The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-27
WANT A STATE FEDERATION.
GEORGIA's LABOR UNIONS IN sEs-
SION IN ATLANTA.

There VIII BE 1875 Delegates Pres
ent-SOutheastern Passenger Assoc
ctation Held Its Annual Meeting
Memorial Day in Atlanta and the
Address by Col. StOvnil-GeOrgin
State sunday school Association In
Session.
Atlanta. April ga convention of the
various labor unions of the state will be
held here tomorrow and Friday. The
purpose of the convention is to discuss late
questions and effect the organization of a
state federation under articles, that will
make It effective an dealing with such mat
tiers. or may be referred to it by The con-
stituent bodies.
DELEGATES began arriving to-day from
various points, and tonight such as had
arrived were entertained at a smoker .
by the Atlanta Federation leaders at their
hall. over 125 delegates win be IN the
city. A number of them viii be accompa-
MED by their wives and friends. The
opening. session OF the convention will De
held in the Council chamber of the city
hall tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
After the calling of the convention TO
order by Chairman W. H. VIM, and an
invocation by Rev. w. II. McGiauhin'
there will follow the addresses of vel
come by Mayor Woodward, President
William strass Of the Federation OF
Trades and H. o. Teet, president of the
Federated Railway Locals.
Passenger Men in Session.
Both the executive boards of the South
eastern Passenger Association and the
Southeastern Freight Association held
their annual meetings here to-day, and re-
newed the agreement under which they
have been operating during the past year.
s f. Parrot was reelected chairman OF
the freight association, and w. w. Find
Law of the Southern Railway, chairman OF
the passenger association board, with 10
seph Richardson secretary.
The auditing committees of the passen-
ger association for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: For the first ana sec
ond quarters, w. A Turk, chairman; {. T..
Hartman and A. O. Mcdowell. FOR the
third and fourth quarters, IL. M. Elmer
son. chairman; B. F. WHY, Jr., and j.
d. Rainier. These two meetings brought
TO town a large delegation of prominent
railroad men, the largest delegation IN fact
that has been here in a long time.
StovaH Spoke in Atlanta.
Col. Pleasant A. Stovall of Savannah de-
livered the Memorial day Grafton here to-
day in the presence of an unusually large
gathering of people. His address was
thoughtful and eloquent, and though made
under the difficulties of open air delivery
from the base of the Confederate monu-
ment in Oakland cemetery, it won for the
brilliant young Savannahian new laurels
as an orator.
All the principal business houses closed
at noon in honor of the day and the city
wore holiday aspect There was the
usual military pageant composed of the
local military, Veterans Association and
civic societies One of the notable fea-
lures of the parade was mounted de-
tachment of Wheeler's old Confederate
Cavalry The fire department divided
honors with the bodies of the memorial
association, who rode in carriages deco
, rated with flowers, each of the sixty fire
men carrying over his shoulder large
floral wreath to be placed upon the sol
diers' graves.
Gov Gambler had the capitol closed ur
tight all day, and the state flags fioateo
at half mast under the great dome.
Georgia Sunday schools.
The Georgia State Sunday School Asso-
citation held it's annual meeting here to-
day al the First Baptist Church. Presf
dent w. s. Witham presiding. Delegates
to the International Sunday School Con
venton, which opened at the Grand Opera
House tonight were chosen, and officers
for the ensuing year elected The newly
elected officers are as follows: w. S
Witham, president, Atlanta, Ca; C. G.
Goodrich, vice president; Henderson Hall
man. secretary. Atlanta; f, S. Etheridge
treasurer; J. H. Miller, field worker. Ma
rietta.
Executive Committee-John NJ. Green
chairman, Atlanta; w. ]. Northern Allan
Ia; Asa G. Gambler, Atlanta; r. b. Rep
ard, Savannah; ]. W. Wheatley, Ameri
Gus; Thomas Moore Bolton; c. C. Buchan
an, Waycross; A. d. Freeman, Newman
F. S. Etheridge, Jackson; w. II. Patter
son, Atlanta; L. NJ. Erwin, Macon; A. o
Blalock, Fayetteville; ]. T. Duncan, Doug
lasville; Isaac Hardeman, Macon; w. r
Power. Marietta; Nj. ]. Golfer. Carrollton
II. c. Dodson, Red Oak; Howard Val
Epps. Atlanta; S. c. Gambler, Villa RIGA
T.. Culpepper, Cordele.
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