The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08
WELCOME READY
FOR CLAIM AGENTS
WILL MEET HERE MAY 1919.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED AND EN-
TERTAINMENT PREPARED.

MIR. Joseph f. Gray, Freight Claim
Agent of Central of Georgia,
Chairman of General Committee
ON Arrangements-May Myers to
Welcome Visitors on Behalf OF
City and Mr.. Joseph l.. Graham on
Behalf of Railroad Men.
The committee having in charge ar
rangements for the convention of the
Freight Claim Agents Association,
which will be held in Savannah, May
1918, have completed their plans.
The chief feature is, of course, the
arrangements for entertaining the Wis
itors of whom $50 are expected. These
plans are substantially those printed
in the Morning News a week ago with
the exception of the boat ride which
has been found impracticable and has
been therefore omitted.
The programme consists of the fol-
lowing events:
May 1S-Morning-Me will be
called to order in banquet hall of De
Soto Hotel at 10 o'clock. Address of
welcome for city of Savannah by Hon.
Herman Myers, Mayor, and for local
transportation companies by Mr.. j. l..
Graham, assistant general freight
agent, Central of Georgia Railway.
Response for Freight Claim Association
by Hr. H. C. Barlow, president. Bust
ness session until o'clock p. m
Afternoon-Group photograph will be
taken from veranda of hotel at 1925 %.
m. by Mr.. M. Ed Wilson. Business SEES
sion from $3.50 to 500 D. m. Tallyho
drive for ladies to Isle of Hope and
return, leaving hotel at $3.50 p. m.
Evening-Supper and vaudeville per-
Torrance at Thunderbolt Casino Cars
will leave hotel at p. m. The opera
will be the "Mkado."
May Business session
o'clock to 2 p. m.
Afternoon-Busine session from
$3.50 to D. m. Entertainment at
Yacht Club for ladies'. Car will leave
hotel at 4 p. m.
Evenings Smoker at Tomochichi
Club O'Clock to II. Informal enter
tainment of ladies in hotel parlors.
Members of Committees.
The various committees are as fol-
lows:
Committee on Arrangements-J F.
Gray, chairman; ]. ]. Hooper. E. r.
1NlNAdluSOli, - ~ IhdEllIls L. VI. Els
kline, Thomas Warrick, o. B. Bidwell
Jr., A. c. Kenly T. F. Lips. w. w.
Tull, B. l.. Bugg, L. r. Van Diviere.
subcommittee
Reception and Entertainment-C. C.
Martin, chairman L. M Erskine, ].
L. Graham, L. E. Chsloner, w. D.
Beymer, T. R. Gress, w. H. Leahy.
John B. Hoeksday, Thomas Warrick,
c. d. Martin. c. H. Banks, L. r. Van
niNtilra w Tttm
w. H. Wright, C. A. Cosens, Sam P.
Ross, L. D. Lynes, John D. Carswell,
w. E. Estes, James Menzies, w. J.
Donlan, G. A. Emerson, R M. Martin,
C. o. Mclaughlin, Henry NJ. Johnson.
Ladies' Entertainment-B. L. Bugg,
chairman; Mrs. w. A. Winburn, Mrs.
T. S. Noise, Mrs. ]. T. Johnson, Mrs.
J. F. Gray, Mrs. w. w. Tull, Mrs.
Thomas Warrick, Mrs. T. r. Gress.
Miss Margaret Cosens, Mrs. j. c. Halle,
Mrs. C. o. Mclaughlin, Mrs. James
Menzies, Mrs. J. w. Thomas, Mrs. M.
T. Donoho, Mrs. ]. F. Graham, Mrs.
Henry M. Johnson. Mrs. L. R. Van
Diviere, Mrs. L. E. Chaloner, Mrs. A.
H. Carey.
De Soto to BE Headquarters.
AS has been stated in the Morning
News, the headquarters of the con-
Vention Will be the De Soto, where
the majority of the visitors will secure
accommodations. The sessions of the
meeting will be held in the banquet
hall. The call for the meeting is
ready and shows the various matters
that will come up for discussion and
action. In a general way the work
of the convention may be gathered
from the titles of the chief standing
committees as follows:
Constitution and Bylaws, Loss and
Damage Rules, Overcharge Rules, Car
Sealing Devices, Uniform Blanks,
Methods and Topics. Before the con-
vention is adjourned officers will be
elected and a place selected for the
next meeting. The visitors to the con-
vention will begin to arrive the night
of the 18th, and it is expected that all
will be here by the time of the open
ing of the first session.