The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-26
MINT IS ITS EMBLEM
GEORGIA UNDERWRITERS MADE
MERRY ON RIVER.
STEAMER STUCK IN MUD.
AND AGENTS HELD HIGH CARNIVAL
IN ELECTING OFFICERS.

Nominations APOlOgfzed as He An
nOunced the Selection That Had
Been Made-By Resolution 3D.
Was Declared the OlhclaI Adjec-
tive of the AssOciaffOn-Butt of
in Convention, Unanimously Elect
ed President -AssOciatfOn Will
Meet in Augusta Next.
Mint the official emblem! D. the
official adjective!
Among other things this is what the
Georgia Local Underwriters Associa-
ton decided upon by resolution yes
terday. The mint and the d-were en-
bodied in single resolution, and pass
ed unanimously while the steamer
Clifton was high and dry between
Savannah and Thunderbolt.
All of the business transacted at
yesterdays session came to pass while
the steamer was on a mud bank, and
If the vessel had not stuck her nose in
the mud between the city and st. Au-
gustine bridge, it is doubtful if off,
GERS would have been elected at all.
President Cole found considerable diff
Guilty in getting the members together
| in the stern of the steamer.
They were holding high carnival in
| another part of the boat, and about an
hour before had passed the following
resolutions, showing clearly just how
they felt about the matter:
Whereas, A member of this associa-
| ton has been guilty of cussing; and,
| H. NN
most and,
Whereas, He cussed or nearly cuss-
ed in the public press; and,
| Whereas, He was expected to duly
misrepresent the city of Augusta; ana,
| Whereas, He was expected to do it
in an orderly and lady-like manner;
| and
Whereas, He didn't do it; and,
| Whereas, Said member is ambitious,
but young; therefore be it
| Resolved, That the said member be
| NOT expelled from this association,
but that these charges be referred TO
! the Committee on Nomina tions for
llnal action"
ApOIOgized For Officers.
It was determined to have a nomi-
mating committee appointed for the
| purpose of selecting new officers. Mr..
| Robert NJ Hull was chairman of this
committee and announced those who
hads been chosen to look after the af-
fairs of the association for the coming
year. He did this in his own peculiar
| way.
We're off, Mr.. President. Are you
ready" said Mr.. Hull. ut is with the
deepest regrets, sir, that we announce
to you that we have had to resort to
| these names. Please don't kick. 1t
really pains us more than you can
imagine. 1t was our last resort. We
had no choice in this bunch of In
| dians.''
Then Mr.. Hull nominated the follow
ing officers, offering an apology for
| each, and they were duly elected.
President-F. M. Butt of Augusta.
First Vice President-W. L. Wilson
| of Savannah.
Second Vice President-E. ]. Perry
of BainTbrdge.
| Secretary and Treasurer-J. M. Will
liatns of Dublin.
Executive Committee-Presiden F.
M. Butt; chairman, F. w. Cole of At
lanta; C. c. Hatcher of Atlanta; F.
G. Lumpkin of Columbus; B. p Walk
er of Macon; J. D. Carswell of Sa-
vannah and Charles Lanier of West
| Point.
1t Was So Sudden.
'-This is so sudden" said Mr.. Butt
in accepting the office of president. In
the mean time the Clifton was still
making desperate efforts to get off the
mud.
1T is hard matter to come to Sa-
vannah and not get stuck on the bar
said the newly elected president and
the crowd cheered Justify.
Then the following resolution was
offered and unanimously passed:
Resolved, That the thanks of the as
ISOLATION be rendered the Savannah
agents for the royal manner in which
they have entertained US.
May they always keep their feet out
of mud and their Hull out of water.
In the words of the inimftabe Butt,
1--WE are - glad we came, and -
sorry that we are leaving
Another resolution was passed
thanking the local press and the in
surance journals for the attention CIV
en- the convention. Several bids were
made for the next convention, Savan-
nah insisting. through Mr. Hull, that
it be held here always. Augusta was
chosen as the next meeting place.
The trip to Warsaw was made with
out mishap, after the boat pulled out
of the mud, and the visitors had an
enjoyable time. At o'clock an ele-
CANT fish supper was served at the
Bannon Lodge, after which the party
returned to the city on special trolley
| cars