The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28
ARE MAKING PLANS
DRUMNERs GETTING READY FOR
THEIR ANNUAL CONVENTION.
TO ENTERTAIN ROYALTY.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF FIVE
WILL MAKE PREPARATIONS.

housing Meeting of Post A Held
Was OpeEed-Those who Come to
the Convention in March Will BE
Well Taken Care Of-Chairman
Kraus Worked Florida Railroad
Lines on Mileage Resolutions
Passed on Death of John Perry
SoIomons.N
special committee of five from Post
A of the Travellers Protective Asso-
citation will make arrangements for the
entertainment of delegates to the state
convention to be held in Savannah in
March. This was decided on at a meet
ing of the post yesterday afternoon in
the parlors of the Screven House.
The meeting was more largely at
tended than any that has been held in
a long while. and a great deal of bus
mess of importance was transacted.
Chairman Kraus of the Railroad Com
mittee for the state reported that con-
cessions had been obtained from the
East Coast lines i'll Florida. Under the
new arrangements travelling men are
sold mileage books at "a cents a mile.
They had been forced to pay from to
cents mile before the concession
was secured by Chairman Kraus.
The Savannah post expects to enter
tain a large crowd when the state con-
Vention meets in Savannah. The men,
bers hope to be able to induce the ma
tional president and the national secre-
tary to attend the convention. A SUBJ
scription list was started at the meet
ing yesterday, and in the neighborhood
of 5000 was. subscribed. The drummers
are working hard and intend to make
the convention a success. The commit
tee of five to be named by President
Moorehouse will make all of the nee
essary arrangements and will report
TO the post at the annual meeting to
be held on Jan. 81. National Business
Manager E. G. Burrows of st. Louis
will visit Post A during the latter part
of next month. and may be here for
the annual meeting.
The following resolutions on the
death of John Pope Solomons were
passed.:
For as much as it has pleased AL
AISuiy Gou, III Ills wise PfOVlQence
to take out of this world the soul OF
our deceased brother, John Pope Solo,
mons, therefore, be it resolved
First, That Post A, Travellers Pro
tective Association of America. Geor-
gia division, has lost a most efficient
officer and faithful member. to whose
zeal and fidelity we owe much for the
present prosperity of the post.
Resolved, Second. That we regarded
Brother Solomons as a business mar
of ability and as an honorable and
heightened gentleman, whose counsel
was valued and who was loved by his
comrades for his genial spirit and
manly bearing.
Resolved Third. That. in the death
of such member Post AS loss is ir-
reparable and our sorrow great. He
will be missed from the meetings OF
the Post and from the life, association
and comradeship of the road.
Resolved Fourth, That, in token OF
our love, page of the minutes be in
scribed to his memory and a copy OF
these resolutions spread thereon: also
that in token of our sympathy for his
bereaved wife and family, a COPY OF
these, resolutions be sent to them and
copy furnished the local press for
publication.
The resolutions were signed by Rev
Ed. F. Cook, G. A. Haym, A. J. Ep-
stein, w. F.. Ninson. B. Ehrlich and
Jos. 5. Lovenstein, committee.