The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-20
TO MEET NEXT IN SAVANNAH.
II. p. AS UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPTED
INVITATION.

Max Banner of Columbus Succeeds
r.. Lee WyIIy of Savannah as Pres
ident-w. E. Vincent of Post A Is
Fourth Vice President - Max
Krauss Is Chairman of Standing
Committee and Joe LOvenstein
n DirectOr-Messrs. LOvenstein and
J. Pope SOIOmons Named as Dele
gates to Portland, Ore.-COnven-
ton Was a Most Delightful ana
Successful One.
Atlanta, April 19.-Savannah gets the
next annual convention of the Geor-
gia Travellers Protective Association.
The invitation from Post A, to meet
in Savannah next year. was extended
through Hon. Roland Ellis of Macon
at to-day's session, and it was re-
ceived with much applause. Most of
the travelling men have been there and
they know what a good time to expect
in the Forest City. The invitation was
of course unanimously accepted, and
the date on which 1t will be held will
be fixed later By the directors.
The ticket presented to the conven-
ton by the Nominating Committee
went through without a change, and
those nominated We're unanimously
elected. Max Banner of Columbus. was
unanimously chosen president of the
Georgia division, to succeed President
r. Lee WILLY and C. o. Stone of Ma
con was elected secretary to succeed
himself.
The others elected were: R. G.. Tar
yer, Post e, first vice president; j. R.
Padgett, Post B, second vice president;
H. c. Kendall, Post D, third vice pres
ident; W. E. Vincent, Post A, fourth
vice president; j. c. Titus, Post G,
fifth vice president; j. w. Ledbetter,
Post H, sixth vice president: Dan
Joseph, Post c, seventh vice president.
Roland Ellis of Macon was elected at
torney for the Georgia division. The
following were elected directors:
E. A. Isaacs, Post D; S. G.. Bonn,
Post D; G. c. Carmichael, Post d;
r. l.. Smith, Post d; Joseph Loven-
stein, Post A: w. wv. Hyatt, Post
b; b. Rothschild, Post C; L. A. Daw,
Post E: Rev. Ed. F. Cook, of Post
A was elected state chaplain. to sue
coed himself. The following were
elected chairmen of committees: Max
Krauss, chairman of the Standing
Committee; Charles 1. Brannan, Leg
islative Committee; E. A. Hardin,
Press Committee; j. L. Ethridge En-
ployment Committee; Brooks French,
Hotel Committee: ]. w. Bates, Sick
and Relief Committee.
1t was decided that Georgia should
name her full quota of delegates to
the National Convention to be held at
Portland, Oregon, but the division will
pay the expenses of only three out of
the thirteen. These three will include
r. j. Thomas of the Atlanta Post the
prize winner. The delegates named
from Post A, Savannah are Joseph
Lovenstein and ]. Pope Solomons, and
the alternates are G. N. Wilcox and H.
1. Frank. The delegates from the other
posts are as follows:
Post B. r. j. Thomas, E. A. Hardin,
w. Q. Stamps, ]. E. Shepard; Post c..
c. G. Johnson; Post D, S. E. Harris;
Post e, ]. Rice Smith; Post G, w. A.
Price, H. George Campbell. President
Banner was nominated by President A.
w. Moorehouse of Pest A, who, when
he reached his name, waved a large
flag above his head with the word
Max" inscribed on 1t. In retiring
President Wylly addressed a few we'll
chosen remarks to the convention and
thanked all the members for their
courtesy and kindness to him person
ally and officially. The usual resolu-
tons of thanks were passed before
final adjournment. The drummer boys
ended their session with a great deal
of regret. They have had the best of
good times during their stay in the
city and happy bon camaraderie pre-
vailed which made the occasion a de-
lightful one. They are all looking for
ward to another meeting in Savannah
next year.