The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-05
ICE MEN ARE COMING
,,uI. HOLD ANNUAL CONVENTION
HERE IN FEBRUARY.
70 REMAIN THREE DAYS.
,r,1I STOP AT DE SOTO AND HOLD
MEETINGS IN BANQUET HALL.

nate for Convention Not Yet FIXED.
lint viii he Held During Last
week in w.
1 DOMAIN OF Chamber OF Com
merce to Arrange Plans of Enter
,ainment-Orsaniss Is south
About Two Hundred Persons to
Convention-Of This Number Fifty
WIN Be Ladies-CIosing Day OF
convention 10 he Marked by Big
Banquet at De soto.
savannah is to have another con-
vsrr.5n. next month. and a big one.
despite the fact that February is hard
IL a month for such gatherings The
organization 10 meet here this time is
the southern Ice Exchange. which has
q membership OF several hundred. of
which there are representatives in al
most every one Of the Southern states.
The officers Of the organization are.
President-W. H. Howe OF Nashville.
Tenn.
vice Presidsnt-C. D. wingneld Of
Richmond. Va
secretary and RECOMMENDATIONS z.
Worth of Wilmington, y. c.
According TO the present outlook.
Judging from letters relative TO the
convention that have been received by
the Chamber of Commerce and the De
soto Hotel. the attendance at the con
yention viii De about 20 persons. $50
Members OF the exchange and fifty la
dies. No definite date for the conven-
lion has yet been set. but it will be
held probably the last week in Febru-
sry. and viii last three days.
Will Have Banquet.
The members of the exchange will
make the De Soto their headquarters.
and not only viii register there. but
will hold their meetings in the ban
ouet room. which, with the adjoining
committee rooms. has been rendered
for the use OF the meetings by the
management OF the hotel A banquet
will b given on the night OF the last
day Of the convention
Secretary ". J. Donlan Of the Cham
Der OF Commerce viii plan in 4 great
measure the entertainment Of the vis-
itors during their stay. and VIII ar
range q number OF trips for them 70
be taken during the inLermiSslons OF
the meetings He VIII select the most
agreeable places 70 visit, and vii see
that the visitors see the best OF Sa-
vannah and lis Surroundings HIS
plans, though even now under consid-
Grafton. viii not De announced until
later. possibly after they have been
engagements Of me Ice Exchange
Visitors Entertainment.
At the request Of the officers % the
association NJ Powers Of the De- SOTO
has forwarded 70 the secretary for dis
tribution among the members OF the
organization several hundred booklets
illustrating Savannah Though not
yet decided. il Is probable that a. soma
later meeting the Chamber OF Com
nlerce may zrro3nt z committee 70 look
out for t1= expected visitors. to give
them such Information and assistance
as they may have need Of TO make
their stay here both pleasant and prof
table
The fact that this convention will
come to Savannah with but little e.
fort to get il on the part Of local Or
CARNATIONS. speaks for the advertising
that Savannah mas received from for
ner meetings OF this kind and the e.
forts that have been made by the
Chamber Of Commerce 70 advertise the
city and its various advantages as
the convention city OF the South Il
Is more than probable that quite
number Of other meetings OF this sort
VIII b. held here this year, though as
the spring IS the time they are usual
ly held il IS a little early in the sea
son Yet for any information about
them 70 Be made public.