The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-08
TIP. AS WILL MEET
HERE ON MAY Is
DATE HAS BEEN FIXED.
FINANCE COMMITTEE AND HEAD
QUARTERS ANNOUNCED.

MIR. w. j. DOnIan Elected Secretary
of Executive Committee on Enter
tainment and VIII Have Charge
of Convention Headquarters.
Many Inquiries Already Received.
VIII he Greatest Undertaking Sa-
vnnnah Has Ever Attempted.
At a meeting of the Executive Com
mittee on Entertainment. appointed by
the local post of the Travellers Protec-
tive Association, held last night at the
Chamber of Commerce, the date for
the holdipg OF the national convention
of the association in Savannah was
fixed for the week commencing May 10,
1905
All of the members of the commit
tee were present with the exception of
Mr.. e. A. We'll, who was out of the
city. Those who attended were Messrs.
B. H. Levy. chairman: Hugo Frank,
G. M. Williams and J. r. Lovenstein.
Mr.. w. ]. Donlan was elected sec
rotary, and headquarters will be es-
tablished at once in the Chamber of
Commerce quarters, the room former
ly used by the Savannah Racing AS
sociation having been assigned for
this purpose.
The committee was in session for
over two hours. and discussed many
matters, went over the large number
of inquiries which have already been
received from prospective delegates,
and transacted considerable routine
hNV A
sisting of the following gentlemen, was
one of the most important things done
in addition to the fixing of the date for
holding the convention: Messrs. G.
M. Williams, chairman; j. f. Loven-
stein, Max Krauss. Harvey Granger
and Arthur We'll. This committee will
prepare plans for securing the money
with which to entertain the guests in
the city. and the programme for the
week will depend largely on the result
of the labors of the Finance Committee,
and the amount of money which viii be
available.
A Tremendous Undertaking.
Few people realize the enormity of
such an undertaking as the entertain
ment of the national convention of the
Travellers Protective Association.
There are over $4,000 members of the
order In the United States and one
delegate is allowed for every hundred
members, and an additional number
of delegates from each state.
There will be at least a thousand
guests in the city, including the wives
and lady relatives of the delegation.
Every state in the Union will be rep
resented and with the proVerbial gen.
erosity of the travelling man the money
spent here by these visitors Will be no
small item.
Already a large number of inquiries
as to Savannah and the accommoda-
tions to be afforded have been received,
with requests for any printed matter
concerning the city which might be
available. Copies of the books re-
Gently published by the city are mailed
to all who make such inquiries.
VIII BE Big Gathering.
This will undoubtedly be one of the
most profitable gatherings Savannah
has ever entertained. and the week
during the stay of the commercial
travellers will be one round of gaiety.
There are 1900 members of the order
in Georgia, composing the membership
of twelve posts. 1t is expected that
most of these Will be present at one
time or another during the week, and
with the other visitors who will be I'm
the city, ii is safe to say there will be
in the neighborhood of 1900 strangers
here during the week.
1t is the sentiment of the members
of the local post not to ask for outside
aid In entertaining the visitors, and
Savannah will act the part of host with
the usual honor.