The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-09

visitors win be welcomed by Mayor
Herman Myers, who will speak on be-
half of the city; by Capt. D. G. Purse.
representing Savannah's commercial
interests; by Col. A. r. Lawton, on
behalf of the transportation lines, and
Mr.. w. G. Charlton, whose subject
will be 1.-The Ladies'"
To these addresses responses will be
made in the order named by Mr.. j. V.
Braden of Wheeling, w. Va; Mr.. w.
P. Martin of Montreal, Canada; Mr.. ].
H. Garner of Atlanta, and Mr.. j. NJ.
Arnold of Cincinnati, o. In the De
Soto, another bushes session will be
held at o'clock. and still another at
$50, though this is likely to be a very
short one as at 9 o'clock a smoker in
honor of the agents will be given by
the TomoChichi Club.
This, though a stag affair, promises
to be most enjoyable, as the club has
planned to have not only a lunch, but
special refreshments of all kinds, in
fact, will try to make the affair one of
the most elaborate it has ever given.
Music will be furnished during the
evening by Rosenfeld's Orchestra.
For the Second Day.
Tomorrow the agents will gather in
the banquet room of the De Soto for
a business session, while the ladies of
of ladies representing the local agents,
will be taken for a trolley ride around
the city and to the suburban resorts,
In the afternoon the agents will make
an inspection of the terminals of the
city, being taken on trip by one
of the river steamers for this purpose.
While this trip is being made the la
dies will be entertained by the local
committee.
The committee to have charge of
entertaining the ladies consists of Mr..
l.. NJ. Erskine, chairman; Mr.. F. b.
Papy Mrs. George A. Cosens, Mrs. w.
A. Bisbee Mrs. j. H. Hunter, Mrs.
Harris Cope, Mrs. j. G. Van Marter,
Mrs. 7. G. Hunter, Mrs. A. B. NJ.
Chestnut, Mrs. G. L. Cunningham, Miss
M. C. Johnson, Miss Rhetta Johnson,
Miss Martin, Mrs. T. S. Wylly, Mrs.
H. Stevens, Miss Margaret A. Cosens,
Mrs. B. L. Bugg, Mrs. D. Van Wag-
enen, Mrs. R. E. L. Martin.
Wednesday night the visitors will be
entertained at the Casino. The opera
"Girof1e Girola" will be sung by the
Boom Opera Company
Afternoon at Tybee.
Thursday morning will again be de-
voted to a business session, but for the
afternoon a trip will be made to Tybee,
where visits will be paid to Fort Screv
en-, the lighthouse, Hotel Tybee and
South End Pavilion. The afternoon
will be devoted, after this tour is COM
pleted, to dancing and surf bathing.
A fish supper will be served at Hotel
Tybee. and then the guests will be at
| liberty to return to Savannah on the
regular trains.
The convention will be brought to a
| close with a business session Friday
morning. Everything is in readiness for
the arrival of the guests, all arrange
ments for their reception and enter
! tainment having been planned many
weeks ago. During their stay the
| headquarters of the association will be
! in room No. 100, De Soto, close to the
| banquet hall, where the meetings are
| to be held; and all information, SOU
venirs of the city, badges and what
ever is desired in this line will be fur
nished by the secretaries in charge.
1t is the desire of all citizens to make
the stay of the agents as pleasant as
| possible. Yesterday afternoon the En-
| tertainment Committee of the Chamber
! of Commerce passed a resolution ten
dering the use of the Chamber of Com
nerce rooms to the agents. Local
newspapers, stationery and possibly
some sort of refreshments will be served
| the visitors. 3.l