The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-19
BAPTISTS OF SOUTH.
COMING TO SAVANNAH IN FORCE
MAY z.
ANNUAL CONVENTION.
ARRANGEMENTS BEING COMPLETED
FOR ENTERTAINMENT OF VISITORS

Twenty-Five Hundred Visitors Elk
pected and All VIII BE Well Cared
For and Made to Enjoy Their Stay
in Snvannah-The Committees APP
pOinted-The Alumni Banquet-Ex-
curstOns and Side Trips For Dele
gates.
The Southern Baptist. Convention,
which will meet in Savannah May 8
and continue in session for several
days, is being talked about in every
part of the South. The annual gath
ering of this great body of Baptists
has always been an important event,
and many cities have sought for the
privilege of entertaining the delegates
and visitors. Savannah having been
fortunate in securing the convention
this year, has not idly waited the COM
ing of the delegates from all over the
South, but for weeks has actively
worked to make the convention the
greatest success in the history of the
organization.
Energetic committees, under the gem
eral direction of Rev John D. Jordan,
pastor of the First Baptist Church,
have been at work, and arrangements
have now been about completed The
crowd of visitors is expected to num-
Der fully $500, and comfortable quar-
tiers will be provided for them all
Besides the sessions of the conven-
uon and the meetings of the Young
People's Union and the trustees of the
theological Seminary and the Alumni
Association, many pleasant entertain
ments have been planned and the visit
VIII be made memorable to all who at
tend
The liberal rates made by the rail-
ROADS Will be great incentive to many
VINO cannot afford to expend big sums
IN travelling, and the generous limit,
to May 20, will be extended on the pay
ment of so cents, to June l. Side trips
TO Charleston, Jacksonville and Column
bla have been arranged, for the price
OF one fare, plus 81. Tuesday, June IL.
mas been set apart as the day at Ty-
bee and there will also be an excur-
sion, by boat, to Beaufort on that day.
so that all who desire may have a trip
on the ocean. The banquet of the
Alumni Association of the seminary
will be given at the De Soto Thursday
evening, May Z.
Many Are Coming.
Letters received by the Rev. Mr..
Jordan show that a very large atten-
dance may be expected and he is hap
Ply in having to announce that pleas
ant accommodation will be had for all
who come. Mr.. Jordan said yester-
day that while the Ladies' Committee
had reported in full, it was entirely
probable that even more houses might
be Eeeded, and persons desiring to open
their homes to delegates and visitors
could inform any of the following Ia
dies of the committee and the proper
report would be made: Mrs Moffett.
Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Hotchkiss, Mrs.
Roberts, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Miller,
Mrs. Wimbush, Mrs. Register, Mrs.
Bannen, Mrs. Thorp, Mrs. Hicks, Mrs.
Clark, Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Edenfield,
Mrs. Cox, Mrs. DeMore, Miss Hicks,
Miss benson, Miss Pool, Miss Cabaniss,
Miss Hope, Miss Austin, Miss Ed
wards, and Miss Edenfield.
Committees Appointed.
The following committees have been
appointed to have general charge of
arrangements and assist in taking care
of the visitors:
Finance-W. X. Pearce, chairman;
William F. McCauley, John w. Parker,
]. Lawton HERS. F. S. Jette.
Furniture and Furnishings-D. B.
Morgan, chairman; A. NJ. West, w. c.
| Powell, James Faris, Jr., A L. Faris,
William F. McCauley, Frank S. Jette,
c. r. Bordley, Charles Inglesby, E. G.
| Cabaniss.
PostofIice-George B. Whatley, chair
man. Committee to be filled).
Sunday-schools - James r. Cain,
chairman; B. L. Bugg, H. A. Fountain.
egistration-Allan Sweat, chair
man: Miss Lillian Patterson, Miss Jes-
sic Powell Miss May Nichols, Miss
| Minnie Nichols.
Baggage and Transportation-W. G.