The age-herald., 1898-08-31
THE SOUTHERN
 PEACE JUBILEE Assurances of Success From
 All Quarters. 's PRIVATE SECRETARY PORTER Wired From Washington That an Au- dience Will Be Arranged Com
 mittee On National Re-
 lations Appointed a
PRIVATE SECRETARY PORTER

Chairman Robert J. Lowe, of the com mttee on invitation of the Southern Peace Jubilee yesterday received a telegram from J. Addison Porter, private secretary to the president stating that the president would return to Washington on Monday and that an audience would then be ar- ranged. A telegram was also received from Wm Youngblood, fourth auditor of the treasury, conveying the same information Chairman Lowe has called a meeting of the committee to be held at o'clock this evening in the rooms of the Commercial club when arrangements will be made for all who will go be present at the meeting so as to facilitate the work.
 As an advance guard of the Birmingham delegation, General Charles M. Shelley and Hon. T. H. Aldrich will leave tonight for Washington to arrange for the reception of the delegation.
 The delegation will travel in a special car which will be decorated with streamers indicating the mission of the committee, and each member will be provided with a suitable badge. It is thought that the president will accept the invitation as well as General Wheeler, Secretary Alger and the other distinguished gentlemen who will be asked to come
 Chairman T. H. Aldrich has called a meeting of the finance commttete to be held today at 12 o'clock at the Conner ,I,,I taa la of the following gentlemen, who will look af- ter the financial end of the jubilee: T. H. Aldrich, chairman; E. w. Barrett, Oliver Chalifoux, James Bowron, N. l.. Miller, N. w. Trimble, August Schillinger, Henry B. Gray and George A. Blinn, Jr.
 Major Frank Y. Anderson, chairman of the committee arrangements, will arrive home at noon today and will at once call the committee together and begin work.
 Letters have been received from President B. Steiner and Vicc-President W. B. Phil- lips of the Commercial club, indorsing the jubilee and pledging their hearty supports
 Commmittee to Visit the West 2,
 Chairman J. A. Rountree of the executive committee yesterday appointed the commits tee on national relations, which will visit A cities, to invite the people of those sections to come to Birmingham on the occasion of the jubilee The committee is composed of the following gentemen: h-
 W. H. Skaggs, chairman;C c. G. Brown. ". II. Kettig, P. Sid Jones, J. H. Parsons, Ben M. Jacobs, B. F. Enslen, A. R. Dearborn, Sig. Steiner, pr. George M Morrow, J. P. Parker, Ross c. Smith, Frank P. O'Bricn, Jack w. Johnston, A. J. Fournier, w. A. Moody Solon Jacobs, Claud Seals. R. K. Beasley, A.. H. Stephens. M. A. Porter, N. P N. Finch, R. M. Cunningham, Robert Chisoim, S. D. Weakley, B. F. Moore, Wm. Vaughan, J. B. Cobbs, W. Melville Dren- nen, G. B. Grove, J. Wilmer Beard, T. N. Walters, W. B. Leedy, D. K Campbell, F. Byrne, E. N. Cullom, W. M. Newbold, N. L.. Miller, J. B. Gibson, W. J. Milner J. K. McDonald J. A. Montgomery, J. J. Altman. John W. Dwyer, Haskin Williams, A. c. Smith, c. E. Megemery, F. s. Ferguson, s. E. Thompson.
 Chairman Skaggs will call the committee together in few days for the purpose of organization and to arrange details for the trip.