The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-01
FOR BIG CONVENTION
SAVANNAH DRUMMERS ARE MAX
ING ELABORATE PLANS.
DATES ARE SETTLED ON.
GEORGIA DIVISION t. p. AIS HERE
APRIL s, AND 10.

Eighth Annual Meeting of Savannah
Post Was Held and Time for Hold
ing state Convention Was Decided
UpOn-DeIegates Will Be Enter
tanned in Splendid Style by Post A.
Meeting Will Convene at Savan-
nah Theater Mt Night-AnnuaI
Election of Officers of Post A.
President A. w. MOOrehouse Was
Reelected, But a New Board of
Directors Was ChOsen-size of
Post Has Doubled in a Year.
The Savannah post of the Trav-
olers' Protective Association will
entertain the Georgia division in
this city on April 8, 9 and 10. The
dates were decided upon at the annual
meeting of Post A, held in the parIors
of the Screven House yesterday after
noon. No expense will be spared by
the post in making the stay of the
visitors a pleasant one.
While the programme for the con-
vention of the travelling men has not
yet been arranged, the Savannah post
has raised a large fund that will be
used in entertaining the delegates. The
Georgia division will convene on the
night of the Sth at the Savannah Thea
ter. Among the affairs of pleasure that
are contemplated will be a trip to sea
on one of the vessels of the Ocean
Steamship Company. Various commit
tees were named to arrange for mat
ters appertaining to the convention
and the members of the post are
working like beavers to make the con-
vention a success.
The meeting was the eighth annual
one and was more largely at
tended than any previous meeting
of the post. The reports of the various
officers were read and showed that the
post is in fiourishing condition. The
report of President A. w. Moorehouse
called attention to the fact there had
been an increase of 1O6 in the member
ship during the year, and that since
last February the size of the member
ship has been doubled.
The president called special attention
to the signal success, and the ability
of Secretary and Treasurer Lovenstein.
He said that the energy of Mr.. Lovers
stein and his close attention to detail
was largely responsible for the won
derful success of the post. Maj. r. L.
Wylly, third vice president of the ma
tional association, attended the meet
ing, and was interested in the reports
submitted by the officers of the post.
( Who Officers Are.
The annual election of officers took
place during the meeting and Presi-
dent A. w. Moorehouse was reelected
president. The resignation of Rev.
Ed F. Cook, as post chaplain, was read
and accepted and Rev. H. C. Christian
was elected in his stead. The death
of Joseph Belsinger, who was men,
Der of the post, was referred to and
committee of five, of which B. Ehr-
Itch is chairman, was named to draft
suitable resolutions on his DEATH
The election resulted as follows:
President-A. w. Moorehouse.
First Vice Presidents. Ehrlich.
Second Vice President-Hugo 1.
Frank.
Third Vice President-E. H. Solo
mon.
Secretary and Treasurer-Joseph f.
Lovenstein.
Post Attorney-R. M. Hitch.
Post Surgeon-Dr. ]. Weichselbaum
The chairmen of the various COM
mittees as announced by the presi-
dent are as follows: Railroad Com
mittee, Max Kraus, who has served
since the organization of the post and
who is also chairman of the State
Committee; A. L. We'll, Legislative
Committee; G. NJ. Williams, Press
Committee; M. H. Rothchild, Hotel
Committee; A. J. Epstein, Employment
Committee; A. W. Moorehouse, Sick
and Relief Committee.
A new board of directors was elect
ed as follows: j. G. Nelson, chair
man; A. Guthman, w. G. Brewer, A.
l.. Chapeau and NJ. H. Hayms.