The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-06-19
Partial List of Speakers and
Other Details Are AM
nOunCed.
JESUP AUTOISTS COMING
They Have Been Invited to Join
in the Run to This City on
July 5-Meeting to Be Held
on EIks' Lawn.

Joint committee from the Board
of Trade and the Retail Merchants
association will have charge OF the
arrangements for the good-roads mass
meeting and the date for the meeting
has been set for Monday, July 5. the
same date set for the arrival OF the
motor parties from Savannah and
Jacksonville who are coming to Bruins
wick in the interest of the movement
TO have the Dixie highway routed by
way of Savannah and Brunswick
thence into Florida.
Prominent citizens of Jesup were in
Brunswick yesterday and lntlmateu
that the people and the commission
ers of Wayne county contemplated
making an automobile run into Bruins
wick July which is the day set lot
the visit of our commissioners ana
motorists to Jesup When it was made
nlain to these men that Brunswick
would be glad to have them VISIT us
on July 5 to participate in our mass
meeting they at once became enthu-
siastic in support OF the plan anu IL
was determined to invite the Jesup
and Wayne county people to JOIN Ill
the Glvnn county mass meeting re-
naming in Brunswick overnight ana
returning to Jesup the next day, July
6. with the large party which is 10
make the run to Wayne county in the
interests of the highway to Jesup and
bevond.
The arrangement committee is COM
posed of the following good roads ad-
vocates: For the Retail Merchants
association. e. c. Marlin, A. J. Gordon,
II. l.. Stephens. For the Board OF
Trade. r. r. Twitty, j. P. Harrell and
| ]. IT, Hopkins.
The committee met yesterday after
noon and announced the following
program: The luncheon to be served
the visitors at the Elks' club at 12:3O
pm. Mass meeting to be called to
order on the lawn in front of the
Elks' club promptly at pm. Chair
man Of the meeting, Judge Joseph W.
Bennett; speakers, L. R. Akin, l.. H.
| Haym and F. c. Battey of Savannah
Sneakers from Jacksonville and Jesup
will be announced later.
The committee adopted resolution
requesting the merchants to close
their stores at 12 o'clock on the day
of the mass meeting. This request the
merchants will undoubtedly grant
particularly in view of the fact that
July 5 is a holiday and the stores are
expected to close at / o'clock in any
event.
The following letter has been sent
to the president Of the Jesup Board OF
Trade and to the commissioners of
Wayne county by Secretary Harris !:
"Mr. I. F. Breen, President,
"Chamber of Commerce,
"Jesup, Ga.
my Dear Sir:
"Referring further to my letter dat
ed June 1G regarding the automobile
trip of the commissioners of Glynn
county and other citizens of Bruins
wick to visit Jesup July 6. | am ad-
vised that on July 5 we will have a
large number of visiting automobilists
from Savannah and Jacksonville in
brunswick, and we are very anxious to
have .Iesun send p delegation over at
the same time in automobiles.
1--WE hope that you will take hold
of this matter personally and bring
25 cars or more if possible down to
Brunswick for this occasion July 5.
The Savannah party will arrive here
about 12 O'Clock on that dav.
eve hope you can bring the Wayne
county commissioners with you and
that your entire party can remain in
Brunswick the night of the fifth, re-
turning to Jesun with our Brunswick
party on the sixth.
Enclosed please find an invitation
to the Wayne county commissioners,
which we shall be very glad to have
you personally present to them"
The following is the invitation to
the Wayne county commissioners re
ferred TO in the above letter:
"Hon Board Of Commissioners,
Wayne County, Jesup, Ga.
Gentlemen:
"You are cordially invited to visit
Brunswick or July 5; and since a
large number OF Brunswick people
are planning to visit Jesup on the next
J day, July 9Th, we shall be very glad tc