The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-08
WANT The REUNION
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTED THAT
CITIZENS PROMISED SUPPORT.
CITY WILL GIVE $500.
FINAL ACTION WILL BE TAKEN
NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT.

Action Was Deferred I'm Order to
What Amount Had Been Previous
Iy Contributed by Them at He
uniOns-Chairman Hitch Reported
That All Glasses of Merchants
Favored the Plan and Promised
Liberal Consideration of the Prop
OsitiOn.
At a meeting of the committees rep
resenting the Confederate associations,
City Council and trades bodies of Sa-
vannah. held at the De Soto last night
no action was taken relative to the
tender of an invitation to the United
Confederate Veterans to hold their 1904
reunion in Savannah. The sub-com-
mittee, not being ready to report, the
meeting was adjourned over until next
Thursday evening.
Chairman of Council James NJ. Dixon
presided at the meeting, which was
comprised of representatives of the FL
nance Committee of the Board Of AL
derman, the Chamber of Commerce, the
Board of Trade, Confederate Veterans
Association, McLaws Camp of United
Confederate Veterans, the Sons of Con-
federate Veterans and the Retail Mer-
chants Association. The sub-commit-
tee, which made it's partial report, is
composed of r. NJ. Hitch, chairman;
Simeon E. Theus, ]. w. Jackson, D. b.
Morgan and C. H. Dorset.
Chairman Hitch of the sub-commit-
tee made a partial report for his COM
mittee. He said that the committee
was unable to make a full report be-
cause of the fact that it had not been
able to ascertain to what extent, the
railroads would aid in the movement.
The representatives of the roads had
asked for time to ascertain how much
had been donated by the other roads
at previous reunions.
The committee further reported that
it's members had seen many of the mer-
chants and other citizens and that all
were in favor of extending the invita-
ton, and had promised to consider the
matter literally.
Chairman Dixon reported on behalf
of Council. that it would contribute
$4,000 toward the fund. He said that
while there were several members OPP
posed to bringing the reunion to Sa-
vannah, he was In position to state
that the city would appropriate at least
the amount named. No specific amount
was reported by any other committee.
An informal discussion relative to
the amount which it would become nee
essary to raise in order to guarantee
the entertainment of the veterans was
held. One or two members held that
as much as 100000 would be necessary,
but this view was not shared by many.
1t was the sense of the meeting that
about 200. the amount first named,
would be necessary. Figures were
submitted, showing what the reunion
had cost Atlanta and Charleston.
Those who spoke were J. M. Solomons,
C. H. Dorset, r. NJ. Hitch. S. r.
Theus, D. Y. Dancy and George C.
Freeman.
On next Thursday night the commit
tees will meet in the parlors of the
De Soto, when action will be taken in
time to instruct the delegates to the
reunion. who leave on the following
Saturday. The railroads have prom
Used to have their answers ready by
that time, and final action will be
taken. There is little doubt, from the
complexion of the discussion at the
meeting, that it will be determined to
extend the invitation.