Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-07-12
EDITORS POURED IN
FROM ALL DIRECTIONS
Arrangements Completed
for Their Entertainment
Ball Game to Precede
the Drive and Peach
Feast Today.

Editors poured in from all direc-
items yesterday. They began arriving
on the first Central train of the morn
ing. They arrived in droves on the
Seaboard early Nfternoon trains, and
the night trains on the Central added
largely to the number already here
This morning there will be a further
considerable addition to the gathering
By the hour President Hardy calls the
Press Association to order at the Car
negie Library hall, there will be reD-
.resentatives Of over one hundred pa
pers in Americus. With their wives
and daughters and other visitors al
lied with the weekly papers of the
state there will be between two hun
dred and two hundred and fifty Wis
itors
The committee on accommodations
did not cease its work yesterday morn
ing as there Were still a number un-
provided for. AS a result Of their la
bors, though arrangements were
completed for entertaining all pros
}actiye guests, either in private homes
CT at the hotels. 1t was with a feel
ing of great relief that the committee
saw its somewhat arduous labors a.
an end.
A reception committee met the va
rious trains on their arrival with au-
tos and street hacks, introduced them
selves to the arriving visitors, anu
escorted them to homes where they
are to be entertained. A gracious well
come met the visitors everywhere, the
only regret being that rainy day
should befall them. When the com,
mittee had performed it's duty for the
last train at night It was stated tha
one one hundred and fifty guests had
been cared for. This morning mem
gers of the committee will meet tAe
early trains ana their labors will
cease.
Other committees were also at work
yesterday The fact that today there
is a promise Of a fine ball game was
not lost sight of, and it was decided
o arrange for the visitors to wit
ness the game before starting on the
auto ride over some of Sumter's good
roads. A conference Of a small COM
mittee and the directors of the ball
club was arranged for and plans
made whereby every visitor will be
entertained in this fashion The ball
game will be called at $3.50, and it Is
expected to be over by ) o'clock. Then
the autos will be taken for a drive Of
an hour and a half, with an intermis-
sion at the Ware orchard, where Man
ager GIawson has arranged a peach
feast that, if the day is fair, will long
be remembered by the visitors, the
finest Elbertas that are ripe having
been selected for their refreshment.
This will also afford the guests an
opportunity to see a large orchard
during the marketing season. Every
facility will be extended them to in
spect the orchard and obtain an ex
ceIlent idea of the extent of some u
the fruit farms around Americus.
The ride, of course, depends on the
weather. If it rained again last night,
or if it should rain again this morn>
ing, it will probably be necessary to
strike the ride from the program, as
lie roads, after so many rains during
the past two or three weeks will be
too slippery to make the auto ride en-
foyable. 1t is to be hoped the ride can
be pulled off, but it all depends on
whether the sun shines or the clouds
gather today. If not it will be botL
to the loss of the visitors and of the
citizens of Americus who desired 20
extend them this courtesy.