The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
CONVENTION OF DRUGGISTS.
PHARMECEUTICAL ASSOCIATION
WILL MEET IN SAVANNAH.

An Elaborate Programme of Enter
tafnment Has Been Arranged for
the Members of the Convention
and Their Friends - They Have
Been Urged to Bring wives.
Daughters and Syyeethearts to the
Conventional Trip to Tybee and
Dance Among the Features of the
OccasEon-Savannah Women VIII
Look Specially to the Pleasure of
Their Fair visitors.
The annual meeting of the State Phar-
maceutical Association win be held in
Savannah, May % and %. The meeting
promises to be of especial interest and
Importance, and an elaborate programme
of entertainment for the benefit of the vis-
itors will be arranged.
Every druggist in Savannah is enlisted
in the enterprise. and the present and fu-
ture Intention is to make the meeting
everything that 1t could be from every
standpoint. Besides the business fea-
lures of the convention there will be So
cial features that win render 1t enjoyable
to the ladies' who are expected, and who
hsve been specially invited to attend and
Savannah's generous hospitality is certain
to find generous and perfect exemplifica-
ton on this occasion. Yesterday the fol-
lowing circular letter was issued to the
druggists of the state by Mr.. N. j. Gil
lispie, secretary of the Chatham County
Pharmaceutical Association:
1.-The druggists of the city of Savannah
beg 10 invite your attention to the annual
meeting of the State Association In this
city and extend to you and your lady
most cordial invitation to visit the city
and partake of that genuine old-time
Southern hospitality of the Savannah
brand The work of the association at the
coming session will be of a nature i'm
portant and profitable to every druggist
in the state; besides, the druggists of the
city of Savannah are arranging an elabo-
rate and entertaining programme to pro-
mote the pleasure of their guests special
attention being given to the entertainment
Of the visiting ladies.
among the items mapped out may be
mentioned a trip on board steamer along
the Savannah river from the bridge, maxi
ing round the Horn and then out to old
ocean.
"A trip to Tybee, where one can enjoy
all the pleasures of the finest surf on the
Atlantic coast; a supper at Tybee, dance,
an evening of pleasure.
For the ladies', during the hours OF the
convention extra entertainment has been
provided in charge of committee of la
dies who will look to the every comfort
of our fair visitors.
THE De Soto Hotel will be headquarters
of the association during les meeting.
The Southeastern Passenger Associa-
ton chairman advises that all persons at
tending this meeting will be granted re-
duction in their return railroad
fare under the following condi-
tons: When you buy ticket to
Savannah ask agent for a certificate,
which, when properly signed out at the
meeting, will secure for you the reduced
fare Of one cent per mile returning
Parties passing through Atlanta or
Macon viii make good connections with
the Central of Georgia Railway. Train
leaving Atlanta at 7;30 and Macon at so
Monday night, arriving Savannah Tues
day morning al o'clock. This train and
all others VIII be met by the members of
the Reception Committee who will look to
the proper reception of visitors.
ANY special Information regarding the
association on its coming meeting win be
cheerfully furnished by addressing either
Mr.. c. T. King secretary, Macon, Ca, or
the undersigned"
The present officers Of the state asso-
citation are as follows: Ralph o. Howard
Columbus, president; Nathan ]. Gillespie
Savannah. vice president; John II. Pol
hill, Brunswick, second vice president;