The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-11
JOLLY DRUMMERS
WOUND Up THEIR CONVENTION
HARMONIOUSLY.
MEET NEXT IN AUGUSTA.
SAVANNAH STATE HEADQUARTERS
THE COMING YEAR

stein OF savannah sNhtt StCNtAhES
and Treasurer Convention Ex-
pressed Regret at Atlanta Trouble.
Delegates to National Convention
Named-Ladies Auxiliary Organ
lied and officers ChOsen-Drum-
mers Went to Sen and visited
Ocean Steamship Wharves.
Augusta will entertain the drummers
hext year. The Georgia Divisions
annual convention adjourned last
night after a most harmonious session.
The principal matter of interest
during the day was the election of Of
ficers, a discussion of the Atlanta
trouble and deciding upon the place
for holding the next state convention.
AS predicted, Ed. Isaacs of Macon
was elected division president. At the
same time Joseph S. Lovenstein, sec
rotary of Post A, was made secre-
tary and treasurer His election means
that the state headquarters for the T.
P. A. of Georgia will be in Savannah
for the next year. A majority of the
state board of directors are residents
of this city and the state attorney has
his offices here.
At the morning session it was decid-
ed that the Atlanta row be investi-
gated by a committee of three. There
was a good deal of talk and express
sions of regret that any differences
had arisen in the division and there
was a general desire that the matter
be patched up in some way.
The report of the Committee on
Nomination of State officers was sub
united by G. C. Carmichael of Post D.
and was unanimously adopted as fol-
lows:
Division Officers.
President-E. A. Isaacs, Post d.
First Vice President-R. G.. Tarver,
Post Z.
Second Vice Presidential. c. Ken
dali, Post D.
Third Vice President-W. E. vinson,
Post A
Fourth Vice President-R. C. King,
Post G.
Fifth Vice President-Dan Joseph.
Sixth Vice President-J. H. Taylor,
Post H.
Secretary and Treasurer-Joseph S.
Lovenstein, Post A.
Directors-A. w. Morehouse, Post
A; C. j. Herman, Post A; Hugo 1.
Frank, Post D; G.. W. Williams, Post
c; 1. A. solomons, Post A; G. c. Car
michael, Post d; David Rothschild,
Post c; ]. w. Thompson, Post E; w.
A. Price, Post G.
State Chaplain-F. F. Douglass of
Macon.
State Attorney-R NJ Hitch.
Chairman Railroad Committee-Max
Krauss.
Chairman Press Committee-C. A.
Fretwell. r.u
Chairman Legislative Committee.
Rice Smith. Post E.
Chairman Employment Committee
T. ]. Hunt, Post c.
Chairman Hotel Committee-Sig
Binswanger, Post D.
Delegates at Large to National Con-
Nention-Max Robinson, Post A; George
w. Zimmerman. Post E.
Alternates-F. G. Wallis, Post A; H.
d. Odum, Post +.
Post Delegates-Joe Lovenstein, Post
A; A. Shields, T. ]. Hunt, Post c; H.
d. Johnson, r. L. Smith, Post D. A. w.
Kennedy, Post d. L. A. Dorr, Post E;
j. c. Brewer, Post G ]. A. Taylor Post
H.
Howard, Post c; ]. H. Timberlake,
Post d; julius Otto, Post D; ]. ]. Con-
lin, Post f; Wright Campbell, Post
G; j. w. Ledbetter, Post H.
After some discussion as to the next
place of meeting Augusta was decided
on. number of visitors were present
among them Judge John S. Gambler and
Hon. Simon Wolf and addressed the
convention. Mr.. J. Rice Smith of
Augusta, also made stirring talk in
extending the invitation to the conven-
ton to meet in Augusta. Mr.. Max
Robinson was also a visitor
and was given warm well
m1ttees were submitted and resolutions
of thanks to the people of Savannah,
the hotels, railroads, telegraph and
telephone companies, newspapers and
everyone who had taken part in the
entertainment of the convention were
adopted.
At the adjournment of the session
the visiting delegates and a large num-
per OF guests made a trip to Tybee on
Inc steamer Clifton. On their return
they visited the Ocean Steamship
wharves and were received on board
the City of Augusta.
Gave Places to Atlanta.
At the night session various matters
were discussed. Because of the nom
representation of Post of Atlanta.
the Nominating Committee on dele
gates to the national convention put
no names of members of that post on
Its list. lengthy discussion followed
the report OF the committee, and then
MIR. Harry d. johnson of Post d, Ma
con, resigned his place as delegate in
order that the place might go to a
member sof Post B.
Should the membership of the state
reach LOO by the time of the national
convention, which will be held in In
dlanapolts June 9, Georgia will be en-
titled to fourteen, instead of thirteen,
representatives, as is now the case and
1T was decided that should this addi-
tlonal delegate be secured this place
also shall be allowed Atlanta because
OF the large membership of her post.
The board of directors has decided
that Post B be notified, through its
president, of this action on the part
of the convention and that It be re-
quested to notify the board whom it
wishes to have as the representative
or representatives, as the case may be.
Mr.. E. c. Burrows, national business
manager Of the T. P. A., will remain
in Savannah till tomorrow afternoon
To-day he will call on Savannah's lob
bers, commission men and travelling
men in order to tell them of the bene-
fits of the order. This afternoon he
will deliver an address to the members
of Post at meeting to be held in
the Screven House at O'Clock
All the delegates and visitors to the
convention have expressed themselves
as most pleased with Savannah, the
convention and the reception accorded