TO hold either the dog OF
| attend to the release of the badger In
Texas they get some prominent official
| generally the Mayor of the city, who Sc
lects his own assistants and performs this
| part of the affair"